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1935: The murder of one of Canada’s most celebrated architects
Deadly Triangle
What you need to know before your trail
The 1935 murder of architect Francis Rattenbury, designer of the iconic Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, and the arrest and lurid trial of his wife, Alma Rattenbury, and George Stoner, their chauffeur (also her lover and half her age), became one of the twentieth century’s most sensational cases.
Locations
Reset- Canada - British Columbia - Victoria
- A: Victoria Parliament Buildings
- B: The Empress Hotel
- England - Dorset - Bournemouth
- C: Bournemouth pier
- D: Manor Road
- E: River Stour
Travel Guide
British Columbia to Bournemouth
Francis Mawson Rattenbury was a British architect although most of his career was spent in British Columbia, Canada.
He was born in Leeds, England in 1867 and was murdered on 28 March 1935.
In Victoria, British Columbia
He designed the province’s legislative building and the Chateau-style hotel, The Empress.
Divorced amid scandal, he was murdered in Bournemouth, England at the age of 67 by his second wife’s lover.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Deadly Triangle
Destination/Location: Victoria, Bournemouth Author: Susan Goldenberg Departure:1935
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