Norman ‘Red’ Ryan was one of the most notorious criminals in Canadian history. He escaped from jail, got out of fight in the first World War and tricked the government into believing he had found religion – only to return to a life of crime each time. Ryan was eventually killed while robbing a liquor store in Sarnia in 1936.
In that same incident, Constable Jack Lewis, a Sarnia police officer, was also killed.
This week, the 519 Podcast tells their story.
Why did a young man from what was described as a good Catholic family turn to a life of theft and bank robberies? And why did it take 80 years to properly honour Const. Lewis?
