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Bruce McArthur

Violent crime and serial killers

Fiche documentée couvrant 13 controverses, dont « Agression d'un homme avec un tuyau métallique — plaidoyer de culpabilité » et « Plainte d'un homme disant avoir été étranglé dans le van de McArthur — aucune accusation ».

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Profile No. 3128 · Updated on 13 October 2026

13Documented controversies
8Sources
0Formal charge · all time
2Convictions

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 10 documented stages

Plaidoyer de culpabilité pour huit meurtres au premier degré

Conviction
01

2019-01-29

Plaidoyer de culpabilité pour huit meurtres au premier degré

Conviction

McArthur plaide coupable à huit chefs de meurtre au premier degré couvrant la période 2010–2017.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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02

2019-02

Huit peines à perpétuité concurrentes; libération possible après 25 ans

Conviction

La Cour supérieure de l'Ontario impose la perpétuité pour chacun des huit meurtres, avec périodes d'inadmissibilité concurrentes de vingt-cinq ans.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur sentenced to lifePressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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04

2017

Meurtre de Selim Esen

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Selim Esen, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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05

2017

Meurtre de Andrew Kinsman

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Andrew Kinsman, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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07

2016

Meurtre de Dean Lisowick

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Dean Lisowick, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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08

2016

Meurtre de Kirushna Kanagaratnam

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Kirushna Kanagaratnam, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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09

2015

Meurtre de Soroush Mahmudi

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Soroush Mahmudi, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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10

2012

Meurtre de Majeed Kayhan

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Majeed Kayhan, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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11

2010

Meurtre de Skandaraj Navaratnam

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Skandaraj Navaratnam, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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12

2010

Meurtre de Abdulbasir Faizi

Conviction

McArthur a plaidé coupable du meurtre au premier degré de Abdulbasir Faizi, l'une des huit victimes reconnues dans son plaidoyer de 2019.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    CityNewsBruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murderPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Superior Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2019 ONSC 963Court decisionVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Radio Canada InternationalToronto serial killer Bruce McArthur sentenced to lifeBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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03

2018-01-18

Police intervient alors qu'un homme est attaché sur son lit — arrestation

Investigation

Lors de l'arrestation, la police découvre dans l'appartement un homme vivant attaché au lit, avec un dispositif placé sur la tête.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Global NewsBruce McArthur agreed statement of factsPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Toronto Police Service / Independent ReviewMissing and Missed — Independent Civilian ReviewOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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06

2016

Plainte d'un homme disant avoir été étranglé dans le van de McArthur — aucune accusation

No legal proceedings

Un homme signale à la police que McArthur a tenté de l'étrangler dans son véhicule.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Toronto Police Service / Independent ReviewMissing and Missed — Independent Civilian ReviewOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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13

2001–2003

Agression d'un homme avec un tuyau métallique — plaidoyer de culpabilité

Conviction

McArthur agresse un homme avec un tuyau métallique en 2001 puis plaide coupable à des chefs d'agression causant des lésions corporelles et d'agression armée.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    CityNewsMcArthur had previous conviction for assaultPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    MiniCounsel / Ontario Court of JusticeR. v. McArthur, 2018 ONCJ 428Court decisionHigh reliability

Last verified: 16 September 2026

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