Serial Killer Chose Man With Double Life – Victim 3

Black and white photo of Toronto homicide victims of a serial killer
Photos of murder victims Skandaraj Navaratnam, Abdulbasir Faisi, Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan, Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam, Soroush Mahmudi, Dean Kisowick, Selim Esen, Andrew Kinsman

Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan, Abdulbasir Faizi and Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam were all targets of Project Houston, a task force set up in November 2012 to investigate their disappearances. Kayhan and Navaratnam were also alleged targets of gay Toronto alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur. Project Houston did not find any evidence that the men were murdered, and therefore McArthur was never a suspect.

Kayhan, 58, was last seen on October 14, 2012 near Yonge and Alexander Streets and was reported missing by his son ten days later.

Kayhan’s double life was part of the difficulty police had in tracking his whereabouts. It was reported in media that Kayhan lived with a man part-time in the Gay Village, at the City Park Cooperative at 484 Church St.

Black and white photo of Toronto homicide victim Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan

In 2017, the police set up a new task force, Project Prism, to find these three missing men, and others. On January 29, 2018, police announced that McArthur was facing charges of first-degree murder against Kayhan.

As of March 2018, McArthur, 66, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of  eight men.  McArthur is currently on suicide watch.

February 2019 Update: Bruce McArthur pleaded guilty to 8 counts of murder, for:

He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Please see our post on What is a “Life Sentence” in Canada for an explanation on the complexity of murder sentences in Canada.


Murder Village Map

 

 

Vital Statistics

Name: Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of Death: October 14, 2012 (estimate)
Manner of Death: unknown at this time
Location: unknown at this time
Suspect Name: Bruce McArthur
Conviction & Sentence: Life in prison, with no chance of parole for 25 years

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