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Stoyko Boyeff

Male 1893 - 1920  (27 years)


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  • Name Stoyko Boyeff 
    Born 1893  , , Bulgaria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Crime 25 May 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    murdered John Sorokaty 
    • BOYEFF, Stockyo
      Male. Bulgarian
      Crime: Murder
      Victim: Sorokaty, John
      1919/05/25; Galt, Ont.
      Method: struck with a stone
      See also: Petcoff, Ivan
      Trial: 1919/11/25
      Supreme Court of Ontario; Kitchener, Ont.
      Judge: Logie
      Execution fixed to: 1920/01/26
      Recommendation for mercy: no
      Result: O. in C. of 1920/01/23, PC 148
      Hanging: 1920/02/26; Kitchener, Ont.
      Reference: RG 13, vol. 1504 (1,2,3,4), file 640A/ CC130;
      1919-1920
      Content: Correspondence, order-in-council, transcript of evidence, judge's report, coroner's inquest.
    Stoyko Boyeff - excavation from Jail Yard - 3 Nov 1984
    Stoyko Boyeff - excavation from Jail Yard - 3 Nov 1984
    Kitchener Waterloo Record
    Occupation cheese maker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-66407 
    Died 26 Feb 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: hanged for murder 
    Person ID I66407  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • REMOVED TO PENITENTIARY

      Ivan Petcoff Removed to Kingston to Serve Long Time

      Is Till Deranged.


      Ivan Petcoff, sentenced to life imprisonment for being implicated in the murder of John Morokaty at Galt last May left for Kingston Sat. morning where he will spend the remainder of his days in the penitentiary there. He was taken to the train by High Constable Charles Huber and Constable Davey who accompanied him on his journey. The time of his departure had not been made public and there was no crowd at the station as sometimes the case in such events.


      Petcoff still remained in his mentally deranged state and did not seem to know where he was going. For many days he has not spoken to anyone. With the exception of this abnormality he appears otherwise sane.

      Boyeff, his accomplice in the crime is still in his cell at the court house awaiting the day of his execution on on February 26. He remains calm and does not appear to be worrying about his fate. His spiritual needs are still being attended to by the Rev. H. M. Langford.

      The Chronicle Telegraph, 5 Feb 1920, p. 3

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