Ep. 130 - The Dark History of London, Ontario

Decades ago, the city with the most serial killers per capita was London…Ontario! In a mere 25 years, 29 people were murdered in the area, of which 16 remain unsolved. A minimum of three serial killers were identified, however, the true number may never be known.

Today, I bring you Murder City. 

Plus another cold case has been solved!

Let’s Mourn…

Sources:

Blanco, J. I. (n.d.). Christian Magee: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. Christian Magee | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.M/m/magee-christian.htm

CBS Interactive. (2025, January 31). Chilling details emerge after schoolmate arrested in Hawaii Girl’s 1977 murder. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dawn-momohara-cold-case-murder-hawaii-arrest-details-emerge/

Guardian News and Media. (2015, August 19). What turned one city in Canada into the “serial killer capital” of the world? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/19/serial-killer-london-ontario-canada

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025a, January 16). Russell Maurice Johnson. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Maurice_Johnson

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025b, January 22). Gerald Thomas Archer. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Thomas_Archer#:~:text=Gerald%20Thomas%20Archer%20(1932%20%E2%80%93%201995,%22The%20London%20Chambermaid%20Slayer.%22

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