Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
Leaving Court Paul Virtanen is remanded in custody until tomorrow on charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery after 29 persons were held hostage f(...)
Leaving Court Paul Virtanen is remanded in custody until tomorrow on charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery after 29 persons were held hostage f(...)

Leaving Court Paul Virtanen is remanded in custody until tomorrow on charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery after 29 persons were held hostage f(...)

Date10/31/1977
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Leaving Court Paul Virtanen is remanded in custody until tomorrow on charges of kidnapping; extortion and robbery after 29 persons were held hostage for 14 hours in a North York trust company over the weekend. Crown attorney Stephen Leggett said he would seek a mental assessment of Virtanen.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120468F
Paul Virtanen, Took 29 hostages
Paul Virtanen, Took 29 hostages
10/31/1977
Hostage-Taker in Court, A grinning, handcuffed Paul Virtanen is taken from Willowdale provincial court on Yonge St
Hostage-Taker in Court, A grinning, handcuffed Paul Virtanen is taken from Willowdale provincial court on Yonge St
11/8/1977
Crime - Kidnapping - Virtanen, Paul
Crime - Kidnapping - Virtanen, Paul
n.d.
Remanded in custody. Cari-Lee Chisamore, 18, is taken from Burlington court yesterday after being remanded until Tuesday on a murder charge in the sla(...)
Remanded in custody. Cari-Lee Chisamore, 18, is taken from Burlington court yesterday after being remanded until Tuesday on a murder charge in the sla(...)
10/27/1989
In Exchange for two Hostages, Star photographer took this picture yesterday of accused robber, 23-year-old Paul Virtanen of North York, and several ho(...)
In Exchange for two Hostages, Star photographer took this picture yesterday of accused robber, 23-year-old Paul Virtanen of North York, and several ho(...)
10/31/1977
Remanded in custody: Tracey Armstrong, foreground, and Deborah Feige return to jail after their court appearance on first-degree murder charges
Remanded in custody: Tracey Armstrong, foreground, and Deborah Feige return to jail after their court appearance on first-degree murder charges
1/3/1992
Suspected bank robber: Cindy May Raycroft, 19, is taken handcuffed into Whit by Jail today after being remanded on two charges of armed robbery and two charges of attempted murder
Suspected bank robber: Cindy May Raycroft, 19, is taken handcuffed into Whit by Jail today after being remanded on two charges of armed robbery and two charges of attempted murder
4/12/1985
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
10/2/1992
Accused killer. James Wilson Brown, 37, is led away from Brompton provincial court yesterday after being remanded in custody until Sept. 15. He is acc(...)
Accused killer. James Wilson Brown, 37, is led away from Brompton provincial court yesterday after being remanded in custody until Sept. 15. He is acc(...)
8/29/1980
Heading for court: Kidnap suspects John Machibroda, front, and Louis Molnar, still in paddy wagon, arrive at North Bay courthouse to face a charge of kidnapping builder Pat Mancini
Heading for court: Kidnap suspects John Machibroda, front, and Louis Molnar, still in paddy wagon, arrive at North Bay courthouse to face a charge of kidnapping builder Pat Mancini
3/3/1983
Paul Virtanen, as shown in a Star Insight feature on private security guards on July 30, 1977
Paul Virtanen, as shown in a Star Insight feature on private security guards on July 30, 1977
10/29/1977
Paul Virtanen
Paul Virtanen
n.d.