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Murder City
Murder City: The Untold Story of Canada's Serial Killer Capital, 1959-1984 | Michael Arntfield
15 posts | 4 read | 7 to read
Like the mythic cities of Gotham or Gomorrah, London, Ontario was for many years an unrivalled breeding ground of depravity and villainy, the difference being that its monsters were all too real. In its coming to inherit the unwanted distinction of being the serial killer capital of not just Canadabut apparently also the world during this dark age in the citys sordid history the crimes seen in London over this quarter-century period remain unparalleled and for the most part unsolved. From the earliest documented case of homicidal copycatting in Canada, to the fact that at any given time up to six serial killers were operating at once in the deceivingly serene Forest City, London was once a place that on the surface presented a veneer of normality when beneath that surface dark things would whisper and stir. Through it all, a lone detective would go on to spend the rest of his life fighting against impossible odds to protect the city against a tidal wave of violence that few ever saw coming, and which to this day even fewer choose to remember. With his death in 2011, he took these demons to his grave with him but with a twista time capsule hidden in his basement, and which he intended to one day be opened. Contained inside: a secret cache of his diaries, reports, photographs, and hunches that might allow a new generation of sleuths to pick up where he left off, carry on his fight, and ultimately bring the killers to justicekillers that in many cases are still out there. Murder City is an explosive book over fifty years in the making, and is the history of London, Ontario as never told before. Stranger than fiction, tragic, ironic, horrifying, yet also inspiring, this is the true story of one city under siege, and a book that marks a game changer for the true crime genre.
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StellaDz
Bailedbailed

I‘ve been wanting to read this book for AGES! And about five pages in my brain went: ‘well he sounds a bit pretentious‘ and then I had to put it down and I walked away... I don‘t know why, I just didn‘t jive. I love true crime, and I wanted to know about the current city I live in but... it‘s a very sad, nope.

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StellaDz
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What better way to spend a lockdown than to read about all the serial killers your current city had?? #currentlyreading

EvieBee Oh, nice! 2y
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Mirazzles
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Pickpick

Wow. What a wild ride this has been! It‘s incredibly informative, provocative, and terrifying. I think it‘s an important read; and while it is a difficult read it was worth the discomfort and the many many breaks I had to take. #truecrime #mustread #bibliophile

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Mirazzles
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1. Chilling
2. Yes, ordered two books I‘ve wanted to read for quite some time that weren‘t available online at the library 📚
#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Awesome! Thanks for playing! 👍😊 4y
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Mirazzles
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A frightening statistic in my hometown around the time my mother was growing up...
#truecrime

GingerAntics 😱😱😱 4y
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Mirazzles
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Now that I have more than a little free time, I‘ve decided to try and finish this one! It‘s snowing here and I can‘t leave the house so I‘m curled up with a cup of tea and my slippers. #mustread #bibliophile #truecrime

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Mirazzles
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I‘m lounging in my sister‘s cabana enjoying a summer drink and an eerie book about my hometown‘s history while enjoying nature :) perfect day to read! #bibliophile #truecrime #mustread

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Mirazzles
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I never did get to finish this book before because it was recalled from the library. I have to admit that it is a little eerie reading about my hometown; especially since I recognize a lot of the places mentioned even though decades have passed! #truecrime #bibliophile #michaelarntfield

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brilliantglow
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One more from The Forest City Cookbook. Goat Stew. Now goat isn't all that common around here but I have had it before (the first time was in a trip to Haiti in 2007ish) and it is quite delicious.

#forestcity #londonOntario #cookbook #goodeats

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brilliantglow
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LOOK at this Maple Mascarpone cake😍😍😍 I need to make this stat!

#forestcity #londonOntario #cookbook

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brilliantglow
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Some (okay quite a few) local chefs got together recently to publish this delightful cookbook full of recipes from around the city. It's absolutely wonderful. And it's over 500 pages with beautiful photos. I'm so happy I purchased a copy before they ran out.

Tagged book semi-unrelated. Local professor who wrote about the city's awful past.

#forestcity #londonOntario #supportlocal #goodeats #cookbook

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Mirazzles
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Don‘t think I‘ll be able to sleep tonight. #truecrime #bibliophile #bookchallenge

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mcctrish
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London, Ontario littens, I think we should have a spring meet up, what says you? I have a book to return to @Jenshootsweddings at least I think it‘s hers 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Diannelebold
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Kinda creepy that this is about my hometown but very interesting.

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brilliantglow
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Started this one last night. It's the last book left on my #readharder challenge: A book set within 161km of your location. This is actually a book about the city that I live in now. And I'm incredibly glad that it is not full of serial killers anymore😱🤤 The city has changed so much since the books time period. #londonontario #forestcity #canadiancrime #notabouttheblackdonnellys

rabbitprincess Yikes! Sounds interesting though! 7y
brilliantglow @rabbitprincess it's incredibly interesting! But equally disturbing. I am actually contemplating not finishing it because it's giving me horrible nightmares 7y
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