Viraldice: Toronto Serial Killer Buried Human Body Parts in Potted Plants

round 2012, residents of the Gay Village, a neighborhood in Toronto, Canada, began noticing that men were going missing. They were usually of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent, so the police brushed off complaints. The men had probably gone on vacation or moved – there was no need to look for them.

Then, on Jan. 18, Canadian police arrested 66-year-old Bruce McArthur for murder.

 

It was just as everyone had feared. There was a serial killer in Toronto, and he had probably killed many more than the two men he was arrested for murdering.

According to most reports, Bruce McArthur was an affable man and a well loved member of Toronto’s gay community.

“He was part of the neighbourhood,” says Steven Gleason, who works at a nightclub in a nearby area.

 

Updated #breaking story: Bruce McArthur now facing a total of five murder charges. "The City of Toronto has never seen anything like this," police say. "It's an alleged serial killer." https://t.co/CSLl4gxXv2

— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) January 29, 2018

Others concurred.

Jocelyn Lemoine of Gatineau, who knew McArthur during the early aughts, was shocked by the news, and said he was a “jovial” person who never lost his temper.

“We laughed together,” he said.

 

Karen Fraser, one of the many people whose yards McArthur worked on as a landscaper, said “He had wonderful clients and he was kind and generous to them.” She further described him as a “cheerful, kind grandfather,” and said he would make her laugh with anecdotes about demanding clients.

Others who knew him more intimately, however, painted a different picture. “He was always opinionated,” Gary Speedie, a former coworker, told CNN. “Never got any warm, friendly vibes from him. He seemed moody. Usually fairly happy, but sometimes quiet.”