London, Ontario: Serial Killer Capital of The World
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It looks like a really nice place to live, doesn’t it? But looks can be deceiving, because there was a point in time, not as far back as you’d think too, that this city wasn’t the best place to live.
From 1959 – 1984, London had a population of over 200,000 citizens. During this time, they had as many as 32 sexual homicides, not all of which are currently solved, and estimated to have had at least 8 serial killers there during this time period.
In this blog, I’m going to talk about two of the more known killers during this time in London’s history.
Gerald Thomas Archer - The Chambermaid Slayer
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Gerald Thomas Archer was born in 1932, in London ON, where he was born and raised. In 1966, he met his wife, and they were married a year later. Then in 1999, Archer died from a heart attack.
Before Archer was arrested in 1971, he had killed three women. The first was in January of 1969. A woman named Jane Wooley, was found stabbed, and with most of her clothes off, and money from her wallet was gone. Then in September of the following year, Edith Authier was his next victim, and she was found nearly the same way, as she was also stabbed, and cash from her wallet was taken as well. Then finally, Archer killed his last victim in January of 1971 where not long afterwards, he was caught and arrested for.
The reason he was given the name “The Chambermaid Slayer“ was because that’s what all his victims had in common. Sometimes serial killers will target someone based on their appearance, or how they treat them. But for Archer, it was their job. One thing that all of these women had in common, was that they all were Chambermaids at various hotels. Thus, how he came to be known as “The Chambermaid Slayer“.
Christian Magee - The Mad Slasher
Christian Magee was born in 1948 in Strathroy, Ontario. He was raised by an abusive father, and ended up dropping out of high school. And the reason he got this name was because when his victims would fight back, he’d take out a jackknife and would slash their throats.
Magee was arrested for his crimes in June of 1976, but before he got caught, he assaulted 5 young women. But only 2 of which, survived. The first was in March of 1974, her name was Judith Barksey. Next was in November of the same year. Her name was Sylvia Holly. After that, was Rosalie Winters & Patricia Jenner in 1975. Then last was Susan Lynn Scholes in June of 1976.
Sadly, Rosalie & Sylvia were the only ones who lived.
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After he was arrested, Magee had his trial in 1977, where he was found not guilty through insanity. So he’s now at Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre in maximum security.
Kaitlyn is a 19 year old college student from the small city of Brockville, Ontario. Kaitlyn is attending Algonquin College, and currently in the Professional Writing program, and she aspires to be a writer for TV & Film. All of her life, Kaitlyn has been a huge nerd for fictional books, shows and movies of all genres. She’s especially grown up watching anything & everything related to crime, and it was only a few years ago that she became a fan of horror.
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