Retired UBC Professor Peter Winterburn Killed in Chile, School Confirms

Retired UBC Professor Peter Winterburn Killed in Chile, School Confirms
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The Canadian Press
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VALPARAISO, Chile—A retired geochemistry professor from the University of British Columbia has been killed in attempted robbery in Valparaiso, Chile, the school confirmed Saturday.

In a post on Facebook, the school’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit said Peter Winterburn was killed just before noon on Friday.