Tag: LFP Archives
LFP ARCHIVES: A ghostly Grand Theatre legend
In the spirit of the Halloween season, we’re reflecting on what’s arguably London’s most notorious ghostly legend â that the Grand Theatre is haunted by its original owner, Ambrose Small. This story was first published in the Oct. 30, 2009 editions of The London Free Press The ghostly gossip surrounding the Grand Theatre isn’t going […]
LFP ARCHIVES: The early days of what became a six-decade mystery
When police issued a public plea for family members to submit their DNA for testing, it shone a spotlight on a long-forgotten Southwestern Ontario mystery â two men who vanished on a Lake Huron fishing trip six decades ago, never to be seen again. This story from days into the search for Henk Halff and […]
LFP Archives: The mystery of the meticulous $450K bank heist
This feature by reporter Kelly Pedro was first published on the front page of the Aug. 21, 2004 print editions of The London Free Press It was supposed to be a normal Monday morning for the eight Bank of Montreal employees. But Jan. 30, 1996, would be anything but normal â a team of professional […]
Police renew plea for answers on 30th anniversary of pregnant woman’s slaying
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the unsolved slaying of Sonya Cywink, prompting Ontario Provincial Police to promote a $60,000 reward for any information that leads to arrests in the mystery that began when she was last seen alive in London on Aug. 26, 1994, and found dead four days later. The Free Press […]