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Eva Rookwood was the daughter of Howard and Flora Rookwood. She lived in Toronto with her parents until she was murdered by her father at the age of 14.

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  • Eva had been sexually abused by her father for some years. When she was old enough to make trouble for him, he suffocated her and pushed her down a flight of stairs to hide the murder. Her death was deemed accidental.
  • Two years later, the Rookwoods adopted Polly Dunlap and began calling her Eva as a tribute to their first daughter.

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"Power" • "The Glass Ceiling" • "The Knockdown" • "Elementary, My Dear Murdoch" • "'Til Death Do Us Part" • "Let Loose the Dogs" • "Body Double" • "Still Waters" • "Belly Speaker" • "Child's Play" • "Bad Medicine" • "The Prince and the Rebel" • "The Annoying Red Planet"
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