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This story takes place in 1984 in southwestern Ontario, around the city of London.

Halmut and Hannah Bucksbaum were a married couple in their 40s and a great

example of the Canadian immigrant success story. They were both born in wartime Europe in the late

1930s, moving to Canada to start a new life, having six kids, and eventually building up a nursing home business

that would make the multi-millionaire entrepreneurs.

They were also well known in the local community

as philanthropists and considered pillars of their church.

It was Thursday, July 5th, 1984, and Helmut and Hannah were driving back from Toronto Pearson

International Airport, where they'd just picked up their nephew.

14-year-old Roy Bucksbaum had flown in from British Columbia to work in the summer at one of the Bucksbaum's nursing homes.

After picking up the teenager in their station wagon, the three of them drove the 200 kilometres

back to Comoka, Ontario, near the city of London.

Hannah and Halmute in the front of the car and Roy sitting in the back.

It was about 7.30 at night and they were travelling on Highway 402 getting closer to home.

From the back of the car, Roy heard his uncle and aunt saying that they'd spotted a blue car pulled over on the side of the road.

Helmut said he thought it might be their neighbour,

so they decided to pull over to see if they could do anything to help the stranded motorists.

But they were not stranded motorists.

After Helmut pulled the car over, a masked gunman approached the car, then placed a 32-caliber gun about an inch from 14-year-old Roy's right eye and pushed his head down on the seat.

Roy heard the man say,

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