Murderer.
Born in Germany about 1887, he came to Canada in 1908. On 20 May 1931, while boarding with Lillian Walters (c1894-1981) at her home at 338 Riverton Avenue in Elmwood, he murdered three of her four children: George E. Walters (18 years), Irene Walters (12 years), and Doris Walter (9 years). He attempted to commit suicide but survived. Arrested and convicted of three counts of murder, he was the first prisoner to be executed at the Headingley Gaol, on 3 September 1931.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Headingley Gaol (RM of Headingley)
1921 Canada census, Ancestry.
“Boarder shoots and knifes trio; tries to end his own life,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 May 1931, page 1.
Death registration [John Streib], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“John Streib pays with life for slaying 3,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 September 1931, page 4.
Obituary [Lillian Walters], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 July 1981, page 65.
We thank Wendy Prystenski for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 November 2024
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