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Toronto police find six sets of remains on property linked to landscaper

(CNN)Toronto police have recovered the remains of at least six people on a property linked to accused serial killer Bruce McArthur, Detective Sgt. Hank Idsinga said Thursday.

At least some of the remains have been identified as belonging to Andrew Kinsman, who was last seen in June 2017 and who is one of five missing men McArthur is charged with killing, Idsinga said.

Authorities have not identified the five other sets of remains, which were found in planters.

Idsinga said McArthur, 66, stored landscaping equipment at the property.

in their public comments at least they kept insisting that until they saw evidence of foul play and links between the disappearances, they were not prepared to treat these as potential serial killings.

PROFILE OF A KILLER

Investigators have not yet released complete details, but the 66-year-old McArthur is believed to have met his victims cruising around the city in the van he used for work and on gay dating apps for older and large men with names such as “SilverDaddies” and “Bear 411.”

In his SilverDaddies profile, McArthur described himself as 5 feet 10 inches (178cm) tall and 221 pounds (100kg) and primarily interested in younger men.

“I can be a bit shy until I get to know you, but am a romantic at heart,” he wrote.

On his Facebook page, he posted pictures of his cats, children and grandchildren and of himself dressed as Santa Claus.

“There is an extensive digital investigation going on,” Idsinga said. “We’re going through computers. We’re going through cell phones. We’re going through online applications and different apps.”

The other three known victims are 58-year-old Majeed Kayhan, who went missing in 2012, Soroush Marmudi, 50, who went missing in 2015 and Dean Lisowick, who went missing between May 2016 and July 2017.

Police said Lisowick, who was in his mid-40s, was homeless, stayed in public shelters and had not been reported missing. Kinsman, 49, went missing last June and Esen, 44, was reported missing last April.

Police will eventually look at hundreds of missing person cases and try to determine if they were victims of McArthur. They are also running down tips that have come in from around the world.

“We are dealing with some agencies overseas,” Idsinga said.

Edward Royle, a lawyer for McArthur, has declined comment on the case. McArthur is due back in court on February 14. He has yet to enter a plea.

Lord Jim wrote:

Police departments don't like it because the special task forces needed for serial killer investigations take a lot of resources, (and of course because they don't follow the usual motives for murder, serial killers are much tougher to catch) and politicos don't like these investigations because they're bad for business...

"Welcome to Friendly City, home of the Hatchet Man Serial Killer" doesn't really work well for the Convention and Visitors Bureau...(and local people also tend to stay home when they think there's a serial killer about...)

“There is an extensive digital investigation going on,” Idsinga said. “We’re going through computers. We’re going through cell phones. We’re going through online applications and different apps.”

Lord Jim wrote:MG, as I recall, didn't his daughter play an important role in BTK finally being caught?

"Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them. " (New International Version.)

" Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him." (KJV)

MajGenl.Meade wrote:There is no good way to answer fools when they say something stupid. If you answer them, then you, too, will look like a fool. If you don’t answer them, they will think they are smart.
Prov 26:4-5