Toronto Police have announced the arrest of a 66-year-old man, in connection with the cases of two men who had gone missing from the Church and Wellesley area, Andrew Kinsman and Selim Esen.
Police say Bruce McArthur has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and officers believe there are more victims.
He's a self-employed landscaper, who runs the company "Artistic Designs" and cops say he lived in the Thorncliffe Park area, near Laird and Eglinton.
But the bodies of the victims have not been found. Officers would only say they came across enough evidence to allow them to lay the charge of first degree murder.
Police say they are searching four properties in Toronto and one Madoc.
Man identified as Bruce McArthur on social media / Facebook.com
Officers say they have been investigating McArthur for several months, but it wasn't until recently they found that key piece of evidence.
As for how the men all met, police say they are looking into dating or 'hookup' apps as a possibility, but they haven't released anything concrete.
Selim Esen (left), Andrew Kinsman (right) / TPS
When it comes to reaction in the gay village, many have reacted with shock.
"My worst fears were serial killer operating in the gay village, and this kind of looks like that." says James Dubro, a writer who has been following this case since the summer.
He admits, many people in the community around Church and Wellesley, will be "rocked to the core" on the news of this arrest.
And he says it should serve as a lesson to people using the apps, to be vigilant in knowing who they are going on dates with.