The Mystery of Alfreda Mae Hillier: Interactive Game and Tour (NEW FOR 2026)
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First it was Ambrose Small and my team of brilliant detectives who tried to figure it all out. The walkers on this tour just about cracked the case. Well done my detectives. But your smarts are needed again however. The Harley Karulis Detective Agency needs your help! And this one needs all our brain power to figure out. This one might be the toughest assignment yet.
Here is your case file. The details you will need to get started on this walking tour.
A case that shocked Torontonians when it occurred in late October of 1933, and still reverberates to this day. A cold case solved, not by a long shot. No one really knows the entire story or the truth. It unfolds like an Agatha Christie novel as you will see.
The details of this case culminates in one of the most perplexing, head scratching crimes in the history of this city and very few have heard of the sad life and end of little Alfreda Dolores Mae Hillier.
Little Bunty as they called her was born in 1932, and was the apple of her parent's eyes. Her father Alfred Hillier was a World War 1 hero, and had fallen on bad times during the depression years. He just started a new job recently. Her mother Florence was a stay at home mom and loved to play and watch her little girl out the window of their small home on Boothroyd Avenue in Leslieville.
On a cool, sunny October afternoon at the height of the depression, Alfreda, an 18 month old girl disappeared after heading out for a walk alone. Sounds on the level I must say. Warning bells!
Within a few hours questions as to what happened to this little girl started to swirl around the neighbourhood. All details of this case are taken directly from the archives of the Toronto Star and the city which paint a rather confused story culminating in the arrest of two young boys, one age 4 and the other 7 who admitted their guilt. Or was coerced into that same confession?
Let's toss in a few more details to cloud the story however:
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a convicted criminal in the area, information told to the Calgary Hearld the day after she was found dead.
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another man who seemed to be present when she was found and then wandered off and disappeared from the police investigation file.
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the testimony of two underaged children that had no relevance to some of the details.
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the coroner's report which contradicted just about everything the police came up with and witnesses testimony as well.
This walking tour/game takes participants back in time to 1933 and explores the many sites associated with the tragic death of Alfreda Hillier, and the personalities involved. You will be introduced to 10 historic characters and each has their own dark secrets, it will be up to you to render a verdict! Are you up for it detectives?
Our walk begins at the Jones Branch of the Toronto Public Library at the southwest corner of Jones Avenue and Dundas Street East in Leslieville just a few blocks north of Queen Street East.
This tour has a ticket price of $15.00 per person. Please get your tickets early if you would like to attend.
** Please note: Please e-transfer the ticket price when booking your space for this tour! You can e-transfer to the following email at:
**torontohistorywalks@gmail.com**