The Boyd Gang
TORONTO, ONTARIO
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Edwin Alonzo Boyd terrorized Toronto through a series of daring bank robberies... bringing along a band of bank-robbing misfits known as the Boyd Gang.
Find out more about:
Book: Edwin Alonzo Boyd: The Life and Crimes of Canada’s Master Bank Robber by Nate Hendley
Podcast recommendation: Mens Rea - an Irish True Crime podcast
Credits:
Research and writing: Nate Hendley
Editing: Kristi Lee
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams
Disclaimer voiced by the host of Beyond Bizarre True Crime
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams
Music credits:
Swelling - Night I, Night II, Day I Kevin McLeod Incomptech - This House, Long Note Two Kai Engel - July S. Cherimisinov - Clouds, Fog
Main Information sources:
Books
Hendley, Nate. Edwin Alonzo Boyd: The Life and Crimes of Canada’s Master Bank Robber, Altitude Publishing, 2003
Lamb, Marjorie and Pearson, Barry. The Boyd Gang. Peter Martin Associates Limited, 1975.
Sears, Val. Hello Sweetheart ... Get Me Rewrite. Firefly Books, 1988.
Thomas, Jocko. From Police Headquarters: True Tales from the Big City Crime Beat. Stoddart
Publishing Co. Limited, 1990.
Vallée, Brian. Edwin Alonzo Boyd: The True Story of the Notorious Boyd Gang. Doubleday
Canada Limited, 1997.
Films
Citizen Gangster. Written and directed by Nathan Morlando, 2011.
Periodicals
Anglin, Gerald. “Is There a Killer in the Crowd?” Macleans magazine, November 15, 1949.
“Bank Staff Tried to Stop Armed Robber Escaping With $2,000 in Sugar Bag.” The Globe and
Mail, September 10, 1949.
Barnard, Linda. “Edwin Boyd Finally Gets His Close-up.” Waterloo Region Record, May 11,
2012.
“Believe Jail Fugitive Led $4,100 Bank Raid.” The Globe and Mail, November 21, 1951.
“Boyd Admits 5 Raids; Loot Totals $101,322.” The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1952.
“Boyd Gang Box Score.” The Globe and Mail, October 9, 1952.
Bryant, George. “Psychology, Logic, Brains, Alertness, Finally Courage Resulted in Boyd’s
Capture.” Toronto Daily Star, March 17, 1952.
“Edwin Boyd, anti-hero.” Maclean’s magazine. May 21, 2012.
“Eight-day Hunt for Boyd Gang Ends in Barn Round-up.” Toronto Daily Star, September 17,
1952.
“Gang Captured in Barn: Boyd Pals Give Up Without a Shot; Shake With Fear.” The Globe and
Mail, September 17, 1952.
“‘Master Robber’ Fugitive Named as Gang Leader.” Toronto Daily Star, November 20, 1951.
Nichol, James. “Had Three Guns, 96 Bullets But All Four Caught Cold Then Whimper ‘Don’t
Shoot!’.” Toronto Daily Star, September 17, 1952.
“North York Bandit Gets $6,000.” Toronto Daily Star, March 19, 1951.
“Reward $4,000 For Each - Boyd, Suchan, 2 Jacksons Saw Way out of Don Jail.” Toronto Daily
Star, September 8, 1952.
“Rob Leaside Bank of $30,000.” Toronto Daily Star, November 30, 1951.
“Offer $500 Each for 3 Criminals Who Escaped Don.” Toronto Daily Star, November 6, 1951.
“Tommy-gun at Ready as Boyd Gang Up for Sentence.” Toronto Daily Star, October 16, 1952.
Television
CBC TV, “The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd.” Originally aired October 19, 1998.
CBC TV, “Bodies in the Chevy.” Originally aired November 29, 2002. Hosted by Allison Smith.
CBC TV, “Unmaking the Myth: The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd.” Originally aired
December 3, 2002.
Websites
CBC Archives, “Bodies in the Chevy”: https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/boyd-gang-bodies-in-the-chevy
