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Human remains were found almost daily during the last search of a Leaside property related to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur, Toronto police said the searches were complete. Police first searched Leaside's home, where McArthur stored tools for his landscaping business, in the winter, when the frozen ground made excavation difficult. During this search, they discovered the dismembered bodies of at least seven men in large planters.
The investigators then undertook to search a hundred other properties related to the accused. The McArthur apartment, Thorncliffe Park, featured more than 1,800 exhibits and 18,000 photographs.
On May 31, officers returned to the Mallory Crescent property with dog sniffing corpses to badess the need for further digging. . Forensic police returned to the property on July 4 and continued the search.
After resuming searches, the police said that they had found more human remains in a ravine behind the house.
Det.-Sgt. Hank Idsinga said that the remains were found in an area described as a "compost pile" consisting of "leaves and dirt". He noted that what was found could be as small as a fragment of bone or a tooth
. The post-mortem examination of the recovered remains was scheduled for 9 July.
The 66-year-old landscape painter was accused of the murders of Andrew Kinsman, Selim Esen, Majeed Kayhan, Soroush Mahmudi, Dean Lisowick and Skandaraj Navaratnam. Abdulbasir Faizi and Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam
Many alleged victims had links to the LGBTQ community in the city, police said.
Officers said that the remains of seven of the eight identified men had been located at Leaside House. investigators have not yet identified remains related to Kayhan.
McArthur is expected to return to court on July 23rd.
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