Police say the man who allegedly killed and dismembered two people in Barrie, north of Toronto, this year once lived in the same encampment as the victims, and the murders were targeted.

"What began as a missing person investigation in January this year has grown into one of the largest investigations Barrie police have ever had," said Sgt. Brett Carlton at a news conference Tuesday.

Robert Ladouceur, 52, was arrested on Aug. 2 with the help of provincial police and now faces 33 criminal charges, Carlton said.

Charges include first- and second-degree murder, as well as two counts of indignity to a dead body. Ladouceur is also accused of firearms and drug trafficking offences along with theft. He was denied bail at a hearing this month, Carlton said.

Police declined to explain how they

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