A former schoolmate in Woodville, Ont., says he's shocked to learn about the murder accusations facing Bruce McArthur.

Global News has learned a planter was retrieved by investigators from a home in the Danforth neighbourhood.

“We have had people who have come to Toronto in the past and they’ve called us and passed on some information that we’re following up on,” Det. Sgt. Hank Idsinga said, adding he couldn't get into the specifics of the reports.