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Bruce McArthur facing a sixth murder charge

KAWARTHA LAKES-A former Fenelon Falls Secondary School student has been charged with a sixth murder. McArthur grew up in the Woodville area.

Bruce McArthur Fenelon Falls Secondary School Yearbook Photo

 

Read more here: https://www.kawartha411.ca/2018/01/19/yearbook-photo-shows-accused-killer-at-fenelon-falls-secondary-school/

The 66-year-old Toronto man,was first arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder on January 18th in an investigation into the disappearance of Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman. Both were reported missing from the Church and Wellesley streets area at separate times last year. Police say they believe McArthur is responsible for the deaths of other men as well. McArthur is a self-employed as a landscaper, who was living in the Thorncliffe Park area at the time of his arrest.

As a result of an ongoing investigation, on Monday, January 29 McArthur was charged with three additional counts of First-Degree Murder. This morning Toronto Police announced the additional charge of First Degree Murder against McArthur.

Over the last several weeks, police have worked to identify the remains of at least six people. On Thursday, February 8, 2018, the remains of Andrew Kinsman were identified.
Police have now identified the remains of Soroush Mahmudi and Skandaraj Navaratnam.

 

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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