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The world's
first renowned
serial killer Earl
"The Strangler"
Nelson criss-crossed
the States until
he landed in
Winnipeg in June
1927. After
killing two
local women,
he fled to
Regina and back
to the Manitoba-U.S.
border hoping to evade
capture. Police and
citizens caught Nelson,
who had by that time
killed 26 people in 20
months. Nelson was
shipped by train back to
Winnipeg
where he was
convicted and hanged.
It is said that
The Fort Garry Hotel
is haunted by a ghostly
woman in a ball gown,
a phantom diner and
a mysterious ghost
light that traverses
the hallways of this
grand hotel.
Opened in 1928, Winnipeg James
Armstrong Richardson International
Airport, then called Stephenson Field,
was the first international airport in
Canada. In 2011, the airport opened
Canada's first LEED-certified terminal,
and it was named one of the world's
iconic airports by Travel Channel. *
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Photo
Courtesy
The
Fort
Garry
Hotel,
Spa
and
Conference
Centre
Photo
Courtesy
Gerry
Kopelow
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Spooky!
