Killings in Toronto’s Gay Community Expose ‘an Open Wound’ With Police
- 6 years ago
Killings in Toronto’s Gay Community Expose ‘an Open Wound’ With Police
In January, Mr. McArthur was charged with killing Mr. Essen
and Mr. Kinsman; Majeed Kayhan, an Afghan immigrant who disappeared in 2012; Soroush Mahmudi, 50, a married father of two who was reported missing by his family in 2015; and Dean Lisowick, 47, a homeless prostitute who was never reported missing.
Mr. McArthur has been charged with the murders of Mr. Kinsman and four other men, and police said additional charges were expected.
He had had a sexual relationship with Mr. Kinsman, they said, though it was not until November
that investigators suspected him of killing Mr. Kinsman.
Last week, the police said they had recovered the dismembered remains of six people, including Mr. Kinsman, from planters on a property where Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old landscaper, worked,
and investigators were searching 30 other places across the city.
Haran Vijayanathan said that Unfortunately, it had to take the disappearance of Andrew Kinsman,
a white man who was such a community pillar, to reopen the investigation and make these links,
Nicki Ward said that The symptom is missing and murdered people,
The mayor of Toronto, John Tory, said he would meet with community leaders to hear their concerns
but said he would not interfere with a continuing police investigation.
In January, Mr. McArthur was charged with killing Mr. Essen
and Mr. Kinsman; Majeed Kayhan, an Afghan immigrant who disappeared in 2012; Soroush Mahmudi, 50, a married father of two who was reported missing by his family in 2015; and Dean Lisowick, 47, a homeless prostitute who was never reported missing.
Mr. McArthur has been charged with the murders of Mr. Kinsman and four other men, and police said additional charges were expected.
He had had a sexual relationship with Mr. Kinsman, they said, though it was not until November
that investigators suspected him of killing Mr. Kinsman.
Last week, the police said they had recovered the dismembered remains of six people, including Mr. Kinsman, from planters on a property where Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old landscaper, worked,
and investigators were searching 30 other places across the city.
Haran Vijayanathan said that Unfortunately, it had to take the disappearance of Andrew Kinsman,
a white man who was such a community pillar, to reopen the investigation and make these links,
Nicki Ward said that The symptom is missing and murdered people,
The mayor of Toronto, John Tory, said he would meet with community leaders to hear their concerns
but said he would not interfere with a continuing police investigation.