Compared to the decades preceding it, the 1970s experienced a significant amount of cases of sexual violence and murder, especially in Toronto. In the same era, several serial killers were active in London, Ontario.
This map features 75 cold cases, missing persons, unsolved murders, unidentified remains and patterns of other violent attacks involving young women and girls from the 1960s to 1980s. Most of these cases are in Toronto and parts of Southern Ontario. The case details have been compiled from current news, historic newspaper archives and primary research.