CANADA Canada-Arthur Harold WALKLEY, 52, lecturer @U of T, last @Quest(Yonge St. gay bar),left alone, found nude & fatally stabbed @home, Toronto,18 Feb 1975

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HUNTER: Arthur Walkely was first of 1970s unsolved LGBTQ murders in Toronto

Arthur Walkely was the first to die.

torontosun.com

''On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1975, Walkely — a 52-year-old part-time lecturer at the University of Toronto — had been out drinking with a friend at Quest, a Yonge St. gay bar. Detectives believe he left the bar alone and took a taxi home.

Police were called from a payphone around 3:43 a.m. by a man who reported an incident at 286 Borden St. When cops arrived, the door was locked and all seemed quiet.

The owner of the house arrived shortly after and discovered Walkley naked and stabbed nine times in a frenzy of violence. He died shortly afterwards in hospital.''

'One of the owner’s credit cards had been stolen and used in Moncton by a man in his 20s. Detectives pursued the lead but came up empty. The murder weapon was also never found.'

Arthur Harold WALKLEY​

https://www.tps.ca/organizational-chart/specialized-operations-command/detective-operations/investigative-services/homicide/case/5/1975/

Age: 52
Gender: M
Murdered on: Feb. 18, 1975
Location: 14 Division
'On Tuesday, February 18, 1975, at about 3:50 a.m., police responded to a 911 call on Borden Street near Bloor Street W. The victim was discovered inside a residence, suffering from stab wounds. The victim was transported to hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.'

 

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Reading the article I first assumed Dr. Walkely was a victim of a random hate crime but from the wording it sounds like the police suspect his case is one of many crimes committed by the same person and that he might have known his killer. Which makes me curious as to if these cases are connected by some other links other than the victims were part of the LGBTQIA+ community. If they all knew their killer it needs to be someone who was acquainted with all the victims.

 

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Lisa Mayor, Jen White and Saman Malik

Did a serial killer stalk Toronto's Gay Village in the '70s?

40 years ago, 14 gay men were killed in Toronto. Half those cases are unsolved, and police are checking for potential links to homicides alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur is accused of now.

newsinteractives.cbc.ca

April 4, 2018
'It shook a community to its core.
Men disappeared from Toronto’s Gay Village. Many were last seen leaving the same gay bar.
They would be found dead — many killed in what appeared to be extreme violence.'

''Between 1975 and 1978, 14 men from Toronto’s gay community would turn up dead. Half of those cases were solved and the others have gone cold. Many of the cases have striking similarities, leading people to believe the killings were connected.''

Apr 7, 2018
Why Toronto police are reexamining unsolved murders in the gay village from the 1970s, with accused serial killer Bruce McArthur in mind.

Are the unknown victims of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur hidden among these 22 cold cases?

The Post combed through 186 Toronto cold cases and countless newspaper reports between 1975 and 1997, searching for a pattern

nationalpost.com

''Also known as Hal, Walkley was a part-time history instructor at the University of Toronto and a community activist. Before he moved to the university, Walkley was a history teacher at Vincent Massey Collegiate.

Walkley was a teacher who formed connections with his students, according to Lou Hagerman, a Vincent Massey Collegiate alumni. Hagerman remembers Walkley as a “fashion plate” in the 70s. When other teachers were still wearing suits and ties, Walkley would walk into class wearing a turtleneck and polished loafers.

Most of all, Hagerman remembers Walkley for inspiring him during a frank discussion to complete his high school education instead of dropping out. The decision was a good one and led to Hagerman becoming a Toronto police officer.

“I wasn’t the best student, but I’d never miss one of Mr. Walkley’s classes,” Hagerman said.

But while Walkley, who Hagerman and media reports describe as gay, pushed his students to reach new highs, he appeared to be struggling in his personal life.

In an interview with the Body Politic, a gay and lesbian magazine published in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s, John Alan Lee described his friend Walkley as lonely and worried about losing his looks as he aged. “He had difficulty finding lovers he was compatible with. By the time closing hour came around at the bar, he would settle for anything.”

'The Toronto Star reported a cab driver took Walkley and a friend from downtown Yonge Street to Walkley’s home at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 18, 1975. Around 3:50 a.m., police responded to a 911 call from Walkley’s roommate at their residence on Borden Street near Bloor Street West. Walkley had been stabbed four times in the back and once in the heart. He was found naked and his credit cards were stolen, the Body Politic reported.

The 52-year-old was taken to hospital, where he died. Police offered a $2,000 reward in connection with the killing. The Toronto Sun linked his killing to other “homosexual-related killings” in the late 1970s.''

 

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Sketch of man seen with another 70's murder victim, Brian Latocki.

Did a serial killer stalk Toronto's Gay Village in the '70s?

40 years ago, 14 gay men were killed in Toronto. Half those cases are unsolved, and police are checking for potential links to homicides alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur is accused of now.

newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Police released this composite image of a man believed to have been last seen with Latocki. (Toronto Police)
"They released a composite drawing of an East or West Indian man, aged 25 to 27, with thin features and a medium brown complexion. He was spotted leaving the St. Charles Tavern with Latocki that Friday night and allegedly offered to drive him home.''

 

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Sketch of man seen with another 70's murder victim, Brian Latocki.

Did a serial killer stalk Toronto's Gay Village in the '70s?

40 years ago, 14 gay men were killed in Toronto. Half those cases are unsolved, and police are checking for potential links to homicides alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur is accused of now.

newsinteractives.cbc.ca

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Police released this composite image of a man believed to have been last seen with Latocki. (Toronto Police)
"They released a composite drawing of an East or West Indian man, aged 25 to 27, with thin features and a medium brown complexion. He was spotted leaving the St. Charles Tavern with Latocki that Friday night and allegedly offered to drive him home.''

He looks like a Tekken character. He is definitely memorable.