04/25/2018 20:48 EDT | Updated 12 hours ago
[h=1]Toronto Homicide Squad Stretched Dealing With 3 Major Cases[/h] [h=2]Police are still investigating the Bruce McArthur case and the murders of billionaire couple Barry, Honey Sherman.[/h]
Sherman murders, Bruce McArthur's arrest, van attack
The "long haul" for Bott's team began on Dec. 15, when a billionaire couple — Barry and Honey Sherman — was found dead in their Toronto mansion. The probe in the case is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
A month after the Shermans' deaths, another massive homicide investigation was triggered by the arrest of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old self-employed landscaper accused of murdering eight men — most of them with ties to the city's gay village.
I've been with the service for 31 years, and I've never seen three cases like this back to back, everInsp. Bryan BottThat investigation is set to soon expand exponentially with officers fanning out around the city and across the province to search 70 properties linked to McArthur, who allegedly hid some of the men's remains in planters.
"I've been with the service for 31 years, and I've never seen three cases like this back to back, ever," Bott said, who in addition to keeping an eye on the high-profile cases, tries to make sure his detectives get enough sleep.
The pressure on the Sherman case was unrelenting for months, Bott said, with 16 homicide detectives assigned to the case initially.
"We scaled it back," he said.
Det. Sgt. Sue Gomes, the lead in the case, remains committed to the Shermans case full time, he said, but some other detectives had to go back on the board.
Bott said he talks frequently with his counterpart with the Ontario Provincial Police, which have assisted in the Shermans and McArthur cases, and also provided officers following Monday's van attack
The Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference that took place in Jerusalem this week had many high points but was also tinged with sadness. The conference brings together people from around the globe who are dedicated to making the world a better place for others less fortunate than themselves.
They give generously not only of their money, but of their time and efforts. This commitment is recognized by annually honoring these outstanding philanthropic leaders.
Sometimes the awards are given to individuals, and sometimes to married couples who individually and together work for Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal. This year’s honorees included Barry and Honey Sherman of Toronto, Canada, whose cruel murder last December sent shock waves through the Toronto Jewish community and throughout the entire Jewish world, where they had many friends and colleagues. Eight thousand people including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory attended their funeral, said United Israel Appeal honorary president Julia Koschitzky.
Three months before their deaths, the Shermans were informed that they had been chosen to receive the award. Two of their daughters came to Jerusalem on behalf of their siblings to accept the award and said tearfully that they were in the process of learning all their parents had done and would follow their example.
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Any idea what this new custom home would have cost?
Old colony home was on market for $7 million.
The new custom design build home with increased construction and building costs these days, in a better location with better house amenities probably would cost more than double what they would have sold old colony for.
If so I could see that making him go over the edge. Maybe he was thinking total cost of new home would be what he could get for their old colony home?
When he finds out it would cost lets just say $16 million he loses it and they fought about it all day. He probably only realized it that day.
Did the architect and contractors require large deposits up front for such a project?
Could honey have signed anything that made it binding?
This was supposed to be Honeys project.
He didnt really want to do this.
He made her return a brand new sports car 25 years earlier she had purchased him for his 50th. He wasnt happy she spent this money. It was returned the next day.
Now imagine a 16,000 square foot home
In the most desirable Forest Hill market
With all the house amenities.
With todays building and construction costs.......
He would have been furious at age 75 to have to spend lets say double on a house he didnt want
Nor did he want to move.
Respectfully, this is all supposition on your part.
I would like to express my own supposition.
Perhaps Barry had his gift car returned because he likes driving older vehicles? Or perhaps, for HIMSELF, he didnt want to be frivolous ... many people enjoy giving extravagant gifts to others, but do not like to over-indulge themselves. There could be many reasons he had the car returned that had nothing whatsoever to do with money.
When you are a multi-billionaire, isnt a 10 to even a 100 million dollar house pretty much pocket change?
IMHO, I do not think that a war between Honey and Barry over finances had anything whatsoever to do with their tragic murders.
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Respectfully, this is all supposition on your part.
I would like to express my own supposition.
Perhaps Barry had his gift car returned because he likes driving older vehicles? Or perhaps, for HIMSELF, he didnt want to be frivolous ... many people enjoy giving extravagant gifts to others, but do not like to over-indulge themselves. There could be many reasons he had the car returned that had nothing whatsoever to do with money.
When you are a multi-billionaire, isnt a 10 to even a 100 million dollar house pretty much pocket change?
IMHO, I do not think that a war between Honey and Barry over finances had anything whatsoever to do with their tragic murders.
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To me the whole car returning incident just reinforces the idea that Barry did not like and absolutely resisted change. Possibly this was a mental issue that I saw develop in my own elderly father. A multi-millionaire, he walked around in shoes that were falling apart so badly that he wrapped them in duct tape. The mind goes after a while. He became verbally abusive to my mother who, quite rightly, wanted to simplify their lives and downsize their home. He didn't want to leave.
I've said it since the beginning, this is a murder suicide. And, if anybody is ever arrested in this case, I will gladly eat my hat.
To me the whole car returning incident just reinforces the idea that Barry did not like and absolutely resisted change. Possibly this was a mental issue that I saw develop in my own elderly father. A multi-millionaire, he walked around in shoes that were falling apart so badly that he wrapped them in duct tape. The mind goes after a while. He became verbally abusive to my mother who, quite rightly, wanted to simplify their lives and downsize their home. He didn't want to leave.
I've said it since the beginning, this is a murder suicide. And, if anybody is ever arrested in this case, I will gladly eat my hat.
To me the whole car returning incident just reinforces the idea that Barry did not like and absolutely resisted change. Possibly this was a mental issue that I saw develop in my own elderly father. A multi-millionaire, he walked around in shoes that were falling apart so badly that he wrapped them in duct tape. The mind goes after a while. He became verbally abusive to my mother who, quite rightly, wanted to simplify their lives and downsize their home. He didn't want to leave.
I've said it since the beginning, this is a murder suicide. And, if anybody is ever arrested in this case, I will gladly eat my hat.
Or, if fruit is preferred. . .You'd better buy yourself a chocolate hat.
I am often distrustful and skeptical of LE, but I can't imagine they are lying about this:Until LE stated that this was a double murder, i was on the side of murder suicide. I posted many views and theories on how BS did it. Lots of posters disagreed with me. But that’s ok, that’s what WS is for. When LE said this was a double targeted murder I accepted their statement. But it is really surprising to me how many posters continue to think this was a MS, and that the TPS is lying. To me it says a lot about the general mistrust that the public has of the TPS. A sign of much larger underlying problems IMO.
As for returning the fancy sports car, I imagine two things were at play.
Honey wanted him to have it, she liked nice things and thought that on his birthday he would accept it.
Barry preferred to be 'incognito' or at least not draw attention to himself so told her to return it.
Anyone driving a fancy new sports car becomes a target, last thing Barry wanted was that........
He felt safe and secure in their home and while driving non noticeable vehicles. Simple.
AND, that was 25 years before they were murdered and thus, probably irrelevant.
You'd better buy yourself a chocolate hat.
JDG, so you're saying the case will be solved, it wont go cold, and that LE has a list of POI, right?
You seem to be close to the investigation, family friends, or have some kind of connection to the case.
If it goes cold, no new developments, no asking the public to identify POI in a video footage, still image, etc., etc., no arrests, no nothing, then it will mean they had the murderer from day one. JMHO
I wonder if BS would have been able because of/despite his physical constitution to have overpowered and killed his agile wife.
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The story of M/S would fit IMO with the son's very strong emotional response during the speech at his parents' funeral. To loose one's parents by M/S is much more tragic and shocking than to loose them by D/M, I imagine.
You'd better buy yourself a chocolate hat.