1977 Killing Of Toronto Shoeshine Boy 40 Yrs Later | Emanuel Jaques

[@jackflash5659]

I knew Emanuel Jaques he lived about 5 minutes from me in Regent Park. At the time of his senseless murder Toronto was a safe city, safer than it is now...but it was changing fast. As kids we would walk from Regent Park to Yonge & Dundas. We had the Eaton Centre, record stores, and the head shops. Many parents allowed their kids 10, 11, and 12 year olds to ride the TTC. Most parents didn't accompany their kids on Halloween or walk their kids to school. Toronto lost it's innocence when Emanuel was murdered (July 1977). Within a 7 year span three young Torontonians would be brutally killed. Sharin Morningstar Keenan (1983) and Christine Jessop (1984). The loss of these 3 innocent lives was probably the toughest part of my childhood. "Toronto the Good"? Yes I still believe the overwhelming majority of people in this great city still care.

[@corrinahodgson6448]

And then Nicole Morin disappeared in July of '85 and Alison Parrot was murdered in July of '86. I was a similar age and grew up in Toronto, too. I remember all of them -- Sharin', Christine, Nicole, Alison -- as if they were my sisters.

[@splashenful]

@@corrinahodgson6448 Yes, & there was also Lizzie Tomlinson (1980).

[@dinafagundes6526]

Same here.... not a good memory as a child.

[@splashenful]

There was also Lizzie Tomlinson who was murdered (between the time of Emanuel Jacques & the time of Sharin Morningstar Keenan).

[@tawitch28]

On the KZbin video" Toronto 1977" @ 2:43 you can see a photo of poor Emanuel standing, watching his older brother shine a customers shoes! R.I.P sweet child!

[@kingofcomments4832]

How did you know that?

[@worldgonemad1152]

Wow

[@owenmoncrieffe1500]

Emmanuel was my good friend we lived in the same area downtown Regent park I remember that day like it was yesterday we played together that same day then he left me to go to yonge street I miss him do much..I think about him all the to and most of the time I still cry he was such a good kid we always had fun playing together I remember his big sister Maria she had long beautiful almost black hair I love you Emmanuel miss you with all my ❤️ REST IN HEAVEN my good friend

[@familymatters8707]

I was the same age as that boy in 77, and I remember my mom saying stay away from those places, it will destroy you in time, sadly it took a death for yonge street to be cleaned up in time, god bless the family, its terrible, a boy trying to make money for his family, doing the right thing.

[@primaldawn4437]

This breaks my heart 💔

[@tashae7559]

I can say my mother never allowed me outside I wasn’t allowed sleepovers which I understand today being a mother of 6. But my mother a Jamaican born who came toronto in the mid 60,s loved this city the night life but when this poor boy god bless him was attacked and murdered her children suffered in the sense of we could never be free to be children. Honestly I never hear about this family hopefully his bother was able to have a somewhat normal life god bless

[@bostonblackie9503]

I remember he had a sister who sat through the complete trial! What a horrendous think to have to do.

[@dinafagundes6526]

This makes me sick that it's changed around about the LGTB community and their safety. How about what it's done to generations of the family

[@worldgonemad1152]

✅

[@donmorfeo8901]

Arguably the most infamous murder in Toronto history. The city was never the same again.

[@jeanettehinds2605]

Bless his ❤️ heart.

[@momzilla9491]

Remember people, it was never safe to let your kids roam. Those who got hurt where told to be quiet. I know a lot of those kids, but none of them where boys. The safety we thought we enjoyed in the 1970s was an illusion.

[@RawOlympia]

why is this chan called lgbtr when this poor child was murdered by lgbt?

[@LGBTCanadaInTheMedia]

@RawOlympia - you just answered your own question

[@jackietrujillo9612]

I remember this in 1977. I was 10 yrs old. Downtown in that year look like a dump with full of garbage of massage parlours everywhere. It was not safe for a child to be there. I don't understand why Emanuel parents let him go there to work as a shoeshine. I know he was with his bro but still danger was there. It was a sad tragic story of wat they did to this poor boy. These men are monsters. After when this happen poeple protest to change downtown and they shut these trashy bussiness down. Now downtown looks different and better. When l go downtown l feel like how it use to be back then and thinking of that poor kid. May he rest in peace. If it wasn't for him downtown well still be a dump probably it is now all the stores and reasturants are gone since the covic hit.

[@luckysevens.AltRock8]

Sounds like your trying to give them a pass

[@anthonybranco]

I had men try to lure me a few times as a kid. I can remember one time a guy came up to me and offered me $50 to come to his apartment so he can take some photos of me. I was less than 10 years old.

[@ELizabeth_Beeza]

Please Protect yourself in JESUS NAME. AND it's getting worse the world. Take up Boxing build muscle. Stay SAFE PROTECT YOURSELF.

[@christinemelvin3483]

this was the worst of life a horror its terrible an yes need the death penalty in canada for sure please help this family thank u kindly byeeee

[@SurferFille17]

a must ready by author and my B.E.R. classmate from west end Toronto TONY DE SA 'Kicking The Sky'

[@tashamazarin]

So sad

[@Crankerny58]

I had no idea! I was hanging out at Gasworks!!

[@karena3217]

This was sick and painful. The City of Toronto was to blame!

[@easygoing531]

The 3 men's who did this is to blame

[@ViSi-q9t]

Yes you are a Keren.. 🤪

[@discodirk48]

The more things change...

[@fracturedhearts3734]

Yeah the more they are different .

[@purvisvandongen4258]

this 'hooper' is the best you could get for this? why even film the program?

[@christinemelvin3483]

i was there at that time snap so so sad we use to see the boys alot at gould an younge st ok ? im so very very sorry for the family of this boy so young so not a threat to anyone just out trying to hel-p[ his family out with money alot of us girls use to give them money an tell them to g o h o m e ok ? we d seen these men on younge st many times but just thought they were hang arounds u know but us girls had n o t h i n g to do do with this it was just crazy until they did find his poor little lifeless body the girls that worked at charlie s angels as u can see with these photo s the girls could step out onto the landing an smoke a dubie or whatever anne smith she worked there at the time an she herself told me they could smell somthing o f f frommoutside the window s so i don t know if they called 911 or if what happened but his little body was found out there on the landing of the massage parlour but there were other apts rented out up there in that building so im not saying who they were as they didn t know there neighbors at that time okm ? but soon after they were caught thank god for the family an i do wish we had the death penalty here in canada but did the ladies here anything from that apt ? i don t know at all i know 1 lady that did work there anne smith she lived at the time in the high rise at grosvenor an younge st ok ? so ya i hope they die in prison for the things they did to this poor boy ok ? yes now ive heard the father has died an the moms has moved back to her native land is this true ? so sad soo sad ok but wasnt any of us girls working in the massage parlours ok ? i was there at this time its just the saddest of life goodbye for now byeeee

[@christinemelvin3483]

i must say i worked in those massage parlours i did work at a place called lady jane it was right across from the zanzabar also there was a upstairs to this place i cannot remember the owners name as i did n t work for him he was a older man with pot holes in his face but this had fuck all to do with the emmmanual jaques murder victim it was people that i guess lived above this apt an they brought this kid up there they coasted him up there we all the massage parlours had nothing to do with this we diod know this kid an we all use to givbe him money an tell him to go home always ok ? yes like i did say the girls could smell a off smell ouside as they d smoke piot or cig on the top roof of this building it was level to the windows theyd smoke an said they d smell somthing off thats where the kid was found ok but this had nothing to do with any pof us girls working in all these massage parlours please this is so true but the smell was terrible ok im christine melvin i worked at lady jane right across from the zan zabar an fords drug store i would come jhelp u at any time all good since then ive moved back to my home town chatham ont canada ive been clean from the law for 25 yrs so i would help u from what i do remember back then from 1974 or 1955 byeeee for now from christine ,melvin in chatham ont canada i cannot believe theuy treated him like jesus put nails in his hands an worsdt of life good bye for now byeeee

[@ELizabeth_Beeza]

Try and find Emanuel Jacques Siblings and tell them what YOU KNOW PLEASE. The Parents moved out of CANADA after the Funeral. They HATED CANADA SINCE THEN.

[@michaelmann7367]

Nanotech eyestabbing donuts right

[@jalynjones9136]

I will forever blame his brothers

[@ED80s]

I thought he had 1 brother. The other guy was just a friend. I'm sure he blames himself everyday but he didnt realize the danger and was a kid himself. It wasn't uncommon to leave a 12 year old alone for a few minutes to watch over their stuff while older brother and friend go phone their respective parents for permission. I'm sure he told Emmanuelle to stay there and wait for him but they were unknowingly in the company of a monster. Also if the boys didn't have the insight to get their parents permission and just walked away with the monster, it would have been 3 deaths that day.

[@ELizabeth_Beeza]

Don't need to blame the siblings. What we as COMMUNITY THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY NEEDS COME TOGETHER IN UNITY. STAND STRONG SUPPORT TO SIBLINGS OF EMANUEL JACQUES DO MEMORIAL EACH YEAR AND VISIT THE CEMETERY. PROTECT THE CHILDREN ✝️🕯🙏✝️🇵🇹🫶❤️🇵🇹 THE PARENTS LEFT CANADA RIGHT AFTER THE FUNERAL. THEY HATE CANADA!!!!

[@michaelmann7367]

My wooden teeth fingernail teeth