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Missing from the Village

by Justin Ling
Justin Ling
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The tragic and resonant story of the disappearance of eight men—the victims of serial killer Bruce McArthur—from Toronto's queer community.
 
Shortlisted for the 2021 Toronto Book Awards


In 2013, the Toronto Police Service announced that the disappearances of three men—Skandaraj Navaratnam, Abdulbasir Faizi, and Majeed Kayhan—from Toronto's gay village were, perhaps, linked. When the leads ran dry, the investigation was shut down, on paper classified as "open but suspended." By 2015, investigative journalist Justin Ling had begun to retrace investigators' steps, convinced there was evidence of a serial killer. Meanwhile, more men would go missing, and police would continue to deny that there was a threat to the community. On January 18, 2018, Bruce McArthur, a landscaper, would be arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. In February 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of eight men.
     This extraordinary book tells the complete story of the McArthur murders. Based on more than five years of in-depth reporting, this is also a story of police failure, of how the queer community responded, and the story of the eight men who went missing and the lives they left behind. In telling that story, Justin Ling uncovers the latent homophobia and racism that kept this case unsolved and unseen. This gripping book reveals how police agencies across the country fail to treat missing persons cases seriously, and how policies and laws, written at every level of government, pushed McArthur's victims out of the light and into the shadows.
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Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780771027758
  • File size: 255038 KB
  • Release date: September 29, 2020
  • Duration: 08:51:19

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780771027758
  • File size: 255071 KB
  • Release date: September 29, 2020
  • Duration: 08:57:19
  • Number of parts: 9

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LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction) Sociology True Crime Nonfiction

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English

The tragic and resonant story of the disappearance of eight men—the victims of serial killer Bruce McArthur—from Toronto's queer community.
 
Shortlisted for the 2021 Toronto Book Awards


In 2013, the Toronto Police Service announced that the disappearances of three men—Skandaraj Navaratnam, Abdulbasir Faizi, and Majeed Kayhan—from Toronto's gay village were, perhaps, linked. When the leads ran dry, the investigation was shut down, on paper classified as "open but suspended." By 2015, investigative journalist Justin Ling had begun to retrace investigators' steps, convinced there was evidence of a serial killer. Meanwhile, more men would go missing, and police would continue to deny that there was a threat to the community. On January 18, 2018, Bruce McArthur, a landscaper, would be arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. In February 2019, he was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of eight men.
     This extraordinary book tells the complete story of the McArthur murders. Based on more than five years of in-depth reporting, this is also a story of police failure, of how the queer community responded, and the story of the eight men who went missing and the lives they left behind. In telling that story, Justin Ling uncovers the latent homophobia and racism that kept this case unsolved and unseen. This gripping book reveals how police agencies across the country fail to treat missing persons cases seriously, and how policies and laws, written at every level of government, pushed McArthur's victims out of the light and into the shadows.
Expand title description text
LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction) Sociology True Crime Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    McClelland & Stewart
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780771027758
    File size: 255038 KB
    Release date: September 29, 2020
    Duration: 08:51:19

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780771027758
    File size: 255071 KB
    Release date: September 29, 2020
    Duration: 08:57:19
    Number of parts: 9

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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