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A Tim Hortons parking lot was not where Jack planned on spending his evening.

It was a beautiful summer's night in Toronto, a perfect night to have friends over for drinks in

his backyard. But instead, here he was, sitting behind the wheel of his van, waiting to meet a man

whose company he'd started to dread. Jack had always liked Bruce MacArthur. He found Bruce easy to

talk to and fun to hook up with, but they'd never seriously dated. It was just a casual thing,

which was all either of them wanted. But lately, Jack got the uneasy sense that Bruce wanted more.

He'd been leaving Jack notes and showing up at his house unannounced,

and Jack didn't know what to do with all of the attention. Bruce had always seemed so ordinary,

a jovial man who loved plants and worked as a mall Santa. But now, Jack wondered if he really

knew Bruce at all. Tonight, he planned on putting an end to it. But he saw Bruce's red van

pull into the parking lot. He braced himself for the awkward conversation to come.

He waved at Bruce and started heading towards the coffee shop entrance, but Bruce didn't follow.

Instead, he opened the door of his van and said, get in. Jack hesitated, but Bruce was insistent.

Perhaps figuring the conversation would be over quicker this way, Jack relented,

and climbed into the dark van. Just like that, he'd stepped right into a deadly trap.

Hi, I'm Greg Poulson. This is serial killers. A Spotify original from Parkcast.

Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. Today, we're continuing the

story of Bruce McArthur, one of the most prolific serial killers in Canada's history. I'm here

with my co-host, Vanessa Richardson. Hi, everyone. You can find episodes of serial killers,

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