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'Serial Killer' Who Worked As Gardener Buried Remains In Planters, Toronto Police Say

Authorities suspect Bruce McArthur is responsible for the murders of at least five men. Remains of at least one of them have been found buried at the bottom of a garden planter.
A Police Forensic Identification Services vehicle on scene while authorities comb through an apartment in Toronto in connection with the investigation of an alleged serial killer.

Editor's note: This report contains graphic descriptions that some may find disturbing.

Police in Canada say they are undertaking the grim task of searching backyards, flowerbeds and planters for human remains after a Toronto gardener was charged with killing at least five men and dismembering their

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