Ronald Turpin

Ronald Arthur Turpin
Born(1933-04-29)29 April 1933
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died11 December 1962(1962-12-11) (aged 29)
Don Jail, Ontario, Canada
Criminal statusExecuted by hanging
MotiveTo avoid arrest
ConvictionsCapital murder
Auto theft
Mail theft
Escaping lawful custody (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsLorne Gibson (suspected)
Frederick Nash, 31
Date26 October 1960 (suspected)
12 February 1962
CountryCanada
LocationToronto, Ontario

Ronald Arthur Turpin (29 April 1933 – 11 December 1962) was one of the last two people to be executed in Canada. Turpin had been convicted of the February 1962 murder of Metropolitan Toronto police officer Frederick "Jack" Nash, 31.

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