Henry Joseph Dietrich^{[1, 2]}

1922 - 1985  (63 years)

• Name	Henry Joseph Dietrich
  Born	1922	of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	crime, murder
  Misfortune	murdered Elmer Battler
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-169182
  Died	1985  [1, 2]
  	Cause: murdered
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I169182	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Second Trial Convicts Man of 1945 Murder Kitchener (CP) - Henry Joseph Dietrich, 45, of Kitchener has been found guilty of non-capital murder in the 1945 shooting death of taxi driver Elmer Battler. Mr. Justice Haines of the Ontario Supreme Court sentenced Dietrich to life imprisonment but said he will recommend that Dietrich be transferred to a psychiatric hospital. It was Dietrich's second trial in connection with the death of the Kitchener taxi driver July 13, 1945. Mr. Justice Haines said that while evidence indicated that Dietrich was not insane, he had been mentally ill for a long time. Dietrich was first arrested Nov. 23, 1963, in London, Ont. He pleaded guilty to a charge of non-capital murder on Sept. 7, 1966, but later was granted a new trial by the Ontario Court of appeal on grounds that he had pleaded guilty to the wrong charge and no jury was empaneled when the plea was taken. Ottawa Citizen 20 Sep 1968

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219671524. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Henry Joseph/ Dietrich/ 1922-1982/ Rest In Peace

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1922 - of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth