These are the cases investigated by Detective John Wilson Murray, Ontario's first provincial detective, and inspiration for Detective William Murdoch from Murdoch Mysteries.

1875, The Murder of Abel McDonald

• "Murder Of Abel McDonald", The Daily Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, (1875) 22 November 1875, Page 3, Newspapers Clip: 144738188

1883, Murder on the Ferry

• "Cold Blooded Murder", Arkansas Weekly Mansion, Little Rock, Arkansas, (1883) 25 August 1883, Page 4, Newspapers Clip: 144736119

• "A Wife Murder - Terrible Tragedy on Sunday Night on the Steamer Hope", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, (1883) 21 August 1883, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 144736229

• "Article clipped from Detroit Free Press", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, (1883) 22 August 1883, Page 4, Newspapers Clip: 66752276

• "Article clipped from Detroit Free Press", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, (1884) 27 April 1884, Page 11, Newspapers Clip: 34939481

• "The Escaped Murderers", The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, (1883) 27 November 1883, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 144736593

• "Arrest Of A Wife-Murderer", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, (1884) 20 February 1884, Page 3, Newspapers Clip: 144736714

• "Phipps, The Murderer", The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, (1884) 20 February 1884, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 144736737

• "Luke Phipps Handed Over to J. W. Murray", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, (1884) 12 April 1884, Page 8, Newspapers Clip: 144736948

• "Execution At Sandwich", The Montreal Star, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, (1884) 17 June 1884, Page 4, Newspapers Clip: 144737402

• "$500 Reward", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, (1883) 8 December 1883, Page 5, Newspapers Clip: 86632505

• 1910 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
  The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Tue, May 31, 1910, page 1
  Newspapers Clip: 40659568 (accessed 4 April 2024)

1884, The Murderer O'Callaghan

• "The Murderer O'Callaghan", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, (1884) 14 December 1884, Page 11, Newspapers Clip: 144737515

1886, The Poisoning of Dr. McKay's Cattle

• 1886 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
  The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Thu, Dec 23, 1886, page 1
  Newspapers Clip: 144707471 (accessed 3 April 2024)

• 1887 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
  The Clinton New Era (Clinton, Ontario, Canada) Fri, Apr 29, 1887, page 3
  Newspapers Clip: 144716739 (accessed 3 April 2024)

1897, Olive Sternaman

• "Olive Sternaman Will Come", The Standard, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, (1897) 26 July 1897, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 144738013

• "Olive Sternaman Will Come", The Standard, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, (1897) 26 July 1897, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 144738013

The Disappearance of Maud Gillespie

• "Maud Gillespie Never Found Mother Tells The Story", The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (1905) 12 December 1905, Page 4, Newspapers Clip: 144735903

Death of the Great Detective

• "Canada's Best Known Detective Is Dead", The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, (1906) 13 June 1906, Page 1, Newspapers Clip: 144716873

• "Sleuthed His Last Criminal", The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, (1906) 13 June 1906, Page 7, Newspapers Clip: 144735743

• "John Wilson Murray's will", The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, (1906) 25 June 1906, Page 5, Newspapers Clip: 54997712

• Wikipedia entry: Wikipedia contributors, "John Wilson Murray"
  Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 3 April 2024)

• John Wilson Murray, Biographi.ca