The murder of Gaétan Éthier and two other gay men in the spring of 1991 raised the question everyone was afraid to ask: Was there a serial killer preying on the Village? Activists insisted that police probe the links between the cases — a hypothesis that was only to receive serious consideration after months of pressuring the authorities. Meanwhile, a witness emerged with details that would shine light on one of the homicides. One of the crimes was solved, but what about the rest?