In the dead of a foggy September night in 1979, the Airst family—Ike, Celia, and their son Avrom—met a gruesome fate in their North York home. Bludgeoned to death with chilling precision, their blood-drenched bodies were discovered by their daughter, Simmie, in a scene that would scar Toronto’s history. No forced entry. No stolen valuables. Just a savage, personal rage that left $6,000 untouched and a family destroyed.
Who could have slipped into the Airsts’ private world to unleash such brutality? Was it tied to Ike’s controversial property empire, rumored to have crossed the Mafia? Or Celia’s fiery activism against Soviet oppression? The eerie parallels to the 1978 Fagan murders—another North York couple slain with excessive violence—hint at a deeper, darker connection. Yet, nearly three decades later, the killer remains a shadow, and the truth lies buried in a maze of unanswered questions.
Was it a betrayal from within? A calculated hit? Or a vengeful stranger who vanished into the fog?
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