The Castleton Massacre
Survivors' Stories of the Killins Femicide
Published on 26. July 2022
304 pages
978-1-4597-4988-7 (ISBN)
Description
- Never-before-told story of how three women (two of them pregnant) and a six-year-old girl were murdered by relative Robert Killins in 1963
- Uncovers how domestic violence escalated to murder and examines the effects of the murders on the surviving family
- Co-authored by two cousins from the Killins family who experienced the after effects of the murders on their own lives
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10/2022
Dundurn Group Ltd
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Persons
Sharon Anne Cook is a distinguished professor emerita at the University of Ottawa. She is the author and editor of twelve books on Canadian women's history. The recipient of many teaching awards, she teaches graduate courses in the history of education. She lives in Ottawa.
Margaret Carson is the eldest of two children who survived the Castleton massacre. A retired college instructor, she is accomplished in creating and adapting workplace programs as well as classroom delivery. She lives in Mississippi Mills, Ontario.
Margaret Carson is the eldest of two children who survived the Castleton massacre. A retired college instructor, she is accomplished in creating and adapting workplace programs as well as classroom delivery. She lives in Mississippi Mills, Ontario.
Content
Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 The Great Migration West, 1900-1920: The Backstory of Robert's Family
- Chapter 2 Two Canadian Families: The Killinses and the Frasers, 1920-1931
- Chapter 3 Pursuing New Paths: The 1930s
- Chapter 4 Reality Strikes: 1940-1956
- Chapter 5 A Perfect Storm, 1956-1963
- Chapter 6 Murder Premeditated
- Chapter 7 Aftershock
- Chapter 8 Taking Stock After the Familicide
- Chapter 9 Gathering the Fragments: Addressing Childhood Trauma
- Epilogue: Sober Reflection
- Acknowledgements
- Endnotes
