On Sept. 22, 2015, the Take Back the Night march in Renfrew County was abruptly cancelled.
The annual event, held in various communities around the world, puts a spotlight on violence against women. But on that night police tape was wrapped around three different Ottawa Valley properties while families and residents struggled to comprehend what had just happened.
Earlier that day, a local man had rampaged across the vast, rural county, murdering three women: Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam .
Later, the news that the perpetrator's abuse of women was chronic, and well-known by community members, the police and the justice system delivered a further sting and cries for change.
What the courts knew about Basil Borutski before he murdered three women
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