The Case of Bruce McArthur
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- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2021
- CORRECTION: You may notice an edit around the 4.30 mark, that is as I edited a section out. I was discussing Bruce McArthur's first victim and the circumstances of the attack, my information was completely incorrect, my apologies for that.
From 2010 to 2017, in the Church and Wellesley area of Toronto, an alarming number of men went missing. There would be various projects and operations to try and solve these worrying vanishings, but nothing would come of it. That was until the police followed a certain Bruce McArthur, and arrested him at the perfect time: when he was about to strike again.
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That guy has the audacity to call himself "silver fox" when he's walking around looking like an old wheelbarrow.
PLSSSS AN OLD WHEELBARROW
for real that did not go unnoticed by most I'm sure of it. A total nutbag.
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IM WHEEEZING 🤣🤣🤣
😂🤣😂
The fact that he was a traveling salesmen makes me think that a lot more deaths are connected to him than the ones we know about.
Exactly
God YES 😡😡😡🤬
Facts!!
yeah, i think you are right there. :( so many lives lost and so many ???? to the whole thing.
They can’t prove or rule out that, and no way that guy would admit and show the bodies
“They didn’t just say bankruptcy…they declared it.” Thank you for the laugh 😂
😂 I have to go rewatch that scene from the office where Michael "declares" bankruptcy rather publicly
My husband did that on purpose so he wouldn't have to split anything in the divorce. Real nice guy. 😡
I just wanted you to know that you can't just say the word bankruptcy and expect anything to happen.
@@bellie8009 Sounds like a smart man
Immediately thought of that episode of The Office when Michael declared bankruptcy 😂😂😂
It made me especially sad for these men. So many of them were known to have close relationships with pets. Imagine the birdies, kitties, and dogs, not knowing what happened to their person. So incredibly sad, looking at those pictures with the animals.
I hope their families can find peace.
This is such a sweet comment. I hope also that all the family pets are given special attention by their families afterward and mourn their person surrounded by love 💜
This is something that always crosses my mind during these kind of documentaries. How do you explain the disappearance of a loved one to small children or pets? I always worry about my cats, should anything happen to me, but I know and was promised that my family would take care of them in the same loving way that I do. I hope the pets were taken care of by the families of the victims.
I was bummed thinking the poor birds starved to death. Or rather dehydration.
It appears as if you may value animals higher than the lives of humans...... ya know, the dead ones.....
@@thefinalgrind Huh? What a load of rubbish. Firstly, one can have compassion for both, the human and the animal, secondly they are both victims. Finally, having emotions over one doesn't exclude having emotion for or over the other. Is that too high for you???
Imagine being the dude rescued and finding out there were 8 victims before you and how close you were to becoming #9!
I Thought The Exact Same Thing!!! 😱😱😱
Oh my..
I was thinking the same thing, like now's the time to call in that third wish.
I can't imagine.
or even the first dude that got hit with the pipe and then later learning he killed 8 men!
He must've felt like Debra Morgan in the hands of the IceTruckKiller 😅
"risk for violence is minimal", he just smacked the shit out of someone with an iron pipe!.
*cue extreme shaking of the head.*
Yes, what is wrong with a system that frees them after attempted murder, which is what it was. Life, he should never have been let out into society
Have no idea how anyone can accurately predict how violent he might be in the future if he denies any clear memory of the crime… just seems he is higher risk because of that. How dare a psychiatrist be sure he will be harmless in the future??
@@AwfulDog1 Psychiatry can predict risks of violent outbursts due to anger issues. Doesn't mean the person can't be controllably and meticulously violent.
Well, he was part of that "community", which may have played some role in the verdict. Risk of being cancelled etc.
Their cops sound pretty inept.
The way they described the scene when they finally caught him sounded like something straight out of a movie!
I cannot imagine the horror the victims must've gone through.... may they rest in peace. Noone should ever have to leave life like that
That brief aside about the cannibal felt like watching an inflamed semi-truck zoom past you on the freeway while you're trying to change a tire. "Well that seems important, but one thing at a time, right?"
Perfect analogy!
Yeah, I was thinking that it could be its own video. Weird that those two insane cases intersected.
Hahahaha, a truer statement has never been made
@@abysmios A truck with explosive signs would be even better. 😐
This is great. 😂😂😂
My girlfriend and I always watch these together and we always say “Don’t give it a goo without me”. Love That Chapter!!
Way to brag here in the comments, girl-friend haver!!!
I'm gutted as I love Mike's story telling knack and his accent and the whole channel. My partner can't stand him (I've fought for you Mike!) so I'm not allowed to watch That Chapter when Mr Misery Pants stays with me! He's currently crashed out in bed I'm getting my Mike and That Chapter fix on my phone in my living room 🙈
@@jvang2293 I know, eh. What a bragger.
@@rebeccamary6336 Dump him.
(Just kidding!)
I wish my husband was into true crime too.
Seriously?! "The cops caught me with a naked man tied to a bed with a bag over his head and duct tape was there too, but I didn't do anything. I never killed anyone." What's the point of denying when there's extremely clear cut hard evidence? He thought he really had a chance of getting out of this?!? Come on now
You do realise that an officer finding issue with this situation might face all sorts of homophobic allegations don't you Stevie? You obviously aren't too familiar with 'the scene'.
@@cocksure8430 so?People don’t need to be anywhere near ‘the scene’,to know when someone’s talking bull.
Hetero people get up to all sorts,too,you know.
@@cocksure8430 Boy, you sure are living up to the first part of your username arencha
@@ThEjOkErIsWiLd00 Aha haaa haaaaa haa, brilliant, amazing!! So clever, if only someone else was as clever as you!!
Amazing!! Wow!!
And....despite being such a clever funny person, you cant tell the difference between a joke and a serious comment without an emoji, because, of course, nobody is as clever or as funny as you.
Brilliant work, and so original.
Just wow. Etc....
@@cocksure8430
"gUyS, i waS JusT PreTendIng tO Be ReT*rdED"
Uh-huh, sure thing buddy.
A lot of people don't even realize what Mike does with these videos?
Well he has probably saved so many lives by showcasing so many red flags in relationship and around us.
Well Thanks so much Mike.
Noticing red flags is disciminatory and thus immoral. All we can do is try our luck and hope for the best.
No he hasn't. True crime has been around a LONG time and people still get murdered. What a dumb thought.
@@tamarinds that's a dumb thought too.
@@gaybrahamlinkoln5714 if you ARE WISE HOWEVER, YOU SURE CAN AVOID BEING IN A LOT OF BAD SITUATIONS BY BEING AWARE OF SOME OF THE RED FLAGS THAT SPELL OUT "DANGER !!" MURDERS STILL HAPPEN, YES, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOU.
Red flag: he carries salt and pepper when he cruises for men
*Just when you think someone could not get any more morally bankrupt, you find out that they also worked as a shopping mall Santa.* 😭
😂😂😂
That Santa picture of him was nightmare fuel.
Honestly, I think this would make for really good inspiration for a thriller/horror movie, starring a killer with two visages, from his perspective. Looking at him anybody would swear he's straight and devoted to his wife, the kids would also love sitting on his lap and ask for xmas gifts while he poses as Santa... But the other half of the flick, having a more dark photography and dizzy pace, would show him as a ruthless predator, preying on refugees, drug users and married men on the closet, all creepily dependent of him, both materially and affectively...
I watched Apocalypse Now, recently, and this duality reminds me of this quote about the two parts cohabiting within the same man, with the one who kills and the one who loves...
You mean Satan claws
Be honest, did you ever feel comfortable around those shopping mall Santas? I have three kids, I don't shopping mall Santa them.
“At one point, he pulled out a pipe-not what you’re thinking…”
OK, I’ve watched way too much true crime, because it was *exactly* what I was thinking!
😂😂😂 Me too
Me 3
So, we have all either watched too much true crime, or not enough porn/romance. LOL 🤣
@@kimberini6465 probably both!🤣
I'm sure others have watched way too much porn and were very surprised
I used to live in the same building as him! After I found out I did a bunch of research and found out that TWO of his victims went missing while we lived there! It still gives me chills that we probably walked past him multiple times. For some reason my family doesn’t really care but apparently a lot of messed up stuff happened while we were there.
Canada justice system always shocks me. The country looks so quiet and calm from outside.
Beats a man with a metal pipe but doesn't remember it.
Psychiatrists: No risk to society.
This is further proof that intelligence, wisdom and common sense are all different things.
Canada's northern wisdom right there. Seriously the amount of violent public health hazards that are reseased here is terrifying. No public sex offender registry either.
The sad part is all of this could have been avoided had the police took the claims of victims more seriously. And whoever deemed this dude not a danger to society is a tool
Canadian police are a waste. Too busy trying to get to their summer cottage to actually do their job.
All of this could have been avoided if Bruce McArthur wasn't a deranged serial killer.
@@shauncasey8295 Fair enough, but it's kind of like you're saying that the police have no responsibility to do their job.
The people of church and Wellesley are adamant there is STILL a killer on the lose. They also have been saying since the 80-90s this has been happening.
If they listened to Mark so many lives could have been saved
I’ve been watching for almost two years. I love true crime as much as the next person but your channel is the only one who I can listen to while sleeping, driving , showering, having a panic attack (seriously your voice is calming in such a friendly way!) anyway my guy today I am having anxiety and I am flipping through old videos just for comfort. I’m sure you already know what a difference you make but I love reminded people : you’ve made such a huge difference in so many lives. Thank you.
Oh please
Dale, someone out here hears you! Good job finding a nonanxious activity that will help bring your feet back down to the ground. Rooting for ya
RT
Same, it’s perfect to listen and drive and fall asleep to!
'Blue balled by the boys in blue!' - so beautiful, these wonderful analyses of horror. We love you, Mike!
@Margaret Lumley
Did you catch the phrase toward the end of the video, "He might put a head in your hedge"? He said it very quickly and I almost had to rewind to make sure of what I heard. He's hilaaaarious. My favorite in this video was, "And in each of those pots in the garden, the cadaver dogs gave a big ol' 'Woof-woof!'" Just brilliant!
@@lisahinton9682 aha I missed the 'head in the hedge' comment! I will listen to it again! 💜
@@lisahinton9682 watched it again - yes, Mike is just a hoot, and so clever!
@@margaretlumley1648 He just makes me happy. It's weird! I just cannot wait to hear about the next case of who got screwed over, maimed, or offed entirely by their spouse or their kid or the guy they met in the bar. Ha! 😂
@@lisahinton9682 yes, me too! Mike's just the best 💗
I’ve heard this case before, but as usual Mike has created an excellent version. Mentioning the victims pets is a small but effective way to bring out the humanity of the victims, something that can get easily overlooked when the focus is on the perpetrator. Mike is a master storyteller.
Yes...yes he is.
I felt so bad for the guy who loved his birds. Poor people and poor creatures both.
Brings out the humanity in the pets too poor things
Plus really reliable evidence the person has not gone missing willingly? Not rocket science, but may as well be to Toronto police!!
Touch of racism? Nar course not😳
Yeah. I appreciated that Mike mentioned the pets of these victims. It makes it all even more sad though. 😞
Interrogater: "Has anything like this ever happened before?"....
Bruce: "Never officer, I usually pipe them".
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He knew he paid to have those records sealed, the slimy b***ard
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I still vividly remember when this was happening. I was 18 at the time and my friends and I frequented the Church and Wellesley area often; the downtown Toronto in general almost every weekend. I remember my mom kissing me goodbye and telling the boys and I to be careful. It was scary times, man. So glad they found this guy. Justice may have been served, but their lives cannot be replaced.
“So there might not have even been much of a need for project Houston or project prism if they had just done project DO YOUR JOB!!”
"Lotta projects here. Very few results. Reminds me of college."
I WHEEZED
_What's with these homies dissin' my girl?_
_Why do they gotta front?_
Also “Project do your job” got me as well!
What a monster. He targeted vulnerable people and those who were closeted. It was hard to look at him, knowing what he did. Hope he rots in prison.
Prison could be his fun time...
@@myunknownland9272 Doubtful. They'll tear him a new you know what, probably daily
Absolute monster I think part of targeting them was because he knew they being in the closet would never tell anyone where they were going or who they were meeting. R.I.P to his many victims Thabkfly he was caught and is rotting in hell daily before he goes to hrll
i remember seeing this story on the news back in 2018, it was really horrifying to imagine what the victims went through. it’s really scary to think what some people are capable of.
The fact that they just let ppls claims fly by. Then when he finally gets caught & sentenced they have the audacity to give him a parole date... Sickening system we have.
"lot of projects here, very few results... reminds me of college"
Hitting a little close to home there, Mike lol
That gave me an unexpected laugh. So much truth in that analogy.
“A lot of projects, very few results. Reminds me of college.” Isn’t that true though, lol
that made me chuckle because it was true for me too
People aren't mature enough at 18 to leave home and be expected to be devoted to their well-being; they aren't really even mature enough until their mid-late 20's.. We rush people into college or the military at young immatuere ages because they are more pliant, more malleable, easily manipulated... still quite easy to being persuaded into believint that accumulation of material wealth is the only true evidence of success...
We're doing socialization, the stuff we ARE aware of and can change systems and relationshiops to accommodate, all wrong.
There are several solutions, easily implemented solutions to pressing urgent issues that ultimately affect us all, like just how skrewed up the whol system of "education" is esp in the U.S. of A.
TL;DR: stop sending immature even if legally recognized _adults_ to college
Man, the internet is full of crazy.
@@egregiousqueef7781 Plenty of them are mature enough at 18 to take on adult responsibilities, if they weren't, most of them would fail but most do just fine. By the way, the USA doesn't really consider anyone an adult until they're 21 as that's the drinking age. You must be a woman
A very scary case, glad Bruce was finally caught. The police really missed a lot , causing more victims.
Is there anyone else who just wants the RUclips algorithm gods to smile warmly upon our friend Mike here 💙 just seems like a nice guy
It’s really hard to believe that the disappearances of that many men who were connected by geography, background, and sexuality *weren’t* linked earlier on.
The reasons you listed are the same reasons why these men were dismissed nd their cases not taken seriously
I really like Canada but their Police investigating has been known many times to be "Keystone Coppish"..............
@@ampleoloruntogbe1434 FACTS. It's very sad that certain systemic discrimination in the police force and IMO the main stream media enables people like this man continue for so long. It's evident also with how many indigenous women disappeared and were murdered by a still unknown serial murderer in Canada.
@@chiefredwater1965 For the positive reputation Canada enjoys, they seem to have more than a little problem with corrupt and/or incompetent law enforcement.
i know right! cops are always so reluctant to announce there’s a possible serial killer, but in a case like this, how could they NOT suspect one? he had a very consistent preference of victim.
Canada really needs to look at their sentencing guidelines. Parole should never be an option for a killer like this..
Our system is about rehabilitation not unlike lots of countries in northern Europe. That's a big difference between US and Canada.
@@MaeveLaRenarde unfortunately there is no chance evil people like these would improve. Rehab shouldn’t be for killers period
Canada didn't even have an extradition agreement with the US until Canada provided safe harbor for Charles Ng. Imagine giving Ng a place to evade any justice...
@@MaeveLaRenarde you can rehabilitate a shoplifter. You can’t rehabilitate a pedophile/sexual predator. The only cure for a sexual predator is about $0.30 and made of lead. Barring that, no parole is the least a responsible country can do.
@@MaeveLaRenarde I think you will find that a killer like this is beyond rehabilitation. More than likely he will never get out but what a slap in the face to the victims families that parole is even a possibility.
this was such a huge case in my city. i was in law school when this happened so a lot of my class was watching this unfold by the day and crazy involved with the court process. watching your videos always reminds me how crazy Ontario is!
PS: absolutely obsessed with everything you release! thanks for always being my goto youtuber
This was not a huge case in my city. Nobody had really heard of it. Everybody was busy with other things. I never went to law school, so...
@@LeatherCladVegan they encouraged us to follow an active case during the school year and this happened to be the one. It was insane watching it unfold
@Jordi C
Please STOP with that annoying "I am so obsessed" nonsense. You are NOT "obsessed" with this channel, lady.
My neighbor has obsessive disorder and she flicks the light switch on and off hundreds of times a day, and she washes her hands up to 15 times/hour when things are going badly for her. So far, no-one has managed a successful treatment for her. *She* has *obsession.*
Just stop already with that phrase. You're being disrespectful.
@@lisahinton9682 Y'all bitches better repec Lisa Hinton's neighbour.
@@lisahinton9682 you understand there's a massive difference been an obsession and obsessive compulsion disorder?
Maybe take the time to comment on someone else's post who is actually attempting to be offensive and rude rather then informative and reflective?
Have a wonderful day!
They didn't just say "bankruptcy", they declared it.
These little comments sprinkled in are why you're the best! 😂
"I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!" - Michael Scott
"Hey, I just wanted you to know that you can't just say the word "bankruptcy" and expect anything to happen." - Oscar Martinez
That's what she said
If I learned anything from my partents, staying together "for the children" is just a BS excuse to not want to solve your own marital problems.
I agree 100%
Exactly.
That makes zero sense. Excuse for what?? They don't want to 'solve' their marital problems. They want to separate, but decide to ride it out, usually until the kids leave the house.
@@crieverytim yes, and the kids grow up in a home with unhappy parents in a dysfunctional relationship.
Let's stay together for the children = Let's make the WHOLE family miserable with our marriage issues!
Thank you Mike for covering this! No one tells a story quite like you and I was looking forward to seeing something from you about this case in particular. Thank you again dude, you're one of the best!
Glad that one victim had written down the name of the killer on his calendar. Always tell someone who you’re going to meet and if you can’t because you’re closeted, at least send yourself a text message or email, especially if it’s a first date/someone from online.
I literally spit out my soda when he said, "There might not have even been much of a need for Project Houston or Project Prism if they'd just done Project Do Your Job!" 🤣🤣🤣
Lmao same 😆😆
“Blue balled by the boys in blue”. Made me chuckle. Nice one
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Bahahaha! 😂
Yep, Mike made me laugh 🔵🔵😄😄
I chuckled on, "he pulled out a pipe, not that pipe."
Shit I'm dead on that one.
The best thing about these uploads is when you’re pfening for more is…..coming back to re-watch them three months later❣️ thanks Mike, you just have a way of scratching that itch!
Being from the same city, I followed this case closely and knew a lot of the details. But the way you tell a story and the info you include is just so amazing. Will always be a fan of your work and appreciative of the many hours of entertainment you’ve provided me lol
Narrator: Masochistic child pornographers
James: ~walks out with big grin, like he ain’t done nothing wrong ~
"Volunteer hockey coach, sado masochistic child pornographer."
James: "I've got nothing to say!"
I was just imagining how the blood would look flowing from this piggies neck.
They both look like santa.. oh screepy
Sheesh, he was a piece of work, eh?
Chose most of his victims cleverly, immigrants, largely not out, brown, some homeless. And aside from that his age makes this really interesting, what the trigger was all of a sudden.
I wonder if there was a trigger. Maybe he’s been doing it for years in other locations before he was caught.
he strategically chose this demographic, I think
I don't get why anyone gives a fuk about the "triggers" it should only be pulling the trigger that matters
@@ragingzim no doubt
@@dannyjackson5883 to understand the killers mind it’s not so simple
Been watching you for years and I just love your humor your insight and the scope of each episode. Thank you😘
I cannot put into words how much I love your channel, I’m so glad I found it! I love your sense of humor 🖤
Gotta love Mike:)
"They didn't just say bankruptcy, they declared it." Love 'The Office' reference! 🤣🤣
I was hoping for a GIF.
"I declare... BANKRUPTCY!"
- Michael Scott
I was thinking the same!!
Kinda surprised the victims weren't linked sooner given similar features. Like if it was all redheaded women I feel they would have caught on sooner. If that makes sense.
Edit: HE DENIED EVERYTHING EVEN THOUGH HE WAS LITERALLY WALKED IN ON COMMITTING A MURDER
Mike, you're hilarious! Really enjoy your videos during my morning spliff and coffee!!...I'm from Toronto, and you're brief description of our city, people and public service, is spot on point!!! Look forward to more videos
Andrew was a lovely man. Every year during the Cabbagetown Festival his yard sale raised money for all kinds of charities. He is missed.
So sad that a guy took his life just because...very sick and I feel so bad for their families.
I'm certain that he was a beautiful earthling. The really sad thing is that it took the death of a big character like that to set the wheels in motion to arrest that evil thing.
I’m so sorry honey. God Bless You
That started Bruce's downfall, thankfully. It is sad to say, but investigating about profiles which are nearly completely removed from the society, like drug users or emigrants with irregular situation, isn't a walk in the park. Even closeted men make sure to make no wave. Andrew, on the other hand, was a well integrated socialite who fully accepted himself as he was. Everybody noticed near instantly when something wrong happened and then were able to efficiently help.
That's why I always roll eyes when uneducated idiots throw -phobe or -ist around. You know, People keep their secret very close by their heart, guessing what's on to follow a good lead is often the hardest part of a copper's job.
Whenever I passed his missing-persons poster, I prayed for him.
Seemed as if all his victims were animal lovers too. Not that the animals are the saddest part. I just haven’t heard so many animals affected by one case before. This is just sad on so many levels.😔
It really gets to me when animals are involved. I always think people who have animals are nicer, more caring people and of course the animal loses their person, who are their whole world.
@@donnashields1194 many people have animals and are cruel to them, hence we have animal welfare charities and animal shelters. I know someone who had a dog and he gave my elderly mother a black eye
@@beaulieuonnp593 Not only that, bestiality is alive and well. People should check those videos out - nauseating. I would never assume that people who have animals are "nicer, more caring people," lol.
@@beaulieuonnp593 What that got to do with the price of fish? No evidence any of these animals were ill treated in fact quite the reverse! Sadly none of them were white!! Think that’s the main thing you should take away from this!
People all over the world ♥️ & care for animals! Not just American citizens????
This thread tells so much
Your humor in these horrible cases is amazing. Cracked up at the “moving on”
I’m from Oshawa and I remember hearing of this case. Terrifying and heartbreaking to know what he did to his victims.
Mike: "alot of projects here... very few results.. reminds me of college."
😁
Also guy being eligible for parole. And that won't ever happen. Like wars don't ever happen and government s never get overthrown.
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So was Mike telling us, if that was us in college, we should join LE?
You’re one of the few RUclipsrs who go on vacation and still take care of your fans. That says a lot about your dedication and it doesn’t go unnoticed. Thanks Mike. We all love you!
Especially when you’re addicted fiends like us who expect our fix every Tuesday and Friday 😂
Yeah he doesn’t make money of these videos…. He does it just for you. What a guy
@@zacrusk5274 he doesn't?
@@zacrusk5274 he makes tons of money.
@@lepermessiah665 That was sarcasm…
I lived in that area in 2016, crazy to think about what happens behind closed doors and who is vulnerable just doing their day to day.
The fact they caught him in the act makes this story 10x crazier
"His parents were highly relgious."
Un oh, where have I heard this one before?
Everywhere, unfortunately...
So many messed up serial killer stories start with that line
Yeah, it's part of the serial killer bingo with:
- dominant to the point of figurative castration mother
- abused/molested as a child
- animal torturer
- still wetting bed well into the childhood
@@nozoto oof. Yeah that's the full set.
@@nozoto
Yup. With the free space, that's bingo
If the police were watching him so closely, how’d he get this guy in his house and almost to the point of death?? This whole case is full of amazing police work… 🙄
Exactly my question.
Thanks to people like you who bad mouth police constantly, they don't want to do their jobs anymore. And i don't blame them.
@@shauncasey8295 lmao snowflake police can't handle criticism? Any other profession still does their job despite braindead conservatives constantly bombarding them with verbal abuse.
To be fair, it's way easier to solve the case when you already have all the info and answers. Much easier looking back saying "they should have done this and that". Could things have been done differently? Definitely. It's not as easy as the armchair RUclips cops think
@@cvijet22 did you take personal offense to the question? 🙄 They were already watching him. So it’s not “what if” or “after the fact” They were literally watching him before and during the time the victim was in his house. Obviously they weren’t doing a very good job. I know common sense isn’t so common, but one could easily come to that conclusion considering the details.
“a lot of projects, not many results, reminds me of college.”
love ya too Mike lmao 😂
I can't believe I missed this one...geeez, I'm a spaz!! Thank you Mike, for all the time and humor you put in to your videos!
As soon as Mike says “he seemed to have the best food for his plants” :
Oh shit..... 😳
Same
Same 🤣
Anyone else so happy our Irish lad just blew up like this?! I was here before 100,000 subs- when he was still just reading Reddit stories. Now look at him! So awesome 😎
Our little boy is all growed up {sniff}.
Yes, our lil lad is surely growing on into them big ol shoes
Here since 600k , i remember having a few one night and commenting, youre gonna hit 1M soon mike! ( he had already hit 1 037 000 ) as i typed that out
I'm from Toronto and didn't follow the story, but heard about Bruce McArthur a lot on the news but didn't have a complete understanding of the case until I watched this,so even though you just scratched the surface, I know more about it than I did before. Thank you and don't worry, I'm pretty sure you'll get more of Toronto in future cases.
Haven't seen Mike in a few months. He's perfecting his own signature, his own craft. Very comfortable in front of the camera. I can't help but chuckle when he's "in the zone".
He seems to have deliberately targeted middle eastern men who were immigrants... but furthermore, who had family and/or cultural links that would make people not question their sexuality or links to Bruce.
Yeah, literally every victim was middle eastern. He definitely had a fetish for that
@@Emot10ns at least one was from Turkey and one from Sri Lanka....they weren’t “literally” ALL middle eastern.
@@sailorarwen6101 go back to geography class please
@@sagittaria9566 no dear. I am actually correct about neither country not being part the Middle East. A quick google search will help you. Bless your heart
@@sailorarwen6101 neither country not? Wow you need English class too, not surprised
"Project Do Your Job" Mike
I couldn't agree more. Sad these Men we're let down by the system. May they rest in peace ❤️
That line gave me a laugh. Sadly very true though.
Imagine the horror of these poor men’s remains being planted in your garden.
"they didn't just SAY bankruptcy.. they DECLARED it"!!
Mike's writing is IMPECCABLE!!
i love your dedication to account for the upmost accuracy
Would totally listen to you if you had a podcast! Your RUclips channel is my fave
I'm sure I'll get around to it one day!
Looking forward to it!
Agreed but I truly would miss his famous facial expressions and body language 😍🔥
It’s fine just how it is, thanks tho Darcie.
honestly I just listen to this anyway most of the time
I've watched ALOT of true crime before, but this was mental, the police actually busting his door in when he was just about to do the dirty deed, like something out of a movie.
He was literally caught red handed. Unbelievable
Hitchcock's ' Frenzy ' 😳 - 👍🍻
That was a *real* (pardon the expression 😬) *climax* to the story! Impeccable timing as in fiction! Just WOW. 😮
Not only was he about to do the dirty deed, but he was about to kill someone as well.
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Brilliantly done. Such tragedies. Soo sad for the victims 🙏🏼
I’ve been having a marathon all day today catching up and you never disappoint Mike!
This guy would be great for Dexter’s table.
Bruce needs to be introduced to the Dark Passenger
Rip Dexter 🪦
And the Pedo cannibal dude too!
I don't see the attraction to the show Dexter. Sick society...
@@burly636 people love a good anti hero.
The level of ineptitude shown in that police dept was astounding, had Andrew not written Bruce's name on the calender then guaranteed there'd of been more victims
Had Andrew also not been well known in the LGBTQ local circles the police wouldn't have been pressured enough to look even further, too
Statistically, fewer cases than you'd think actually get solved. Makes me think that the police aren't as competent as they'd like the public to believe.
That's par for the course in KKKanada, because it's who and not what you know that gets you a job, ANY job for that matter...smh
@@xulupopo9288 Why are you making this about race and nepotism all of a sudden?
@@qty1315 What do you mean by all of a sudden? Racism is, to quote one honest caucasian on a radio call -in show, is the way of life of most europeans and people of european descent. Also, it's written on Canada's government job site that it is who you know and not what you know that gets you a job. Need I say more?
Mike, I'm far away from you. But want to tell you, you tell these stories so splendidly. You are so great.
Journalistic honesty is never a mistake. Thanks, Mike!
Gotta love that psychologist who felt according to her assessment he was a very minimal risk to reaffend. Wonder where exactly she got her degree from?
@Zaetheus you are not a psychologist with a gender studies degree. You gotta study psychology for that. Just like you don't become a doctor by studying business administration
@@Rebster well some chiropractors or naturopaths call themselves "doctors" so really it just comes down to how you market yourself, and what they'll let you get away with. some so called psychologists are really just counsellors who did a weekend course. from the video, the person who cleared bruce had a PhD though
@@hiatusinc yeah, it's pretty illegal though to use it without having studied it, and I assume a court would pay attention to that.
From a Canadian university for sure.....
He was minimal risk based on everything an outsider can assess about him. He comes across as a perfectly logical harmless man, well outside the clinical offender profile of anyone frankly capable of this kind of thing. He found the only loophole a pot-bellied ageing man of his type could possibly manage to overpower younger stronger men, and that’s by striking when they willingly allow themselves to be tied up. Minimal risk doesn’t mean no risk, and unfortunately sociopaths like this can convince the very best of us.
“Project Do your Job”. Absolutely hilarious…this is why I love watching Mike! The off the cuff remarks but always in a respectful way.
I recently saw a documentary about this case on netflix calles catching killers. It also covers a few other cases and is a really well done series. Can only recommend. As always, love your video style and content. :)
Imagine being that guy on the bed, sheer fucking terror until those cops busted in. I would have had such a rush of relief my heart would have given out.
Apparently there were rumours of a serial killer in the villages for years. If the police didn’t have issues with racism and homophobia and had a better relationship with that community maybe they could’ve caught this pos sooner.
Sounds just like my neighborhood in the good Ole USA. Lots of meth houses, lots of people dying(even though they are mostly older folks dying still suspicious), lots of human trafficking going on. I report things to police and nothing happens. Meth heads run around the neighborhood all night long. A lot of them are the neighbors on meth. Yet the police see nothing and do nothing. I guess if you ignore criminals they aren't there is the police's philosophy. I see the police protect criminals not innocent, hardworking, taxpaying citizens. I help pay their wages by paying taxes yet they protect criminals who make their living illegally and pay no taxes! Go figure, democracy at work.
"there wouldn't have even been a need for project Houston if they did project do your job" haha I seriously lol'd at that one. A lot of good jokes in this one!
I am always suspicious of faces that are constantly red (by blood circulation, not sunburn). It's like a walking alarm.
I'm the same way, but black faces in my case. Also they're usually running away from an alarm with a TV under one arm and scaling a skyscraper with the other.
Thanks for sharing this video. I was not aware of a lot of the information.
Bruce had a type. Poor vulnerable guys😪 But the "blue balled by the boys in blue" made me laugh, silly Mike🤣
Me too!! I burst out laughing... stopped the video to laugh some more.... the neighbours might get me committed tomorrow.....🤪
Same here. I literally lol'ed and I'm at work on lunch break.
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I knew Scanda. He was dating my super in my hometown when I was younger. They had their dog buffy. Hed always visit our unit with the dog as we had one as well. He was an absolutely lovely person.
This isnt my first time hearing about this however it's the first time verifying that it was him in the picture.
Wow...
Sorry for your loss
I'll be your shoulder to cry on if you need one.. promise it's not because you're a super hot girl or anything.
Thanks for covering this. I'm from Alberta and just heard about this guy
Oh Mike fascinating case. Thanks for your hard work.
The abandoned animals gives this case an even sadder tone. A puppy who lost their master, birds who died because their father never came home, a cat left alone without food or water... Heartbreaking. If I ever get animals, I'll be sure to notify a friend whenever I go out. Don't want my sweeties to be left without someone in the event I get murdered or something.
Yeah, hey, how bout the actual people that died? Who cares about the animals?
I think it’s sweet to be thinking of the animals too.
@@jamesduncan6729 they’re not mutually exclusive. Most people who aren’t sociopaths are capable of empathy for both people and animals. At the same time. Plus, the comment indicated that the abandoned animals added a sadder dimension to an already sad story. To suggest that you’re somehow unable to care about people because you also care about animals is just brain dead.
@@jamesduncan6729 oh, and in answer to your question “who cares about animals?” The murder victims whose pets they were. The cat was described as “his beloved cat.” The puppy was loved and constantly photographed by its murdered owner. The birds would not have been left uncared for if their owner had been able to help it. They cared about the creatures who were dependent on them.
Yes, I agree. As the victims’ beloved dependent pets, they too became victims.
He literally got caught in the act and still denied everything? This is crazy! Also why is he so red?
Some people man, I tell ya. Hahaha
Psychopath
this guys a real jerk!
Alcoholic. Liquor probably.
Must be shame. Sure, I’ll go with shame. This this thing is WAY f**cked up.
After watching many crime cases from Canada, I think it's now safe to say that the Canadian police work is pretty much disappointing.
Depends on the victims, same as most places.
Watching your videos always makes my day. I've watched each video a hundreds times by now lol. Just go to Playlist and let it go. Keep up the great work.
"...It's a very unusual age for a serial killer to begin his serial killing, you know the average age is around 28. So the mystery is, you know, how much of an average serial killer is he?" No, sir, the mystery or question to ask is, did he actually only just start as late as he supposedly did **or** did he start earlier and no one knows yet? O_o
He was a traveling salesman. Just saying.
That’s what the guy was saying. Whether or not there had been previous victims we will never know about. It’s pretty likely.
if a woodchuck,,,, seriously tho, he seems to have started taking those pills from dr. quack, it was mentioned and then the killing began - in the early 80s I recall a lot of prozac stories in the news, now it gets surpressed. Maybe the overlords find it a good culling tool.
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- Or maybe the Prozac just happened to coincide with the time "the killing began" (if that's even verifiable or true). As in, it was just a coincidence.
- Or maybe the idea that his murders began only after he started taking Prozac is just a misconception and not entirely accurate. The dude was a traveling salesman; for all we know, he could've been killing well before he ever started taking that medication.
- Or maybe instead of Prozac being used as some kind of "culling tool", maybe it's just the nature of complex SSRI medications and other similar depression meds that deal with chemical balancing in the brain and that those extreme side effects are just an unfortunate, but relatively rare case for certain individuals.
And BTW, there are plenty of more reliably effective and efficient ways of culling the population, if the "overlords" (as you call them) wanted to go about doing so. Them doing it by means of one type of depression med that some people _might maybe_ be prescribed and actually take, sounds like some really hacky made for TV sci-fi dystopian screenplay. So needlessly convoluted and nonsensical, lmao.
Seriously, that particular conspiratorial notion of culling a population is so laughably riddled with holes that listing them would probably take hours to go through. *Here's just one: *
We live in a hyper-capitalistic world centered around consumerism, for the most part. The world is effectively run by a relative few number of mega-corporations (and the mega-wealthy individuals/families tied to them respectively) who aspire for endless growth of capital and are constantly vying for more consumers and a larger customer base. How would killing off massive swathes of a population of consumers be good or acceptable for business, when even the tiniest fraction of profit-loss or lack of quarterly growth is unthinkable for them? The whole culling thing makes zero sense and is so divorced from cold, harsh reality. *_Some conspiracy theories are actually worth considering; this ain't one of them...._*
@@donnydogpiss4533 Thank you for your reasoned and prosaic or should I say prozaic, response? Of course, in the big conspiracy game, it is all death by a thousand cuts. You don't just lose the population in a war, or with crack, or AIDs, or Cheetos (the child kidney thing with the dust cheese and chems...and yes, it would be a mighty bold one on the courtroom stage, though less has been used to accomplish more, say, the Twinkie defense. What I could say to you perhaps, and this is from my under the rock life as a corporate legal proofreader/editor on Wall St. before escaping, who has dabbled somewhat in gov't/military waters, I have found this: that the civilians as it were are darn tootin' evangelical when it comes to their trust in greedy comapanies and their slimy political counterparts. To put 20 yrs into a nutshell: there are no nannies up top, just a lot of Epstein types, ok? And they love to unleash chaos knowingly, for either profit or enjoyment. I spent Christmas in the mid 90s working in the hexachloraphene (sic) case, where the company (J&J?) knew the chem was killing preemies and crossing the blood/brain barrier but continued to sell it to hospitals for decades. They knew it was lethal in the 1950s. Of course life itself is dangerous, you can slip on banana peels get bumped off by whizzing cabs. But the prozac thing is quite real, terrible things happen to people on it, their own label says it can make people suicidal. Sidenote: In the east village in the 90s a guy who walked around in smoking jackets and gold lame pants told everyone that prozac was made by the gov't to essentially park people, and he had been put on it, but he found the master key to unlock it, in that Biblical sense, where man meant it for bad but God meant it for good, remember that story? Just take a few hits of LSD with it, and you will be fine. Many meows.
I mean they caught him in the most red handed way that is literally metaphorically possible to try and deny it is just hilarious 😆
There is no death penalty in Canada so why plead guilty. In the off chance a smart lawyer finds a loophole and gets you off. You’ve always said you were innocent…….
My brother and sister-in-law lived in the same building as this guy, at the same time as this went down.
..and Torontos police are good police, they just have liberal minded, crime friendly superiors that handcuff their effectiveness. That’s the truth.
Another good episode!