Murder of Zachary Turner
Coordinates: 47°30′50″N 52°59′45″W / 47.513769°N 52.995733°W
Zachary Andrew Turner (18 July 2002 – 18 August 2003) was a one-year-old Canadian boy who was murdered by his mother in a murder-suicide. His mother drugged him and jumped in the Atlantic Ocean where they both drowned. An investigation after the murder showed that the social services could have prevented the deaths. [1]
Zachary Turner | |
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| Born | Zachary Andrew Turner 18 July 2002 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Died | 18 August 2003 (aged 1) Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Cause of death | Drowning by murder-suicide |
| Resting place | Everypink Cemetery |
| Nationality | American Canadian |
| Other names | Zachary Andrew Bagby |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Parent(s) | Andrew David Bagby Shirley Jane Turner David Bagby Kate Bagby |
Perpetrator
| Shirley Jane Turner | |
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| Born | Shirley Jane Turner 28 March 1961 St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Died | 18 August 2003 (aged 42) Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Children | 4 (1 deceased) |
Shirley Jane Turner (28 January 1961 – 18 August 2003) was a Canadian-American daughter of a U.S. serviceman and local woman from St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador. Turner was raised with three siblings in Wichita, Kansas, but moved to Newfoundland with her mother after her parents separated. Her parents later divorced.
Murder Of Zachary Turner Media
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador; Shirley Turner's extradition proceedings were conducted here.
Conception Bay South, where Shirley Turner drowned herself and her son Zachary
References
- ↑ No need for Zachary Turner to die: death review. CBC News (Canada). 4 October 2006. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2006/10/04/turner-report.html.
