Canadian murderer, one of last two criminals executed in Canada (1962)
Ronald Turpin
Born
29 April 1933
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died
11 December 1962 (aged 29)
Don Jail, Toronto, Canada
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Criminal status
Executed
Motive
To avoid arrest
Conviction(s)
Capital murder
Criminal penalty
Death
Details
Victims
Frederick Nash, 31
Date
12 February 1962
Country
Canada
Location(s)
Toronto
On 11 December 1962, Ronald Turpin was one of the two last people to be executed in Canada.[1] Turpin had been convicted of the murder of Metropolitan Toronto police officer Frederick Nash, 31. On 12 February 1962, Nash pulled Turpin over for a broken taillight while the latter was fleeing from a robbery.[2] The two men got into a shootout, and Nash suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen. Turpin was hit twice, once in the arm and once in the face, giving him a scar on his left cheek.
The method of execution was hanging, and the sentence was carried out at the Don Jail. The other prisoner simultaneously executed was Arthur Lucas, who had been convicted of an unrelated murder. When both men were informed that they would likely be the last people ever to hang in Canada, Turpin said, "Some consolation."[3][4]
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^"Capital punishment in Canada" https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.795391
^"The end of the rope: The story of Canada's last executions". Toronto Star. 10 December 2012. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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