Gilbert Paul Jordan, known as the "Boozing Barber," was a Canadian serial killer active between the 1960s and 1980s, primarily in Vancouver. He targeted vulnerable women—mostly Indigenous—by coercing them into consuming deadly amounts of alcohol. Jordan is suspected in the deaths of at least eight women, though he was only convicted of manslaughter in the 1987 death of Vanessa Lee Buckner. His unique method of murder, using alcohol as a weapon, made him one of Canada’s most disturbing and overlooked serial killers.

Victim Details

Ivy Rose

1965, at a Vancouver hotel. Blood alcohol level: 0.51

Mary Johnson

November 30, 1980, at the Aylmer Hotel, Blood alcohol level: 0.34

Barbara Paul

September 11, 1981, at the Glenaird Hotel, Blood alcohol level: 0.41

Mary Johns

July 30, 1982, at 2503 Kingsway (his barbershop) Blood alcohol level: 0.76

Patricia Thomas

December 15, 1984, at 2503 Kingsway (his barbershop) Blood alcohol level: 0.51

Patricia Andrew

June 28, 1985, at 2503 Kingsway (his barbershop) Blood alcohol level: 0.79

Vera Harry

November 19, 1986, at the Clifton Hotel, Blood alcohol level: 0.04

Vanessa Lee Buckner

October 12, 1987, at Niagara Hotel, Blood alcohol level: Unknown

Rosemary Wilson

November 20, 1987, at the Balmoral Hotel, Blood alcohol level: 0.52

Verna Chartrand

November 21, 1987, at the Pacific Hotel, Blood alcohol level: 0.43

Sheila Joe

November 25, 1987, at the Rainbow Hotel, Blood alcohol level: Unknown

Mabel Olson

November 26, 1987, at the Pacific Hotel, Blood alcohol level: Unknown