William Patrick Fyfe
{{Short description|Canadian serial killer}}
{{For|other individuals of the same name|William Patrick (disambiguation)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox serial killer
|name = William Patrick Fyfe
|image =
|caption =
|birthname = William Patrick Fyfe
|alias = "The Killer Handyman"
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1955|2|27}}
|birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|death_date =
|cause =
|victims = 5–9+
|country = Canada
|states= Quebec
|beginyear = 17 October 1979
|endyear = 15 December 1999
|apprehended = 22 December 1999
|conviction = Murder
|sentence = Life imprisonment
}}
William Patrick Fyfe (born February 27, 1955) is a Canadian serial killer convicted of killing five women in the Montreal area of Quebec, although he claims to have killed four others. He allegedly killed his first victim in 1979 at the age of 24.
Early life
Billy Fyfe was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised by an aunt and in 1958 moved from central Canada to the Parc Extension area of Montreal. He lived as a normal child, although friends did have suspicions about the boy as he grew up.{{Citation needed|date=February 2013}} As an adult, he worked as a handyman.
Murders
DNA evidence on the door frame at Mary Glen's house led police to charge Fyfe for the murders. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested him on 22 December 1999, while he was returning to his pick-up truck after eating at a Husky Truck Stop near Barrie, Ontario. He has confessed to only a portion of the crimes that he is suspected of committing.{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}
Fyfe's preliminary hearing began on 6 November 2000. Jean Lecours was the crown prosecutor heading up the case against Fyfe. He is now serving a life sentence in a maximum facility in Saskatchewan. The four last victims he admitted to only after being incarcerated.{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}
He is also suspected by Montreal Police of being the serial rapist commonly known as "The Plumber" who was responsible for a string of violent rapes during the 1980s in downtown Montreal.{{cite web | url=https://theresaallore.com/2020/06/07/plumber-rapist-william-fyfe-and-theresa-pearson-wkt4-8/ | title=Plumber Rapist – William Fyfe and Theresa Pearson / WKT4 #8 | date=7 June 2020 }}
=Known victims=
- Hazel Scattolon, a 52-year-old woman who was stabbed to death and sexually assaulted in 1981 in Town of Mount Royal, Quebec.
- Anna Yarnold, a 59-year-old woman who was bludgeoned to death on 15 October 1999 in Senneville, Quebec.
- Monique Gaudreau, a 46-year-old woman who was stabbed to death on 29 October 1999 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec.
- Teresa Shanahan, a 55-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in November 1999 in Laval, Quebec.
- Mary Glen, a 50-year-old woman who was beaten and stabbed to death on 15 December 1999 in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec
=Suspected victims=
After his capture, Fyfe also hinted{{cite web | url=https://theresaallore.com/2020/06/07/plumber-rapist-william-fyfe-and-theresa-pearson-wkt4-8/ | title=Plumber Rapist – William Fyfe and Theresa Pearson / WKT4 #8 | date=7 June 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_2FZZZbPs8 | title=William Patrick Fyfe - the Killer Handyman | website=YouTube | date=14 August 2021 }}https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/quebec-killer-confesses-to-more-murders-1.276185 to killing:
- Suzanne Bernier, a 55-year-old woman murdered in Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough on October 17, 1979.
- Nicole Raymond, a 26-year-old woman found stabbed to death in her apartment on November 11, 1979 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
- Louise Blanc Poupart, a woman found stabbed to death in her home in 1987 in Sainte-Adèle, Quebec.
- Pauline Laplante, a 44-year-old woman murdered in 1989 in Piedmont, Quebec.
See also
References
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- [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/quebec-killer-confesses-to-more-murders-1.276185 Quebec killer confesses to more murders] CBC News. 2001-11-22. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
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Category:Canadian people convicted of murder
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Category:Canadian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
Category:Canadian serial killers
Category:People convicted of murder by Canada
Category:Criminals from Toronto