London, Ontario: an Epicentre for Serial Killers

March 13, 2014 • Blog, Culture

London, Ontario doesn’t have the greatest reputation. Aside from the University of Western Ontario and maybe a poet here and there, nothing – not even its nightlife – is anything to truly write home about.

However, one-time police officer turned psychopathy professor Michael Arntfield says the city does have something to boast about – it’s perfect getaway for serial killers.

In his forthcoming book, Murder City: A Social History of the Worlds Capital of Serial Homicides, he concludes that as many as eight serial killers were operating in London between 1960 and 1985. Furthermore, of the 32 sexual homicides during this period, 13 were works of killers who were caught, leaving 19 suspected serial murders.

Of the murderers, he suspects that only one was the work of a copycat, while others like the Freeway Killer, who’s suspected of killing over 100 males, mostly hitchhikers in the 70s, were able to evade arrest.

The reason why London appears to get the burden of blame is due to its location. According to Arntfield, “London is basically at the epicentre of this new highway network,” and is a “largely vacuumed sealed culture… highly segmented, isolated city” that lacks any kind of natural surveillance.

So, keep this in mind should you ever find yourself hitchhiking alone on London’s streets.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/11/as-many-as-five-serial-killers-who-operated-in-london-ontario-may-still-be-alive-and-free-new-book-says/

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