Brent Gartner, 51, was longtime friends with Roderick McIntosh, 67, and had even loaned him money. On January 10, 2015, McIntosh went to Gartner’s home to get his money. He would kill Gartner.
The killer told his roommate he was going to Gartner’s apartment to pick up a little over $200. McIntosh asked his roommate to stay in touch while he was gone – something he had never done before.
While attempting to gain entry to the apartment building, the killer was on the phone. Someone else going into the building heard McIntosh say “fucking faggot” and said into the phone “I swear to God I’m going to knife you”. In court, records showed McIntosh only talked to his roommate.
Gartner, who “seemed cheerful and happy to see [McIntosh] and both acted as though they were friends,” let McIntosh into the building.
A friend and neighbour of Gartner’s had dinner with him every night. Shortly before dinner, the neighbour, who shared a wall with Gartner, heard a commotion in Gartner’s apartment.
He rushed out of his apartment and saw a man in the hall repeatedly pushing the elevator button. He also saw blood.
He stepped into his friend’s home. He found Gartner slumped in the corner, bleeding, and called police.
At 6:34 p.m. on January 10, 2015, paramedics arrived at 330 Jarvis St. Brent Gartner was taken to St. Mike’s Hospital vital signs absent, and did not recover. He was the first homicide of the year.
Police found McIntosh nearby with injuries. He had called his roommate and said Gartner had attacked him. When paramedics treated him, he was found to be concealing a “lockblade” knife. DNA tests would later show it had Gartner’s blood on it.
He was taken to hospital. Three days later, once he was well enough to understand the charges, Toronto police charged him with the second-degree murder of Gartner.
Gartner was described as a man who loved his siblings and parents. He was described by his brother as a traveller who was both compassionate and kind.
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Vital Statistics
Name: Brent Gartner
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of Death: January 10, 2015
Manner of Death: Stabbed
Location: 330 Jarvis St.
Suspect Name: Roderick McIntosh
Conviction & Sentence: unknown
The court case was an absolutely joke and proved to our whole family (Gartner) that the system is so so broken. We never got justice for this senseless act over 200$. His life was priceless and taken too soon.