Hunt for Toronto serial killer hampered by police prejudice, report says

Report looks at how police investigated Bruce McArthur's reign of terror' and relationship between officers and LGBTQ+ community

The hunt for a serial killer who preyed on gay men in Toronto was hampered by serious flaws" in the police investigation - including the stereotyping of LGBTQ+ people by police officers and a lack of public trust - a new report has concluded.

Bruce McArthur, who targeted men living on the margins of society, was given eight life sentences in 2019. But members of Toronto's LGBTQ+ community had long feared that police ignored critical leads as he continued to kill.