After a man reported to Toronto police in 2016 that Bruce McArthur tried to strangle him, the now-convicted serial killer told police he thought the man âwanted it rough,â according to a newly unsealed court document. McArthur, who had by then killed six men, was arrested for assault but considered âgenuine and credibleâ by the investigating officer, and it was determined there were no grounds to lay charges. McArthur was released unconditionally, the court document states. The following year, McArthur killed two more men.New details about the 2016 interview with police are contained in a police document released to the Star and other media Wednesday night â alongside more details about how police investigators homed in on McArthur as a suspect in the disappearances of men from the Torontoâs Gay Village. The police document is an affidavit sworn on Jan. 26, 2018 â just over a week after McArthurâs arrest â to obtain a judgeâs authorization to search 53 Mallory Cres., the home where McArthur worked as a landscaper and where he buried the dismembered body parts of his victims inside large planters or in the ravine behind the home. The document, providing a detailed outline of the Project Prism investigation that led to McArthurâs arrest, was released by Ontario Court Justice Cathy Mocha, following a court application by the Star and other media. The document contains police theories and summaries of evidence, some of which was submitted in court earlier this month.Read more:Toronto police on how they caught Bruce McArthur: âWe got aggressive and thank goodness we didâHow six Toronto lives were fractured by serial killer Bruce McArthurOpinion | Rosie DiManno: Questions, questions, more questions about the McArthur investigationMcArthur, 67, pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder in deaths spanning 2010 to 2017. He was sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole fo ...
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