Nancy Eaton
| Nancy Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nancy Alice Edward Eaton May 28, 1961 |
| Died | January 21, 1985 (aged 23) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Nancy Alice Edward Eaton (May 28, 1962 – January 21, 1985) was a Canadian heiress, the great-great-granddaughter of Timothy Eaton, founder of Eaton's department stores. She was the only daughter of Edward Eaton and Nancy Leigh Gossage Eaton of Toronto.
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[edit] Murder
On January 21, 1985, Eaton was stabbed twenty-one times and then raped in her apartment in Toronto. An acquaintance of Eaton's, Andrew Leyshon-Hughes, who was himself a member of the Osler family, admitted to murdering her, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was remanded to the custody of a psychiatric hospital, where he will remain until his release. [1]
[edit] In popular culture
In 2003, the television film The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton, was released. The film was based on the book A Question of Guilt, by William Scoular. [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Nancy Eaton's Killer Wants More Freedom". CBC (Canada). 13 February 2001. http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2001/02/13/010213eaton.html. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ "The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton". IMdb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368672/.
[edit] See also
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