Landscaper, Predator, Killer

The Life and Crimes of Bruce McArthur

De: Mark Stokes

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Landscaper, Predator, Killer plunges readers into the shocking—and chillingly deceptive—double life of Bruce McArthur, a seemingly unremarkable Toronto landscaper by day and a calculating serial killer by night. Hiding in plain sight, McArthur earned a reputation as a friendly, helpful gardener and seasonal “Santa,” all while preying on men from Toronto’s LGBTQ+ Village. Behind the suburban façade lay a predator who strategically targeted vulnerable individuals—immigrants, refugees, sex workers, closeted men—erasing them until their bodies were gruesomely concealed in planters and ravines.

Through meticulous reconstruction of events, this book chronicles McArthur’s chilling trajectory: from the initial disappearances and botched investigations, through Project Houston and Project Prism, to the final forensic breakthrough that exposed his horrors. Drawing on police files, court transcripts, media interviews, and community testimony, Landscaper, Predator, Killer exposes how systemic biases and investigative blind spots allowed McArthur to continue unabated for years.

Yet this book is more than a crime chronicle—it’s a powerful reflection on societal failure and the fragility of justice. It honours the eight men who were silenced and whose stories were initially marginalized, while laying bare how homophobia, racism, and institutional neglect left a community vulnerable. Riveting, unsparing, and unflinching, Landscaper, Predator, Killer forces us to confront how evil can thrive in the ordinary—and what happens when we fail to see the warning signs.