Skanda Navaratnam, 40, Toronto, 5 Sept 2010

[myzzy]

Broadcast time: 15:30
Monday, September 27, 2010
51 Division
416−808−5100

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing man.
Skanda Navaratnam, 40, was last seen on Sunday, September 5, 2010, at 12:30 a.m., in the Church Street/Carleton Street area.

He is described as brown, 5'8", thin build, black hair, brown eyes with a black goatee. Police are concerned for his safety.

He has not been in contact with his friends or used his cellphone, which is very unusual.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−5100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416−222−TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your
message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/pdfs/19692.pdf

It’s not unusual for Skanda Navaratnam to disappear for a couple days at a time, so two years ago he made a deal with his best friend.

“After three days, if you don’t hear from me, start worrying,” Jean-Guy Cloutier recalled Navaratnam telling him.

It has been nearly three weeks since the 40-year-old man vanished from a downtown bar. His family of friends started worrying a long time ago.

“I’m hoping that he decided to just pick up and go. That would be the best-case scenario, that he just forgot (about our deal) and said, ‘Forget this, I’m going to start a new life somewhere else,’” Cloutier said Thursday amid a week of postering pictures of his friend around downtown Toronto around downtown Toronto.

That scenario is hopeful, but seems unlikely considering the circumstances.

http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/09/23/15452641.html

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skanda-Navaratnam/161053363905933?ref=ts

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.missingadults.ca/viewMAc...hvqwgyhwqo&&StartAt=345&EndAt=350&CurCase=348

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police look to community for leads in disappearance of three men

Toronto Police Service is linking the disappearances of three men known to live near or frequent the Church and Wellesley area.

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/...eads_in_disappearance_of_three_men-13697.aspx



Toronto police link three missing persons’ cases in Gay Village

In what were originally thought unconnected incidents of missing persons, Toronto police have now linked the cases of three men who disappeared over the last three years from the heart of the city’s gay community.


Police haven’t ruled out foul play in the disappearance of three men from the heart of Toronto’s gay community.

And without any answers into what happened, the community is on edge.

In what were originally thought to be three unconnected incidents of missing persons, police have now linked the cases of Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam, 40, Abdulbasir “Basir” Faizi, 44, and 59-year-old Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan.

The men disappeared between mid-2010 and late 2012.

More: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...ree_missing_persons_cases_in_gay_village.html

 

[summer_breeze]

http://canindia.com/2013/06/the-case-of-the-three-missing-men-baffle-police/

June 18, 2013

Short article at link

 

[dotr]

Bumping..

https://secure.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2013000072&id=&lang=en

"Case Reference: 2013000072

On September 16th, 2010, Skanda NAVARATNAM was reported missing to the Toronto Police Service by a friend who last saw him on September 6th, 2010 leaving a bar in the downtown Toronto area.


Missing From : Toronto; Church and Wellesley area , ON"




"Skanda
Missing Since September 6, 2010
Year of Birth 1970
Age at Disappearance 40
Gender Male
Bio Group East Indian
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Black , Short
Teeth Gold Visible
Height 172cm / 67 inches to 175cm / 68 inches
Weight 59kg / 130lb to 64kg / 141lb
Build Slender/Thin
Complexion Dark"

 

[dotr]

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ing-in-same-Toronto-ON-neighborhood-2010-2012

This thread combines all 3 missing men, wonder if there are any more that we have not yet aware of?

 

[dotr]

This US perp targeted gay men..

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...e-murders-nabbed-new-jersey-article-1.1873190

"Seattle fugitive suspected of killing two gay men nabbed in New Jersey
West Orange and Essex County authorities took Ali Muhammed Brown, 29, into custody on Friday afternoon on suspicion of killing two men he met at a Seattle gay club on June 1 through a social networking app such as Jack’d or Grindr."

" The 29-year-old homeless man is expected to be extradited back to Washington state where he faces two counts of aggravated murder for allegedly shooting Dwone Anderson-Young, 23, and Ahmed Said, 27, execution-style on June 1. Their bodies were found in the street outside the home of one of the victims only minutes after leaving a bar together.

The motive behind their violent death, described by prosecutors as “extremely violent, senseless and seemingly unprovoked,” is not clear, but detectives are looking at the killings as a possible hate crime because Anderson-Young and Said were gay"

 

[dotr]

rbbm.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...ree_missing_persons_cases_in_gay_village.html

By Andrew LivingstoneNews reporter

June 6, 2013

In what were originally thought to be three unconnected incidents of missing persons, police have now linked the cases of Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam, 40, Abdulbasir “Basir” Faizi, 44, and 59-year-old Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan.

The men disappeared between mid-2010 and late 2012

.

Navaratnam was last seen in the early hours of Sept. 6, 2010, at Zipperz, a popular gay bar in the Church and Carlton Sts. area. Police said he was seen leaving with an unknown man, whom they are now trying to identify.

In the hours prior to his disappearance, Navaratnam was with a friend at another bar he frequented before going to Zipperz alone. In a 2010 interview with Xtra magazine, a close friend said Navaratnam was a regular at the bar, along with Black Eagle and Pegasus, both located on Church near Wellesley St. E.

 

[dotr]

Hoping that Skanda will be found along with the other missing men now that an arrest has been made.
https://www.cp24.com/news/man-charged-in-presumed-deaths-of-missing-men-to-appear-in-court-1.3766408
Man charged in presumed deaths of missing men to appear in court

TORONTO - A man charged with first-degree murder in the presumed deaths of two men who vanished from Toronto's gay village last year is set to appear in court today.

Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old Toronto man, was arrested and charged yesterday as part of an investigation into the disappearance of Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman

.

Police also say they believe McArthur is responsible for the deaths of other men, though they did not say who or what led them to that conclusion.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-...uspect-bruce-mcarthur-1.3766571?autoPlay=true

On McArthur’s list of Facebook “friends,” one of the men who went missing in 2012, Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam, is displayed as one of his connections.

As the investigation continues, police are searching five properties connected to McArthur for more evidence. Four of those properties are located in Toronto, while the other one is in Madoc, Ont. in eastern Ontario.

rbbm.

 

[tarabull]

LOTS of information coming out...

Bruce McArthur, charged with two murders, dated missing man Skanda Navaratnam: source
January 22, 2018

https://www.dailyxtra.com/bruce-mca...ed-missing-man-skanda-navaratnam-source-83842

:thud:

 

[tarabull]

Toronto Gay Village murders should be police wake-up call, expert says
January 24, 2018

Snipped...
...Project Prism, which was formed Aug. 14, is comprised of an officer from the homicide squad, an officer from the sex crimes unit and six members of 51 Division, three of whom were also members of Project Houston, an 18-month investigation that began in November 2012 focusing on the disappearances of three other men with ties to the Church and Wellesley area: Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam, Abdulbasir “Basir” Faizi, and Majeed “Hamid” Kayhan.

Project Houston failed to determine what happened to the three men.

Speaking in general terms, Lee suggested more should be done to intervene in these kinds of cases.

“People don’t just wake up one day and start killing people. There’s usually a gradual process,” he said. “And serial killers are notoriously good at hiding pieces of themselves and their lives. They have secret lives from people around them.”

Lee noted serial killers also enjoy committing the crimes.

Read more: https://www.insidetoronto.com/news-...rs-should-be-police-wake-up-call-expert-says/

 

[tarabull]

Suspected serial killer Bruce McArthur was barred from Gay Village
January 24, 2018

Toronto’s Gay Village was considered off-limits for suspected serial killer Bruce McArthur after he brutally attacked a man with a pipe in 2001.

The 66-year-old is charged with first-degree murder in the disappearances of Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman off the streets of the village.

...Meanwhile, CBC News reports that Toronto Police are now confirming the accused killer is not being ruled out in any of the earlier disappearances of gay men in the area.

Read more: http://torontosun.com/news/local-ne...er-bruce-mcarthur-was-barred-from-gay-village

 

[matou]

For over seven years, Navaseelan Navaratnam has been carefully guarding a devastating truth from his 80-year-old Sri Lankan mother: no one knows where his brother, Skandaraj, is.


“She is a heart patient,” said Navaratnam. “I don’t want to hurt her.”


Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, was last seen in the early hours of Sept. 10, 2010, leaving Zipperz, a now closed bar near Church and Carlton Sts., with an unknown man.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...nce-2010-watch-news-of-murders-from-afar.html

 

[tarabull]

Bringing this over....

:tyou: matou

For over seven years, Navaseelan Navaratnam has been carefully guarding a devastating truth from his 80-year-old Sri Lankan mother: no one knows where his brother, Skandaraj, is.


“She is a heart patient,” said Navaratnam. “I don’t want to hurt her.”


Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, was last seen in the early hours of Sept. 10, 2010, leaving Zipperz, a now closed bar near Church and Carlton Sts., with an unknown man.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...nce-2010-watch-news-of-murders-from-afar.html

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Let’s see if this replaces McArthur’s photo ... Maybe Tapatalk will pick up the most recently posted pic. (*crosses fingers)

 

[MrsThreadgoode]

Let’s see if this replaces McArthur’s photo ... Maybe Tapatalk will pick up the most recently posted pic. (*crosses fingers)

What a great idea to try! Keeping my fingers crossed as well. Thank you EuTuCroquet. [emoji4]


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[EuTuCroquet?]

Gosh dangit. One more try!

 

[JerseyGirl]

Missing men lead to police investigation of alleged serial killer and W5 documentary

https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/missing-m...ed-serial-killer-and-w5-documentary-1.3807002

 

[dotr]

Dear Skanda, you have been found. R.I.P.
Feb 23 2018

https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/...-police-to-provide-update-friday-morning.html

Bruce McArthur charged with sixth murder

Police say they have identified Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam as one of six people whose remains were found concealed in planters at a Leaside home.