I Survived A Serial Killer

Crime Beat

Curiouscast

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, News

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

They each met him online and knew him only as 'Bruce.' He gained their trust, only to turn on them when they were at their most vulnerable. In this episode, two men reveal their near-death experiences at the hands of notorious serial killer Bruce McArthur. The exclusive details of their 9-1-1 call that led to McArthur being questioned by police, but later released, and ultimately going on to kill two more people. The terrifying revelations about what McArthur was planning for them, discovered only after McArthur's arrest. And the detective who finally connected the dots. Catherine McDonald reports on this story of grief and guilt - and a haunting question: could lives have been saved if McArthur was caught sooner? Premiered Feb 20, 2021 For more info, please go to ⁠https://globalnews.ca/tag/crime-beat/⁠ Subscribe to Crime Beat TV HERE: ⁠https://youtu.be/87RBEw6sTg8?si=RGDoMRXXAn_3xevi ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.7	of a violent and disturbing nature, and may not be suitable for everyone.
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0:57.0	He appeared to be a friendly, older man.
1:00.7	His round features, white hair, and warm smile
1:04.2	underneath the matching beard made him look so harmless
1:07.9	he was even able to play Santa at neighborhood malls.
1:12.6	I trusted him.
1:14.6	He seemed approachable to men he met on online dating sites.
1:19.6	But behind this affable persona was a predator.
1:23.6	So he's reached over like this with his left hand. Turns from a smile to a scowl.
1:30.3	And he's just squishing my throat.
1:32.3	And he's not choking me. He's strangling me.
1:35.3	As men began to vanish, rumors swirled that there was a serial killer
1:41.3	preying on gay and bisexual men in Toronto.
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