The Lake Family Murders [1]
Canadian True Crime
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The Banisters' Murder Kidnapping Case
Arthur and Daniel Banister were each charged with one count of kidnapping baby Betty. But because the stories they gave to police had been completely different, they would need to be tried separately. Mae Banister was instead ordered a trial on charges that amounted to procuring, counseling and harboring a kidnapped child. By this point, local rumours were swirling that the murders of Philip Lake, Bertha Ring, and Little Jackie Lake might actually be the secondary crime here. The family already lived in poverty, relying on the generosity of others for their survival. So why were they so intent on acquiring a baby that they were willing to terrorise and kill a young family to get one? That's where we
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