| 词条 | Gerald Thomas Archer |
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| name = Gerald Thomas Archer | birth_date = {{birth year|1932}} | birth_place = London, Ontario | death_date = {{death year and age|1995|1932}} | death_place = Ontario | death_cause = Heart attack | nationality = Canadian | other_names = The Chambermaid Slayer[1] The London Chambermaid Killer The London Chambermaid Slayer | citizenship = Canadian | conviction_penalty = Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole | conviction_status = Deceased | spouse = Mary Archer (m. 1966) | children = 1 | motive = Sexual sadism[2] | conviction = Non-capital murder | victims = 3 | beginyear = 31 January 1969 | endyear = 23 January 1971 | country = Canada | locations = Ontario | apprehended = February 1971 }}Gerald Thomas Archer (1932 –1995) was a Canadian serial killer who was active in and around his hometown of London, Ontario from January 1969 to January 1971. Since all three of his confirmed victims were female hotel employees,[3] he became known as "The London Chambermaid Slayer."[4][5] Early lifeGerald Thomas Archer was born in London, Ontario in 1932 and by 1950 had a criminal record for offences which included robbery, breaking and entering, and possession. He began corresponding with a woman named Mary in 1966, and met her in person in December 1967. The two wed eleven days after their initial meeting and lived in Merlin until October 1970, when they moved to Adelaide Street South, Chatham.[6][7] MurdersJane Wooley, 62,[8] was beaten and stabbed to death in her York Street, London apartment on 31 January 1969.[9] Her body was discovered by a friend and the police on 3 February. She worked as a chambermaid at a Dundas Street hotel called the London House.[10] Money was stolen from her purse[11] and most of her clothing had been removed, which led investigators to conclude that she was killed by her assailant while he was in the midst of attempting to rape her.[12]Edith Authier, 57,[8] was beaten and stabbed to death in her William Street, Merlin home on 4 September 1970.[9] Her body was discovered the next day by her neighbor Mary Gray.[10] She worked as a chambermaid at the William Pitt Hotel in Chatham, was sexually assaulted before being killed, and had money stolen from her purse.[9]Merrill Hotel chambermaid Belva Russell, 57, was beaten to death in her Adelaide Street South, Chatham apartment on 23 January 1971. Her body was discovered minutes after her death by her common-law husband Reginald Tomlinson, who bumped into an unfamiliar man running out of the building as he was entering it at around 2:00am. Most of Mrs. Russell's clothing had been removed, which led investigators to assume that she had been killed during a struggle with an assailant who had attempted to rape her.[13][14][6][7] Arrest and trialArcher was picked up for questioning over the death of Belva Russell by detectives on 12 February 1971, and was arrested and charged with the non-capital murder of Mrs. Russell after being fingerprinted[10] and identified in a police line-up by Mr. Tomlinson. Archer's trial began in June, was held in Kent County, and was presided over by Mr. Justice W.F. Donahue.[13][14][6][7] When the twelve-man jury finished deliberating and returned with a verdict of guilty, Archer responded to his sentence of life imprisonment[10] by shouting, "That's only the first strike against me. The ball game isn't over yet!"[12] DeathArcher was paroled in 1985, became a drifter, died of a heart attack in 1995, and had his unclaimed body buried in a potter's field. After his death, his estranged wife and daughter both came forward and informed the police that Archer had once drunkenly confessed to them that he had killed Edith Aurier. Authorities exhumed Archer's remains in February 2000 to procure DNA samples, which matched DNA extracted from cigarette butts found near Jane Wooley's body.[9] References1. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/10/london-serial-killer-capital-michael-arntfield_n_4937693.html|title = London, Ontario Was Serial Killer Capital Of The World: Book|publisher = The Huffington Post|date = 10 March 2014|website = huffingtonpost.ca|accessdate = 25 March 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Archer, Gerald Thomas}}2. ^{{cite book|author = Michael Newton (author)|author-link = Michael Newton (author) |title = The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers|year = 2006|publisher = Checkmark Books|isbn = 9780816061969|page = 312}} 3. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/serial-killer-capital-of-the-world-a-look-at-london-ont-s-dark-history-1.1721931|title = Serial-killer capital of the world? A look at London, Ont.'s dark history|last = Suen|first = Fan-Yee|publisher = CTV News|date = 10 March 2010|website = ctvnews.ca|accessdate = 25 March 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url = http://london.ctvnews.ca/new-book-claims-london-was-once-serial-killer-capital-of-the-world-1.1726530|title = New book claims London was once serial killer capital of the world|publisher = CTV News|date = 12 March 2014|website = london.ctvnews.ca|accessdate = 25 March 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/19/serial-killer-london-ontario-canada|title = What turned one city in Canada into the 'serial killer capital' of the world?|last = Lindzon|first = Jared|publisher = The Guardian|date = 19 August 2015|website = theguardian.com|accessdate = 25 March 2017}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|title = Court hears accused's wife|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kTM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2690%2C1484275|accessdate = 25 March 2017|newspaper = Windsor Star|date = 16 June 1971|author = Peter Earle}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|title = Archer trial|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kTM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2473%2C1474420|accessdate = 25 March 2017|newspaper = Windsor Star|date = 16 June 1971|author = Peter Earle}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/murder-suspects-dead-cold-squad-determines/article25455328/|title = Murder suspects dead, cold squad determines|publisher = The Globe and Mail|date = 16 February 2000|website = theglobeandmail.com|accessdate = 25 March 2017}} 9. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|author = Michael Andrew Arntfield|author-link = Michael Andrew Arntfield|title = Murder City: The Untold Story of Canada's Serial Killer Capital, 1954–1984|url = http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000018536242/Michael-Arntfield-Murder-City|accessdate = 25 March 2017|year = 2015|publisher = Friesens|isbn = 9781460261828|page = }} 10. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title = Area serial killer identified|newspaper = The London Free Press|date = 16 February 2000|author = Roxanne Beaubien}} 11. ^{{cite book|author = Michael Andrew Arntfield|author-link = Michael Andrew Arntfield|title = Murder City: The Untold Story of Canada's Serial Killer Capital, 1954–1984|url = http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000018536242/Michael-Arntfield-Murder-City|accessdate = 25 March 2017|year = 2015|publisher = Friesens|isbn = 9781460261828|page = }} 12. ^1 {{cite book|author = Lee Mellor|author-link = Lee Mellor|title = Canadian Serial Murder|year = 2012|publisher = Dundurn Press|isbn = 9781459701243|pages = 351–352}} 13. ^1 {{cite news|title = Waiter tells of drinking with accused on day of murder|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kTM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5456%2C768541|accessdate = 25 March 2017|newspaper = Windsor Star|date = 16 June 1971|author = Peter Earle}} 14. ^1 {{cite news|title = Archer trial|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kTM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3789%2C756585|accessdate = 25 March 2017|newspaper = Windsor Star|date = 16 June 1971|author = Peter Earle}} 21 : 1932 births|1995 deaths|20th-century Canadian criminals|Canadian people convicted of murder|Canadian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment|Canadian male criminals|Canadian rapists|Canadian serial killers|Crime in Ontario|Homeless people|Male serial killers|1969 murders in North America|1960s murders in Canada|1970 murders in North America|1970s murders in Canada|1971 murders in North America|People convicted of murder by Canada|People from London, Ontario|People paroled from life sentence|Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Canada|Violence against women in Canada |
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