PUFFER, James Raymond

1949 - 1971  (22 years)

• Name	PUFFER, James Raymond
  Birth	21 Jun 1949	New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  	Address: Fraser Cemetery
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 124414238
  Residence	6 Jun 1969	Langley, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	11 Oct 1971	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  	Cause: of asphyxiation due to suicidal hanging
  	Address: Riverview Mental Hospital
  Cremation	21 Oct 1971	Langley, British Columbia, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I8805	Puffers
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Raymond Hubert,   b. 21 Jan 1927, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada d. 28 Jul 2005, Grandforks, British Columbia (Age 78 years)
  Mother	JENSEN, Catherine Joyce,   b. 1931, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada d. 2012, British Columbia, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	CA 1948	Canada
  Family ID	F7594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He was arrested in Jun 1969 of attempted murder of his younger brother, David. He kept police at bay outside his home at Langley, BC for nearly 5 hours when the police were finally able to enter the house and capture him using teargas. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the Riverview Mental Hospital. He escaped the hospital when his parents came to visit and they took him to nearby café. He stole their car, but was recaptured two days later in Penticton, BC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] www.canadianheadstones.com. [S493] British Columbia Death Registrations 1872-1986; 1992-1993. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Province, Vancouver, BC, 7 Jun 1969, page 2. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Langley Advance, Langley, British Columbia, 21 Oct 1971, page 12. [S723] _1790 United States Federal Census. [S112] Death Certificate.