Years before he was named as an alleged serial killer, Bruce McArthur was brought in by police for questioning in a separate incident unrelated to men missing from Toronto’s Gay Village and was let go, according to sources familiar with the incident.McArthur, who is now charged with six counts of first-degree murder, was brought in after the 2014 closure of a police investigation dubbed Project Houston, which investigated three missing persons, and before the 2017 launch of Project Prism, which culminated in McArthur’s January arrest, sources said. Homicide detectives now probing McArthur’s case did not find out that police had previously questioned McArthur until after his arrest. These investigators then passed this information to the Toronto police professional standards unit and an internal investigation began Monday. “The chief has always said, if we come across issues that need addressing, we would not wait. We would act as soon as practical,” Toronto police spokesperson Meaghan Gray told the Star in a statement Tuesday night. “Information was brought forward by our investigators that was concerning. That information was referred to professional standards and, as early as yesterday, an investigation was started.”Gray said that police would not provide any details, “in order to ensure a fair disciplinary process and to protect evidence that is now part of a complex homicide investigation.”“We know this information will be disappointing to some members of the community,” Gray added. “In addition to listening to their concerns, we have always said we are open to a public inquiry into these investigations, and Chief (Mark) Saunders has already taken steps to consider what areas can be reviewed right now, during the ongoing investigation.” The Star does not know under what circumstances McArthur was brought in for questioning, nor the particulars of the information recently exchanged ...
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