On the morning of Monday September 20, 1976, police responded to a 911 call and found the body of James Stewart Kennedy. He had been beaten to death.
Kennedy, 59, lived at 262 Jarvis St., and worked at the Department of National Revenue. He was found beaten and strangled. A towel had been knotted around his neck and he was severely beaten in the face. He was last seen alive the previous Saturday at a gay bar, the St. Charles Tavern on Yonge St.
Police do not have a motive.
On January 5, 1978, Metro Toronto Police Inspector George Sellars told the press he believed Neil Wilkinson, James Kennedy and Arthur Harold Walkley may have all been murdered by the same man. The belief did not pan out. The murder remains unsolved.
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Vital Statistics
Name: James Stewart Kennedy
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of Death: September 20, 1976
Manner of Death: Blunt Force Trauma, strangulation
Location: 262 Jarvis St
Suspect Name: unknown