Canadian Taxi Driver Homicides, 1917-2007

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1F. Driving Experience Conventional wisdom assumes that inexperienced drivers are more prone to fatal attacks than veteran drivers. The following list -- limited to available information -- shows the reported driving experience of 43 drivers who were victims of Category A homicides. The list is sorted by length of experience from least to greatest. Of the 43 drivers, 22 (just over half) had five years or more of driving experience. Thirteen drivers had 20 years or more of driving experience. Albert Richer --2 days Daniel Ronald Bryce --7 days Nizafed Deljanin --Killed on his eighth night as a taxi driver. Gisele Minhas --3 weeks Charmayne Fay Manke --2 months Muk-Chee Tam --2 months Robert Berglund --3 months Pritam Deol --3 months Mohamed Beyh --4 months Philip Davidson -- 4 months Peter Gamoulakos -- 4 months. Ernest Midwinter -- 6 months William James (Jim) Burton -- 7 months Ahmad Sabbagh --Less than 10 months Ken Spoonheim --Less than a year Patrice Beaulieu -- Nearly 2 years Gerald Burke -- 2 years Mohamed Sadry -- 2 years Wayne Roushorn -- 3 years. Harold Bradford Reid Hamilton -- 4 years Baljeet Singh -- 4 years Ron Henderson -- 5 years Gerdina (Jeri) Kruidbos -- Owned cab for 5 years Claude Wilson -- 6 years Jim Morris -- 7 years Andre Leon Lorge -- 10 years John McKechnie -- 14 years Morteza (Johnny) Khorassani -- Nearly 15 years Wolsey Frazer -- 17 years Mahmood Bhatti -- 18 years (14 in Toronto, 4 in New York City) Jean-Claude Audette -- 20 years Mellissa Ivy Chaboyer -- 20 years Alfred Reddish -- 20 years Rene Raymond -- 25 years Jean-Marie Tremblay -- 25 years Arthur Badger -- 28 years Hector Brideau -- 29 years Ken Purcell -- Nearly 30 years Marcel Savoie -- Nearly 30 years William Puddington -- 35 years Michael Christopoulos -- 38 years Sebastian Giardetti -- 40 years Jack Green -- 42 years Top of Page | Next | Previous | Contents | Taxi-L Home