Stories of Murder in Toronto's Gay Village
On Monday, March 5, 2018, Det.-Sgt. Hank Idsinga of the Toronto police homicide squad displayed a photograph of a dead man at a press conference. Police believed he was another victim of Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old landscaper charged with first-degree murder in six deaths. They did not know his name. Idsinga said investigators had used … Read more
On the morning of Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Bruce McArthur appeared by video in a College Park courtroom in Toronto. The Toronto Star reported that the room was moderately full. McArthur, 66, a self-employed landscaper, wore an orange jumpsuit and stood close to the camera. A seventh charge of first-degree murder was filed against him. … Read more
The Toronto Sun reported on December 27, 1992 that Grayce Baxter had sent her parents plane tickets so they could spend Christmas with her in Toronto. They flew in from Clearwater, B.C. Their daughter was not there. Her concierge told the Sun he noticed she was missing before anyone else did. Friends came by and … Read more