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He was an athlete and an environmentalist. She loved her family, her dogs and travel. They were supposed to live happily ever after. Instead, her son killed them for the money

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Rich Taylor grew up in a ‘normal household’ in Dundas. There were no hints he would become a liar, a thief and eventually, a killer ..read more

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The teacher had scandalous secrets. When a trip to Greece threatened to expose his lies, he did the unthinkable

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As a reckoning approached, Richard Taylor set his childhood home on fire and burned his mother and stepfather alive, “for the money ..read more

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Fire engulfs the bedroom. Something blocks the door. A desperate rescue attempt. Then, he names the killer

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As an inferno engulfs Al and Carla Rutherford’s bedroom — the killer blocking an exit — Al desperately tries to save his wife, his dogs and himself. With his dying words, he manages to solve his own murder ..read more

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Fake bank statements. Maxed credit cards. Piles of lies. After the fire, a killer’s shocking secrets are revealed

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“You’re a monster and you should never see the light of day,” the judge tells Richard Taylor, who watched as his mother and stepfather burned alive. He is appealing his conviction ..read more

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He’s Canada’s most notorious hitman. For the first time, he talks about his rise from tormented boy to infamous Mob killer

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Ken Murdock was a soldier in a bloody international Mafia war. Journalist Jon Wells delves inside the mind of the Hamilton-born killer and his demons ..read more

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I was starting to like the hitman on the phone. And the more he bared his soul, the more I regretted asking him to relive his violent past

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When Mob killer Ken Murdock knocks a legendary crime boss off the board, he knows he’s made himself a target. And now police are also hot on his heels ..read more

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Shock. Fear. Shame. What the Mob killer told me about his first sloppy job – and his most infamous hit

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When Hamilton hitman Ken Murdock develops a familial bond with a crime family, carnage ensues — and the ripple effect shakes the Mafia world ..read more

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What it’s like to interview convicted killers — and why one infamous Canadian hitman stands out

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Journalist Jon Wells has interviewed half a dozen killers. But from the start, Hamilton-born Mob killer Ken Murdock was different from the rest ..read more

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The Beverly Lynn Smith murder: A Star reporter’s coverage of the Durham cold case

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Wendy Gillis’s extensive coverage of the 1974 death of Durham’s Beverly Smith, the 40-year investigation that followed, and Amazon’s new documentary ..read more

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City of London employee charged with arson after a fire at a golf course clubhouse meant to be used for homeless

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In a statement, London city manager Lynne Livingstone said the city will co-operate fully in the process, and that all employees are held to a high level of accountability ..read more

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