Podcasts by Canadian True Crime
Join Kristi Lee - an Australian who moved to Canada over a decade ago, for an immersive deep dive into some of the country’s most thought-provoking true crime cases.
Using facts curated from court documents, inquiry reports and news archives, Kristi carefully unravels each case—exposing pitfalls of the criminal justice system that all Canadians need to know about.
At least two new episodes a month. Learn more at www.canadiantruecrime.ca.
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148 The Murderous Mountie–Part 1 from 2023-12-13T06:01:07
[Part 1 of 2] The twisted story of Sergeant John Wilson: a mountie at the centre of a sordid love triangle that played out as World War I raged on.
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Major Case Updates & Feedback 2023—Part 2 from 2023-11-21T06:01:04
[Part 2 of 2] Continuing our look back at cases we've covered that have had major updates or have attracted notable feedback.
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Major Case Updates & Feedback 2023—Part 1 from 2023-11-14T22:36
[Part 1 of 2] In this two-part series, we report back on cases that have had major updates or have attracted notable feedback over this past year. Kristi will also be addressing some of...
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147 The Very Bad Doctor from 2023-10-27T21:30:20
Additional content warning: this episode includes mention of intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, and grooming and sexual assault of an underage person. No graphic details will be g...
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Remembering Beverley Rowbotham: 23 Years Today from 2023-10-24T04:03:26
Special ad-free presentation to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the murder of Beverley Rowbotham, a wife and mother of two young boys.
About three years ago, Canadian True Crime re...
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146 Brampton High School Shootings from 2023-10-07T21:28:32
In 1975, a teenager walked into his high school carrying two rifles in a black guitar case.
This is the story of the first ever mass shooting at a secondary school in Canada, and how it sp...
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145 The Truth About Canada's Opioid Crisis—Part 3 from 2023-09-12T05:01:37
[ Part 3 of 3 ] The truth about Canada’s Opioid Crisis is complicated and multi-faceted, but many experts in the field are clear about what’s going wrong.
In this final part, we'll explore...
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144 The Truth About Canada's Opioid Crisis—Part 2 from 2023-09-06T21:19:19
Content warning: this episode includes mentions of Indigenous trauma, residential schools and the 60s scoop.
[ Part 2 of 3 ] Through the stories of four young...
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143 The Truth About Canada's Opioid Crisis—Part 1 from 2023-08-29T21:59:10
[ Part 1 of 3 ] Through the stories of four young Canadians from completely different walks of life—who all met the same devastating fate, we explore how Canada got itself into the me...
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142 The Legacy Christian Academy Scandal—Part 3 from 2023-08-03T23:44:51
[ Part 3 of 3 ] The allegations result in criminal charges.
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141 The Legacy Christian Academy Scandal—Part 2 from 2023-08-03T23:37:18
[ Part 2 of 3 ] Caitlin Erickson makes a discovery that prompts her to give a statement to police.
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140 The Legacy Christian Academy Scandal—Part 1 from 2023-07-27T19:00
[ Part 1 of 3 ] Since August of 2022, a cascade of distressing allegations have come to light by former students of a deeply intertwined evangelical Christian school and the church that runs it....
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139 Antonio Scopelliti from 2023-06-27T15:28:03
Three emergency phone calls, two dead teenagers, one smoking gun, and no witnesses—besides the man who was responsible.
This is a landmark case that famed criminal defence lawyer Edward L ...
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138 Mary Davis Nelles from 2023-06-07T17:00:41
Dream husband, dream wedding, dream honeymoon, dream home - Mary had it all by the age of 26. But a nightmare was waiting for her just around the corner…
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137 Colin Thatcher and the Murder of JoAnn Wilson—Part 3 from 2023-05-21T05:01:38
[ Part 3 of 3 ] Accusations of coaching witnesses and shaky alibis are levelled at the defenders and supporters of Colin Thatcher. His own contribution from the stand? Deny, deny, deny. And thou...
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136 Colin Thatcher and the Murder of JoAnn Wilson—Part 2 from 2023-05-14T05:01:34
[ Part 2 of 3 ] After JoAnn Wilson was shot in the shoulder in her kitchen, she backed down from the custody fight. Colin Thatcher was rewarded for outlasting her, but his fixation was far from...
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135 Colin Thatcher and the Murder of JoAnn Wilson—Part 1 from 2023-05-07T05:01:27
[ Part 1 of 3 ] This is the high-profile tale of one of Canada’s most controversial political families. Several twisted tragedies are wrapped up in this decades-long saga with themes of love and...
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134 The Murder of January Lapuz from 2023-04-17T15:53:45
In 2012, a beloved community figure was killed in her own home in an extremely violent attack. It would take a while to learn what happened to her and who was responsible, but the immense loss o...
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133 The Lake Family Murders—Part 2 from 2023-04-02T05:01:29
[Part 2 of 2] Sensational trials are held for three members of the Bannister family to get to the truth of what happened to the Lake family that night—and why a baby was at the centre of it all....
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132 The Lake Family Murders–Part 1 from 2023-03-26T05:01:45
[Part 1 of 2] One snowy night, a young family fell victim to a terrible accident…. or so it seemed. What really happened to this family - and why - would become fodder for national and ...
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131 Kelly Favro's Story—Part 2 from 2023-03-07T06:02:53
Content warning: This series includes graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Please see resources below.
Victoria, British Columbia
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130 Kelly Favro's Story—Part 1 from 2023-03-06T06:01:58
Content warning: This series includes graphic descriptions of sexual violence. If you or anyone you know is experiencing sexual violence and abuse, help is available. Please see resourc...
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129 The Rallo Family Murders—Part 2 from 2023-02-22T06:01:29
[Part 2 of 2] The trial of Jon Rallo continues. Jon testifies in his own defence, but the crown would present evidence that suggested a very different version of events. What re...
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128 The Rallo Family Murders—Part 1 from 2023-02-15T06:01:05
[Part 1 of 2] In the summer of 1976, the Rallo family appeared to be living the picture perfect family life in the “Golden Horseshoe” area of Southern Ontario.
Parents Jon and San...
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UPDATED: The Renfrew County Massacre from 2023-02-07T06:01:54
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The updated story of the worst-ever case of intimate-partner violence in Ontario—and one of the worst in Canadian history. In 2015, the lives of three women - Nathalie...
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Revisiting Canada's Largest Manhunt from 2023-01-18T06:01:34
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND YUKON | A six week manhunt for a mysterious fugitive who seemed to have superhuman abilities, set against the icy backdrop of the Arctic North...
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127 The Maple Syrup Heist of 2011 from 2022-12-15T06:01:22
Quebec
This is the story of Canada’s most valuable theft—perhaps the most Canadian crime ever committed.
It was July of 2011, and Avik Caron had a kind of nervous e...
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126 The Rise and Fall of Hedley's Jacob Hoggard—Part 5 from 2022-11-29T06:03:23
Content warning: graphic details of sexual violence
[Part 5 of 5] This final part of the series wraps up the 2022 trial of Jacob Hoggard, exploring how the jury may have a...
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125 The Rise and Fall of Hedley's Jacob Hoggard—Part 4 from 2022-11-22T08:02:10
Content warning: This episode includes graphic details of alleged sexual assault specifically involving a minor.
[Part 4 of 5] The May 2022 trial of Jacob Hoggard c...
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124 The Rise and Fall of Hedley's Jacob Hoggard—Part 3 from 2022-11-15T06:01:20
Content warning: This episode includes graphic details of alleged sexual assault specifically involving a minor.
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123 The Rise and Fall of Hedley's Jacob Hoggard—Part 2 from 2022-11-08T06:01:07
[ Part 2 of 5 ] CONTENT WARNING: Graphic details of violent sexual assault and allegations involving a minor.
After the allegations of Jacob Hoggard’s inappropriate behaviour with fans su...
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122 The Rise and Fall of Hedley's Jacob Hoggard—Part 1 from 2022-11-01T05:01:34
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CONTENT WARNING: Graphic details of violent sexual assault and allegations involving a minor.
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121 The Murder of Robert LeVoir from 2022-10-15T05:01:30
FORT McMURRAY | In 2002, the family of 25-year-old DJ Robert LeVoir reported him missing after they hadn't heard from him for two weeks. But the RCMP didn't seem to be doing much to help, in fa...
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Major Case Updates and Feedback 2022—Part 2 from 2022-10-02T00:15:20
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Cases that have had notable or major updates.
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1:00 The Johnson Bentley Family Murders
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Major Case Updates and Feedback 2022—Part 1 from 2022-10-01T00:01:22
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120 The Murder of Samantha Walsh from 2022-09-15T05:01:17
In the winter of 2000, 13-year-old Samantha Walsh was supposed to walk a short distance home from her grandmother’s house—but she never made it.
This is the gripping story of how the tiny ...
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119 FLIGHT 108: The Sault-au-Cochon Tragedy from 2022-08-01T05:01:49
QUEBEC | The story of one of the first instances of in-flight bombing, one of the worst mass murders in Canadian history, and the last woman to hang. In 1949, a passenger plane fell...
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118 The Death of Darcy Allan Sheppard—Part 6 from 2022-07-01T23:26:05
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117 The Death of Darcy Allan Sheppard—Part 5 from 2022-06-22T05:01
[ Part 5 of 6 ] After the court proceeding comes to a close, things continue to snowball, leading Darcy Allan Sheppard's loved ones and supporters to press harder for the truth.
116 The Death of Darcy Allan Sheppard—Part 4 from 2022-06-15T05:01:03
[ Part 4 of 6 ] The rest of Michael Bryant's version of events is provided to the court by the special independent prosecutor, as he explained his decision to withdraw the charges. At the t...
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115 The Death of Darcy Allan Sheppard—Part 3 from 2022-06-08T05:01:31
TORONTO, ONTARIO
[ Part 3 of 6 ] In this episode, the Collision Reconstruction experts determine what happened in the incident that led to Darcy's death, Michael ...
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114 The Death of Darcy Allan Sheppard—Part 2 from 2022-06-01T05:01:49
[ Part 2 of 6 ] Unravelling the aftermath of the incident that caused Darcy Allan Sheppard’s death—the twists and turns that came with each new day, and how investigators worked to get to t...
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113 The Death of Darcy Allan Sheppard—Part 1 from 2022-05-25T05:01:41
[ Part 1 of 6 ] On a warm summer evening in 2009 there was a violent collision on a downtown Toronto street, an incident so unimaginable that it left bystanders shocked and confused. The evening...
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Revisiting the Shell Lake Massacre from 2022-05-15T05:01:06
Today in this special episode, we take a look back at one of the early Canadian True Crime episodes - the story of Saskatchewan’s worst mass murder. You'll hear a never-before-told story about w...
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112 The Murder of Helen Betty Osborne—Part 3 from 2022-04-15T05:01:34
[Part 3 of 3] In 1971, Indigenous high school student Helen Betty Osborne was abducted and brutally murdered near The Pas, Manitoba.
When Betty’s body was found hours later at...
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111 The Murder of Helen Betty Osborne—Part 2 from 2022-04-08T05:01:55
Manitoba | In 1971, Indigenous high school student Helen Betty Osborne was abducted and brutally murdered near The Pas, Manitoba.
When Betty’s body was found hou...
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110 The Murder of Helen Betty Osborne—Part 1 from 2022-04-01T05:01:13
[ Part 1 of 3 ] In 1971, Indigenous high school student Helen Betty Osborne was abducted and brutally murdered near The Pas, Manitoba.
When Betty’s body was found hours later at nearby Cl...
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109 The Beatle Bandit—Part 2 from 2022-03-22T05:01:58
[ Part 2 of 2 ] The shocking conclusion to this historical Canadian crime saga.
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108 The Beatle Bandit—Part 1 from 2022-03-15T05:01:21
[ Part 1 of 2 ] The unbelievable but true story of a bizarre-looking bank robber who terrorized 1964 Toronto as Beatlemania was gripping the nation. One heist went terribly wrong, ending in a w...
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107 Alberta Naked Kidnappings from 2022-03-01T06:01:43
In 2017, a bizarre incident occurred near Nisku, Alberta when five people - four of them naked - decided to kidnap their neighbours. The story that unravelled would make international headlines....
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106 The Gakhal Family Massacre from 2022-02-15T06:02:40
BRITISH COLUMBIA | In 1996, a family in Vernon, BC were preparing for a large wedding—but unbeknownst to them, a man was waiting in the sidelines to ruin it all. This is the tragic story of Ca...
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105 The Murder of Liu Qian from 2022-02-01T06:01:51
Sometime after midnight in 2011, 23 year old York University student Liu Qian was chatting to an old friend via webcam as she studied in her tiny basement dorm room in Toronto.
But the...
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104 Karen and Krista Hart—Part 2 from 2022-01-22T06:11:08
[ Part 2 of 2 ] The conclusion of this case of a murder investigation that forever changed the face of the Canadian justice system.
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103 Karen and Krista Hart—Part 1 from 2022-01-15T06:01:58
[ Part 1 of 2 ] On August 4, 2002, Nelson Hart took his three-year-old twin daughters, Karen and Krista to play by Gander Lake. They both ended up in the water, and the decision...
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102 The Crimes of Noel Winters from 2021-12-15T06:02:31
NEW BRUNSWICK | In 1984, human remains were found in garbage bags in a dump in New Brunswick. The story that would unravel would shock locals and leave a lasting legacy o...
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101 The Ryan Family Crossbow Murders from 2021-12-01T06:01
TORONTO | In 2016, a disturbance on a quiet street in Scarborough would decimate a family, leaving three dead and another injured. And then, within hours, a bomb squad would be called to an upma...
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100 The Rivera and Regier Murders from 2021-11-15T06:01
ONTARIO & QUEBEC | In 2007, residents of Southwest Ontario were gripped by panic as police worked to capture 22 year old Jesse Imeson—an armed, dangerous and unpredictable fugitive.
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99 The Nanaimo Mill Shooting from 2021-11-01T05:01
BRITISH COLUMBIA | In 2014, a disgruntled and disillusioned former employee of a Nanaimo sawmill returned to his workplace to seek revenge.
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98 The Murder of Ronald Platt from 2021-10-15T05:01
In 1996, a body washed up in a fishing net off the south coast of Devon in the UK. Through intrepid detective work, English police would link it back to a diabolical Canadian criminal who left a...
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Debrief with special guest Métis journalist Danielle Paradis from 2021-10-02T18:10:54
Danielle Paradis is a journalist based in Edmonton, Alberta with a special interest in Indigenous a...
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97 The Murder of Maranda Shelly Peter from 2021-10-01T05:01
Yukon | In 1996, 15 year old Maranda Shelly Peter waved to her mother as she left to go to the movies with her boyfriend. But the next morning, Maranda hadn't returned home.
It would take ...
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What happened at Residential Schools: a primer from 2021-09-30T21:11:22
#TruthandReconciliationDay |
September 30, 2021 is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation here in Canada, and we all have a part to play in educating ourselve...
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96 The Klaus Family Murders — Part 3 from 2021-09-15T05:00
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Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank go to trial with completely new stories.
What was the truth?
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95 The Klaus Family Murders — Part 2 from 2021-09-08T05:00
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94 The Klaus Family Murders — Part 1 from 2021-09-01T05:01
ALBERTA | In 2013, a tragedy struck a tight-knit farming family near Castor, Alberta and before too long, a twisted story would unravel.
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Case Updates 2021 — Part 2 from 2021-08-01T05:01
Today we'll go over the significant updates to cases covered before 2020!
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Case Updates 2021 & Feedback — Part 1 from 2021-07-21T05:01
We're discussing cases covered in the past year - going through updates, clarifying some things, and chatting about your feedback.
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93 The Chapais Fire Tragedy from 2021-06-15T05:01
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QUEBEC | New Year’s Eve, 1979. The rural mining town of Chapais was preparing to bring in 1980 in style with a fundraiser for 300 people. Bu...
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SEASON FINALE | 93 The Chapais Fire Tragedy from 2021-06-15T05:01
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QUEBEC | New Year’s Eve, 1979. The rural mining town of Chapais was preparing to bring in 1980 in style with a fundraiser for 300 people. B...
92 The Murder of Robin Greene - Part 2 from 2021-06-02T05:01
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MANITOBA | The court hears testimony from Sydney Teerhuise and Dan Zupansky, the jury decides whether Sydney Teerhuise had intent to commit murder that ...
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91 The Murder of Robin Greene - Part 1 from 2021-06-01T04:01
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MANITOBA | In 2003, the day after Canada Day, a 33 year old man walked through the front door of the Winnipeg Remand Centre. He said he’d woken up in ...
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89 The Mayerthorpe Tragedy - Part 2 from 2021-05-15T05:02
[ Part 2 of 3 ] ALBERTA | With everyone questioning how the Mayerthorpe Tragedy was permitted to happen, the RCMP were convinced James Roszko must have had someone helping him—and they...
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88 The Mayerthorpe Tragedy - Part 1 from 2021-05-01T05:01:35
[ Part 1 of 3 ] ALBERTA | In 2005, bailiffs were sent to the property of a man called James Roszko to repossess a truck, but the situation devolved into a devastating tragedy that made...
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87 The 1966 Bombing on Parliament Hill from 2021-04-15T05:01
ONTARIO | In 1966, a disgruntled man purchased ten sticks of dynamite, assembled a bomb, and travelled with it to Ottawa—headed for the Parliament of Canada.
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87 The 1966 Bombing on Parliament Hill from 2021-04-15T05:01
ONTARIO | In 1966, a disgruntled man purchased ten sticks of dynamite, assembled a bomb, and travelled with it to Ottawa—headed for the Parliament of Canada.
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86 The Johnson-Bentley Family Murders from 2021-04-01T05:01
BRITISH COLUMBIA | In August 1982, a family of six set out on what was supposed to be an idyllic two-week camping trip. They never returned home.
This sparked what would b...
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85 The Murder of Brayton Bullock from 2021-03-15T05:01:12
ONTARIO | In 2006, a close-knit family tried to deal with an escalating crisis, but they could only do so much before the situation ended in a devastating and senseless tragedy.
84 The Lush and Whiteway Families from 2021-03-01T06:01
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR | In 2019, Josh Whiteway and Suzanne Lush were ready to return to Calgary after spending a wonderful week with their families in Lewisporte, NL. But on the wa...
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83 The Murder of Beverley Rowbotham from 2021-02-15T06:01
MANITOBA | In 2000, Beverley Rowbotham moved her family from Saskatchewan to Manitoba after her husband Mark Stobbe was offered a high-profile job there. But as they started settling into their ...
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82 The Murder of Joe Rose from 2021-02-01T06:01
QUEBEC | In 1989, 23-year-old Joe Rose and a friend boarded a Montreal bus home in the early morning hours. What happened next would be described as a turning point for the LGBTQ+ rights movemen...
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81 The Murder of Richard Humble from 2021-01-15T06:01
ONTARIO | 82 year old Richard Humble needed knee surgery, but because he lived alone, he would need a caregiver to help him as he recovered. An old friend recommended someone who might be able t...
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80 The Death of Madison Scott from 2021-01-01T06:01
BRITISH COLUMBIA | In May of 2011, 20 year old Maddy Scott and a friend attended a party at Hogsback Lake in British Columbia. They were supposed to camp for the night, but the friend decided to...
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80 The Disappearance of Madison Scott from 2021-01-01T06:01
BRITISH COLUMBIA | In May of 2011, 20 year old Maddy Scott and a friend attended a party at Hogsback Lake in British Columbia. They were supposed to camp for the night, but the friend decided to...
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Chat about William Fyfe with a forensic psychologist from 2020-12-16T06:01
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79 The Crimes of William Patrick Fyfe from 2020-12-15T06:00
QUEBEC In 1999, four women were found murdered in the greater Montreal area. They all lived alone, there were no signs of forced entry, and the crime scenes were so violent that even the mo...
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78 The Mad Trapper of Rat River from 2020-12-01T06:00
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND YUKON
The story of Canada's longest manhunt. In 1931 a strange man arrived at Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories—and disrupted the status quo.
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77 The Death of Laura Letts - Part 2 from 2020-11-17T06:01:42
Part 2 of a 2-part series
The RCMP continue their investigation into the death of Laura Letts, and make an interesting discovery. From there, things would spiral completel...
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76 The Death of Laura Letts - Part 1 from 2020-11-15T06:01
BRITISH COLUMBIA
After a painful breakup, Laura Letts decided to take leave from her job and travel abroad. While on tour in New Zealand, she would meet someone new, and her life would for...
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75 Saskatoon Freezing Deaths from 2020-11-01T05:01
SASKATCHEWAN: In 2000, Darrell Night was having a night out with friends, when he was picked up by police. He thought they were going to take him to the drunk tank… but instead, the car wen...
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74 Renfrew County Murders from 2020-10-15T05:01
ONTARIO
In 2015, Renfrew County in the Ottawa Valley would be the backdrop for the worst-ever case of intimate-partner violence in Ontario, and one of the worst in Canadia...
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73 The Harshbarger Family from 2020-10-01T05:00
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR:
In 2006, a family left the US for a hunting trip in Newfoundland. Not all of them would come back.
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Case Updates & Reflections 2020 from 2020-08-15T05:01
Approximate Timestamps for each case discussed in this episode:
72 Alloura Wells - 3:00 minute mark
71 Jagtar Gill - 7:45
70 Zach Miller - 11:00
72 The Death of Alloura Wells from 2020-07-15T05:01
TORONTO, ONTARIO: In 2017, a woman found a body in a ravine. The journey to figure out who the body belonged to would take many twists and turns.
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71 The Murder of Jagtar Gill from 2020-07-01T05:01
ONTARIO - In 2014, a 15 year old went to the grocery store with her father. It was her parents’ 17th wedding anniversary - but her mother was recovering at home from a hernia operation she’d had...
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70 The Survival of Zach Miller from 2020-06-15T05:01
SASKATCHEWAN - It was 2006, and ten year old Zachary Miller was enjoying the summer on his family’s farm near the tiny town of Whitewood, Saskatchewan. A man walked up the driveway with a teenag...
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69 The Death of Ezekiel Stephan - Part 3 from 2020-06-01T05:01
[ Part 3 of 3 ] ALBERTA - In 2012, a toddler would get sick, and the decisions of his parents would inspire much debate in the years to come.
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68 The Death of Ezekiel Stephan - Part 2 from 2020-05-22T17:12:09
[ Part 2 of 3 ] ALBERTA - In 2012, a toddler would get sick, and the decisions of his parents would inspire much debate in the years to come.
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67 The Death of Ezekiel Stephan - Part 1 from 2020-05-15T05:01
[ Part 1 of 3 ] ALBERTA - In 2012, a toddler would get sick, and the decisions of his parents would inspire much debate in the years to come.
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66 The Murder of Sina Parsi from 2020-05-01T05:01
TORONTO, ONTARIO - In 2015, successful construction entrepreneur Sina Parsi left for a soccer game, but didn't return home. An unexpected story would unravel.
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65 The Murder of Hannah Leflar - Part 2 from 2020-04-22T05:01
[ Part 2 of a 2 part series ]
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
Part 2 of the story of a sweet 16 year old girl would become the focal point of a devastating story of twisted obsession and re...
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64 The Murder of Hannah Leflar - Part 1 from 2020-04-15T05:02
[ Part 1 of a 2 part series ]
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
In 2015, a much-loved 16 year old girl would become the focal point of a devastating story of twisted obsession and revenge wou...
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63 The Boyd Gang from 2020-04-01T05:01
TORONTO, ONTARIO In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Edwin Alonzo Boyd terrorized Toronto through a series of daring bank robberies... bringing along a band of bank-robbing misfits known as ...
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62 The Murder of Richard Oland - Part 3 from 2020-03-15T05:01
[Part 3 of a 3 part series]
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK In the summer of 2011, the residents of Saint John would be alerted to a crime and ensuing scandal that would th...
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61 The Murder of Richard Oland - Part 2 from 2020-03-01T06:01
[PART 2 OF 3]
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
In the summer of 2011, the residents of Saint John would be alerted to a crime and ensuing scandal that would thrust their normally ...
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60 The Murder of Richard Oland - Part 1 from 2020-02-15T06:01
[PART 1 OF 3]
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
In the summer of 2011, the residents of Saint John would be alerted to a crime and ensuing scandal that would thrust their normally quie...
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Donnellys Debrief with author Nate Hendley from 2020-02-11T03:58
This is a conversation with Nate Hendley - who researched and wrote the episode, and criminologist Dr Lee Mellor.
Also in this audio is me, Jordan from Nighttime, and Aaron from The ...
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59 The Donnellys from 2020-02-01T06:01
An Irish immigrant family arrived in Lucan, Ontario in the 1840s, and almost immediately clashed with members of the local community. A fiery dispute erupted that would last for decades and esca...
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58 The Murder of Hanna Buxbaum from 2020-01-15T06:01
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO: Millionaire nursing home operators Helmuth and Hanna Buxbaum were driving back from Toronto airport after picking up their nephew. Seeing a stranded motorist, they pul...
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57 The Murder of Kirk Morin from 2019-12-15T06:02
BRITISH COLUMBIA: In 2015, RCMP near Fort St John pulled up a white pickup truck for a routine traffic stop. The woman driving it was not the owner. As the RCMP investigated, a strange story unr...
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The Murder of Loretta Saunders - Part 2: Interview with Delilah from 2019-12-05T22:46:10
*Part 2 of the story, produced by Nighttime.
The story of Loretta Saunders is expanded upon via an in depth conversation between Jordan of Nighttime and the person who...
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56 The Murder of Loretta Saunders - Part 1 from 2019-12-01T06:09
Halifax, Nova Scotia - In 2014, 26 year old Loretta Saunders – a proud Inuk woman – was in Halifax completing her university thesis on missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. She went o...
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55 Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith - Part 2 from 2019-11-15T06:03
[ Part 2 of 2 ] The conclusion to the story of The Abbotsford Killer. Find out who he was, how he was brought to justice, and where everyone is today.
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54 Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith - Part 1 from 2019-11-01T05:01
[ Part 1 of 2 ] The Abbotsford Killer, BC - On October 13, 1995, two teenage girls were walking along a familiar street as they were heading to a party. Along the way, they encountered a man who...
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53 The Murder of Joseph Rosenthal from 2019-10-15T06:17:46
TORONTO, ON - A late-night business meeting in a 1912 hydro yard ends in a serious crime. The case inspired an unprecedented public outcry at a time when hanging was still routinely applied for ...
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Russell Williams Debrief - with Criminologist Lee Mellor from 2019-10-13T13:30:29
[Bonus content between episodes ] I had lots of questions after covering Russell Williams - so I had a conversation with Dr Lee Mellor - C...
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Introduction to Canadian True Crime from 2019-10-04T18:25:16
Canadian True Crime is a fully independent podcast that explores some of the most heinous, controversial, heartbreaking and thought-provoking true crime cases in Canada.
Case Updates and Reflections 2019 from 2019-09-03T14:21:25
Back with the next full episode on Septmeber 15, but here's all of the major updates from the cases I've covered - as well as some of my thoughts and reflections.
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50 The Murder of Tracy Tom from 2019-07-15T05:01
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
In 2003, a local dry cleaner was opening up his shop for the morning, when he saw an abandoned shopping cart with a large object slumped into i...
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49 The Crimes of Elizabeth Wettlaufer - Part 2 from 2019-07-01T05:02
Bethe Wettlaufer finally comes to the attention of the police, and the full extent of her crimes is revealed.
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48 The Crimes of Elizabeth Wettlaufer - Part 1 from 2019-06-15T05:01
WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO
The decision to place an elderly relative in care is often a difficult and emotional process. That's why it’s vital that long term care facilities offer families peace o...
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47 Jane Hurshman - Part 2 from 2019-06-01T04:03
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The continuation of the story of one Canadian woman's life living with domestic violence.
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46 Jane Hurshman - Part 1 from 2019-05-29T04:10
BANGS FALLS, NOVA SCOTIA
This is the story of one Canadian woman's life living with domestic violence.
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45 Sara and Taliyah from 2019-05-01T06:02
CALGARY, ALBERTA - In 2016, a single mother failed to drop off her 5 year old daughter at daycare, and from there began a family's worst nightmare.
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44 The Brentwood Five from 2019-04-15T08:10
CALGARY, ALBERTA - Early in the morning in 2014 police in responded to three separate 911 calls. There had been a stabbing incident at a house in Brentwood, a suburb in the northwest of the city...
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43 The Jenkins Family from 2019-04-01T04:09
CHATHAM, ONTARIO
In 1998, a shocking tragedy would occur that would turn immediately a family upside down and divide a community along the way.
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42 Brent and Brendan McGuigan from 2019-03-15T05:17
From PEI, the story of a family feud that lasted for decades - in the eyes of one man who couldn’t get past his obsession.
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Bonus: Interview with Bret McCann (Travis Vader case) from 2019-03-14T03:26:24
As promised, this is the follow up to episode 41. This Impact Statement episode that features an interview with Bret McCann - the son of Lyle and Marie McCann, who were murdered by Travis Vader....
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41 The Murder of Lyle and Marie McCann from 2019-03-01T10:13:33
ALBERTA | In 2010, a retired couple embarked on a leisurely road trip in their RV from Alberta to British Columbia. When they didn’t arrive on schedule for an agreed meeting point, their fa...
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40 Harrison Family Murders from 2019-02-15T06:50
Mississauga, Ontario - A separated couple have ongoing issues with custody of their children, setting a chain of events in motion that would destroy an entire family.
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39 Giant Mine Murders from 2019-02-01T07:00
Yellowknife, NWT
A labour union strike at a gold mine escalates over time, turning bitter and violent, eventually leading to a tragic incident.
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The Murder of Daniel Levesque - Part 2: Interview with Daniel's mom from 2019-01-25T03:37:52
In this second part of the story, Jordan from The Nighttime Podcast interviews Daniel's mom, Stacey—revealling more details that will make anyone with a respect for justice scream.
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38 The Murder of Daniel Levesque - Part 1 from 2019-01-15T06:00
Victoria, British Columbia
A young musician moves from Revelstoke to Victoria, British Columbia, and meets a man called Joshua Bredo, who offers him a job.
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37 Tracy Latimer from 2018-12-17T02:45:48
Wilkie, Saskatchewan
The story of a farming family who find themselves in a heartbreaking situation, in what would become one of the most controversial court cases in Canadian history.
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36 The Murder of Jennifer Cusworth from 2018-12-01T05:16
Kelowna, British Columbia. A pumpkin farmer finds the body of a young woman at the end of his driveway, prompting an investigation that would take years.
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35 The Murder of Frank and Jocelyn Toope from 2018-11-15T07:00
Beaconsfield, Quebec. The car of a 75 year old retired Anglican minister and his 70 year old wife was found abandoned in a car park. A twisted tale would unravel...
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34 The Murder of Erin Chorney from 2018-11-01T05:00
Brandon, Manitoba. An independent 18 year old tells her mom she’ll be back in an hour, gets into a car, and is never seen again. Was she just out partying for several days, or was there somethin...
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33 Dellen Millard and the Murder of his Father from 2018-10-15T04:19
[Part 6 of 6] He's already in jail for two consecutive life sentences for two murders - Tim Bosma and Laura Babcock. In this final episode, we find out what happened with the murder of Dellen Mi...
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32 The Shafia Family from 2018-10-01T05:34:44
A large family journeys from Afghanistan to Quebec, before the family descends into chaos, ending in a catastrophe. What went so wrong in the Shafia family?
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31 The Crimes of Peter Woodcock: Canada's youngest serial killer from 2018-09-15T05:01:16
TORONTO, ONTARIO. The story of Canada's youngest serial killer, Peter Woodcock, and the wrongful conviction of Ron Moffatt.
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Case Updates, Mistakes, Opinions :) from 2018-08-20T13:08:53
Hi everyone! There have been quite a few updates to cases I've covered, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to update you all.
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30 The Murder of Johnny Altinger from 2018-08-08T03:32:19
Truth and reality blended in a murder case in Edmonton that came to be known internationally as the “Dexter Murder”. It all started on October 3, 2008.
29 École Polytechnique Massacre - Part 2 from 2018-07-15T05:04:23
[Part 2 of 2] The conclusion to the 1989 Montreal Massacre story that took place at École Polytechnique, exploring the massacre itself and the aftermath.
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28 École Polytechnique Massacre - Part 1 from 2018-07-07T11:33:05
In 1989, a 25-year-old man with a rifle entered the École Polytechnique engineering school with a specific target in mind: women. The ensuing massacre would go on to have lasting effects on the ...
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27 Angela Nicholson & Curtis Vey from 2018-06-15T05:05:03
Melfort, Saskatchewan. Two farming families found themselves linked together under the most shocking of circumstances.
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26 The Murder of Michelle Barnoski from 2018-06-01T05:52:06
Warkworth, Ontario. In 2011, a 33-year-old single mother went missing in a small village in Ontario. As the mystery slowly unraveled, the truth would be revealed about what happened to her, and ...
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25 The Murder of Victoria Shachtay from 2018-05-15T06:47
Innisfail, Alberta. A 23 year old quadriplegic single mother receives a package disguised as a Christmas gift on her doorstop. What happened next, and the story behind who sent this mysteri...
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24 The Murder of Lynne Harper from 2018-05-01T05:39
Steven Truscott was a 14 year old boy in Ontario, Canada, and in 1959 he was linked to a tragedy that ended the life of a 12 year old girl. This would turn into the longest legal drama...
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23 Andrea Giesbrecht - Part 2 from 2018-04-15T14:59:19
[Part 2 of 2] The shocking conclusion to the case of a woman charged with concealing infant remains in a storage locker.
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22 Andrea Giesbrecht - Part 1 from 2018-04-07T06:38
[Part 1 of 2] Employees of a Winnipeg self-storage facility were cleaning out an unpaid locker in 2014, when they made a shocking discovery.
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21 Ernest DesRoches from 2018-03-15T06:00
From the tiny province of Prince Edward Island comes this story of a tragedy and a survival. It’s the story of a family called The Ellsworths, and a man who would change their lives forever.
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20 The Murder of Laura Babcock - Part 2 from 2018-03-01T04:53
[Part 5 of 6] Continuation of the Dellen Millard, Mark Smich and Laura Babcock story featured in episode 19 (and before that, episodes 7,8 and 9). 23-year-old Laura Babcock disappeared in July 2...
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19 The Murder of Laura Babcock - Part 1 from 2018-02-16T05:14
[Part 4 of 6] Continuation of the Tim Bosma, Dellen Millard and Mark Smich story featured in episodes 7, 8 and 9. 23-year-old Laura Babcock disappeared in July 2012 - and finally it is announced...
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Q&A Anniversary Special! from 2018-01-29T08:09
Yay! I made it to a year of podcasting!
I'm announcing a couple of format changes, and then I launch into the Q&A session.
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18 Robert Pickton - Part 4 from 2018-01-21T05:10
[Part 4 of 4] In this final episode, we find out about Robert Pickton's interrogation, processing Canada's largest crime scene, what happened in the trial, and the aftermath.
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17 Robert Pickton - Part 3 from 2018-01-05T06:00
[Part 3 of 4] In this part, we find out what led to Robert Pickton's eventual arrest.
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16 Robert Pickton - Part 2 from 2017-12-21T08:32
[Part 2 of 4] We continue our journey through Robert Pickton’s life, and that of the missing women of the Downtown Eastside. More mistakes are made by the Vancouver Police Department. And t...
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15 Robert Pickton - Part 1 from 2017-12-07T02:34:07
[Part 1 of 4] Canada's most prolific serial killer was active from the late 80s until his capture in 2002. Robert Pickton was a pig farmer who lived in Port Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver. Ove...
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14 The Murder of Tori Stafford - Part 3 from 2017-09-22T22:16:58
[Part 3 of 3] The shocking conclusion to the story of an 8 year old girl who went missing from Woodstock, Ontario in 2009. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, I encourage you to listen to that fi...
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13 The Murder of Tori Stafford - Part 2 from 2017-09-22T22:16:47
[Part 2 of 3] The shocking conclusion to the story of an 8 year old girl who went missing from Woodstock, Ontario in 2009. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, I encourage you to listen to that fi...
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12 The Murder of Tori Stafford - Part 1 from 2017-08-27T08:34
[Part 1 of 3] In 2009 in the city of Woodstock, Ontario, an 8 year old girl would go missing. This shocking story that unfolded would decimate the façade of the sleepy, blue-collar city, exposin...
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11 Shell Lake Massacre from 2017-08-01T19:35
The story of Saskatchewan’s worst mass murder. 21-year-old Victor Hoffman suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which saw him descend into madness, leading to a collision with an unsuspecting fam...
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10 The Murder of Paula Gallant from 2017-07-15T22:54
Nova Scotia | Two days after Christmas in 2005, 36-year-old schoolteacher Paula Gallant went shopping and never returned. Just hours after she was reported missing by her husband Jason...
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09 The Murder of Tim Bosma - Part 3 from 2017-06-27T05:06
[Part 3 of 6] Conclusion to the Tim Bosma and Dellen Millard trilogy; you’ll hear what Dellen Millard and Mark Smich got up to after Tim Bosma was murdered, and how they went about covering up t...
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08 The Murder of Tim Bosma - Part 2 from 2017-06-09T22:54:55
[Part 2 of 6] We learn more about Dellen - a party boy rich kid who decides he wants a particular make and model of truck, and doesn’t want to pay for it. So he arranges a test drive with o...
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07 The Murder of Tim Bosma - Part 1 from 2017-05-22T13:31:34
[Part 1 of 6] In 2013, a 32-year-old family man took two potential buyers for a test drive in the truck he was selling. He never returned from that test drive. What happened? Was it about the ma...
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06 The Murder of Reena Virk from 2017-05-01T01:01:42
In 1997, a 14 year old girl is invited by a group of peers she thinks are her friends to meet under a bridge in Victoria, British Columbia. What happened next was unthinkable. The crime was a wa...
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05 Teen Boys Who Kill from 2017-04-01T17:29:50
All about young offenders in Canada, this episode tells the stories of two disturbed teenaged murderers who were connected to the controversial Young Offenders Act. This episode contains content...
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04 Douglas Garland from 2017-03-14T16:47
This episode is about the heinous and senseless murders of Alvin and Kathy Likness and their grandson, five-year-old Nathan O’Brien, who were snatched one night from their beds by a psychopathic...
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03 Cody Legebokoff from 2017-02-28T03:20:29
This is the story of Cody Alan Legebokoff: Canada's teenaged serial killer. Cody had a normal childhood, a loving family, and was described as popular and easy going. A typical Canadian tee...
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02 Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka - 2 from 2017-02-13T06:35
[Part 2 of 2] The conclusion of the story of two married sexual sadist serial killers who terrorized the Greater Toronto and Niagara areas in Canada in the late 80s and early 90s. This epis...
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01 Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka - 1 from 2017-01-29T19:12
[Part 1 of 2] They call them the Ken and Barbie killers. The perpetrators of one of Canada’s most heinous and notorious crime sprees. They were a good-looking couple and see...
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00 Obligatory Intro Episode from 2017-01-20T06:06
Welcome to Canadian True Crime - a new podcast that will take you on a journey through Canada’s most notorious murder stories. There'll be a bit of everything - serial killers, murders and more....
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