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A’. mystery - which had’ West Vancouver ‘The discovery was made |

detectives scouriiig woods behind Eagle Harbor several hundred yards into
: et for two days looking for « body has finaly police detectives. spent
een solve :

: . Sunday combing the area
and returned Monday they

‘could find no body and
man, decided the incident was.

. described by. police as.being .. _dikely: a suicide, which . chad °
“just. Sick. and with of Tife?-is ”
“now Lospiti \

“Beals that a ‘{nurder may: old Vancouver
‘taken “place. there

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‘West’ Vancouver

ancouver
and Vancouver City un-. _ .- led that that
- folded’. bizarre and ore. potiée ‘search ‘began what | chad;
a > desperate ‘atiempt: by-a- man. “Sunday” after ‘Some. children
sto, commitsuicide. “5 .. fourid« -a-cblanket;.

«gun holster; gas. canister,
clothing and; other:items in.
the woods béhind the school,

“DEATH SCENE SET _

a result of the whole The man had driven over

‘from Vancouver with the

abre episode, a 38-year- with blood stains nearby.

ve ral

THE IUVENILE DRIVING this 1969 Volkswagen was rushed to
Lion's Gate Hospital with a possible broken leg and other injuries
after a collision with a 1969 Cadillac Eldorado on Lion's Gate bridge

late Friday mo

and stretched
ground so that when he laid

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various paraphernalia and
trekked into the woods,
where he set the scene for

his incredible death plan.

He thoroughly sprayed the
area around him with Lysol
to save his corpse from
attack by bugs.

himself. by stariding in front

of ‘the - propane cylinder

failed he “put his. second plan

‘into: action: and” prepared to" Bureau,

shoot hiniself.

He unfolded his blanket
it on the

“When his’ attempt to. gas

down to die he would not get
cold.

He took his revolver out of
its holster, lay down on the
blanket, held the gun to his
chest and pulled the trigger.

But he missed his heart,
sustaining a flesh wound.

__ At this point, according to.
Staff. Sefgeant Henry Indra

of -West” Vancouver Police -’
Criminal

eet te

‘the man had second |
thoughts about his choice of
location and drove back to
Vancouver.

CONTINUED: ON PAGE 2.

rning. West Vancouver police are Investigating the
incident. (David Jenneson photo)

Investigation, im

By NOEL swe

A contender for
nomination. as® the
’ Social’ Credit candidate:
in the North. Van-
couver-Capilano riding:
has. delivered. an un-
precedented attack on
the judgement of -his
own party... leader,
Premier: Bill Benne
pac that Ben-

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arse "the " f

election. might: ‘possibly
result in a Socred

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~ Ta-a statement issued last
“week Dr. Keith Winter said:
“By calling a provincial”
election on May 10 the
premier has committed the
biggest single mistake of his
political career.”

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

SUNDAY

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MONDAY OUTLOOK
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