What Really Happened to Billy Stone?

On December 11, 1914, twenty-one-year-old Billy Stone was working the night shift at Whitby Junction Station, in Whitby, Ontario. At exactly 12:37 AM, a single gunshot rang out in the station. It was a shot to the heart, that proved fatal for the young telegraph operator. He died shortly afterwards.

There was an investigation into Stone's murder, and the authorities ran up several possible leads. There were a few suspects – everyone from Stone's best friend, his father, the local homeless po...