Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real live Canadians.

The Fosterville Murders

The Fosterville Murders

Episode 354: In the quiet, close-knit community of Fosterville, New Brunswick, a crime of unspeakable horror shattered the peace on November 26, 1924. Two young sisters, Cynthia (14) and Necia Foster (10), were found bound, gagged, and brutally murdered in the lakeside camp of their uncle, Harry D. Williams. The sheer brutality of the crime sent shockwaves through the region, making it one of the most infamous cases in New Brunswick’s history.Sources:https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/art

Feb 17, • 1:05:38

The 2018 Toronto Van Attack

The 2018 Toronto Van Attack

Episode 353: On April 23, 2018, a bright spring afternoon turned into a nightmare when a rented van plowed through pedestrians along Yonge Street in North York, a Toronto neighbourhood. In just minutes, 10 lives were tragically lost, and 16 others were injured; one of those later passed away from her injuries, bringing the death toll to 11. The community was left mourning, and the country grappled with questions of how and why such a senseless act could occur.  The man behind the wheel was 25-ye

Feb 10, • 1:12:10

THe Westray Mine Disaster

THe Westray Mine Disaster

Episode 352: At 5:18 a.m. on May 9, 1992, in Plymouth, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, in the Westray Mine, a methane gas explosion, followed by a coal dust blast, ripped through the underground tunnels, claiming the lives of 26 miners working the night shift.The tragedy unfolded against a backdrop of known safety violations and ignored warnings. In the aftermath, a gripping rescue attempt captivated the nation as teams of drägermen braved hazardous conditions in a desperate search for surv

Feb 3, • 1:10:26

Killed on the Job: Constable Emmanuel Aucoin

Killed on the Job: Constable Emmanuel Aucoin

Episode 351: On March 8, 1987, a routine Sunday morning traffic stop on a quiet stretch of Route 640 between Yoho Lake and Hanwell to the southwest of Fredericton, New Brunswick, turned into a tragedy that shocked the nation. Constable Emmanuel “Manni” Aucoin, a 31-year-old highway patrol officer, husband and father of two young children, was shot and killed in the line of duty. His murderer, Anthony Phillip Romeo, an American fugitive who was wanted for another killing in New York, had been fle

Jan 27, • 1:09:57

Transatlantic Tragedy — The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth

Transatlantic Tragedy — The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth

Episode 350: Ashley Wadsworth’s story is one of hope and adventure turned into a nightmare. Originally from Vernon, British Columbia, Ashley travelled to the UK to be with her boyfriend, Jack Sepple, whom she had met online. However, what began as a romantic journey ended in tragedy when she was found dead in February 2022. Her murder shocked communities on both sides of the Atlantic and raised questions about the dangers of online relationships.Join us as we unravel the details of this

Jan 13, • 59:39

Christmas 2024: Mummers, Murder and Manifestations

Christmas 2024: Mummers, Murder and Manifestations

Episode 349: In the 8th Christmas episode of the Dark Poutine podcast, we once again dive into the shadowy side of holiday traditions that often go unnoticed amidst the festive cheer. This episode will explore the dark origins of some Christmas customs, such as mummering, a practice steeped in mystery and community engagement, where masked individuals visit homes to entertain and sometimes frighten.We will also recount the chilling tale of Isaac Mercer, who met a tragic end at the hands of mumme

Dec 23, 2024 • 1:03:28

The Gay Purge in Canada Part 2: The 1960’s -1990's

The Gay Purge in Canada Part 2: The 1960’s -1990's

Episode 348: This is part 2 of our coverage of the Gay Purge in Canada. Last week, we uncovered the origins of the Canadian government’s purge of gays and queer folk, a campaign that began in the early years of the Cold War. This week, we take a chilling dive into one of the government’s most sinister methods—the Fruit Machine. This pseudoscientific device was meant to expose gay individuals through invasive tests, and how the RCMP and military’s attempted Purge of gays from civil servi

Dec 16, 2024 • 1:09:44

The Gay Purge in Canada Part 1: The 1940’s-1960’s

The Gay Purge in Canada Part 1: The 1940’s-1960’s

Episode 347: In this episode, part one of two, thanks to Mathew’s intrepid and unflinching research, we’re peeling back the layers on one of the most harrowing chapters in Canadian history: the Gay Purge. Officially, the campaign targeted LGBTQ+ individuals as part of a national security effort—citing their supposed susceptibility to blackmail by Soviet agents - But the real story is that these purges were driven more by institutional homophobia cloaked in Cold War fears and rhetoric th

Dec 9, 2024 • 57:13

Complex Justice: The Tragic Story of Annie Mae Pictou Aquash

Complex Justice: The Tragic Story of Annie Mae Pictou Aquash

Episode 346: In this episode, we look into the life and mysterious murder of Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, a prominent Indigenous activist whose story continues to haunt the corridors of justice and activism alike. During the tumultuous 1970s, her journey took her from Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, to the heart of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the United States, where she fought for Indigenous rights.The mystery surrounding Annie Mae's death is as compelling as her life. In December 1975, she d

Dec 2, 2024 • 1:13:31

Particularly Cruel: The Murder of Baylee Wylie

Particularly Cruel: The Murder of Baylee Wylie

Episode 345: In December 2015, the quiet city of Moncton, New Brunswick, was shaken to its core by a brutal crime that would leave an indelible mark on the community. Eighteen-year-old Baylee Wylie was found dead in a burned-out townhouse, the victim of a horrific murder that shocked residents and sparked a manhunt for those responsible.Three young people who Baylee thought were his friends were ultimately charged for their roles in Wylie's death: Marissa Shephard, 20 at the time, along with Dev

Nov 25, 2024 • 1:05:54

Buried Evidence: The Murder of Erin Chorney

Buried Evidence: The Murder of Erin Chorney

Episode 344: In 2002, Brandon, Manitoba, was rocked by the disappearance of Erin Chorney, a feisty and energetic teenager with her whole life ahead of her. What began as a simple outing—Erin telling her mother she'd be back in an hour—turned into a parent's worst nightmare when she never returned home. As days turned into weeks and weeks into months, the community of Brandon rallied around the Chorney family, desperately searching for answers.The truth behind Erin's disappearance would only come

Nov 18, 2024 • 1:14:35

Remembrance Day 2024: More Badass Canadians at War

Remembrance Day 2024: More Badass Canadians at War

Episode 343: This is our special Remembrance Day episode. Each year on November 11, Canadians pause to remember the sacrifices made by those who served in the armed forces, defending our country and our allies with incredible courage and resolve.Last year, we shared the story of one remarkable Canadian soldier, Leo Major. Leo was a scout and sniper who, against all odds, single-handedly liberated the Dutch town of Zwolle in 1945. Moving under cover of darkness, he confused and intimidat

Nov 11, 2024 • 1:07:04

Still on the Run: The Murder of Krystal Senyk

Still on the Run: The Murder of Krystal Senyk

Episode 342: In the quiet Yukon community of Carcross, a chilling tragedy unfolded on March 1st, 1992, forever changing the lives of those involved and leaving a lasting impact on the region. Krystal Nicole Senyk, a twenty-nine-year-old with her whole life ahead of her, was found dead in the doorway of her cabin, the victim of a brutal murder.The prime suspect in this heinous crime was Ronald Jeffrey Bax, the husband of Krystal's friend Lynn. In the hours between Krystal's murder and th

Nov 4, 2024 • 1:11:20

Halloween Road Trip: Hauntings, Ghosts and Poltergeists Around the World

Halloween Road Trip: Hauntings, Ghosts and Poltergeists Around the World

Episode 341: Welcome to a very special Halloween edition of Dark Poutine. This year, we’re also celebrating our seventh anniversary! Over the years, we’ve explored the darkest corners of Canadian crime and history, but tonight, we’re widening the lens to take you on a ghostly journey around the world. In the spirit of the spookiest time of year, we’ll dive into the eerie world of hauntings, ghosts and, of course, poltergeists—those noisy, mischievous spirits that have haunted homes, thrown objec

Oct 28, 2024 • 1:09:57

Satanic Panic: A Canadian Export

Satanic Panic: A Canadian Export

Episode 340: In the early 1980s, a wave of fear with its origins in Canada, swept across North America, igniting what would become known as the Satanic Panic. This moral hysteria, fueled by sensationalized media reports and dubious claims of widespread satanic ritual abuse, had its roots in a controversial book published in 1980 titled “Michelle Remembers.”As the panic spread, it manifested in several high-profile cases across Canada. One of the most notorious incidents occurred in Mart

Oct 21, 2024 • 1:10:46

BONUS. EPISODE — Cybercrime in Canada: Staying Safe Online

BONUS. EPISODE — Cybercrime in Canada: Staying Safe Online

This bonus episode of Dark Poutine is brought to you by MasterCard. In this special episode, we’re exploring a growing threat hitting more close to home than ever—cybercrime. We’ve dived deep into all sorts of dark tales before, but this one is a bit different because it’s happening right now, affecting people and businesses across Canada.  Sources:Mastercard Trust Centre | Cybersecurity Solutions for Every Businessmastercard.ca/trustwebcrunchers.com | Wayback MachineElk ClonerJohn Drap

Oct 16, 2024 • 49:33

BC’s Last Man Hanged — The Tale of Leo Mantha

BC’s Last Man Hanged — The Tale of Leo Mantha

On the night of September 6, 1958, Aaron “Bud’ Jenkins was stabbed to death as he slept in his barracks at the Naval base in Esquimalt on Vancouver Island here in British Columbia. A man named Leo Mantha confessed to the crime, was tried, found guilty of 1st-degree murder, and executed in 1959. He was the last person ever to be executed in British Columbia and the 3rd last to be executed in Canada. At the time, executions were rare, and most Canadian death penalty verdicts were commuted to life

Oct 14, 2024 • 1:01:11

Cold and Dark: The 1998 Quebec Ice Storm

Cold and Dark: The 1998 Quebec Ice Storm

Episode 338: The Great North American Ice Storm of January 1998 was a devastating natural disaster caused by five consecutive ice storms affecting eastern Ontario, southern Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, northern New York, and central Maine. Montreal and southern Quebec were hardest hit, with freezing rain from January 4th to 9th accumulating up to 100 millimetres, collapsing trees, power lines, and steel towers. Nearly 3.5 million Quebecers and 600,000 Ontarians lost power, with blackouts

Oct 7, 2024 • 1:07:17

Valentine’s Day Nightmare: The Murder of Betty Hart

Valentine’s Day Nightmare: The Murder of Betty Hart

On the evening of February 14, 1985, Valentine’s Day, at around 6:00 p.m., Bryan Hart of Colborne, Ontario, came home to a quiet house after work. He looked around the house for his wife, Betty, but could not find her. The couple’s 19-year-old son had already been home for an hour and a half. Michael said he hadn’t seen his mom but had noticed a pair of glasses she wore sitting on the landing leading into the basement. Thinking his mother was out somewhere, Michael picked up the glasses and put

Sep 30, 2024 • 1:10:02

Murder in Fort Mac: The Case of Robert LeVoir

Murder in Fort Mac: The Case of Robert LeVoir

In November of 2002, friends and family of 25-year-old Fort McMurray DJ Robert LeVoir became concerned that they hadn’t heard from him in over two weeks. Although he’d been a troubled guy, struggling with drugs, cocaine in particular, it wasn’t like Robert to be out of touch for so long. They worried about his welfare and began searching for him, eventually involving the RCMP.To Robert’s family, the RCMP appeared to be doing little to find their loved one. However, behind closed doors, investiga

Sep 23, 2024 • 1:20:30

Ever a Hero: The 101-Year-Old Who Took Down a Killer

Ever a Hero: The 101-Year-Old Who Took Down a Killer

On December 18, 2014, 101-year-old Ernest Côté, a decorated World War II veteran, became the target of a violent home invasion. The assailant, Ian Bush, gained entry to Côté's secure condo building using fake City of Ottawa identification. Bush proceeded to rob and terrorize the elderly war hero, binding his hands, taping his mouth shut, and leaving him to suffocate with a plastic bag over his head. However, Côté's remarkable strength and presence of mind allowed him to break free, cut a hole in

Sep 16, 2024 • 1:21:26

Forget Me Not — The Murder of Tina Illingworth-Eisnor

Forget Me Not — The Murder of Tina Illingworth-Eisnor

Episode 334: In this episode, we look at a tragic case of domestic violence that shook the small community of New Germany, Nova Scotia. On June 30, 2010, the quiet parking lot of a local grocery store became the scene of a horrific crime that would forever change the lives of the Eisnor family. Wayne Paul Eisnor, driven by jealousy and an unwillingness to let go, confronted his estranged wife, Tina Mae Illingworth-Eisnor, as she sat in her van. In a shocking act of violence that unfolde

Sep 9, 2024 • 1:21:09

Summer Cut Short: The 1977 Rosedale Murders

Summer Cut Short: The 1977 Rosedale Murders

Episode 333: On the evening of July 18, 1977, five local teenagers were relaxing, drinking and listening to music near Ferry Island Park on the banks of the Fraser River just east of Chilliwack. It was a beautiful summer night. At 9:40 p.m., a man appeared from the underbrush armed with a rifle and, without a word, began shooting. Four of the teens were killed: Brothers from Rosedale, Jan Christiaan “John” Den Hertog,16, and Evert “Ed” Den Hertog, 19, Egbert “Bert” Menger, 19, of Clearbrook and

Sep 2, 2024 • 1:17:01

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Leprosy Colony of D’Arcy Island

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Leprosy Colony of D’Arcy Island

Episode 332: In this episode of Dark Poutine, we delve into a troubling chapter of British Columbia’s history that reveals the deep-seated racism and fear that plagued our past. D’Arcy Island, a small and isolated landmass off the coast of Vancouver Island, became home to a leprosy colony from 1891 to 1924. But this wasn’t just any colony; it was a place where Chinese immigrants who had contracted the disease were forcibly sent to live out their days in harsh and inhumane conditions, far from so

Aug 26, 2024 • 1:11:18

Inside Out: The Murders of Panagiota Zerbinos and April Peregooda

Inside Out: The Murders of Panagiota Zerbinos and April Peregooda

Episode 331: On November 8, 2012, in a bloody crime scene, police discovered the body of 43-year-old Panagiota “Yota” Zerbinos in her daughter’s basement suite in the Fleetwood neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C. Yota had been brutally stabbed 24 times and left under a blanket; the murder weapon, a kitchen knife, was still in her chest. Two days later, Yota’s 28-year-old daughter, Gloria Crystle Zerbinos, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. She pleaded not guilty, citing her s

Aug 19, 2024 • 1:07:23

Graphic Details: The Murder of Iana Kasian

Graphic Details: The Murder of Iana Kasian

Episode 330: In this episode, we explore a horrific case that shocked both Hollywood and Canada - the brutal murder of Iana Kasian by her fiancé, graphic novelist and filmmaker Blake Leibel. On May 26, 2016, the mutilated body of 30-year-old Iana Kasian was discovered in the West Hollywood apartment she shared with Leibel. What makes this case particularly chilling is not just the gruesome nature of the crime but the background of the perpetrator himself. Blake Leibel, born into a wealthy Canadi

Aug 12, 2024 • 1:08:14

Radicalized Canadian: The Attack on Paul Pelosi

Radicalized Canadian: The Attack on Paul Pelosi

Episode 329: On October 28, 2022, Paul Pelosi, husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was brutally attacked in his San Francisco home. The perpetrator? A 42-year-old Canadian man named David DePape.Born and raised in British Columbia, DePape's journey from a small-town Canadian to an alleged political extremist is a disturbing tale of online radicalization. As we'll explore in this episode, DePape became immersed in far-right conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies, particularly

Aug 5, 2024 • 1:10:57

Honourless: The Shafia Family Murders

Honourless: The Shafia Family Murders

Episode 328: On June 30, 2009, the serene waters of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ontario, revealed a dark and tragic secret. A submerged car discovered that day contained the bodies of three teenage sisters—Zainab (19), Sahar (17), and Geeti (13) Shafia—along with their father's first wife, Rona Muhammad Amir (52).What initially appeared to be a tragic accident soon unravelled into a chilling tale of premeditated murder. The perpetrators, Mohammad Shafia, his second wife, Tooba Mohammad Yahya,

Jul 29, 2024 • 1:14:03

Hopes Crushed: The Murder of Maple Batalia

Hopes Crushed: The Murder of Maple Batalia

Episode 327: Maple Batalia, a 19-year-old college student studying health sciences, was also a working model and actress and loved to paint. On the night of September 28, 2011, after a late-night study session at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus, she was shot and attacked with a knife in a parking lot as she left the campus library. The savage nature of the attack left her with multiple gunshot wounds and severe stab wounds to her head. Despite efforts to save her, Maple succumbed to her

Jul 22, 2024 • 1:00:35

The British Home Child Migrant Scheme

The British Home Child Migrant Scheme

Episode 326: Between 1869 and 1948, over 100,000 children from the United Kingdom were sent to Canada and other British commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as part of the British Home Children migration scheme. This movement was initiated to alleviate the burden of poverty and overcrowded workhouses in Britain by providing these children with opportunities abroad. However, the reality for many of these children was harsh.  In Canada, they were often placed wit

Jul 15, 2024 • 1:05:33

The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Edward H. Rulloff

The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Edward H. Rulloff

Episode 325: Edward H. Rulloff was a 19th-century Canadian-born serial killer renowned for his exceptional intellect and heinous crimes. Rulloff exhibited prodigious intellectual abilities from a young age. He was a polymath with expertise in various fields, including linguistics, where he made significant contributions, proposing theories on the origin of languages. Despite his scholarly achievements, Rulloff's life was marred by a series of crimes that began with the mysterious disappearance o

Jul 8, 2024 • 1:05:24

What Happened to Sheree Fertuck?

What Happened to Sheree Fertuck?

Episode 324: Sheree Fertuck, a 51-year-old businesswoman, mother of three, and grandmother from Saskatchewan, disappeared on December 7, 2015, after leaving her family’s lunch gathering at her mother’s farm in Kenaston to return to work at a nearby gravel pit. The next day, her abandoned gravel truck was found in the pit, with her personal belongings inside, raising immediate concerns about her unexplained disappearance. Despite extensive ground searches by her family, friends, and the police ar

Jul 1, 2024 • 1:11:25

The 2014 Nanaimo Mill Shooting: The Murders of Michael Lunn and Fred McEachern

The 2014 Nanaimo Mill Shooting: The Murders of Michael Lunn and Fred McEachern

Episode 323: In April 2014, a tragic shooting occurred at a sawmill in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Kevin Douglas Addison, 47, a former employee, opened fire at the Western Forest Products mill, killing Michael Lunn, 61, and Fred McEachern, 53, and injuring two others, Earl Kelly and Tony Sudar. Addison was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Addison's actions shook the tight-knit Nanaimo community and highlighted critical issues surrounding workplace

Jun 24, 2024 • 1:07:23

Marine Disasters in NS and The Wreck of the SS Atlantic

Marine Disasters in NS and The Wreck of the SS Atlantic

Episode 322: Nova Scotia's rugged coastline and treacherous waters have made it a graveyard for ships throughout history. The SS Atlantic, a White Star Line steamship, sank off Nova Scotia on April 1, 1873, in one of the worst maritime disasters before the Titanic. On its 19th voyage from Liverpool to New York with around 975 people on board, the ship ran short of coal and diverted to Halifax. Navigational errors caused it to strike rocks near Prospect, Nova Scotia. Rough seas hindered

Jun 17, 2024 • 1:14:20

Summer Tragedy: The 2018 Fredericton Shooting

Summer Tragedy: The 2018 Fredericton Shooting

Episode 321: On August 10, 2018, the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, was rocked by a horrific shooting that left four people dead. A man armed with a legally obtained assault-style rifle opened fire in a residential neighbourhood, killing two police officers and two civilians. Constables Robb Costello, 45, and Sara Burns, 43, were gunned down as they responded to reports of shots being fired. The civilian victims were 42-year-old Donnie Robichaud and his girlfriend, 32-year-old Bobbie Lee Wr

Jun 10, 2024 • 1:26:39

All That Remains: The Murder of Mary-Lynn Breeden

All That Remains: The Murder of Mary-Lynn Breeden

Episode 320: In 1991, the city of Vancouver was rocked by the brutal murder of 29-year-old Mary-Lynn Kimberly Breeden. Friends and family called her Lynn. The charred remains of her body were discovered in a dumpster, with a single bullet wound to the skull. What followed was a complex investigation that would uncover a web of deceit, greed, and cold-blooded violence. Through witness accounts, advances in forensic evidence, and detailed police work, detectives were able to piece together the chi

Jun 3, 2024 • 1:07:44

Shadows of Deception (Part 3): The Murder of Wayne Millard

Shadows of Deception (Part 3): The Murder of Wayne Millard

Episode 319: In the first two parts of our Shadows of Deception series, we delved into the abysmal depths of depravity exhibited by Dellen Millard and Mark Smich through the heinous murders of Tim Bosma and Laura Babcock.With Millard and Smich already incarcerated for their previous atrocities, a new investigation was launched into the 2012 death of Dellen's father, Wayne Millard, a wealthy aviation businessman. Initially presumed to be a suicide, the circumstances surrounding his demis

May 27, 2024 • 1:16:34

Shadows of Deception (Part 2): The Murder of Laura Babcock

Shadows of Deception (Part 2): The Murder of Laura Babcock

Episode 318: In the previous episode, we explored the shocking murder of Tim Bosma and the subsequent trial that brought two killers to justice. However, their trail of violence did not end there. In this second installment of our three-part series, we delve into the tragic case of Laura Babcock, 23, whose July 2012 disappearance from Toronto was eventually attributed to Dellen Millard and Mark Smich. We'll learn a bit about Laura’s life and examine the circumstances surrounding her vanishing an

May 20, 2024 • 1:02:00

Shadows of Deception (Part 1): The Murder of Tim Bosma

Shadows of Deception (Part 1): The Murder of Tim Bosma

Episode 317: Tim Bosma, a 32-year-old family man from Ancaster, Ontario, went missing in May 2013 after taking two men for a test drive of his truck. The two men were later identified as Dellen Millard, a 27-year-old heir to a Canadian aviation empire, and Mark Smich, a 24-year-old drug dealer and aspiring rapper. This case would expose the disturbing reality of Millard and Smich's cold-blooded violence and web of deceit.The investigation into Bosma's disappearance was just the beginnin

May 13, 2024 • 1:10:13

Morning Run Cut Short: The Murder of Marguerite Telesford

Morning Run Cut Short: The Murder of Marguerite Telesford

Episode 316: On January 18, 1987, 20-year-old University of Victoria student Marguerite Telesford disappeared during a morning jog in Saanich, British Columbia. Her bloody earmuffs, bloodstains, a discharged shotgun shell, and a pry bar were found, suggesting foul play, but her body was never located. In 1989, Scott Ian MacKay was convicted of second-degree murder concerning Telesford's death despite maintaining his innocence. MacKay had a history of violent assaults on women. Recently,

May 6, 2024 • 1:04:31

More than Meets the Eye: The Murder of Barbara Stoppel

More than Meets the Eye: The Murder of Barbara Stoppel

Episode 315: Barbara Gayle Stoppel, a 16-year-old waitress, was tragically murdered on December 23, 1981, in the women's washroom of Ideal Donut Shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was strangled with a twine, and despite being found alive, she succumbed to her injuries after six days on life support. The murder case quickly became notorious not only due to its brutal nature but also because of the wrongful conviction of Thomas Sophonow, who was initially accused of the crime. Sophonow underwent thre

Apr 29, 2024 • 1:07:19

The Life of the Grey Fox: Bill Miner, Train Robber

The Life of the Grey Fox: Bill Miner, Train Robber

Episode 314: Ezra Allen Miner, more commonly known as Bill Miner, was an infamous American stagecoach and train robber born in Michigan in 1846. Bill Miner's criminal career included an early arrest on April 3, 1866, for robbery, leading to a three-year sentence at San Quentin. Over thirty-five years, Miner was incarcerated for a cumulative total of nearly 30 years, experiencing two official releases and making five escapes from custody. He became infamous in Canada for robbing the Canadian Paci

Apr 22, 2024 • 1:02:50

Murders in Meadowvale: Robert Grewal, Joseph Manchisi and Rene Charlebois

Murders in Meadowvale: Robert Grewal, Joseph Manchisi and Rene Charlebois

Episode 313: Douglas Donald Moore, known in Meadowvale, Ontario,  as a drug supplier for young teens, gained notoriety in Mississauga for killing three young men before taking his own life in his jail cell while awaiting trial on 11 charges for sexual assaults on three boys. Peel Regional Police assert that Robert Grewal, 22, of Meadowvale, and Giuseppe (Joseph) Manchisi, 20, of Milton, who were close friends, were killed in 2003 by Moore. After Moore’s death, he was named the prime suspect in t

Apr 15, 2024 • 1:09:02

Moved by the Spirit: The Murder of Mercy Babcock Hall

Moved by the Spirit: The Murder of Mercy Babcock Hall

Episode 312: In a home in Shediac, New Brunswick, on February 13, 1805, Amos Babcock, driven by delusions of divine mission, subjected his family to a horrifying ordeal. He gathered his wife, children and sister, Mercy, instilling fear with his erratic behaviour and unsettling declarations. Spurred by imagined threats and seeing himself as an instrument of God, Amos prepared for a sacrificial act, treating his family with cruelty dressed up as a religious ritual. His deep descent into madness wa

Apr 8, 2024 • 1:04:07

Road Trip: Reckless Rust — The Death of Halyna Hutchins (Part 2)

Road Trip: Reckless Rust — The Death of Halyna Hutchins (Part 2)

Episode 311: On October 21, 2021, a tragic accident occurred on the set of the low-budget old-west movie Rust, filmed on a New Mexico ranch. Wife, mother and Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was fatally shot, and writer/director Joel Souza, 48, was injured. It was the lead actor and producer, Alec Baldwin, who was holding the prop gun that killed Hutchins and wounded Souza. Somehow, it contained a live round. Investigations also revealed other live rounds on set, which is never supposed to h

Apr 1, 2024 • 1:18:07

Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that’s every woman’s worst fear.www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/C

Mar 28, 2024 • 38:52

Road Trip: Reckless Rust — The Death of Halyna Hutchins (Part 1)

Road Trip: Reckless Rust — The Death of Halyna Hutchins (Part 1)

Episode 310: On October 21, 2021, a tragic accident occurred on the set of the low-budget old-west movie Rust, filmed on a New Mexico ranch. Wife, mother and Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was fatally shot, and writer/director Joel Souza, 48, was injured. It was the lead actor and producer, Alec Baldwin, who was holding the prop gun that killed Hutchins and wounded Souza. Somehow, it contained a live round. Investigations also revealed other live rounds on set, which is never supposed to h

Mar 25, 2024 • 1:10:14

Road Trip: More to the Puzzle — Somerton Man Updates

Road Trip: More to the Puzzle — Somerton Man Updates

Episode 309: In Mike's first book, Murder, Madness and Mayhem, he wrote about an unknown man whose body was found on Somerton Park beach near Adelaide, Australia, by two trainee jockeys who’d been out with their horses on the morning of December 1, 1948. Lying in peaceful repose, the man wore a suit, overdressed for the warm Australian summer, and had no wallet or identification. He was unknown to anyone locally. The labels of his clothing had been ripped out.  Some enigmatic leads proved fruitl

Mar 18, 2024 • 59:09

Apex Predator: The Murder of Kim Hallgarth

Apex Predator: The Murder of Kim Hallgarth

Episode 308: Kimberly Lynn Hallgarth was the 33-year-old mother of one and involved with former CFL football player Joshua Joseph Boden when. she was found brutally murdered at her residence in Burnaby, British Columbia, in March 2009. Her death was covered extensively in the media due to its connection with Boden, who had a long history of legal entanglements and was the main suspect in her killing. After years of awaiting a resolution, Kimberly’s family finally got a whiff of justice, when in

Mar 11, 2024 • 1:03:32

Three on the Tracks: Kenny Novak, David Burrows and Terry Burt

Three on the Tracks: Kenny Novak, David Burrows and Terry Burt

Episode 307: On Friday, July 10th, 1970, around 7 a.m., near Ludlow, Maine, 45 kilometres from the border with Canada, the crew aboard a northbound Bangor & Aroostook Railway train noticed something lying on the tracks ahead. They thought at first it might be trash but reacted quickly regardless. Despite the immediate application of the brakes, the locomotive, towing 19 heavy boxcars, could not stop in time to avoid a collision. The objects on the tracks were sleeping bags containing three young

Mar 4, 2024 • 57:01

The Tragic Death of Mark Harshbarger

The Tragic Death of Mark Harshbarger

Episode 306: This week, we discuss the shooting death of American Mark Harshbarger during a 2006 hunting trip to Newfoundland. The Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, man was shot by his wife, Mary Beth Harshbarger, who claims she thought he was a black bear. In 2010, Harshbarger was extradited to Newfoundland, where she stood trial for criminal negligence causing death. The prosecution cited insurance money as Mary Beth’s motive for the killing. After two weeks of hearings in September, the presi

Feb 26, 2024 • 1:09:35

The Crimes of Joseph LaPage, The French Monster

The Crimes of Joseph LaPage, The French Monster

Episode 305: Joseph LaPage, a French-Canadian rapist and necrophile known as the French Monster, was tried and hung in 1878 for the brutal, sexually motivated murder of Josie A. Langmaid, 17, in Pembroke, New Hampshire, in 1875. LaPage was also the sole suspect in the 1874 murder of Marietta N. Ball, a girl from St. Albans, Vermont. He was arrested for that crime; however, insufficient evidence prevented a trial, but the night before his execution, LaPage confessed to Marietta’s murder. Only wee

Feb 19, 2024 • 59:29

The Bizarre Case of Blair Adams

The Bizarre Case of Blair Adams

Episode 304: On the morning of July 11, 1996, police were called to the parking lot of a hotel under construction off Interstate 40 at 7471 Crosswood Boulevard in Knoxville, Tennesee. There, they found the body of a man, later identified as Robert Dennis Blair Adams, 31, a Canadian citizen from Surrey, B.C. Family and friends called him Blair. Scattered around his body were personal items belonging to Blair and almost $4000 in various currencies, including Canadian, American, and German money. A

Feb 12, 2024 • 1:03:31

Terror on the School Bus: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

Terror on the School Bus: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

Episode 303: The Chowchilla school bus hijacking and kidnapping, a notorious case that occurred in 1976, involved the abduction of a school bus carrying 26 children, nineteen girls and seven boys, ages 5 to 14, and their driver, Frank Edward ‘Ed’ Ray, who was 55. It was orchestrated by three young men from affluent families — brothers Richard Schoenfeld, 22, James Schoenfeld, 24, and their friend Frederick Newhall Woods IV, also twenty-four. The crime was motivated by a desire for ransom money a

Feb 5, 2024 • 1:00:55

The Murder of RCMP Constable Thomas Brian King

The Murder of RCMP Constable Thomas Brian King

Episode 302: On April 25, 1978, RCMP Constable Thomas (Brian) King, a 40-year-old father of three, pulled over a vehicle for a minor traffic offence at 12:35 AM on Highway 11, roughly a quarter mile (400 metres) north of the Saskatoon city boundary. Inside the car were two young men: 18-year-old Darrell Luke Crook and 19-year-old Gregory Michael Fischer. The pair had intentionally disabled the vehicle’s tail light to draw the attention of law enforcement. As the unsuspecting officer was

Jan 29, 2024 • 1:09:44

Update: Stanley Park’s Babes in the Woods Identified

Update: Stanley Park’s Babes in the Woods Identified

Episode 301: In episode thirteen of Dark Poutine, we covered the Babes in the Woods case, a tragic and long-unsolved mystery from Vancouver. In 1953, the skeletal remains of two children were discovered in Stanley Park, one of Vancouver's largest urban parks. What made this case, particularly haunting was that the children were found with a hatchet that appeared to have been used to end their lives. The identities of the two children remained unknown for almost 70 years until, in 2022, using DNA

Jan 22, 2024 • 1:00:48

BONUS: Interview with Stacey Thur, Daniel’s mom — The Murder of Daniel Levesque — Part 2

BONUS: Interview with Stacey Thur, Daniel’s mom — The Murder of Daniel Levesque — Part 2

As this is bonus content related to episode 300, we don’t have the usual show open. There are no loons. There’s no music. There’s no Mathew here for this. This episode is dedicated entirely to Daniel Jordan Levesque's memory and features my recent conversation with his mother, Stacey Thur, from her home in Revelstoke. B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 2024 • 1:02:58

Lured by Lies — The Murder of Daniel Levesque — Part 1

Lured by Lies — The Murder of Daniel Levesque — Part 1

Episode 300: In June 2011, twenty-year-old musician Daniel Jordan Levesque moved from his family home in Revelstoke, B.C., to Victoria, full of dreams to start a new life and advance his burgeoning musical career. On June 15, seeking work, Daniel went to a 7-Eleven store, where he met Joshua Tyler Bredo, the store’s Assistant Manager, who hired Daniel on the spot. Bredo presented himself as a good guy, a helpful friend, but in truth, he quickly became obsessed with Daniel sexually with nefarious

Jan 15, 2024 • 1:27:53

Holiday 2023: Winnipeg’s Yuletide Bandit

Holiday 2023: Winnipeg’s Yuletide Bandit

Episode 299: In this episode, we explore a dark chapter of Winnipeg's criminal history, centred on the "Yuletide Bandit," notorious for his holiday-season robberies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Michael David Syrnyk, known for targeting banks and armoured vehicles, executed his crimes with a reckless disregard for human life, often using firearms and viewing his victims merely as obstacles. His choice of the festive season for these heists added a cruel irony to his crimes, starkly contrast

Dec 25, 2023 • 1:05:29

Chinese Exclusion from Canada. Part 2: Return of the Dragon

Chinese Exclusion from Canada. Part 2: Return of the Dragon

Episode 298: Last week, we learned how Chinese immigrants have significantly contributed to Western Canada's development since 1788, playing critical roles in trade, gold rushes, and railway construction. Despite their contributions, they faced severe discrimination and exploitation, particularly during the railway construction in the early 1900s. Post-railway completion, they suffered rights losses and were subject to a prohibitive head tax, escalating to $500, which failed to deter immigration

Dec 18, 2023 • 52:39

Chinese Exclusion from Canada. Part 1: Enter the Dragon

Chinese Exclusion from Canada. Part 1: Enter the Dragon

Episode 297: The history of Chinese immigration to Canada is a story marked by adversity. Chinese labourers played a pivotal role in building the Canadian railway under harsh conditions, yet faced institutional discrimination, including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923, which limited immigration and separated families for years. Despite these challenges, the Chinese community's resilience has left an indelible mark on Canadian culture. Today, we honour their contributions and recognize the need

Dec 11, 2023 • 53:44

Extreme Misogyny: The Montreal Massacre

Extreme Misogyny: The Montreal Massacre

Episode 296: On December 6, 1989, a tragic and profound event shook Canada and had a lasting impact. That evening, a gunman entered the École Polytechnique in Montreal, an engineering school affiliated with the Université de Montréal. This act of violence was specifically targeted against women, marking it as a horrific instance of gender-based violence. The attacker, motivated by his hatred for feminists whom he blamed for his personal and professional failures, embarked on a rampage through th

Dec 4, 2023 • 1:03:43

The Black Friday Siege: The Murder of Detective Boyd Davidson

The Black Friday Siege: The Murder of Detective Boyd Davidson

Episode 295: On the afternoon of December 20, 1974, a storekeeper in Calgary, Alberta, alerted the police about a customer, Philippe Laurier Gagnon, 26, who became aggressive after being denied the sale of airplane glue. The individual fled, and police pursued him to his residence two blocks away. When officers approached the suspect's residence, they were met with gunfire. Additional police, more than 130 officers, arrived to find the suspect armed with two rifles rifle in a garage. Ga

Nov 27, 2023 • 1:00:44

The Quakers and The Killers: The Murder of Peter Lazier

The Quakers and The Killers: The Murder of Peter Lazier

Episode 294: On the evening of December 21, 1883, near Bloomfield, Ontario, visitor Peter Lazier was murdered by two intruders at the farmhouse of Quakers Gilbert and Margaret Jones. The community, deeply affected, quickly organized a search. They traced footprints in the snow, leading to Joseph Thomset and the Lowder family's homes near West Lake. By the next day, Joseph Thomset and brothers David and George Lowder were arrested and charged with murder. The legal process moved rapidly. The coro

Nov 20, 2023 • 1:05:55

Cold Case Turned Hot: The Murder of Cathy Pozzobon

Cold Case Turned Hot: The Murder of Cathy Pozzobon

Episode 293: During the evening of Friday, October 13 and the early hours of October 14, 1978, a group of teens and young adults attended a gathering in a rural area of Maple Ridge, B.C. That night, 16-year-old Catherine Emma Pozzobon went missing from the event. Her partially clothed remains were discovered on the afternoon of October 15, not far from the location of the party. Investigations revealed the presence of seminal fluid in her mouth, throat, and on her clothing, as well as a tuft of

Nov 13, 2023 • 1:02:48

Introducing... Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry | The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash | 1

Introducing... Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry | The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash | 1

The old days of air travel were quite risky…compared to today, the chances of your flight going down were far greater …every airport had kiosks and coin-operating vending machines where you could buy life insurance before you headed to the gate—you know, just in case you thought you weren’t going to make it to your final destination…1977 was one of the worst years for accidents in aviation history…in addition to several violent hijackings every month—sometimes with fatal results—There w

Nov 11, 2023 • 30:43

Remembrance Day 2023: The One-Eyed Ghost — Leo Major

Remembrance Day 2023: The One-Eyed Ghost — Leo Major

Episode 292: In the annals of military history, few figures stand as singularly remarkable as Léo Major, a French-Canadian soldier whose audacious feats in World War II and the Korean War etched his name in the pantheon of military legends. During World War II, he served with the Régiment de la Chaudière, participating in the D-Day landings and embarking on a series of extraordinary exploits that culminated in the single-handed liberation of the Dutch town of Zwolle from Nazi occupation. Unfazed

Nov 6, 2023 • 1:02:21

Introducing... Black and Blue: Behind the Badge | Catching Hell

Introducing... Black and Blue: Behind the Badge | Catching Hell

It’s 1986 and Michael Morrison is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance to leave his life of poverty in Newark and start afresh. It’s a job offer he can’t afford to refuse. Michael has no idea what this new job has in store. But he soon realizes: he’s just joined ‘the biggest gang in America’. Join Seren Jones to hear Michael’s story and find out what it means to be both Black and Blue. Want to hear more? You can follow along on your favourite podcast app here: https://link.chtbl.com/b

Nov 4, 2023 • 36:17

Spooktober 5: The Story of Jack Fiddler, Wendigo Killer

Spooktober 5: The Story of Jack Fiddler, Wendigo Killer

Episode 291: Jack Fiddler was a chief and shaman among the Anishinaabe in northwestern Ontario. Born around 1839, he became renowned for his abilities in white magic, particularly his claimed power to defeat the Wendigo, a cannibalistic spirit. Fiddler asserted that he had vanquished fourteen Wendigos during his lifetime. Some of these were believed to be sent by enemy shamans, while others were individuals from his community who developed an uncontrollable craving for human flesh. Families ofte

Oct 30, 2023 • 59:34

Spooktober 4: Fact or Fiction? Jacko the Ape-Boy from Yale, BC

Spooktober 4: Fact or Fiction? Jacko the Ape-Boy from Yale, BC

On July 3, 1884, the Daily Colonist newspaper in Canada reported the capture of "Jacko," described as a human-like creature resembling a gorilla near Yale, British Columbia. Some Bigfoot enthusiasts later cited this story as evidence for Sasquatch's existence. The tale gained prominence and drew much speculation from only a single story reprinted in numerous newspapers. Jacko’s story has been featured in various books, documentaries and television shows. Other articles from 1884 dismiss

Oct 23, 2023 • 1:06:37

Spooktober 3: More on Canadian UFOs and The Charlie Red Star Sightings

Spooktober 3: More on Canadian UFOs and The Charlie Red Star Sightings

First, we look at a little more about the history of UFO sightings in Canada and elsewhere. These are not a new phenomena. In the show’s second half, we learn about a series of UFO sightings that occurred in the 1970s in Manitoba, particularly around Carman. The sightings garnered significant attention because of their frequency and because many credible individuals, including police officers and other professionals, witnessed them. The name “Charlie Red Star” was given to the object due to its

Oct 16, 2023 • 1:20:33

Spooktober 2: More Canadian Ghost Stories

Spooktober 2: More Canadian Ghost Stories

Episode 288: In this, the second episode of our five-part Spooktober series, we dive into three ghostly tales from coast to coast or, to coin a phrase, ghost to ghost. First, we’re off to northern New Brunswick to learn about the ghostly Fire Ship of Chaleur Bay, said to sail the waters of the bay intermittently terrifying mariners. Next, we head to Wallaceburg, Ontario, where, in the 1830s, violent poltergeist activity known as the Baldoon Mystery occurred. Last, we come back west to B.C., wher

Oct 9, 2023 • 1:09:09

Spooktober 1: More Legendary Canadian Creatures

Spooktober 1: More Legendary Canadian Creatures

Episode 287: Canada, the second-largest country in the world, is a vast land of dense forests, expansive tundras, and rugged coastlines. Our diverse landscapes are home to folklore, legends, and tales of mysterious creatures. These elusive beings have captured the imaginations of locals, researchers, and enthusiasts for generations. In this, the first of five spookier-themed episodes for October, let’s explore a few of Canada's most intriguing legendary creatures. We’ll learn about a we

Oct 2, 2023 • 1:15:11

The Mind Reader and the Murderer: The Booher Farm Massacre

The Mind Reader and the Murderer: The Booher Farm Massacre

Episode 286: On July 9, 1928, the Alberta Provincial Police were alerted to a mass murder at the Booher farm in Mannville, Alberta. Upon arrival, they discovered the bodies of Rose Booher, her oldest son Fred, and two hired hands, Gabriel Grombey and Bill Rozak, all shot dead.  The younger son, Vernon Booher, was unharmed. He’d been out in the fields working that evening and, after hearing shots, ran back to the house to his mother and brother dead. It was he who’d sounded the alarm. Two Booher

Sep 25, 2023 • 1:08:49

Road Trip: The Trial of the Pendle Witches

Road Trip: The Trial of the Pendle Witches

Episode: 285: The 1612 Lancashire trials of the accused Pendle witches, one of the most notorious witchcraft trials in English history, took place during the reign of King James I. Twelve individuals from the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire were accused of practicing witchcraft and brought to trial at Lancaster Assizes. Of these, ten were found guilty and hanged, one was found not guilty, and another died in prison. The trial is particularly remembered for the testimonies of the accused, e

Sep 18, 2023 • 1:11:30

The Murder of Gladys Wakabayashi

The Murder of Gladys Wakabayashi

Episode 284: On the evening of June 24, 1992, after she failed to pick her daughter up from school, 41-year-old Gladys Wakabayshi’s estranged husband, Shinji and her daughter, Elisa, discovered her body in the hallway of their home in Shaughnessy, a posh Vancouver neighbourhood. Gladys had been brutally slashed and bled out on the floor.  Early on, after uncovering an affair between Derek James, a long-time family friend, and Gladys Wakabayashi, Jean Ann James, 52, Derek’s wife, became the numbe

Sep 11, 2023 • 57:33

Private Acts and Public Health: HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada

Private Acts and Public Health: HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada

Episode 283: In this episode, we venture into a controversial and tragic chapter of Canada's legal history. It intertwines public health, personal relationships, and the weight of the law. We're talking about the history of HIV non-disclosure cases in Canada. Part of our journey takes us to the early 2000s, zeroing in on Johnson Aziga, a Ugandan-born Canadian resident. His name would soon become synonymous with a landmark legal battle challenging the boundaries of consent, deception, and respons

Sep 4, 2023 • 1:17:27

The Child Martyr: Aurore Gagnon

The Child Martyr: Aurore Gagnon

Episode 282: Aurore Gagnon is probably one of the most tragic figures in twentieth-century Canadian history. She was only ten years old when she died of exhaustion and blood poisoning in her hometown of Sainte-Philomène-de-Fortierville, Quebec, on February 12, 1920. An autopsy revealed at least 54 wounds on her body, presumably inflicted over time by her stepmother Marie-Anne Houde and her father, Télesphore Gagnon. Both were later convicted for their roles in the little girl’s death. Aurore Gag

Aug 28, 2023 • 1:04:08

Beaver Lake Tragedy: The McKenzie Murders

Beaver Lake Tragedy: The McKenzie Murders

Episode 281: On the night of Saturday, October 25th, 1857, in Beaver Lake, a part of Simond’s Parish in St John County, a heinous crime was committed unlike anything ever seen in New Brunswick up to that point. Sure, there had been murders and arsons, but those were often the result of heated arguments or drunken brawls. But this crime was different. It’s hard to believe that anyone in New Brunswick would coldly and calculatedly murder a man named Robert McKenzie, his wife, and his four

Aug 21, 2023 • 1:12:31

They Walked Away — The Murder of Martin Payne

They Walked Away — The Murder of Martin Payne

Episode 280: In the early morning hours of July 8, 2019, Vancouver Island RCMP launched a manhunt for two inmates who had escaped from William Head, a minimum security federal institution in Metchosin, south of Victoria. The two men, James Lee Busch and Zachary Armitage had walked away from William Head the day before. The fugitives were arrested on July 9 after an off-duty RCMP officer spotted them in Esquimalt. On July 12, RCMP found the body of 60-year-old Martin Keith Payne, who had

Aug 14, 2023 • 1:07:55

Repeat Offender: The Murders of Chantale Deschesnes and Marylène Levesque

Repeat Offender: The Murders of Chantale Deschesnes and Marylène Levesque

Episode 279: In Quebec City, on October 21, 2004, Dario Gallese got an alarming phone call from his younger brother, Eustachio Gallese. In the call, Eustachio admitted to killing his girlfriend, Chantale Deschesnes, 32, and, following his brother's advice, contacted the police to report the crime. Eustachio was arrested, charged, and convicted of the second-degree murder of Chantale. In late 2006, Eustachio was sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility for 15 years. In 2019

Aug 7, 2023 • 1:06:43

Murder in Richmond Hill: The Crimes of Grace Marks and James McDermott

Murder in Richmond Hill: The Crimes of Grace Marks and James McDermott

Episode 278: In this episode, we plunge into the perplexing saga of Grace Marks and James McDermott. Their story, a blend of mystery and controversy, revolves around the savage murders of wealthy Richmond Hill farmer Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery, in 1843. This tale continues to ignite debates about guilt, innocence, and the essence of criminality. We'll lay out a tangled web of facts and speculations surrounding these infamous figures and their crimes. We journey through

Jul 31, 2023 • 1:07:28

The Alexander Family Tragedy

The Alexander Family Tragedy

Episode 277: On January 26, 2012, Jo Anne Alexander called 911 from her residence in Richmond, B.C., pleading for help and mentioning that she had ingested sleeping pills. Upon arrival, police found Jo Anne and her husband, John Alexander, in their bed with their deceased family dog. John was dead and had suffered blunt-force injuries. His death was ruled a homicide. Jo Anne was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was arrested after a conversation with police and subsequently charged

Jul 24, 2023 • 1:11:21

The Shooting of Jacob Sansom and Morris Cardinal

The Shooting of Jacob Sansom and Morris Cardinal

Episode 276: On March 27, 2020, Jacob Sansom, 39, and his uncle, Maurice Cardinal, 57, both Métis, went hunting in Glendon, Alberta. They later began driving along Range Road 484, where they were mistakenly suspected of planning a burglary by Roger Bilodeau, a white property owner. Bilodeau, 58, and his 16-year-old son, Joseph, gave chase, reaching speeds up to 150 km/h. Another son, Anthony Bilodeau, 33, was called to join during the chase. He did and brought a gun. After a confrontati

Jul 17, 2023 • 1:04:25

Introducing... Deadman's Curse: Slumach's Gold

Introducing... Deadman's Curse: Slumach's Gold

This historical, true crime podcast hosted by Kru Williams from History Television's hit original series Deadman’s Curse: The Legend of the Lost Gold investigates the curse and legend surrounding the lost gold mine of Pitt Lake. On their quest they're joined by members of the Stó:lō and Katzie First Nations, historians and cultural experts of diverse backgrounds, as they sort fact from fiction and give Slumach a voice from the other side of the veil. You'll hear about how an Indigenous prospecto

Jul 14, 2023 • 26:23

The 1984 Quebec National Assembly Shooting

The 1984 Quebec National Assembly Shooting

Episode 275: On May 8, 1984, a man with a beard, dressed in Canadian Forces camouflage attire and wearing a beret, entered the studios of CJRP, a radio station in Quebec City. Employees at the station noticed the man had a knife secured to his leg. The man approached the assistant to radio host André Arthur’s assistant, presented her with an envelope while introducing himself as “Mr. D.” and promptly left. The man was later identified as Denis Lortie, a 25-year-old disgruntled Canadian Forces co

Jul 10, 2023 • 1:03:13

The Unsolved Murder of Trina Hunt

The Unsolved Murder of Trina Hunt

Episode 274: Trina Hunt, a 48-year-old woman from Port Moody, B.C., was reported missing on the evening of January 18, 2021. Her husband, Iain Hunt, claimed to have seen her at her home that morning. Her whereabouts remained unknown for weeks despite extensive search efforts by authorities and volunteers. Tragically, Trina’s body was discovered near Hope, B.C., South of Silver Creek on March 29, 2021. Her death was determined a homicide.  The investigation into her murder is ongoing, and her kil

Jul 3, 2023 • 1:03:43

Bitter Reality: The Murder of Jasmine Fiore

Bitter Reality: The Murder of Jasmine Fiore

Episode 273: On August 15, 2009, the mutilated body of Jasmine Fiore, a 28-year-old Playboy model and aspiring actress, was found stuffed into a suitcase and discarded in a dumpster in Buena Park, California. The investigation quickly led to her husband, Ryan Jenkins, a Canadian real estate investor and former contestant on the reality TV show “Megan Wants a Millionaire.” As the investigation progressed, a disturbing picture of domestic violence and jealousy emerged. It was revealed that Jenkins

Jun 26, 2023 • 1:05:44

Kettle Valley Train Explosion: The Death of Peter Verigin

Kettle Valley Train Explosion: The Death of Peter Verigin

Episode 272: Peter Vasilievich Verigin, also known as “Lordly,” was a highly respected and influential leader among the Doukhobors. These Doukhobors had migrated to Canada in 1899, seeking a new life and religious freedom. Verigin was pivotal in guiding and inspiring them to create a strong and united community based on their religious beliefs. However, tragedy struck in 1924, casting a dark shadow over Verigin’s legacy. An explosion occurred on Car 1586 of the Kettle Valley Line, resulting in t

Jun 19, 2023 • 1:09:56

Case Updates:  Sharron Prior and The Babes in the Woods

Case Updates: Sharron Prior and The Babes in the Woods

Episode 271: In this episode, we’re providing updates on two historical shows that are now recently solved by way of updates to DNA technology and genetic genealogy. In the first half of this episode, we have recent updates to show 130, where we learned of the brutal rape and murder of a Montreal teen, Sharron Prior. We can finally answer the question posed in that episode’s title, “Who Killed Sharron Prior?” In the second half, we go all the way back to episode 13, “Babes in the Woods - Stanley

Jun 12, 2023 • 1:11:46

The Empress of Ireland Disaster

The Empress of Ireland Disaster

Episode 270: Having just set out from Quebec City the previous day, in the early hours of May 29, 1914, the passenger ship Empress of Ireland sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec. She was on a return trip to Liverpool, England and due to heavy fog, the ship collided with the Norwegian collier SS Storstad.  Just two years after the Titanic calamity in international waters off the coast of Nova Scotia came the deadliest shipwreck in Canadian history. The event was so significant

Jun 5, 2023 • 1:01:33

The Murder of Pamela Gail Bischoff

The Murder of Pamela Gail Bischoff

Episode 269: On April 12, 1991, a group of teens attended a woodland party near Oromocto, New Brunswick, involving alcohol and drugs, including LSD. Pamela Gail Bischoff, 14, and William Wayne Dale (Billy) Stillman, 17, left the gathering together, marking the last sighting of Pamela Bischoff alive. Stillman returned home later, wet from the thighs down, cold, shaking, and sporting a cut above his eye with mud and grass on his pants. Six days later, Pamela’s body was discovered in the Oromocto R

May 29, 2023 • 1:08:17

Long Time Gone: The Murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook

Long Time Gone: The Murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook

Episode 268: On November 18, 1987, Jay Cook, 20, and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, a young couple from Vancouver Island, went on a road trip to Seattle, Washington. Unfortunately, they were never seen alive again. Their bodies were discovered weeks later in separate locations. Tanya had been raped, shot, and left in a ditch in Skagit County. Jay was found strangled in the woods near Monroe, about 60 miles away. The case went unsolved for over three decades until 2018, when authorities were able to u

May 22, 2023 • 1:07:48

The Canadian Caper: Canada’s Role in the Iran Hostage Crisis

The Canadian Caper: Canada’s Role in the Iran Hostage Crisis

Episode 267: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants attacked the US embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 diplomats and staff members hostage. Remarkably, six diplomats managed to slip away unnoticed. These individuals were Robert Anders, Cora Lijek, Mark Lijek, Joseph Stafford, Kathleen Stafford, and Lee Schatz. Schatz sought refuge at the Swedish embassy, while the others went to the British embassy. However, upon nearing the embassy, they encountered a large crowd of protestors obstruct

May 15, 2023 • 1:18:06

Hollow Man — The Crimes of Mark Twitchell (Part 2)

Hollow Man — The Crimes of Mark Twitchell (Part 2)

In October 2008, the friends and family of 38-year-old Johnny Altinger were worried. Although emails and social media messages had indicated Johnny had run away on the spur of the moment with an unknown woman he’d just met, things didn’t add up. The messages did not have the same feel as Johnny’s typical fare, and he wasn’t known for his spontaneity. Police had already spoken with the tenant at the Edmonton garage that Johnny was directed to on the night he disappeared. They’d seen some things t

May 8, 2023 • 49:43

Hollow Man — The Crimes of Mark Twitchell (Part 1)

Hollow Man — The Crimes of Mark Twitchell (Part 1)

Episode 265: In October 2008, 38-year-old Johnny Altinger was looking for love online and, thinking he’d found it, was lured to his death in a dingy south Edmonton, Alberta garage. Johnny believed he would meet the girl of his dreams, but a Star Wars and Dexter-Morgan-obsessed serial killer wannabe and 29-year-old amateur filmmaker named Mark Andrew Twitchell awaited him in the garage’s darkness.NOTE: This is part one of an updated, two-part expanded REDO of an earlier episode with whic

May 1, 2023 • 1:01:24

The Burning of Montreal: Angélique and the Fire of 1734

The Burning of Montreal: Angélique and the Fire of 1734

Episode 264: In Montreal, Quebec on the evening of April 10, 1734, a fire broke out in the home of Madame de Francheville on Rue Saint-Paul and quickly spread throughout the city. Raging for hours, it destroyed over 46 buildings, primarily residential homes, and the Hôtel-Dieu, a hospital that provided medical care to soldiers and people who were too poor to care for at home. There were rumours that Madame de Francheville’s Portuguese-born black enslaved woman, Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique, star

Apr 24, 2023 • 1:03:17

The History of Canada’s Drug Laws: Racism, Moral Panic and Refer Madness

The History of Canada’s Drug Laws: Racism, Moral Panic and Refer Madness

Episode 263: Approaching the week of 4/20, cannabis enthusiasts worldwide are preparing for a unique celebration. However, it’s essential to acknowledge the dark history of cannabis prohibition in Canada and the USA. The criminalization of cannabis wasn’t based on scientific evidence of its harmful effects or widespread health concerns but was fuelled by moral panic, racism, and xenophobia. It served as a tool to maintain a rigid social hierarchy, where those in power and privilege oppressed and

Apr 17, 2023 • 1:03:35

The Hamilton Torso Murder: How Could You, Mrs. Dick?

The Hamilton Torso Murder: How Could You, Mrs. Dick?

Episode 262: In early March of 1946, John Dick, a 39-year-old streetcar conductor in Hamilton, Ontario, disappeared. Weeks later, five local children found John’s torso on the city’s outskirts — his head and limbs were missing. Suspicion soon fell on John’s wife, Evelyn, who was arrested and charged with the murder. The pair had had a whirlwind courtship and had been married only months before John turned up dead. During the investigation, police discovered the body of a newborn encased

Apr 10, 2023 • 1:10:15

The Vanishing of Brianne Wolgram

The Vanishing of Brianne Wolgram

Episode 261: On September 5th, 1998, between 11:00 and 11:30 pm, Brianne Ruth Wolgram was last seen at the 7-11 store in Revelstoke, BC., in the company of three young females whose identities are unknown. Five days later, Brianne’s abandoned car was discovered 30 km south of Revelstoke, towards the Akolkolex Falls & River, on Echo Lake Road. Inside the car was her wallet, driver’s license and $200, but there was no sign of Brianne. Nearly 25 years later, Brianne’s family and friends are left wo

Apr 3, 2023 • 1:05:14

The Cold War in Canada: Spies, Bunkers & Nukes, Oh My!

The Cold War in Canada: Spies, Bunkers & Nukes, Oh My!

Episode 260: Canada played an important role in the Cold War, a period of intense geopolitical tension and rivalry between the Western powers and the Soviet Union that lasted from the end of World War II in 1945 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. As a member of the Western Bloc and a close ally of the United States, Canada was involved in a wide range of Cold War activities, including the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the construction of a

Mar 27, 2023 • 1:09:47

Twisted: The Murders of Jessica Grimard, Christine Speich and Anna Lisa Cefali

Twisted: The Murders of Jessica Grimard, Christine Speich and Anna Lisa Cefali

Episode 259: After she’d been missing only one day, on the evening of May 7th, 2002, the body of 14-year-old Jessica Grimard was discovered by her father in a stream within a wooded area near her home in Rivière-des-Prairies, a suburban borough on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec.As her killer had placed Jessica in the water, washing away evidence, there was not much for the cops to go on. At first, police considered that Jessica had been killed by someone known to her. H

Mar 20, 2023 • 1:03:35

The Tragic Tale of Janice and Clayton Johnson

The Tragic Tale of Janice and Clayton Johnson

Episode 258: On the morning of February 20, 1989, stay-at-home mother of two Janice Faye Johnson was found unconscious, gravely injured and barely clinging to life at the foot of a flight of basement stairs in the Shelburne, Nova Scotia home she shared with her family, Clayton Norman Johnson and daughters Darla and Dawn. Even though she was still alive when she was found by a neighbour, who called for an ambulance immediately, Janice died in the hospital just after noon that day.More th

Mar 13, 2023 • 1:08:42

Unknown Monster: The Murder of Agnes Bings

Unknown Monster: The Murder of Agnes Bings

Episode 257: In Victoria, B.C., on the rainy evening of Friday, September 29, 1899, on her way home from work alone, forty-four-year-old Agnes Bings walked across a railroad bridge, cutting through the Songhees Reserve as she did every other night without incident. This night, however, would be her last. Someone took her life somewhere during the 20-minute walk between her bakery on Store Street and the Bings family home on Russell Street. The next morning, Agnes Bing’s body was discove

Mar 6, 2023 • 1:15:04

The Killing of Colten Boushie

The Killing of Colten Boushie

Episode 256: Colten Boushie was a 22-year-old Indigenous man from the Red Pheasant First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, who was shot and killed on a farm near Biggar, Saskatchewan, on August 9, 2016. His death received widespread attention and led to a national conversation in Canada about systemic racism and the treatment of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system. The trial and acquittal of the farmer who was charged with Boushie’s death, a man named Gerald Stanley, also sparked con

Feb 27, 2023 • 1:13:25

The Murder of Natsumi Kogawa

The Murder of Natsumi Kogawa

Episode 255: On September 28, 2016, a police dog discovered the nude and decomposing body of a young woman on the grounds of Gabriola House, a famous and, at that time, abandoned mansion on Davie Street in Vancouver’s West End. The body was that of Natsumi Kogawa, 30, a Japanese woman who’d been in Canada on a Visa to study English since May that year. Natsumi’s friends and family had not heard from her since September 8, and she’d been officially listed as a missing person four days after that.

Feb 20, 2023 • 1:06:55

Failed Justice: The Murder of Brigitte Grenier

Failed Justice: The Murder of Brigitte Grenier

Episode 254: On Saturday, June 23, 1990, three teenagers, Brigitte Grenier, 16, Kyle Unger, 19, and Timothy Houlahan, 17, all separately attended a music festival at a ski resort near Roseisle, Manitoba. The following morning, Brigette was discovered dead in a creek in a heavily forested area within the resort. She’d been sexually assaulted, beaten, tortured and strangled to death. As both had been seen with the victim during the hours before her death, police quickly targeted Kyle Unger and Tim

Feb 13, 2023 • 1:13:38

AWAY: Girl Gone: The Closs Family Tragedy

AWAY: Girl Gone: The Closs Family Tragedy

Episode 253: At 12:53 am on the morning of October 15, 2018, a frantic, garbled 911 came in from the Closs Family just west of the City of Barron, Wisconsin, U.S.A. There is screaming throughout the 45 seconds of the call from what seems to be two different females. Police arrived shortly after 911 was placed. Inside the home were the bodies of James and Denise Closs. They’d both been shot to death. It was soon discovered that the Closs couple’s 13-year-old daughter, Jayme Lynn, was missing. Sou

Feb 6, 2023 • 56:40

Tormented: The Death of Amanda Todd

Tormented: The Death of Amanda Todd

Episode 252: Starting when Amanda Michelle Todd was just 11 years old, a person began a campaign of sexual extortion, relentless harassment and cyberbullying. Over the next three years, Amanda endured constant pressure from the man who used 22 online aliases on four different social media platforms to coerce and lure her into performing pornographic cam shows for him. On September 7, 2012, Amanda posted a now-famous video on YouTube in which she used a series of flashcards to tell her experience

Jan 30, 2023 • 1:07:05

Canada’s First Mass Murder: The Easby Family

Canada’s First Mass Murder: The Easby Family

Episode 251: In the rural area known as Drummond Township, near Perth, Ontario, about a mile north of the village of Balderson’s Corners, in the early morning hours of December 10, 1828, what appeared to be an accidental fire resulted in the deaths of Thomas Easby’s wife and four eldest children. Only a month later, it was the word of Thomas’s only surviving son that painted a different, more sinister picture. Thomas was arrested, charged with the murders and tried. Easby’s trial was brief, he w

Jan 23, 2023 • 1:07:23

The Sinking of the Queen of the North

The Sinking of the Queen of the North

Episode 250: At 8:00 PM on the evening of March 21, 2006, the B.C. Ferries-operated motor vessel Queen of the North departed Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The long-haul passenger and vehicle ferry, making the 18-hour overnight trip to *Port Hardy* on the Northern end of Vancouver Island, was carrying 22 vehicles, 101 people, 59 passengers and 42 crew. Many passengers were asleep when, at 12:21 A.M., at 17.5 knots, the ferry struck an underwater ledge on the northeast side of Gil Island in Wri

Jan 16, 2023 • 1:20:39

Christmas 2022: Safe Cracking Santa & his Murderous Elf

Christmas 2022: Safe Cracking Santa & his Murderous Elf

Episode 249: As this is our special Christmas episode. It is our tradition to tell a Yuletide-themed yarn. This one is about a duo of bandits who burglarized various shopping malls across the United States and Canada year after year during the holidays. Their insidious M.O. was to work from the inside. The group’s leader, a safe cracker named Willie Thomas Soke and his sidekick, a little person of colour called Marcus Skidmore, would acquire jobs inside the department store. Soke, a foul-mouthed

Dec 19, 2022 • 1:08:39

Away Game: The Murder of John Lennon

Away Game: The Murder of John Lennon

Episode 248: In New York City on the 8th of December, 1980, the world was rocked by the murder of influential rock and roll icon, artist, sometimes controversial activist and dad John Lennon. After an evening recording session at the Record Plant, John Lennon and his wife, artist Yoko Ono returned to their Central Park West apartment building, The Dakota. As John and Yoko approached the entrance to the building, they passed a man for whom, only hours earlier, Lennon had signed an autograph. The

Dec 12, 2022 • 1:07:25

The Caledonia Mills Poltergeist

The Caledonia Mills Poltergeist

Episode 247: In January of 1922, the first of a series of fires broke out on a farm in the small rural community of Caledonia Mills in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. The family who lived at the farm, Alexander, 70, and sixty-nine-year-old Janet MacDonald, 69, and their 15-year-old adopted daughter Mary-Ellen, claimed the unexplained blazes, 30 in all, had begun in rapid succession in places not close to either wood stove. The fires and other terrifying occurrences that drove them out of the hom

Dec 5, 2022 • 57:23

The Murder of John Ruffolo

The Murder of John Ruffolo

Episode 246: John Ruffolo, 36, an employee of Brinks Canada at Butler Crescent location in Saanichton, British Columbia, was due to start a night shift at 10:30 PM on October 19, 2003. He was an ATM technician and an armoured car driver. When John didn’t show up, the rest of the armoured car crew waited 30 minutes before calling John’s home. A woman answered the phone, telling John’s co-worker, Jason Amos, that John had left for work some time ago. The crew waited a few more minutes before calli

Nov 28, 2022 • 1:04:53

The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders

The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders

Episode 245: Between 1926 and 1928, a sinister darkness was afoot on a small chicken ranch in Wineville, California. When he was only 19, Gordon Stewart Northcott, a Canadian, had abducted, raped, tortured and murdered at least three and as many as 20 others. His victims were predominantly prepubescent boys. He sexually assaulted and released numerous others. When a portion of the truth came out, much of it was told by Northcott’s nephew, 13-year-old Sanford Clark. Northcott had brought Sanford

Nov 21, 2022 • 58:51

What Happened to Tom Thomson?

What Happened to Tom Thomson?

Episode 244: On the morning of the 8th of July 1917, thirty-nine-year-old Tom Thomson, a renowned Canadian painter and skilled outdoorsman, set off well-supplied for a day-long fishing excursion in his canoe on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park in Whitney, Ontario. A canoe, later identified as Thomson’s, was found floating upside down in the lake later on the same day. When Tom did not return from his fishing trip the next day, his friends became concerned. Eight days after Thomson first s

Nov 14, 2022 • 1:05:50

Remembrance Day 2022: Disaster at Dieppe

Remembrance Day 2022: Disaster at Dieppe

Episode 243: Eighty years ago, on August 19, 1942, in Operation Jubilee began as the Allies attacked the French port of Dieppe on the English Channel Coast. Of the more than 6100 troops involved, five thousand were soldiers of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division and a thousand British, many commandos, with a handful of others including Americans. The hope was to gain a foothold in Europe, breaching Hitler’s heavily-fortified Atlantic Wall. But unfortunately, the Germans were ready for them, and t

Nov 7, 2022 • 1:07:09

Fallen Four: The Mayerthorpe Tragedy (Part 2): The Shooting & Aftermath

Fallen Four: The Mayerthorpe Tragedy (Part 2): The Shooting & Aftermath

Episode 242: On March 3, 2005, a contingent of RCMP constables, attended the property of James Michael Roszko, 46 in Rochfort Bridge, near Mayerthorpe, Alberta. The members were there to serve a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on the farm, discovered the day before. Roszko, knowing the police would be arriving soon, armed himself with the help of a couple friends, Shawn Hennessey and Dennis Cheeseman, and then he laid in wait for the RCMP. When four

Oct 31, 2022 • 1:09:04

Fallen Four: The Mayerthorpe Tragedy (Part 1): Offender History

Fallen Four: The Mayerthorpe Tragedy (Part 1): Offender History

Episode 241: On March 3, 2005, a contingent of RCMP constables attended the property of James Michael Roszko, 46, in Rochfort Bridge, near Mayerthorpe, Alberta. The members were there to serve a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on the farm, discovered the day before. Roszko, knowing the police would be arriving soon, armed himself with the help of a couple of friends, Shawn Hennessey and Dennis Cheeseman, and then he lay in wait for the RCMP. When fou

Oct 24, 2022 • 1:17:07

The History of Wartime Internment in Canada

The History of Wartime Internment in Canada

Episode 240: Canada has had a long and embarrassing history of race relations, starting with the indigenous peoples who’d lived here for thousands of years prior to the arrival of European colonizers. Our nation has also facilitated the mass internment of people perceived as threats to our national security during war time. As World War I raged in Europe, internment camps were set up to house Ukranians, Germans, Turks and Bulgrians. Of the more than 8500 detainees involuntarily held in

Oct 17, 2022 • 1:31:50

Introducing... Driven By Her: Unsung Heroines

Introducing... Driven By Her: Unsung Heroines

The episode you're about to hear is a sample of the "Driven By Her" series from the Ongoing History of New Music presented by Porsche Canada. On this 5 episode series host Alan Cross explores the amazing contributions some of the most talented women on the planet have made to Modern Music. From Women who made the 90's rock to guitar heroes to the stories of some of the most talented songwriters and producers on the planet making the biggest hit we all know the words to...​ On the sample you're a

Oct 12, 2022 • 27:57

Delayed Justice — Part 2: The Murder of Monica Jack

Delayed Justice — Part 2: The Murder of Monica Jack

In our last episode we heard of the murder of eleven-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert in Abbotsford, B.C. The 1975 murder went unsolved for nearly 40 years.  Less than a year after Kathryn-Mary was killed, another girl from Abbotsford, Theresa Hildebrandt, 15, also went missing. Her body turned up in 1980, she’d been murdered. Two years after that and more than 200 kilometres from Abbotsford, another girl, Monica Jack, 12, went bike riding near Merritt, B.C. and was never again seen alive. Her rema

Oct 10, 2022 • 1:05:14

 Delayed Justice — Part 1: The Murders of Kathryn-Mary Herbert & Theresa Hildebrandt

Delayed Justice — Part 1: The Murders of Kathryn-Mary Herbert & Theresa Hildebrandt

Episode 238: In Abbotsford, B.C., on the evening of September 24, 1975, Kathryn-Mary Herbert, age 11, was abducted while on her way home from a friend’s home. Last seen The girl’s body was discovered almost two months later on the Matsqui Indian Reserve north of Abbotsford. Investigators determined that she was likely murdered on the day she’d disappeared. In May 1976, Theresa Hildebrandt, 15, vanished without a trace from her Aldergrove, B.C. home. F Police believed she might be a runaway, but

Oct 3, 2022 • 1:08:20

Murder in Chatham: Virginia & Alfred Critchley and Jasen Pangburn

Murder in Chatham: Virginia & Alfred Critchley and Jasen Pangburn

Episode 237: On a fall evening in 1991, police discovered the bodies of Alfred Critchley, 75, and Virginia Critchley, 73, in the Chatham, Ontario residence they shared with their son and his family. The couple had been brutally stabbed. Alfred was unconscious but alive and Virginia was barely alive. Virginia died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and Alfred died later in the hospital having never regained consciousness. After a brief search, the couple’s grandson, Jasen Pangburn, 19, w

Sep 19, 2022 • 1:08:08

The Murder of Diana Russell (Part 2)

The Murder of Diana Russell (Part 2)

Episode 236: In our last episode, we heard about the murder of 61-year-old retiree, and beloved mother, grandmother and recent great-grandmother, Diana Russell. On February 22, 2002, after her car was found abandoned, in out-of-the way Boston Bar, her family became concerned. Diana was not answering her phone and no one knew where she was.She was later found by police in the basement of Kelowna ,B.C. townhome. Diana had been beaten, hogtied, raped and then strangled. The number one susp

Sep 12, 2022 • 1:20:48

The Murder of Diana Russell (Part 1)

The Murder of Diana Russell (Part 1)

Episode 235: On February 22, 2002, a vehicle was found in the ditch off the Trans-Canada highway near Boston Bar, B.C. The car was registered to 61-year-old mother, grandmother and recent great-grandmother, Diana Russell, who was nowhere around the car. RCMP obtained a key to Diana’s Kelowna townhouse and went inside finding the woman partially clothed body underneath some mattresses and furniture. She’d been hogtied, raped, beaten and strangled. Police quickly determined that Ronald Leal Fowler

Sep 5, 2022 • 54:17

Heaven’s Gate — UFO Death Cult

Heaven’s Gate — UFO Death Cult

Episode 234: On March 26, 1997, police found the bodies of 39 members of a religious UFO cult known as Heaven’s Gate in an 830 square-metre (9,000 square foot) home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, a San Diego suburb. All, including the group’s leader, Marshall Applewhite Jr., had died in a ritualistic act of mass suicide. The headline on the cult’s website, which remains online today, stated, “Hale-Bopp brings closure to Heaven’s Gate.” Over the following weeks, as investigators probed what happ

Aug 29, 2022 • 1:28:09

Falling Stars: The Belcher Island Murders

Falling Stars: The Belcher Island Murders

Episode 233: During the harsh winter of 1941, as World War II raged elsewhere, closer to home, a tragedy occurred on the remote, ice-covered island archipelago in Hudson Bay called the Belcher Islands. After witnessing a dramatic meteor shower, a tribal group of Inuit people believed the world was ending. Inspired by a copy of the New Testament Bible translated into Inuit syllabics by Anglican missionaries, 27-year-old Charlie Ouyerack, self-professed shaman of the tribe, claimed he was the seco

Aug 22, 2022 • 1:21:34

Washed Away: The 1929 Newfoundland Tsunami

Washed Away: The 1929 Newfoundland Tsunami

Epidsode 232: The strongest earthquake ever recorded in eastern Canada, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, occurred at 5:02pm Newfoundland time on the 18 of November in 1929. It was felt as far west as Ottawa and as far south as New York City. The quake, centred around 250 km south of Newfoundland along the southern edge of the Grand Banks caused a massive sub-ocean landslide. Two and a half hours after the quake a series of tsunami waves smashed into Newfoundland’s isolated Burin Peni

Aug 15, 2022 • 1:23:19

Die by the Sword: The Life and Murder of Gerald Bull

Die by the Sword: The Life and Murder of Gerald Bull

Episode 231: Gerald Vincent Bull was a smart cookie from North Bay, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto at 20, got a master’s degree at age 21, and at 22 earned a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering from the University of Toronto’s newly created Institute of Aerodynamics.Magazines touted him the ‘boy rocket scientist’. Nations sought him for his innovative ideas regarding long range artillery, ballistics and other military related endeavours. He was charged several times

Aug 8, 2022 • 1:22:29

The Chambermaid Murders - Belva Russell, Jane Woolley and Edith Authier

The Chambermaid Murders - Belva Russell, Jane Woolley and Edith Authier

Episode 230: Over a period of 22 months, between January 1969 and January 1971, 3 women in Southwestern Ontario were brutally murdered in 3 different towns. These women’s names were Isobella “Belva” Russell, Edith Authier, and Jane Wooley. Police solved the case of the third victim, Belva Russell, a matter of weeks after the crime. The perpetrator, Gerald Thomas Archer was convicted and imprisoned. There were obvious similarities between all three crimes. For several reasons the initial investi

Aug 1, 2022 • 54:56

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 3)

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 3)

Episode 229: In our last episode we learned about the life and first two murders of British serial murderer Dennis Andrew Nilsen. He was arrested after police discovered human remains he’d flushed down the toilet at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a Suburb of North London. In this episode we’ll learn about Nilsen’s next twelve murders, what happened after his arrest and the aftermath of his crimes. A number of Nilsen’s victims remain unidentified to this day. As Dennis Nilsen was a necrophil

Jul 25, 2022 • 1:01:31

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 3)

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 3)

Episode 229: In our last episode we learned about the life and first two murders of British serial murderer Dennis Andrew Nilsen. He was arrested after police discovered human remains he’d flushed down the toilet at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a Suburb of North London. In this episode we’ll learn about Nilsen’s next twelve murders, what happened after his arrest and the aftermath of his crimes. A number of Nilsen’s victims remain unidentified to this day.As Dennis Nilsen was a n

Jul 25, 2022 • 1:09:46

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 2)

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 2)

Episode 228: In our last episode we learned about the final killing and capture of British serial murderer Dennis Andrew Nilsen after police discovered human remains he’d flushed down the toilet at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a Suburb of North London, England. After his capture, the enigmatic Muswell Hill Murderer, or Kindly Killer, as he would come to be called, was more than happy to discuss his crimes. In this episode we’ll learn more about the killer’s life, his other crimes and what

Jul 18, 2022 • 1:12:59

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 1)

Lonely Monster: Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen (Part 1)

Episode 227: On the 8th of February, 1983, complaints about the plumbing at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a suburb in London, England led to the discovery of human remains. The remains were traced to the flat of a tenant in the home named Dennis Andrew Nilsen, 37, a civil servant, former police officer and veteran of the British military. In Nilsen’s home police found grisly evidence of many more murders. The enigmatic Muswell Hill Murderer, or Kindly Killer, as he would come to be called,

Jul 11, 2022 • 59:42

Blueprint for Murder, and the Architecture of Grief

Blueprint for Murder, and the Architecture of Grief

On a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon on the 15th of August 1914, in a house near Spring Green, Wisconsin one of the worst mass killings in the state’s history occurred when 7 people were axed to death, immolated, and the house they were in burnt down. It was a case that on its own would have made headlines - but it wasn’t just any house that was burnt - it was the world-famous architectural treasure named Taliesin that was left in rubble, a house created by the internationally renowned architect F

Jul 4, 2022 • 1:10:31

Tragedy x2: Gail Miller and David Milgaard (Part 2)

Tragedy x2: Gail Miller and David Milgaard (Part 2)

Episode 225: In our last episode we learned that in Saskatoon, on the morning of January 31, 1969, a 12-year-old girl on the way to school stumbled upon the body of Gail Miller, a 20-year-old nurse’s aide, lying in the snow in an alley. Gail had been raped, murdered and discarded in the snow by her killer. As there had been a number of sexual assaults in the city, police were under enormous pressure to solve the murder and soon their attention turned to 16-year-old David Edgar Milgaard. He’d bee

Jun 27, 2022 • 1:33:56

Tragedy x2: Gail Miller and David Milgaard (Part 1)

Tragedy x2: Gail Miller and David Milgaard (Part 1)

Episode 224: In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on the morning of January 31, 1969, a 12-year-old girl on the way to school stumbled upon the body of Gail Miller, a 20-year-old nurse’s aide, lying in the snow in an alley. Gail had been raped, murdered and discarded in the snow by her killer. As there had been a number of sexual assaults in the city, police were under enormous pressure to solve the murder and soon their attention turned to 16-year-old David Edgar Milgaard. He’d been in the neighbourhood

Jun 20, 2022 • 1:15:39

Blurred Justice: The Murders of Corporal Irwin and Trooper Black

Blurred Justice: The Murders of Corporal Irwin and Trooper Black

Episode 223: On Friday, February 20, 1976, while on vacation in Florida OPP Corporal Donald R. Irwin, 39, a father of three from Kitchener, Ontario, went on a ride along with his good friend Florida State Trooper, Philip Black, also 39-years-old. Irwin was in civilian clothing and unarmed. At around 7:15 a.m. they checked an old Camaro parked in a rest area on I-95, north of Pompano Beach, Florida. Moments later, both officers were dead, and the five people who’d been in the Camaro had

Jun 13, 2022 • 1:20:15

Murder on the Island: Who Killed Byron Carr?

Murder on the Island: Who Killed Byron Carr?

Episode 222: On Sunday, November 12,1988 beloved 36-year-old high school teacher named Byron Carr was found by his family dead in the bedroom of his home in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He’d been strangled to death and stabbed. Byron’s wallet had been stolen, and ominously on his wall, written in pen, were the words “I will kill again.” Investigators revealed that Byron was a closeted gay man, and had been involved in a consensual sexual encounter with an as yet unidentified man

Jun 6, 2022 • 1:25:10

Murder on the Isle of Dogs: The Execution of Auguste Neel

Murder on the Isle of Dogs: The Execution of Auguste Neel

Episode 221: On the morning of December 31, 1888, in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, friends found 61-year-old fisherman François Coupard dead in his fishing shack. Someone had brutally slain Coupard and had mutilated his body horribly after his murder. A quick investigation led to two men, Auguste Neel and Louis Ollivier, trying to flee to Newfoundland on a stolen fishing boat. The pair later admitted their roles in the murder and were tried and convicted. Ollivier was sentenced to 10 years at hard

May 30, 2022 • 1:05:05

Set Up: The Bombing that Never Was

Set Up: The Bombing that Never Was

Episode 220: The attention grabbing headline of the the article in The Province newspaper on the morning of July 3, 2013 screamed, “RCMP foil Canada Day bomb plot”, the subheading read, “VICTORIA: Two British Columbians allegedly hatch scheme to blow up legislature.” Since March of that year, RCMP had been engaged in what they called Project Souvenir, a complex and expensive sting operation to gather evidence against two Surrey residents, John Stuart Nuttall, 38, and his common-law wife

May 23, 2022 • 1:28:34

UFOs Part 2b - BONUS - Listener Stories of UFO Encounters & Area 51

UFOs Part 2b - BONUS - Listener Stories of UFO Encounters & Area 51

Episode 219 BONUS: In this episode we hear from several Dark Poutine listeners, and in one case, a family member of a listener, who are sharing their experiences and feelings around their own UFO encounters. Mike also shares his own experience as a youth, and at the end of the show Mike and Mathew talk about their recent visit to The Extraterrestrial Highway, Rachel, Nevada and the back Gate of Area 51.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choice

May 16, 2022 • 1:25:33

UFOs Part 2a - UFOlogist Chris Rutkowski Interview

UFOs Part 2a - UFOlogist Chris Rutkowski Interview

Episode 219: In the first of two episodes released this week, Mike interviews Chris Rutkowski. Chris A. Rutkowski is a science writer who has devoted much time to investigating and studying reports of UFOs, writing about case investigations, and offering his insights into the broad UFO phenomenon publishing the annual Canadian UFO Report. Chris has authored numerous books on UFOs and two of his previous books, Abductions and Aliens and The Canadian UFO Report, were national bestsellers. He was r

May 16, 2022 • 1:23:38

UFOs Part 1 — Canadian Reports, Research & Disclosure

UFOs Part 1 — Canadian Reports, Research & Disclosure

Episode 218: The history of humanity is rife with stories of unexplained things in the skies above us. Handed down first verbally and pictographically by way of depictions painted on cave walls and then in written accounts, there are scores of stories about strange lights and objects in the sky. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, as human technology has improved, we have been able to better document and disseminate information about these sightings. Over the next two epi

May 9, 2022 • 1:19:12

The Mysterious Death of Holly Bartlett

The Mysterious Death of Holly Bartlett

Episode 217: In the early hours of March 27, 2010, Holly Bartlett, 31, was found unconscious and badly injured under the A. Murray MacKay bridge in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 350 metres away from her home. She died the next day in a Halifax Hospital. Holly, a grad student at Dalhousie University, was fiercely independent despite her disability. She had been completely blind since she was thirteen years old. Holly’s autopsy indicated she’d imbibed alcohol and that she had sustained “blunt force injur

Apr 25, 2022 • 1:17:14

The Legend of La Corriveau

The Legend of La Corriveau

Episode 216: In Quebec, on April 15, 1763, after a supposed confession and hasty trial by an English military tribunal, 30-year-old Marie-Josephte Corriveau was convicted of murdering in brutal fashion her second husband, Louis-Étienne Dodier, and was sentenced to death. She was hanged with haste, three days later. Her body was then put on display in a form-fitting metal cage and placed at a crossroad where for the next five weeks, she stood as a warning to others considering domestic homicide a

Apr 18, 2022 • 1:17:07

Ghost Ship: The Tale of the Mary Celeste

Ghost Ship: The Tale of the Mary Celeste

Episode 215: Mary Celeste, formerly Amazon, was an American registered, Nova Scotia built brigantine that was found abandoned on December 4, 1872, some 740 km off the Azores, Portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery almost 150 years later. Sources: Fisherman’s Memorial | Lunenburg NS Sable Island | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (text of 1834) by… | Poetry Foundation The Mystery of the Mary Celeste. Part One: The Facts - Daily Nautica The Myst

Apr 11, 2022 • 1:08:54

Innisfail Bombing: The Murder of Vicky Shachtay

Innisfail Bombing: The Murder of Vicky Shachtay

Episode 214: On November 25, 2011, neighbours around the four-plex at 51st Avenue and 47th Street in the town of Innisfail, Alberta heard a bang which shook their homes. Some said sounded like a gunshot, others said it sounded like someone dropping a heavy pile of wood. The dining room window of one the corner suites had been blown outward, glass was strewn throughout the yard. Police were called to the scene by a bystander inside the home and found a horrific scene. The home was full of smoke a

Apr 4, 2022 • 1:12:40

The Mystery of the Missing Millionaire: Ambrose Small

The Mystery of the Missing Millionaire: Ambrose Small

Episode 213: Toronto theatre magnate and enigmatic millionaire Ambrose J. Small disappeared without a trace on December 2, 1919, only a day after having made a lucrative deal to sell his ownership interests in his chain of theatres including the Grand Opera House in Toronto. People interested in the case suspected one of two theories were the most likely for the tycoon’s abrupt disappearance — either Small had run off and had into hiding under his own steam, or someone had abducted and very like

Mar 28, 2022 • 1:18:04

Breaking the Oath: The Murder of Sian Simmonds

Breaking the Oath: The Murder of Sian Simmonds

Episode 212: On the afternoon of January 27, 1993, the day before her 20th birthday, Sian Simmonds, a student who was working he way through school, was found dead in her basement suite in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C. She had been shot and bludgeoned. Neighbours had heard screams coming from her suite. Only days later, a man named David Schlender was arrested. Already on bail for the attempted murder of one of his cocaine dealers the year before, Schlender told police he’

Mar 21, 2022 • 1:20:11

Murder in Bear River: The Slaying of Annie Kempton

Murder in Bear River: The Slaying of Annie Kempton

Episode 211: On January 27, 1896, in the tiny community of Bear River, Nova Scotia, popular fourteen-year-old Annie Kempton was brutally murdered in her home while her parents were out of town. The crime, papers said, was the worst ever seen in the province up to that point and there was an outcry for swift justice on the heels of the slaying. Two days after the crime, Peter David Wheeler, 26, an immigrant, was arrested and charged with the murder. In July of that year, Wheeler was found guilty

Mar 14, 2022 • 1:03:12

The Murder of Ardeth Wood

The Murder of Ardeth Wood

Episode 210: In the summer of 2003, Ardeth Wood, a 27-year-old PhD candidate studying philosophy at the University of Waterloo, was enjoying a well needed break at her parent’s home in the Orleans neighbourhood of Ottawa. In the early afternoon of August 6, 2003, wanting to take advantage of a beautiful, warm summer day Ardeth borrowed her brother’s bike to go for a ride. Ardeth never came home. Ardeth’s disappearance triggered one of the largest searches in Ottawa’s history up to that point cov

Mar 7, 2022 • 1:16:54

MMIW: The Murder of Daleen Kay Bosse

MMIW: The Murder of Daleen Kay Bosse

Episode 209: Daleen Kay Bosse, was a 26-year-old, wife and mother of Cree heritage and member of the Onion Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan near Saskatoon. On May 18, 2004, after a night out with friends Daleen did not return home. Her family grew worried. When she still hadn’t come home the next day Jeremiah, Daleen’s husband, contacted police, who, initially did not respond with much enthusiasm, telling Jeremiah and Daleen’s concerned parents to wait; that she would probably either come home

Feb 28, 2022 • 1:19:02

The Donnelly Family Massacre

The Donnelly Family Massacre

Episode 208: On Feb 4, 1880, just past midnight 5 members of the Donnelly family (A mother and father, two sons, and a niece) we brutally murdered by a mob in their homes just outside of Lucan, Ontario, in Biddolph township. A crime that happened 142 years ago this month, but it is one that had its roots in the distant past, and that has echoed into the future in Canada right up to today. The family and their story became legendary, and often shocks people into the realization of how da

Feb 21, 2022 • 1:14:13

Bad Apples: Edwin Alonzo Boyd and his Gang

Bad Apples: Edwin Alonzo Boyd and his Gang

Episode 207: After World War II, Canada’s economy rose. Work was much easier to come by than during the depression. Even though he’d been able to secure decent employment, family man and world war veteran with movie star good looks, Edwin Alonzo Boyd, was bored. He’d had his share of trouble already and was feeling the itch again. In the fall of 1949, he robbed his first bank. This crime kicked off events that would lead to one of the most infamous Canadian criminal gangs of the era. Over just a

Feb 14, 2022 • 1:06:47

MMIW: Nanaimo Girl Gone — Lisa Marie Young

MMIW: Nanaimo Girl Gone — Lisa Marie Young

Episode 206: Starting on the evening of June 29 and going into the early morning of June 30, 2002, Lisa Marie Young, a 21-year-old indigenous woman, was celebrating with friends in her hometown, Nanaimo, B.C. It was not only Canada Day long weekend, but also her friend Dallas’s birthday. The group went to several nightclubs and then attended a pair of house parties outside the city. Lisa left the party with a man the group had met just that evening. There were several frantic texts from Lisa sho

Feb 7, 2022 • 1:23:04

Away Game: The Butcher of Hanover — Fritz Haarmann

Away Game: The Butcher of Hanover — Fritz Haarmann

Episode 205: In this Away Game we are off to post World War One Germany where in the early 1920s, a brutal serial killer, Fritz Haarmann, killed at least 27 young men and boys. Many of his crimes, it appears, were committed to impress his lover, a man named Hans Grans. Although Haarmann admitted it was he who murdered and dismembered the victims, he claimed that ultimately, in a few cases, it was Grans who chose who was to die.Sources:Weimar Republic - HISTORYList of German serial kille

Jan 31, 2022 • 1:43:19

Mind Control at Ravenscrag: The MK ULTRA Experiments in Canada

Mind Control at Ravenscrag: The MK ULTRA Experiments in Canada

Episode 204: Between 1957 and 1964 in Montreal, Quebec, experiments were undertaken that compromised and invaded people’s minds, their agency to make decisions for themselves removed and their brains mucked about in, both physically and psychologically. These barbaric, Orwellian experiments often involved mind expanding drugs like LSD, sensory deprivation, shock treatments and periods of sleep induced for weeks at a time as well as other treatments that could easily be called torturous.

Jan 24, 2022 • 1:19:48

The Sydney River McDonalds Shooting

The Sydney River McDonalds Shooting

Episode 203: On May 7, 1992, after the McDonald’s restaurant on Kings Road near Keltic Drive in Sydney River, Nova Scotia, closed for the night and the overnight crew was coming in and the evening crew was leaving. Three young men, armed with a shovel handle, knives and a .22 calibre pistol robbed the establishment. They beat, stabbed and shot 4 of the restaurant workers, killing three, Jimmy Fagan, 27, Donna Warren, 22, and Neil Burroughs Jr., 29, and critically wounding 20-year-old, A

Jan 17, 2022 • 1:33:29

Mad or Malingering?  The Crimes of Mathew Charles Lamb

Mad or Malingering? The Crimes of Mathew Charles Lamb

Episode 202: Mathew Charles Lamb was a troubled and disturbed youngster. He was born in Windsor, Ontario, unwanted, to a teenage mother and bounced from one relative’s home to another, never having close relationships with any of them. To him they were merely his keepers. The rules they laid out for him to follow were bothersome to him. Young Matt was incorrigible. He became violent early on, many of the other kids in his family and in the neighbourhood were terrified of him. After a number of r

Jan 10, 2022 • 1:11:35

The Tragic Death of Robert Dziekanski

The Tragic Death of Robert Dziekanski

Episode 201: On October 14, 2007, after a gruelling 20-hour journey from Poland, Robert Dziekanski, arrived at the YVR airport’s international terminal in Richmond, B.C. Dziekanski, who spoke nor read any English, was unable to read the signs directing him to what he should do next or where he should go. The confused man spent ten hours in the airport wandering around the secure customs area. His mother was waiting for him with a friend only a few meters away in the public waiting area. Had the

Jan 3, 2022 • 1:23:24

2021 Holiday Special — Kevin McCallister & The Wet Bandits

2021 Holiday Special — Kevin McCallister & The Wet Bandits

Episode 200: The story we are about to tell is a harrowing tale of child neglect that leaves a young boy badly scarred for life. In December of 1990, after being overlooked by his family who were on their way to Paris for a Christmas visit, Kevin McCallister is left on his own in the family’s large Winnetka, Illinois home. There the 7-year-old not only has to care for himself, but has to do his best fend off two serial burglars, a team known as the Wet Bandits, attempting to break into the McCal

Dec 20, 2021 • 1:26:56

Canadian Black Widow: Melissa Ann Shepard

Canadian Black Widow: Melissa Ann Shepard

Episode 199: In all the recent photos I could find of Melissa Ann Shepard, she looks like an ordinary, little old lady. But Melissa, Millie to some, has a criminal record a mile long, including convictions for fraud, impersonation and forgery. But, she is best known for, luring men via the internet, drugging them and taking control of all aspects of their lives. Melissa also caused the death of one of her husbands in Nova Scotia, was suspected in another’s death and at least two more me

Dec 13, 2021 • 1:18:33

Wild West Canadians: The Lady Bandit — Pearl Hart

Wild West Canadians: The Lady Bandit — Pearl Hart

Episode 198: If you’ve had any interest in the Wild West, you’ve no doubt heard of a many of the storied gunmen and bandits from the era like Butch Cassidy, Jesse James and Billy the Kid. You probably also think of the United States, but Canada has its own legends and colourful characters from the era on both sides of the border. For example, legendary gunslinger and lawman, Bat Masterson, was was born in Henryville, Quebec. Sometimes the outlaws were women, like one notorious Canadian-

Dec 6, 2021 • 1:14:13

Without Honour — The Crimes of Russell Williams — Part 2

Without Honour — The Crimes of Russell Williams — Part 2

Episode 197: In our last episode we learned a bit about the life and depraved, early crimes of David Russell Williams, a 46-year-old decorated colonel and commander of the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) in Trenton, Ontario - one of the largest and busiest air force bases in Canada. The Canadian military’s rising star also had some dark secrets. Williams had been involved in dozens of instances of break, enter and theft of women’s undergarments in the communities in which he lived. The homeowners and

Nov 29, 2021 • 1:08:20

Without Honour — The Crimes of Russell Williams — Part 1

Without Honour — The Crimes of Russell Williams — Part 1

Episode 196 - In September of 2009, in Cosy Cove, a quiet, rural neighbourhood near Tweed, Ontario, an anonymous young woman sleeping in her home was brutally sexually assaulted by an unknown assailant who’d broken into her home. During the violent, two-hour sexual assault, as her 8 week old daughter slept in another room, the rapist snapped photos of the woman, before escaping into the night. Two weeks later, in the same small neighbourhood, the creeper struck again, sexually assaulting another

Nov 22, 2021 • 1:16:06

Death of a Saint: The Murder of Hanna Buxbaum

Death of a Saint: The Murder of Hanna Buxbaum

Episode 195: Hannah Buxbaum was found dead July 5, 1984 on a highway near London, Ontario after having been shot by roadside bandits three times in the head as her husband Helmuth Buxbaum and their young nephew, Roy, in town from Vancouver for a visit watched helplessly. The bandits sped off with Hanna’s purse and police were called. No one could figure out why anyone would want to murder Hanna Buxbaum, who was as close to being a living saint that anyone could find.  The press initially labelle

Nov 15, 2021 • 1:07:15

Remembrance Day 2021: Canada in the Korean War & Family Stories

Remembrance Day 2021: Canada in the Korean War & Family Stories

Episode 194: On June 25, 1950,  after months of increasing tension, the Korean War or what has been called Canada’s forgotten war, began when North Korean troops invaded South Korea. Countries, including Canada, belonging to the newly formed United Nations jumped in quickly to defend democratic South Korea from the the communist forces from the north. Canada contributed the third largest number of soldiers among UN countries to the war. More than 26,000 Canadians served in the conflict on land,

Nov 8, 2021 • 1:05:27

MMIWG — What Happened to Hilary Bonnell?

MMIWG — What Happened to Hilary Bonnell?

Episode 193: On September 5, 2009, Hilary Bonnell, 16, disappeared from Esgenoopetitj formerly known as, Burnt Church, in the Miramichi region of New Brunswick. Over the next several months her mother, stepfather, family and friends pulled out all the stops searching for the teen. Despite their tireless efforts, during which they utilized the media and a widespread poster campaign, they could not find Hilary. On Sunday, November 8, 2009, Curtis Wayne Bonnell, Hilary’s first cousin, was arrested

Nov 1, 2021 • 1:04:46

HALLOWEEN 2021 — Death, the Afterlife and Things in Between

HALLOWEEN 2021 — Death, the Afterlife and Things in Between

Episode 192: If you’re willing to look you’ll see that human culture and all other endeavors are shot through with one predominant and frightening idea, that one day everything, including us, must come to an end. One day we will die. Human beings are, as far as we know, the only animal capable of understanding that inevitably every one of us, good eggs and bad apples alike, will expire. Hopefully, a long time from now, we will pass away, be sleeping with the fishes, or, if you like, have met our

Oct 25, 2021 • 1:34:11

Horror on Bus 1170 — The Death of Tim McLean

Horror on Bus 1170 — The Death of Tim McLean

Episode 191: On the evening of July 30, 2008, Tim McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian carnival barker was returning home to Winnipeg riding a Greyhound bus when he was viciously stabbed, beheaded, and cannibalized by another passenger about 18 km west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. After arriving on scene, RCMP watched for hours as the perpetrator, Vince Li, 40, desecrated Tim’s body inside the bus after the driver and remaining passengers had fled, powerless to stop the man’s frenzy. Less than a y

Oct 18, 2021 • 1:20:12

Anything But the Truth: The Murder of Mike Todor

Anything But the Truth: The Murder of Mike Todor

Episode 190: Old Mike Todor’s body was found in his east end Regina home in the spring of 1955. He’d lain there for more than 14 months and had been beaten to death. Someone had killed him, but who? Elizabeth “Tootsie” LaFleche, Mike’s 30-something-year-old wife, who’d been living with a friend for months, was telling a lot of stories about what had become of Mike. None of the tales made a lot of sense. After police found Mike’s body, a number of arrests were made, charges were laid and several

Oct 11, 2021 • 1:01:54

The FLQ: Seven Years of Terror and the October Crisis

The FLQ: Seven Years of Terror and the October Crisis

Episode 189: Starting in 1963 and stretching over the next seven years, a militant French separatist group called the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorized La Belle Province. Their aim was to overthrow the Quebec government and leave Canada creating an independent Marxist- Leninist Quebec state. By 1970 the group had committed more than 200 violent criminal and terroristic acts including, bombings and high profile kidnappings. The group’s activities ultimately claimed the lives of eight

Oct 4, 2021 • 1:08:42

The Order of the Solar Temple

The Order of the Solar Temple

Episode 188: In early October of 1994, during a bizarre, nearly simultaneous sequence of murder / suicides, in Quebec, and across the Atlantic in Switzerland, 53 members of the Order of the Solar Temple were found dead in burned out buildings. The deaths fulfilled what the cult’s leaders claimed was the group’s “final transit” or return to Unity with God required before the impending end of the world. Even though it appeared to be over, more cult members were yet to die. Over a year later, in De

Sep 20, 2021 • 55:54

The Mad Slasher of Strathroy

The Mad Slasher of Strathroy

Episode 187: Between 1974 and 1976, a series of rapes and murders took place in and around the small town of Strathroy, in South Western Ontario, perpetrated by Christian Herbert Harold Magee. He sexually assaulted and murdered 3 women, and raped two others.Written by: Mathew StocktonSources:R. v. Magee, 1997 CanLII 2431 (ON CA), <https://canlii.ca/t/6h5f>Mental Health Centre, Penetanguishene v. Magee, 2006 CanLII 16077 (ON CA), <https://canlii.ca/t/1n8bq>https://www.penguin

Sep 13, 2021 • 1:11:28

Canadians and the September 11, 2001 Attacks

Canadians and the September 11, 2001 Attacks

Episode 186: Twenty years ago, on the morning of September 11, 2001, as the world watched in horror, 19 radical Islamist al-Qaeda terrorists launched a group of coordinated attacks using four commuter planes as weapons, hitting several preplanned targets in the eastern United States. Two of the airliners were flown deliberately into each of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane smashed into the U.S. Pentagon. A fourth plane believed to have been bound

Sep 6, 2021 • 1:32:34

She Told Me To: The Blackman Family Tragedy

She Told Me To: The Blackman Family Tragedy

Episode 185: RCMP officers arrived at the Blackman family residence on Spuraway Avenue in Coquitlam, B.C.’s Ranch Park subdivision in the early morning hours of January 18th, 1983. A neighbour had called 911after hearing screams and then witnessing what appeared to be a domestic argument next door that escalated into a shooting. Inside the eerily silent home as the cold winter rain fell, the responding officers found a horrific and bloody scene; six members of the Blackman family were dead. The

Aug 30, 2021 • 1:07:59

Monster in Mississauga: The Murders of Candace Dickey and Neda Novak

Monster in Mississauga: The Murders of Candace Dickey and Neda Novak

Episode 184: In Mississauga, Ontario in 1973 and early 1974, the discoveries of the murdered bodies of two young women, Constance Dickey, 19, and Neda Novak, 18, only months apart, left the community shaken. Both women, it appeared, had been abducted, sexually assaulted, then murdered and dumped by a yet unknown killer. On August 19, 1974, after being sexually assaulted and left for dead, a sixteen-year-old girl, Julia Sheldon, identified a twenty-four-year-old, married father of two na

Aug 23, 2021 • 57:42

Sins of the Father — The Delorme Affair

Sins of the Father — The Delorme Affair

Episode 183 - Early on a cold morning on January 7, 1922, two Montreal city Public Works Department employees, on their way to their works shed, discovered the body of a man laying on the frozen ground near the corners of Coolbrook and Snowden Street. The man, who’d been shot was later identified by a Catholic Priest named Adélard Delorme as his half-brother, Raoul Delorme. When police investigated they were surprised that their evidence pointed to one, very unusual suspect. This case would beco

Aug 16, 2021 • 1:21:02

Sundown — The Death of John Belushi

Sundown — The Death of John Belushi

Episode 182: This is a story of two talented people whose final interaction would lead to the death of one of comedy’s rising stars and a notorious place in Hollywood history for the other. On March 5, 1982, after an all too brief but stellar career in film and television, actor and comedian John Belushi, 33, was found dead in his bungalow at the infamous Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Investigators soon discovered that a Canadian woman, Catherine Evelyn o

Aug 9, 2021 • 1:07:51

The Headless Men of the Nahanni Valley

The Headless Men of the Nahanni Valley

Episode 181 - The region in the South Nahanni River played host to several unexplained and disturbing occurrences in the first half of the twentieth century. Between1905 and 1945, in the remote and rugged wilderness in the lower west corner of Mackenzie Mountains in the Northwest Territories and other unexplained events, there were at least 44 people who went missing under mysterious circumstances. Most unsettling of all were the four bodies that were found during that time in three sep

Aug 2, 2021 • 1:06:08

Renfrew County Rampage: Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam

Renfrew County Rampage: Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam

Episode 180 - On September 22, 2015, in Renfrew County, Ontario, 66-year-old Carol Culleton was murdered in her home by her one-time handyman. The man, who’d become obsessed with the recent widow before killing her, then stole Culleton’s car and drove to the home of an ex-girlfriend, Anastasia Kuzyk, 36, and shot Anastasia there with a shotgun as her sister fled the home. However, the killer was not done settling the scores he had cooked up in his head and then drove to the home of anot

Jul 26, 2021 • 1:09:26

Tragedy in the Amazon: The Ayahuasca Murders

Tragedy in the Amazon: The Ayahuasca Murders

Episode 179 - On April 19, 2018, in the village of Victoria Gracia, a community close to Pucallpa in Peru’s central Amazon region of Ucayali, a man got off his motorcycle. He walked toward the home of Olivia Arevalo Lomas, an 81-year-old shaman and respected elder in her community. The man was irate over a debt owed to him by the woman’s son. After firing a warning shot that drew a crowd of neighbours, the elderly healer came out of her house. After a bit of yelling back and forth, the man gunne

Jul 19, 2021 • 1:18:18

The Quebec City Mosque Massacre & Islamophobia in Canada

The Quebec City Mosque Massacre & Islamophobia in Canada

Episode 178: On the evening of January 29, 2017, a young man, armed with a pistol and a rifle concealed inside a guitar case, entered the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of the historic city. Just over 40 people were inside the mosque at the time. Just before 8:00 pm, the man entered the prayer hall and began firing and, within two minutes, had killed 6 and seriously injured 5 other worshippers. After the shootings, the killer walked out of the bu

Jul 12, 2021 • 1:10:44

The Jacques Cartier Bridge Murders: Chantal Dupont and Maurice Marcil

The Jacques Cartier Bridge Murders: Chantal Dupont and Maurice Marcil

Episode 177: On July 3, 1979, a pair of typical Montreal teenagers, Chantal Dupont, 15 and her friend, Maurice Marcil, 14, went missing as they walked home from a concert. Their loved ones had no idea what had happened to them. A week later they heard the news they dreaded. The bodies of Chantal and Maurice were discovered in different spots along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. The details of how the pair ended up in the water and the events leading up to their murders are horrifying.Sourc

Jul 5, 2021 • 59:15

AWAY GAME: The Defeo Family Murders - Horror in Amityville

AWAY GAME: The Defeo Family Murders - Horror in Amityville

Episode 176: On the night of November 13, 1974, In the sleepy community of Amityville on the coast of Long Island, New York, a 23-year-old man named Ronald (Butch) DeFeo Jr. came running into a local bar. He was distraught and claiming his whole family, his mother and father and 4 siblings, had been murdered in their home, a large Dutch Colonial house located at 112 Ocean Avenue. However, it was later determined it was Butch himself who’d annihilated his family. A year later, Butch was convicted

Jun 28, 2021 • 1:14:46

Creepy Creatures and Canadian Cryptids

Creepy Creatures and Canadian Cryptids

Episode 175: Like any other region, Canada has its share of stories of fantastical creatures that may or may not exist. Dark Poutine has covered a few of them. In episode 25 we learned of Swift Runner, believed to be possessed by the cannibalistic spirit known as Wendigo, we talked about, Ogopogo, the giant serpent in Okanagan Lake in episode 113 and of course, in episode 131 we gave you a primer on Sasquatch aka Bigfoot in Western Canada and the USA. In this episode, you will learn about some o

Jun 21, 2021 • 53:25

The Stopwatch Gang

The Stopwatch Gang

Episode 174 - Between 1974 and 1980, a group of three mask-wearing Canadian outlaws named Stephen Reid, Patrick (Paddy) Mitchell, and Lionel Wright, in well-planned, precisely timed and carefully executed heists, robbed at least 140 banks and armoured cars in Canada and the United States making off with a total of more than $15 million in cash, gold and other valuables.Sources:[The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang | The Atavist Magazine][Stephen Reid fonds - Search Research Collecti

Jun 14, 2021 • 1:12:05

La Train d’Enfer - The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

La Train d’Enfer - The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Episode 173 - On July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, an unattended 73-car freight train carrying crude oil rolled down a grade and derailed downtown, multiple tank cars exploded, resulting in a massive fire. More than 30 buildings in the town's core were destroyed, and, sadly, forty-seven people lost their lives.Sources:[Ville Lac-Mégantic - Une ville à coeur ouvert][Déraillement mortel d’un train à Lac-Mégantic - Ville Lac-Mégantic][Balado Découverte - Le Marcheur d’étoiles | Circuit tourist

Jun 7, 2021 • 1:06:25

Prohibition: Canadian Rum Runners & Bootleggers

Prohibition: Canadian Rum Runners & Bootleggers

Episode 172 - To curtail social ills like alcoholism, family violence, and other unsavoury behaviours, religious and puritanical proponents of the Temperance Movement demonized alcohol throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. After numerous U.S. states had become ‘dry’ outlawing the production and sale of alcohol in the years prior, in 1919, the United States ratified the 18th amendment to their constitution, which banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors wit

May 31, 2021 • 1:15:44

Tangled Web: The Shootings of Alfred and Rosemary Podgis

Tangled Web: The Shootings of Alfred and Rosemary Podgis

Episode 171 - Rosemary Podgis, 56, and her husband Alfred, 58, were found in a Pennsylvania Ravine. They had been fatally shot in their Loch Arbour, New Jersey home over the Fourth of July weekend in 1982. The apparent perpetrators arrested by police 5 days later were two 18-year-olds: Scott Robert Franz, Rosemary’s son from a previous marriage, and Scott’s Canadian friend Bruce Anthony Curtis, who had been Scott’s classmate at King’s Edgehill private school in Nova Scotia where the pair had jus

May 24, 2021 • 1:06:44

Slippery as an Eel: The Tale of Ernest Cashel

Slippery as an Eel: The Tale of Ernest Cashel

Episode 170 - In November of 1902, a rancher named Issac Belt from Haynes Creek near Red Deer, Alberta, had gone missing. Investigating officers had gone to Belt’s ranch to question a young man calling himself Bert Ellsworth, who was suspected of horse theft, who had been lending a hand there. That young man and Belt were both missing.  Police discovered the man claiming to be Ellsworth at a camp on the outskirts of Calgary. Some of Belt’s personal belongings were in Cashel's possession, and Ca

May 17, 2021 • 1:14:06

Worst Case Scenario: The Murders of Chloe and Aubrey Berry (BC)

Worst Case Scenario: The Murders of Chloe and Aubrey Berry (BC)

Episode 169: On the evening of Christmas Day in 2017, upon gaining access to an Oak Bay, British Columbia apartment, police discovered a bloody crime scene. In the suite were the bodies of six-year-old Chloe Berry and her four-year-old sister, Aubrey Berry. They had been murdered in their beds. First responders also discovered Andrew Berry, Chloe and Aubrey’s father, naked, seriously injured and bleeding in the apartment's bathtub. He had penetrating injuries to his left chest and throat. First

May 10, 2021 • 58:13

The Murder of Nadine Anne Taylor

The Murder of Nadine Anne Taylor

Episode 168 - On the evening of July 28, 2010, Nadine Anne Taylor, a 29-year-old woman in Halifax, Nova Scotia, left the Convoy Avenue apartment in Fairview she shared with her boyfriend, Gene. Nadine, who did not have a telephone, told Gene she needed to make a call, left her home and walked a nearby payphone to make a call. She was never seen alive again. Sources and Further Reading:[CANADA - Canada - Nadine Taylor, 29, Halifax NS, 28 July 2010][Police locate human remains | Halifax]R. v. Laff

May 3, 2021 • 58:10

Did They Get it Right? The Rafay Family Murders

Did They Get it Right? The Rafay Family Murders

Episode 167: On July 13, 1994, just after 2:00 am, police responded to a 911 call from Sebastian Burns, 18. Sebastian and his friend, Atif Rafay, also 18, claimed they had discovered ‘some kind of break in’ and multiple deaths at  Atif’s family home in Bellevue, Washington. A bloody crime scene awaited the first responders. All three of the victims, Tariq and Sultana, Atif’s parents and his sister, Basma, had been bludgeoned to death. Right away, something felt off to the Bellevue Police, who fo

Apr 26, 2021 • 1:15:46

Hate Crime: The Murder of Aaron Webster

Hate Crime: The Murder of Aaron Webster

In the early morning hours of November 17, 2001, officers from the Vancouver Police were dispatched to the Second Beach area of Stanley Park. Several callers to 911 indicated that there had been some kind of  altercation and a group of man had badly beaten another man. Two VPD constables arrived at the Second Beach parking lot within minutes of being called to find a distraught man frantically providing CPR to a bloodied man on the ground. The man on the ground was naked except for socks and sh

Apr 19, 2021 • 1:06:29

Dark Poutine Returns April 19 2021

Dark Poutine Returns April 19 2021

It’s 2021. It’s been a hell of a year and Dark Poutine is still ticking along. That said, I need a quick break for my sanity and to do some behind the scenes work to freshen up some of the elements the show. Dark Poutine will be returning on April 19, 2021, with the same level of careful research and compassionate, personal story telling with new guest hosts, a shiny new logo and some new music. See you in a month, so until then, don’t forget to be a good egg and not a bad apple. Support the sho

Mar 15, 2021 • 1:50

Frenzy: The Killing of Traci Lynch (PE)

Frenzy: The Killing of Traci Lynch (PE)

Episode 165: On the afternoon of July 24, 2015, the RCMP were called by the residents of 192 Pleasant Grove Road, outside of Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island. They said that the night before there had been a fight between a man, Joel Lawrence Clow, 46, and a woman, Clow’s 40-year-old on an off-again girlfriend and mother of one, Traci Lynn Lynch. Responding officers knew they would be investigating a domestic dispute, they’d dealt with Traci and Joel before. Things became more serious when

Mar 8, 2021 • 1:04:24

On the Run: Triple Murderer Kevin Louis Vermette

On the Run: Triple Murderer Kevin Louis Vermette

Episode 164: On July 12, 1997, in the town of Kitimat, British Columbia, after months of tension, tempers boiled over, and a violent altercation took place between a mad man and four young men. Three of the men, Michael Mauro and Mark Teves, both 20 and 21-year-old David Nunes were dead, and another, 20-year-old Donny Oliveira, was barely clinging to life after a local man named Kevin Louis Vermette allegedly blasted away at the group with a sawed-off shotgun before disappearing into the brush.

Mar 1, 2021 • 1:07:08

Twice Hanged: The Life and Crimes of Bennie Swim

Twice Hanged: The Life and Crimes of Bennie Swim

Episode 163: In New Brunswick, in the fall of 1922 a convicted double murderer named Bennie Swim was hanged for the murder of the woman he loved, his first cousin Olive and her husband, Harvey Trenholm. Bennie didn’t die the first time, so the authorities hanged him again. Co-host: Carol BrownePromo: MurderishSources: The Ballad of Benny Swim (original) - Mike Q - YouTube Hanged Twice_Benny Swim Bennie Swim | Cases | Crime and Punishment | Projects | Faculty of Arts | UNB ExecutedToday.com

Feb 22, 2021 • 1:04:12

Death on the 505: The Shooting of Sammy Yatim

Death on the 505: The Shooting of Sammy Yatim

Episode 162: In July of 2013, on a busy summer night in downtown Toronto, police received several calls about a man on a streetcar brandishing a knife and threatening passengers and the transit operator. After an encounter with police lasting only 50 seconds, 18-year-old Sammy Yatim had been shot nine times and later died from his wounds. As videos of the incident surfaced, many people were outraged, claiming that the police had used excessive force and calling for the head of the officer who ha

Feb 15, 2021 • 1:08:18

The Murder of Alison Parrott

The Murder of Alison Parrott

Episode 161 - On a warm July day in 1986, 11-year-old Alison Parrott was lured from her Toronto home by a man on the phone claiming to be a sports photographer who wanted to take photos of the young athlete. Two boys discovered Alison’s body in a heavily wooded section of Kings Mill Park two days later. She had been bound, raped and strangled to death. It would take a decade before science caught up to the point where her killer could be brought to justice.Co-Host: Carol BrowneSources:R. v. Roy,

Feb 8, 2021 • 1:03:30

The Murder of Elena Tchoudakova

The Murder of Elena Tchoudakova

Episode 160 - Elena Tchoudakova was a beautiful, outgoing and vibrant 23-year-old Russian woman attending Interior Design at Toronto’s Ryerson University. In January of 1995 Elena was discovered in her apartment, she’d been brutally beaten to death and left in her bathub. There were a number of suspects with means and motive but only one with opportunity.Co-host: Carol BrowneSources:[The Russian Princess Case: MacDonald, Bruce: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store]R. v. Ho, 1999 CanLII 3823 (ON CA), [50 Camb

Feb 1, 2021 • 1:00:27

AWAY GAME: Cult of Revolution: The Posse

AWAY GAME: Cult of Revolution: The Posse

Episode 159: In the early 1980s near the small town of Rulo, Nebraska a white-supremacist cult leader named Michael Wayne Ryan and his band of followers took over a local farm essentially stealing it from the property owner. They burglarized nearby businesses and residences to fund their survival after the upcoming battle of Armageddon prophesied in the Books of Revelations. Ryan, a proponent the Christian Identity movement’s doctrines with links to an anti-government group called Posse Comitat

Jan 25, 2021 • 1:09:36

The Girl in Saskatoon: Who Murdered Alexandra Wiwcharuk?

The Girl in Saskatoon: Who Murdered Alexandra Wiwcharuk?

Episode 158 - Twenty-three-year-old nurse and former beauty queen, Alexandra Wiwrachuk, thought the warm spring night in 1962 would be perfect for a walk down by the river before her midnight shift at Saskatoon’s City Hospital. Alexandra did not show up for work that night, and it was not until thirteen days later that children stumbled upon her broken body in a shallow grave. Someone had savagely beaten the young woman, brutally raped her and then buried her alive, leaving her to die. Nearly si

Jan 18, 2021 • 1:01:34

The Ideal Maternity Home: Butterbox Babies

The Ideal Maternity Home: Butterbox Babies

Episode 157 - From the late 1920s until after the Second World War, Lila and William Young ran the Ideal Maternity Home and Sanitarium for Unwed Mothers at East Chester, Nova Scotia. The pair have been referred to as ‘baby farmers’ who sold healthy newborns to wealthy couples with the means to pay and left the less viable to die of starvation. Estimates are that more than 100 and as many as 400 to 600 babies may have died in their care. Many of these deceased infants were quietly buried in woode

Jan 11, 2021 • 57:19

Canadian Boogeyman – Dangerous Offender, Thomas Svekla

Canadian Boogeyman – Dangerous Offender, Thomas Svekla

Episode 156 - In 2006, Thomas George Svekla, 38, a man who’d been in and out of trouble since 16, became the focus of a murder investigation lead by the Project KARE task force. Svekla was a suspect in as many as twelve murders. He was only ever charged with two slayings, that of Theresa Innes and Rachel Quinney, but was designated a dangerous offender for his long history of violent offences.Co-host: Carol BrowneSources:R. v. Svekla, 2007 ABQB 557 (CanLII), R. v. Svekla, 2009 ABQB 181 (CanLII),

Jan 4, 2021 • 58:23

Christmas 2020: Santa Claus, Ghost Stories and Krampus, the Christmas Cryptid

Christmas 2020: Santa Claus, Ghost Stories and Krampus, the Christmas Cryptid

Episode 155: The holidays can be a notoriously hard time for people who either miss loved ones or have a hard time being around them so much. For those reasons, we take a break from all the murder and mayhem and try to bring you a little holiday cheer with a bit of a dark edge. This year, for our fourth Christmas, themed episode, we learn about the global depictions of Santa Claus, some dark Christmas traditions from around the world, and Krampus, the Christmas Demon. See you in the new year!Co-

Dec 21, 2020 • 56:53

Dirty Dr. Stewart: The Murder of Gordon Kralt

Dirty Dr. Stewart: The Murder of Gordon Kralt

Episode 154 - Twenty-three year old Gordon Adrian Kralt had been the caretaker for a Bible camp on Vancouver Island when he went missing on Halloween in 1970. Gordon was found two weeks later, he had been brutally slain. Tracking down Gordie’s killer uncovered a career psychopath who was believed to have killed before. Co-host: Carol BrowneWritten by: Josina De BreeSources:Regina v. Stewart, 1972 CanLII 1445 (BC CA), Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your a

Dec 14, 2020 • 1:03:59

Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Charles Eli Kembo

Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Charles Eli Kembo

Episode 153 - Between 2002 and 2005, Charles Eli Kembo, a refugee from Malawi, murdered four people, his business partner, Arden Samuel, his stepdaughter, Rita Yeung, his girlfriend, Sui Yin Ma, and his wife, Margaret Kembo, whose body has never been found. He set up elaborate schemes to steal their identities, set up false bank accounts, insurance claims, and run up credit in his victims’ names.  Sources:R. v. Kembo, 2010 BCSC 914 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/2bbxq>https://www.c

Dec 7, 2020 • 1:10:48

Bloody Lies: The Crimes of Dr. John Schneeberger

Bloody Lies: The Crimes of Dr. John Schneeberger

Episode 152: In November of 1992, a twenty-four-year-old woman came forward to Kipling, Saskatchewan RCMP, accusing a respected local doctor, John Schneeberger, of sexual assault. After years of ridicule from other Kipling residents who refused to believe her claims, the young woman finally found some justice. When the truth saw the light, it uncovered one of the strangest and most devious criminals in Canadian history. Co-host: Carol BrownePromo: True Crime IslandSources:Canada v. Schneeberger,

Nov 30, 2020 • 1:07:39

Bathtub Girls - The Murder of Linda Anderson

Bathtub Girls - The Murder of Linda Anderson

Episode 151 - On January at 10:30 p.m., a 911 operator took a call from a seemingly distraught sixteen-year-old girl. When Peel Police arrived at the Mississauga, Ontario home two teenage girls, Sandra, 16, and Beth, 15, led them upstairs to the bathroom where their mother, Linda Andersen, 43, lie face down, deceased in the tub. For almost a year the police believed Linda's death was a tragic accident, but they learned differently from a young man who could not keep a secret any longer.

Nov 23, 2020 • 1:01:27

The Shag Harbour UFO Incident

The Shag Harbour UFO Incident

Episode 150: Beginning at 7:19 pm Atlantic Daylight Time, on the evening of October 4, 1967, an airline pilot reported seeing an unidentified flying object heading east over Southern Quebec. About 30 minutes later, calls began coming into local authorities reporting strange lights in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean along Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The multiple sightings continued until 11:20 pm that evening when something large crashed into the water just off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia.

Nov 16, 2020 • 1:09:34

Remembrance Day 2020 – Canada’s Flying Ace, Billy Bishop

Remembrance Day 2020 – Canada’s Flying Ace, Billy Bishop

Episode 149: William Avery (Billy) Bishop was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, on February 8, 1894. When the First World War broke out, as with many young men of his day, Billy was off to Europe to do his part. By the end of the war, Bishop claimed he had survived more than 170 air battles and said he had shot down seventy-two German aircraft. This number left Bishop only three behind René Fonck of France and eight behind The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, who had 80 kills. These number

Nov 9, 2020 • 1:05:50

Three’s Complicated – The Murder of Christina Cline

Three’s Complicated – The Murder of Christina Cline

Episode 148 - In November of 2011, a man out for a walk discovered 27-year-old Cristina Kathleen Cline’s body just off the trail in a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia park. The number of wounds and blood at the scene indicated a brutal and violent attack. It would take Dartmouth police more than a year of intense investigation before they could arrest and charge the two responsible for the slaying of the mother of three. Sources: Agreed statement of facts in Dustin Hales case - Chronicle Herald (Scrib

Nov 2, 2020 • 0:00

Halloween 2020 – Spiritualism in Canada: Seances, Mediums and Spirits, Oh My!

Halloween 2020 – Spiritualism in Canada: Seances, Mediums and Spirits, Oh My!

Episode 147: Canada has a long history of folks who have attempted to communicate with the dead - a practice is known as Spiritualism. Some of these have claimed that they can connect directly with those on the other side. Here we will give a bit of history, tell some of their stories and give a how-to primer for entertainment purposes only. We do not recommend, dear listeners, that you make attempts to commune with the beyond using the methods we will speak about later. If you do so and incur

Oct 26, 2020 • 1:22:48

Introducing... Crime Beat - Season 3

Introducing... Crime Beat - Season 3

Ride along with 25 year veteran Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, from Global News, on her award winning podcast Crime Beat as she takes you through some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Real People, Real Crimes, Real Journalism. Each episode takes you deep inside cases she has worked to give you detail you didn't hear on the news. Season 3 is available NOW - LISTEN​ Crime Beat is the 2020 winner of the Edward R. Murrow Podcast Award (RTDNA).Support the show: https://www.patreon.c

Oct 21, 2020 • 14:21

The Redpath Mansion Mystery

The Redpath Mansion Mystery

Episode 146: On June 13th 1901, Ada Mills Redpath and her son Jocelyn Clifford Redpath were killed in their mansion in on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal. Ada had been shot to the back of the head. Clifford has a gunshot wound to his the temple. The police were not called. A coroner’s inquest the next day declared the deaths a murder-suicide. Ada and Clifford were buried June 15th without any further investigation.Written By: Josina De BreeSources: https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/redpath/h

Oct 19, 2020 • 1:18:33

Lust, Greed and Anger: The Slaying of Gang Yuan

Lust, Greed and Anger: The Slaying of Gang Yuan

Episode 145: This episode contains disturbing and graphic details of the 2015 murder of Chinese millionaire, Gang Yuan, in West Vancouver at the hands of his soft-spoken cousin Li Zhao. The crime’s unthinkable and twisted aftermath is horrendous.Sources:Pre-Trial Voire DireR. v Zhao, 2020 BCSC 1322 (CanLII), BC v. Child 3, 2019 BCCA 171 (CanLII), Mother 1 v Solus Trust , 2019 BCSC 200 (CanLII), 963 King Georges Way, West Vancouver | Dana Inman - 360hometours.ca961 King Georges Way - Real Estate

Oct 12, 2020 • 1:10:17

Perseverance, Prosecution & Peace:  The Murder of Paula Gallant

Perseverance, Prosecution & Peace: The Murder of Paula Gallant

Episode 144: On the evening of December 27, 2005, in my home province of Nova Scotia, Jason McCrae, husband of a beloved educator, artist, sister and mother named Paula Anne Gallant, reported her missing. Paula failed to return to her home in Timberlea after a shopping trip to nearby Halifax. The next day, Paula’s body was found locked in the trunk of her car in the parking lot of the school where she taught the third grade. The cause of Paula’s death was not immediately evident, nor wa

Oct 5, 2020 • 1:14:54

No Justice for Rebecca Middleton

No Justice for Rebecca Middleton

Episode 143: On the island paradise Bermuda in the early morning hours of July 3, 1996, a group of friends were riding in a car headed toward Ferry Reach Park, on the northeastern edge of the island. The vehicle’s occupants were startled when the car’s headlights illuminated a form lying in the middle of the dark and isolated road. They pulled the car over and got out to investigate. The group presumed at first it was an injured dog, but as they approached, they realized that this was a

Sep 28, 2020 • 1:06:09

The Murder of Grant De Patie

The Murder of Grant De Patie

Episode 142: On a chilly, cloudy winter night in early 2005 at a gas station in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, a 24-year-old gas station attendant named Grant de Patie was brutally slain by a callous young man over just $12 and 30 cents worth of gas.Sources:R. v. Pratt, 2006 BCSC 1198 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/1p295>R. v. Pratt, 2007 BCCA 206 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/1r1sv>https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/driver-from-2005-vehicle-dragging-death-in-maple-ridge-die

Sep 21, 2020 • 1:09:00

Dangerous Offender: The Crimes of Jake Green (SK)

Dangerous Offender: The Crimes of Jake Green (SK)

Episode 141 - In late June 1993, police were called to a possible stabbing at a residence in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In one of the bedrooms, Kenneth John Ladubec, 46, lay dead in a massive pool of blood. His killer was Jacob Leroy Andrew Green, 16, the son of Kenneth's live-in girlfriend. Green was tried as a young offender and found guilty of manslaughter. After Jake's release, all seemed relatively okay. Underneath his cool exterior simmered a rage that would surface again in 1999 wh

Sep 14, 2020 • 1:24:49

The 2018 Danforth Shooting

The 2018 Danforth Shooting

Episode 140: On July 22, 2018, at around 10:00 pm, calls flooded Toronto's 911 call centre. There was a man on Danforth shooting at people in the streets and in the restaurants and cafes in Greektown. After the 16-minute rampage, 13 people were wounded, 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and 18-year-old Reese Fallon had been killed and the gunman had completed suicide. Even after two intensive investigations, one question remains - Why?Sources:https://globalnews.ca/news/4347334/toronto-danforth-shooting

Sep 7, 2020 • 1:14:42

The Marpole Murders: Dianna Mah-Jones and Richard Jones

The Marpole Murders: Dianna Mah-Jones and Richard Jones

Episode 139: On September 27, 2017, when Dianna Mah-Jones failed to show up for her shift without calling in sick, her co-workers were concerned. Neither Dianna nor her husband, Richard Jones, was answering the phone. One of Dianna's colleagues went to the couple's home in Vancouver's Marpole neighbourhood and discovered what appeared to be a bloody crime scene. Dianna and Richard lay dead inside the house, brutally murdered. After a complex and intense investigation police had their suspect. H

Aug 31, 2020 • 1:16:39

The 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Mystery (ON)

The 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Mystery (ON)

Episode 138 - On the afternoon of May 10, 1973, a stranger entered the CIBC branch on Main St in the small town of Kenora, Ontario. The man, claiming he had a bomb, demanded all the money in the bank. (Photo credit: Don Dutton, Toronto Star)Sources:CJRL Covers the Kenora Bank Robbery 10 May 1973Devil's Gap by Joe Ralkohttps://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Paul_Higginshttps://www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2016065871&id=10https://www.thestar.com/photos/toronto_st

Aug 24, 2020 • 1:04:55

The Hillcrest Mining Disaster

The Hillcrest Mining Disaster

Episode 137 - At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 1914, the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history occurred at Hillcrest, Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass region of western Canada.Episode written by Josina de BreeSources:Anderson, Frank. “Hillcrest Mine Disaster” (Triumph and Tragedy in the Crowsnest Pass. Diana Wilson, Heritage House Publishing, Surrey, BC, 2005)www.crowsnest.bc.cawww.crowsnest-highway.cawww.hillcrestminedisaster.comArchival Holding PR0740. Provincial Archives of Al

Aug 17, 2020 • 1:13:22

Love & Dishonour: The Murder of Keith Black (BC/AB)

Love & Dishonour: The Murder of Keith Black (BC/AB)

Episode 136 - In July of 1998, Keith Scott Black went missing. He was a respected Taekwondo instructor who had three schools near Kelowna., B.C., where he taught with his wife, Rhonda Petra Black. Rhonda was saying Keith had abandoned her, but Keith's sister Sandy and the cops knew there was more to the story. After five long years the story came to a conclusion as the true story emerged as did Keith's remains.Sources:R. v. Black, 2007 BCSC 1105 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/1s6zv&gt

Aug 10, 2020 • 1:23:10

What Happened to Dylan Koshman? (AB/SK)

What Happened to Dylan Koshman? (AB/SK)

Episode 135 - In the wee hours of Saturday, October 11, 2008, after an altercation with his cousin and one of two roommates, 21-year-old, Dylan Koshman, left the Edmonton home he shared and out into the night wearing only sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt. Dylan has not been seen since and what was thought to be a missing person case was upgraded to homicide in 2017 by the Edmonton Police Service. Dylan's mother, Melanie Alix, and his sister, Tara Koshman, were kind enough to share with us about Dyl

Aug 3, 2020 • 1:49:25

Terror on Parliament Hill: The Murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo (ON)

Terror on Parliament Hill: The Murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo (ON)

Episode 134 - On the morning of October 22, 2014, an armed terrorist murdered Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, one of three honour guards at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario. Immediately after that, the man shot his way into the Parliament Buildings but was quickly neutralized by security service officers inside our nation's capital. Further Reading and Sources:Nathan Cirillohttps://globalnews.ca/news/1630945/nathan-cirillo-soldier-and-dog-rescuerhttps://truepatriotlove.com/http://www.standongu

Jul 27, 2020 • 1:35:48

AWAY GAME: Stranger Danger - Westley Allan Dodd

AWAY GAME: Stranger Danger - Westley Allan Dodd

Episode 133 - Throughout the 1970s and '80s serial pedophile Westley Allan Dodd molested dozens of children in the Pacific Northwest. Although caught for his crimes more than once Dodd never did any real prison time. Feeling invincible, Westley's fantasies became more violent and depraved until the fall of 1989 when he crossed the line between child predator to multiple murder. On Labour Day weekend in Vancouver, WA. park Westley murdered two brothers, 11- and 10-year-old Cole and William Neer a

Jul 20, 2020 • 1:31:49

A Brief History: Slavery in Canada and Africville

A Brief History: Slavery in Canada and Africville

Episode 132: In this episode we take a look at a topic not spoken of often, slavery in colonial Canada and its aftermath. As well, we learn a little about the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and the shameful destruction of the community of Africville near Halifax, beginning in 1966.Sources and further information:[Africville Museum][Africville][The story of Africville | CMHR][Remember Africville by  - NFB][Transmopolis  » Wild Reports   » Eddie Carvery and Africville][2020 Honouree: the community

Jul 13, 2020 • 1:26:52

Introduction to Sasquatch

Introduction to Sasquatch

Episode 131 - For centuries, the indigenous peoples of the western Canada and in the forest along the west coast of the United States told tales of a an elusive massive, hair covered bipedal creature leaving giant footprints behind. Called Sasquatch by some, and Bigfoot by others, this giant man of the forest has been described as gentle but potentially dangerous. In this our inaugural episode on a massive topic Mike and Scott give listeners an overview of the legend, some examples of encounters

Jun 29, 2020 • 1:45:41

Who Killed Sharron Prior? (QC)

Who Killed Sharron Prior? (QC)

Episode 130 - On March 29, 1975, pretty and popular, 16-year-old Sharron Prior left her home in the Montreal, QC, neighbourhood where she lived with her mom and siblings. She was off to a pizza joint only 5 short blocks away. Sharron was found days later, raped and murdered in another neighbourhood across the river. Her murder has never been solved. Her mom, Yvonne, still holds hope that one day she will see Sharron's killer brought to justice.Sources & Further Readinghttp://www.sharronprior.com

Jun 22, 2020 • 1:23:07

EXCLUDED: The Komagatu Maru Incident

EXCLUDED: The Komagatu Maru Incident

Episode 129: In May of 1914, before the outbreak of WWI, a Japanese steamship called the Komagatu Maru anchored in Burrard Inlet in the Vancouver harbour. There were 376 people aboard led by a man named Baba Gurdit Singh Sirhali. Mostly from the Punjab area of India they dreamt of emigrating to Canada for a better life. Thanks to exclusionary Canadian immigration policies meant to prevent immigration form certain countries, including India, the ship was not allowed to dock. They sat in

Jun 15, 2020 • 1:27:15

The Murders of Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler & Leonard Dyck

The Murders of Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler & Leonard Dyck

Episode 128 - On the 15th of July, 2019, just outside Liard Hot Springs, B.C., the bodies of an innocent couple, Chynna Deese, 24, from Charlotte, NC, and her Australian boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23, were found shot to death beside their 1986 Chevy van. Police had no idea who had done this, or why. Four days later, a burning truck, registered to a young Vancouver Island man was found burning near Dease Lake, B.C. As police were attending to that scene, they were notified of another man found mur

Jun 8, 2020 • 1:24:40

Little Girl Gone - Cecilia Zhang

Little Girl Gone - Cecilia Zhang

Episode 127 - On the morning of October 20, 2003, in North York, a quiet neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Raymond Zhang and Sherry Xu awakened to find their only child, 9-year-old, Cecilia was missing. She had clearly been abducted. There were no ransom demands or clear motives for her kidnapping. All efforts to find the girl were fruitless, until a Scarborough man stumbled across a body in a ravine late in March 2004.Sources and further reading:Agreed Statement of Facts (PDF)Raymond Zhang - V

Jun 1, 2020 • 1:29:24

The Legend of Simon Gunanoot (BC)

The Legend of Simon Gunanoot (BC)

Episode 126 - On the morning of June 18, 1906, on the trail on the west side of the Two-Mile House, a drinking establishment outside Hazelton, B.C., the body of local tough guy, Alex McIntosh, was found. He had been ambushed and shot through the back. A short time later on the trail to the east of the Two-Mile House, the body of a labourer, Max Leclair, was discovered. He'd died in exactly the same manner. As McIntosh and an indigenous business man named Simon Peter Gunanoot had had a brutal fig

May 25, 2020 • 1:12:59

Cold December: Cst. O’Leary and Cpl. Bourgeois (NB)

Cold December: Cst. O’Leary and Cpl. Bourgeois (NB)

Episode 125 - On cold December night just before Christmas in 1974, the 14-year-old son of Moncton, NB restauranteur, Cy Stein was kidnapped from the family home by two masked gunman. By just before 5:00am the kidnapping came to and end, but two city of Moncton police officers had then gone missing. Their fate would not be known for two more days, and the outcome was not positive.Sources:Regina v. Hutchison, 1975 CanLII 1280 (NB CA)Ambrose v. The Queen, 1976 CanLII 201 (SCC), [1977] 2 SCR 717 M

May 18, 2020 • 1:15:24

Highway of Tears – Jill, Natasha, Cynthia & Loren (2009 – 2010)

Highway of Tears – Jill, Natasha, Cynthia & Loren (2009 – 2010)

Episode 124 - Women and girls, many indigenous have been going missing in the area of Northern British Columbia's Highway 16 since 1969. The route has become known as the Highway of Tears. Many have been found deceased and still others have just vanished. In this episode we cover the murders of Jill Stuchenko, Natasha Montgomery, Cynthia Maas and Loren Leslie. All four were killed over a span of 14 months by a violent and cold blooded monster with a baby face, a serial killer named Cody Alan Leg

May 11, 2020 • 1:23:48

The Flying Bandit - Ken Leishman (MB)

The Flying Bandit - Ken Leishman (MB)

Episode 123 - Born during the Great Depression, Ken Leishman was a stylish, good looking guy with a Clark Gable moustache. A married father of 7, he was adventurous, smart, charismatic, creative and enterprising. He used his skill as a small aircraft pilot to earn cash first as a fly in mechanic on prairie farms, then as a king cookery salesman. Ken was also deeply in debt, his sales business was failing and he craved an even more lavish lifestyle. To get what he wanted Ken wasn't above stealing

May 4, 2020 • 1:18:33

Connections: Nova Scotian Heartbreak (NS)

Connections: Nova Scotian Heartbreak (NS)

Episode 122 - This is for or the deceased victims, the injured, the families, the friends and Bluenosers everywhere who are hurting after the shooting rampage that shook the little province of Nova Scotia to its core on April 18 and 19, 2020.  This is not who Nova Scotians are. This will not define us. #NovaScotiaStrong The deceased are:Lisa McCullyGreg Blair & Jamie BlairPeter Bond & Joy BondJohn Zahl & Elizabeth Joanne ThomasDawn Madsen & Frank GulenchynJolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck & Emily Tuck

Apr 27, 2020 • 1:30:33

Canadian Legends: Demons, a Witch and a Flying Canoe

Canadian Legends: Demons, a Witch and a Flying Canoe

Episode 121: In this episode we examine 3 different Canadian legends. First we look at Demon Isle a phantom island somewhere in or near the Gulf of St Lawrence. This is where French noblewoman Marguerite de Roberval was marooned by an evil uncle to star in her very own tale of demons, love, loss and survival in New France in the 1500's. Then we're off to Moncton, New Brunswick, one of the most haunted cities in the Maritimes, and the the story of Rebecca's Grave, the resting place of a supposed

Apr 20, 2020 • 1:11:49

Over the Edge: Death and Daring at Niagara Falls (ON)

Over the Edge: Death and Daring at Niagara Falls (ON)

Episode 120 - For ages people have been drawn to Niagara Falls, the most famous group of waterfalls in North America, and maybe the world. As many as 20 million people per year visit to view the awesome power of nature as tens of millions of liters of water spectacularly pour over the falls every minute. There have been many accidental deaths, but there have been many drawn to the torrents for other darker reasons. Some come to end their own lives and others, the daredevils, to try to prove thei

Apr 13, 2020 • 1:28:22

MMIW - No Justice - The Murder of Tina Fontaine (MB)

MMIW - No Justice - The Murder of Tina Fontaine (MB)

Tina Michelle Fontaine was an Indigenous girl who had  a tough go right from the beginning. As she had run away before when 15-year-old Tina disappeared on August 9, 2014 the authorities did not treat it with much urgency at all. Tina’s family was worried sick and wanted more activity. It was not until it was too late that  the investigation began in earnest. Tina’s body was found wrapped in a duvet and floating in Winnipeg's Red River more than a week later. Her death and the subsequent acquit

Apr 6, 2020 • 1:19:40

Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash - Green Shirt Day (SK)

Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash - Green Shirt Day (SK)

In a tragedy that shook Canada and the rest of the hockey playing world, just before 5:00pm on April 6, 2018, the team bus of the Humboldt Broncos Junior Hockey team smashed into a semi that had just blown through a stop at the intersection of Saskatchewan highways 35 and 335. Of the the 29 people on the bus that day, only 13 survived. The truck driver walked away unharmed, and was later charged with and convicted of 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 more counts of dan

Mar 30, 2020 • 1:21:53

Away Game: The Hollow Earth - Fact or Fiction?

Away Game: The Hollow Earth - Fact or Fiction?

Episode 117 - In this away game Mike and Scott explore the wacky world of the origins of Hollow Earth movement. We hear about Captain John Cleves Symmes Jr's desires for an expedition to the hole in the North Pole, Cyrus Reed Teed's Hollow Earth cult in Florida and Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's supposed secret journey into the hidden world filled with fanatical creatures and advanced aliens within the Antarctic continent. NOTE: Scott's audio is a little wonky as he had to record on location to

Mar 23, 2020 • 1:19:21

Close to Home - The Murder of Heather Thomas (BC)

Close to Home - The Murder of Heather Thomas (BC)

Episode 116 - The last time Heather Thomas's dad Pat saw his ten year old daughter alive was on the afternoon of October 1, 2000 when she went outside to play around their Cloverdale, BC, townhouse complex. After one the largest searches in RCMP history to that point, it was a hitchhiker who found Heather's body floating facedown in Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Park. Heather had been murdered and the community was shocked when they found out it had been one of their own who had done the terrible

Mar 16, 2020 • 1:13:37

The Homicidal Sleepwalker (ON)

The Homicidal Sleepwalker (ON)

Episode 115 - On the morning of May 24, 1987, 23-year-old Kenneth Parks walked into a police department covered in blood that was not just his own. Kenneth was disoriented and bleeding profusely from wounds to both his hands which were badly cut. Kenneth said “Oh my God, I just killed someone”; “I've just killed two people”. Kenneth was referring to his in-laws Barbara and Denis Woods of Scarborough. Police found Barbara deceased at the scene and Denis was severely injured, but survived. There w

Mar 9, 2020 • 58:14

The Murder of Cst. Catherine Campbell - Sex, Lies and Surveillance Video (NS)

The Murder of Cst. Catherine Campbell - Sex, Lies and Surveillance Video (NS)

Episode 114 - On the morning of September 11, 2015, off-duty Truro, Nova Scotia police constable, Catherine Campbell, went to a Halifax bar to wind down after a tough work week. She was looking forward to a visit with an old friend that weekend but never got to see her. Catherine was murdered that night and left underneath a Halifax bridge by her killer. Come see us at CrimeCon in Orlando from May 1-3, 2020. For 10% off your purchase please use POUTINE2020 when buying your tickets. R. v. Garnier

Mar 2, 2020 • 1:21:06

The Okanagan Oddity - Ogopogo (BC)

The Okanagan Oddity - Ogopogo (BC)

Episode 113 - This week Mike and Scott present some lighter fare in the form of a mystery that has persisted for generations surrounding a mysterious creature said to inhabit the waters of Lake Okanagan. Sightings of the serpent like cryptid called Opopogo or in Salish, n'ha-a-itk, continue to this day without an accepted scientific explanation for the phenomenon.Come see us at CrimeCon in Orlando from May 1-3, 2020. For 10% off your purchase please use POUTINE2020 when buying your tickets. Sou

Feb 24, 2020 • 1:23:43

Sins of the Father - The McGuigan Murders (PE)

Sins of the Father - The McGuigan Murders (PE)

Episode 112 - On a dark rural PEI road on November 19, 1970, the Vuozzo family, of nearby Montague had their lives changed forever. A drunk driver, named Herb McGuigan, ran a stop sign and hit the Vuozzo's fan, killing 9-year-old Kathy Vuozzo. Kathy's parents and Little Alfred Guy Vuozzo Jr, who was only two years old at the time of the crash, survived with minor injuries as did the drunk driver. Alfred Jr. grew up hating the McGuigans, exacting revenge for his sister's death almost 44 years la

Feb 17, 2020 • 1:19:04

Murdered on Duty - Cst. John Davidson (BC)

Murdered on Duty - Cst. John Davidson (BC)

Episode 111 - Near noon on November 6, 2017, reports of multiple shots fired in the parking lot of a busy Abbotsford, B.C. strip mall brought a swarm of Abby PD officers racing toward the scene. The first to arrive  was Cst. John Davidson, 53-years-old, a 24 year veteran of policing and well respected in the city for his kindness, passion for helping the community's youth and dedication to his work. On leaving his vehicle in response to the reported situation, the unsuspecting officer was gunned

Feb 10, 2020 • 1:19:57

MMIW - The Unsolved Murder of Amber Tuccaro (AB)

MMIW - The Unsolved Murder of Amber Tuccaro (AB)

Episode 110 - In Nisku, Alberta, on August of 2010 the family of 20-year-old Amber Alyssa Tuccaro became concerned when a phone call with her brother ended abruptly and she she stopped answering texts and calls after that. She’d been hitchhiking into the close by city of Edmonton and was planning to be back soon. She never returned. After a botched police investigation, Amber’s remains were found in 2012 south of where she’d last been seen in Leduc County. Her case remains unsolved despite the R

Feb 3, 2020 • 1:19:20

Earle Leonard Nelson - The Dark Strangler (MB)

Earle Leonard Nelson - The Dark Strangler (MB)

Episode 109 - In a 16 month span over 1926 and 1927, in nine U.S. states and one Canadian province, 21 women and an infant were murdered by a sadistic serial predator and necrophile that became known as the Dark Strangler. The monster, named Earle Leonard Nelson, seemed to move too fast for police to catch up to. Eventually one of history's most notorious killers was apprehended and and brought to justice in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Come see us at CrimeCon in Orlando from May 1-3, 2020. Use

Jan 27, 2020 • 1:13:13

Carol King - From Missing to Murdered (SK)

Carol King - From Missing to Murdered (SK)

Episode 108 - On August 6, 2011, Carol Nora King went missing from her home in the tiny village of Herschel, Saskatchewan. That same day she was to make an official statement to Rosetown, SK., about ongoing harassment and stalking she had been suffering at the hands of her former boyfriend, Joseph 'David" Caissie. King was found dead in an abandoned farmyard three weeks later, but it was not until an undercover RCMP sting, 5 years later, that her killer was finally caught.  Come see us at Crime

Jan 20, 2020 • 1:01:36

The Murder of Brenda Young (NL)

The Murder of Brenda Young (NL)

Episode 107 - In June of 1993, 9-year-old Cindy Young found her mother, Brenda, deceased on the floor of their St. John’s, Newfoundland apartment. Brenda Marie Young, 26, and a mother of two was brutally murdered while her children slept. Almost immediately, police had focused on a suspect, Brenda’s boyfriend, 28-year-old Randy Druken. But, in this case, things are not always as simple as they first appear. Come see us at CrimeCon in Orlando from May 1-3, 2020. Use POUTINE2020 when buying your

Jan 13, 2020 • 1:12:43

The Crimes of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream (QC/ON)

The Crimes of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream (QC/ON)

Episode 106 - This week we take on the case of a morphine addicted, syphilitic, Scottish Canadian physician with a lust for murder and a blackmail. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream used his intelligence, medical training, relative good looks and higher station to leave a trail of death in Canada, the United States and Victorian London. Only years after Jack the Ripper's reign of terror mysteriously ended, Dr. Cream picked up Jack's mantle poisoning at least four more sex workers in the poorest area of Lon

Jan 6, 2020 • 1:14:39

Away Game: Christmas Eve Incident at Nakatomi Plaza

Away Game: Christmas Eve Incident at Nakatomi Plaza

Episode 105 - Holiday Special - On Christmas Eve in 1988, after killing two security guards, gunmen burst into the Los Angeles offices of the Nakatomi Corporation in Century City at the newly opened Nakatomi Plaza building. The 30 plus hostages were all attendees of the Nakatomi Christmas party happening on the 30th floor. What at first appeared to be a terrorist incident was found out to be FAKE NEWS. Iit was actually an elaborate heist, led by German born criminal mastermind Hans Grüber. What

Dec 23, 2019 • 1:22:02

The Rallo Family Murders (ON)

The Rallo Family Murders (ON)

Episode 104 - On August 18, 1976 two boys found the body of a 5-year-old girl in a duffle bag floating in a waterway between St Catharines and Hamilton, Ontario. That same day, 29-year-old Sandra Rallo and her two children, Jason, 6, and Stephanie, 5, were reported missing by Sandra's father, Doug Pollington. The evidence pointed directly at Sandra's husband and father to the children, Hamilton City Hall manager, Jon George Rallo. Although Rallo claimed innocence, the evidence mounted against hi

Dec 16, 2019 • 1:13:36

The Mystery of The Mad Trapper of Rat River (NT)

The Mystery of The Mad Trapper of Rat River (NT)

Episode 103 - In this episode we're heading to the Inuvik area of the Northwest Territories, near Fort McPherson. Along the Rat River in the summer of 1931 a stranger was first seen by two indigenous men canoeing on the river. He was a stranger who, save for a short visit to town for supplies, kept to himself. The man was later accused of interfering with the traps of other hunters and trapping without a license. When RCMP went to investigate hell broke loose, culminating in attempted murder of

Dec 9, 2019 • 1:16:30

Murder in Shell Lake: The Peterson Family Slayings (SK)

Murder in Shell Lake: The Peterson Family Slayings (SK)

Episode 102 - On the morning of August 15, 1967, in what was one of the most heinous random crimes ever to have happened in Canada, 9 members of the Peterson family of Shell Lake Saskatchewan were found gunned down in their modest farmhouse. Jim and Evelyn Peterson and 7 of their 9 children lay dead with no rhyme or reason for the crime. A madman was on the loose on the prairies. Sources & Further Reading:[Newspapers.com search - Canada / 1967-2019 / Shell Lake]Marking 50 years sinc

Dec 2, 2019 • 1:14:50

Who Killed Dana Bradley? (NL)

Who Killed Dana Bradley? (NL)

Episode 101 - On the evening of December 14, 1981, 14-year-old, St. John's, Newfoundland, resident and grade 9 student, Dana Bradley, disappeared while hitchhiking home from a friend's house close to Village Mall. She was seen getting into a car with an unknown male, that drove off. She was found dead in woods outside the city 4 days later. She'd been sexually assaulted and murdered. To this day Dana's murder has not been solved and her case remains open. Anyone with information about Dana’s mur

Nov 25, 2019 • 1:15:10

Live in Vancouver: The  Disappearance of Madison Scott (BC)

Live in Vancouver: The Disappearance of Madison Scott (BC)

Episode 100 - This episode was recorded live at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver on November 9, 2019 as part of 2019 Vancouver Podcast Festival. In front of a packed house of energetic Dark Poutine listeners Mike and Scott went through a brief retrospective of some highlights from some of the most popular of the first 99 shows. The case covered in the second half of the show is the disappearance of Madison Scott, from Vanderhoof B.C. on the morning of May 28, 2011. Madison attended a party with frie

Nov 18, 2019 • 1:02:07

Remembrance Day 2019: Ardenne Abbey Massacre

Remembrance Day 2019: Ardenne Abbey Massacre

Episode 99 - Only days after the D-Day invasion 18 Canadians were taken as prisoners of war by the fanatical nazis in the 12 SS Panzer Division. The were led back to Abbaye d'Aredene in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, France, a complex of structures that have stood since 1766. Over two days, June 7 and 8, 1944, 18 Canadian POW's, belonging to the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and the Sherbrooke Fusiliers  were murdered by men reporting to Waffen-SS Brigadeführer Kurt "Panzer" Meyer, who

Nov 11, 2019 • 1:20:28

The Legend of Bloody Jack Krafchenko (MB)

The Legend of Bloody Jack Krafchenko (MB)

Episode 98 - After a life long career as a notorious thief, safe cracker, international bank robber and jail break artist in 1913, charismatic Bloody Jack Krafchenko made his final score; the bank in his home town of Plum Coulee, Manitoba. During the daytime robbery the bank's manager, H.M. Arnold was shot once and killed by the fleeing bandit. After a few days Krafchenko was apprehended in nearby Winnipeg. Before he was to  go on trial for his life, he escaped from prison again, using his as ye

Nov 4, 2019 • 1:08:32

Halloween History & Canadian Ghost Stories

Halloween History & Canadian Ghost Stories

Episode 097 - In this, the second anniversary episode of Dark Poutine, the guys talk about origins of some Hallowe'en traditions and history, personal Hallowe'en tales and ghost stories from every Canadian Province and Territory. Live Show Tickets Contest Sources:HauntedPlaces.org - CanadaLlewellyn’s Sabat Essentials: SamhainThe Book of Halloween 1919 by Ruth Edna KellyForbes.com - Soul CakesSoul Cakes - RecipeTrick or Treating OriginsHallowe'en in CanadaUNICEFHaunted HalifaxCanada Post - Ghos

Oct 28, 2019 • 1:15:42

Broken Arrow: Bomber 075 & the Lost Nuke (BC)

Broken Arrow: Bomber 075 & the Lost Nuke (BC)

Episode 096 - Just before midnight of Valentine's Day 1950, a Convair B36 bomber on maneuvers was lost somewhere over British Columbia. Twelve of the 17 crew survived. Also aboard was a Mark IV nuclear weapon, aka a Fat Man, just like the one dropped on Nagasaki Japan. Although, the bomb itself was jettisoned, it is unclear what became of the lead box containing the plutonium core to make the weapon active. This core, which would still be deadly today, may still lay on the bottom of the Pacific

Oct 21, 2019 • 1:22:47

NCR: The Death of Brian Smith & Life of Jeffrey Arenburg (ON/NS)

NCR: The Death of Brian Smith & Life of Jeffrey Arenburg (ON/NS)

Episode 095 - On a summer evening in 1995 sportscaster and former NHL hockey player Brian Smith, 54, was shot by a stranger as he exited the CJOH studios in Ottawa, Ontario after a day's work. The two me had never met, but the gunman, a man named Jeffrey Arenburg from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia was convinced that the murder of the beloved sportscaster would bring attention to his plight, and perhaps, put a stop to his thoughts being stolen and broadcast by Smith's TV station. Arenburg, who'd suffe

Oct 14, 2019 • 1:28:00

Part 2 - Murder Most Pointless - Lynn Duggan & Patti Ducharme (BC)

Part 2 - Murder Most Pointless - Lynn Duggan & Patti Ducharme (BC)

Episode 094 - Part 2 of 2: After the murder of Lynn Duggan in her North Vancouver apartment, to escape the heat, prime suspect, an ex-VPD officer, Brock Graham ran away to Campbell River, B.C. He moved in with mother of four Patti Ducharme, in late 1995. All seemed well at first but soon the cracks in Brock's personality began to show. In March of 1996, Brock brutally murdered Patti Ducharme after an argument. He ran back to the Lower Mainland where he was apprehended, charged and convicted for

Oct 7, 2019 • 1:19:07

Part 1 - Murder Most Pointless - Lynn Duggan & Patti Ducharme (BC)

Part 1 - Murder Most Pointless - Lynn Duggan & Patti Ducharme (BC)

Episode 093 - Part 1 of 2: On the evening of June 17, 1993, after a day of worry, Cheryl Duggan, went to her 34-year-old twin sister Lynn's apartment in North Vancouver, BC. Cheryl soon discovered a grisly crime scene, and Lynn Duggan was never again seen alive again. The prime suspect, an ex-VPD officer, named Brock Graham who Lynn had dated only 3 times, was the main suspect  from day one in the minds of the Duggan. Eventually the police came to agree, but Graham was not talking. In 1996, befo

Sep 30, 2019 • 1:14:58

Collateral Damage - The Bombing of Flight 108 (QC)

Collateral Damage - The Bombing of Flight 108 (QC)

Episode 092 - On the morning of September 9, 1949, a DC-3 Canadian Pacific passenger plane, CP Flight 108, on a routine small hop flight up the St. Lawrence River crashed into the remote forest of Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec. All 23 aboard, 19 passengers and 4 crew, were killed instantly. Thanks to eyewitness reports of an explosion and first responders reporting the odour of dynamite, it was quickly determined that the crash was the result of sabotage. A Quebec City jeweller, J. Albert Guay quickly

Sep 23, 2019 • 1:07:06

The .410 Murders - Denean Worms & Brenda Hughes (BC)

The .410 Murders - Denean Worms & Brenda Hughes (BC)

Episode 091 - In early October 1984, Denean Worms, 19, went missing after a night out with friends. Denean's nude body was found 6 different ays later in a nearby gravel pit. She'd been raped, shot twice in the head with a .410 shotgun and tossed aside. There were no real suspects until late December 1984. Brenda Hughes, just 16, was found raped and murdered in her own home by her family returning from church. She too had been shot twice in the head by a .410 shotgun. A 22-year-old local man, Te

Sep 16, 2019 • 1:23:51

Miscarried Justice – The Murder of Sandy Seale & Conviction of Donald Marshall Jr. (NS)

Miscarried Justice – The Murder of Sandy Seale & Conviction of Donald Marshall Jr. (NS)

Episode 090 - On evening in late May of 1971 police responded to reports of a young black male, Sandy Seale, having been stabbed in Sydney, Nova Scotia's Wentworth Park. A 17-year-old indigenous man, named Donald Marshall Jr., son of the Mi'kmaq Grand Chief who'd been at the scene, and injured himself, was later charged with the crime. After spending almost 12 years in prison Marshall was exonerated by a fresh RCMP investigation after new evidence was presented to Marshall by a friend. Donald Ma

Sep 9, 2019 • 1:20:09

Billionaire’s Daughter: The Kidnapping of Cynthia Kilburn (BC)

Billionaire’s Daughter: The Kidnapping of Cynthia Kilburn (BC)

Episode 089 - Four days before Christmas in 1990 a North Vancouver woman named Cynthia Kilburn was kidnapped from her home. A threatening ransom note asking for $8.5 million was found pinned to the door of her home; her two children, 4-year-old twins, were found bound, but unharmed, in an upstairs bathroom. Unknown to most of her neighbours, Cynthia is the daughter of the philanthropic BC billionaire businessman and Canada's fourth richest man, Jim Pattison. The kidnappers knew who they

Sep 2, 2019 • 1:04:03

Away Game: Burke and Hare - The Anatomy Murderers

Away Game: Burke and Hare - The Anatomy Murderers

Episode 088 - Over a ten month period, starting in late 1827, a pair of Irish born serial killers William Burke and William Hare killed 16 people, for fun and for profit in Edinburgh, Scotland. The corpses of their victims, twelve women, three men and one child, were taken to Surgeon's Square and sold off to anatomist Dr. Robert Knox, for use in his anatomy classes. Sources:BurkeandHare.comThe Anatomy Murders by Lisa RosnerDr. Heinrich Von Staden’s The Discovery of the BodySanjib Kumar

Aug 26, 2019 • 1:10:12

The Murder of Amber Kirwan (NS)

The Murder of Amber Kirwan (NS)

Episode 087 - On the morning of October 9, 2011, 19-year-old Amber Kirwan failed to show up for an arranged ride home after leaving a local billiards hall in New Glasgow, N.S. After a massive search for almost a month Amber's body was found in a shallow grave in the nearby village of Heathbell. The man eventually charged and convicted of the crime had a surprising background. Should he have been in the community at all? Sources:R. v. Falconer, 2016 NSCA 22 (CanLII) http://canlii.ca/t/gp1bxPicto

Aug 19, 2019 • 1:13:13

The Altona School Shooting of 1902 (MB)

The Altona School Shooting of 1902 (MB)

Episode 086 - In October of 1902 the small, quiet Mennonite community of Altona, Manitoba was shaken by violent events at the hands of one of their own. The teacher at their one room school opened fire on three school trustees after an argument, wounding all three. He then returned to the school and shot three students, all daughters of the trustees he'd shot earlier.Sources:Spectator Tribune ArticleNewspapers.comSchool Shootings in Canada at WikipediaA Pictorial History of AltonaWinnipeg Free P

Aug 12, 2019 • 1:10:03

Date with Death - The Murder of James Shannon (BC)

Date with Death - The Murder of James Shannon (BC)

episode 085 - The day before Valentines Day in 2008, James Shannon, a nurse from Port Alberni, BC, met up with another man he'd met on the web site, Plenty of Fish. Although James was looking for love, the man he brought into his home brought something much more sinister. Days later, after not showing up for multiple shifts at work, James Shannon was found brutally murdered in his home. The man who committed the act, Kim Winslow Rothgordt, was claiming he'd been raped and was too intoxi

Aug 5, 2019 • 1:08:44

Emanuel Jaques - The Shoeshine Boy Murder (ON)

Emanuel Jaques - The Shoeshine Boy Murder (ON)

Episode 084 - July 28, 1977 was a hot summer day on the corner of Yonge and Dundas streets in what was then Toronto's seedier area. Three boys were shining shoes of passersby for change. After a day of work with little profit a tall, friendly stranger arrived with two pairs of shoes he needed shined. Claiming he had more lucrative work elsewhere he lured one to the younger boys, 12-year-old Emanuel Jaques, away. Emanuel was never seen alive again and the horrifying circumstances around his death

Jul 29, 2019 • 1:14:22

Dark Poutine - Trailer

Dark Poutine - Trailer

True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real live Canadians.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 26, 2019 • 1:14

The Minto Murders - Verna Decarie & Fred Fulton (NB)

The Minto Murders - Verna Decarie & Fred Fulton (NB)

Episode 083 - The village of Minto, New Brunswick was rocked by the events occurring in April 2005 when a grisly murder scene was discovered at 358 Slope Road. Edlerly but active residents, Fred Fulton, known for his love of playing and listening to country music and his kind, wife Verna Decarie lay dead, butchered in their small rural home.The village got it’s second blow when it became clear that one of their own, a 22-year-old neighbour of Fred and Verna’s, named Gregory Allen Despres was sou

Jul 22, 2019 • 1:11:07

Domestic Horror - The Murder of Donna Jones (ON)

Domestic Horror - The Murder of Donna Jones (ON)

Episode 082 - On the morning of December 6, 2009, Ottawa paramedics and police responded to what sounded like a frantic 911 call placed by a man at a residence in the Bayshore area. The man was screaming that his wife was not breathing. Upon arriving they found the owner of the home, 33-year-old Donna Jones, deceased on a makeshift mattress on the basement floor. Donna's injuries and her time of death did not match the story that her husband Mark Peter Hutt was telling. Investigators would uncov

Jul 15, 2019 • 1:04:32

The Cult of Brother XII and his Treasure (BC)

The Cult of Brother XII and his Treasure (BC)

Episode 081 - in the late 1920 and early 1930's a group called the Aquarian Foundation, led by a self-professed spiritual guru who called himself Brother XII set up just south  of Nanaimo B.C. Brother XII drew wealthy followers to his cult with his promises of salvation through a coming apocalypse. As we've seen many times since the lust for power, sex and money corrupted the group, who, after scandals and cruel treatment turned on Brother XII. He and a female follower, he claimed to be his wif

Jul 8, 2019 • 1:06:15

The Weird World of William Lyon Mackenzie King

The Weird World of William Lyon Mackenzie King

Episode 080 - The tenth Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon MacKenzie King, was instrumental in Canada's growth from a mere British colony to an independent nation within the Commonwealth. He saw the country through World War 2 and helped to create some of the social policies that continue to make Canada one of the greatest countries in the world to live. MacKenzie King had his dark side too as is evidenced in his extensive diaries. His government oversaw the internment of 22,000+ who were ei

Jul 1, 2019 • 1:01:36

What Happened to Jodi Henrickson? (BC)

What Happened to Jodi Henrickson? (BC)

Episode 079 - Jodi Henrickson, 17, was last seen in the company of her ex-boyfriend on the roadside near Miller's Landing on Bowen Island, BC on the morning of June 20, 2009. Her ex-boyfriend said that he walked away from Jodi after an argument. She has not been seen since. At the time of her disappearance, Jodi Henrickson was 17-year-old Caucasian female with long dark brown hair, a small build and stood approximately 5'3". She was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, black long sleeve shi

Jun 24, 2019 • 1:10:21

Joseph Galfy Jr. & Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (AB)

Joseph Galfy Jr. & Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (AB)

Episode 078 - In May of 2013 police in New Jersey found respected, 73-year-old Lawyer, Joseph Galfy Jr. dead in the bedroom his home wearing only socks and underwear. Investigators were quickly onto a suspect who turned out to be a well known drifter. Three months before, the suspect, 24-year-old, Canadian born Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, had become a internet celebrity, known as Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. He was interviewed by Jessob Reisbeck for Fox News in Fresno California. In the

Jun 17, 2019 • 1:10:57

The Ballarat Bandit (PE)

The Ballarat Bandit (PE)

Episode 077 - In 2004, after a year long chase across multiple U.S. States an unknown burglar, who'd proven quite a match fro even the best trackers, was cornered in Death Valley, near the ghost town of Ballarat, California. The chase first started there giving the perpetrator, and thorn in law enforcement's side, his name: The Ballarat Bandit. Rather than face prison, when capture was imminent, the man took his own life. After nearly another two years the man was finally identified as 50-year-o

Jun 10, 2019 • 1:07:20

The Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots - 1994 and 2011 (BC)

The Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots - 1994 and 2011 (BC)

Episode 076 - The beautiful city of Vancouver has a surprisingly dark history of rioting over the years. Some have been politically and racially motivated, others have been music or sport related. The two we tackle in this episode are a couple of the most recent and most memorable. The NHL's Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley Cup finals twice in a span of 17 years. After both series, coming on the heels of game 7 losses, bad apples tore up our fair city. Sources:Wikipedia 1994 RiotSTANLEY CUP R

Jun 3, 2019 • 1:18:56

Away Game - The Tunguska Event

Away Game - The Tunguska Event

Episode 075 - In the summer of 1908 a huge explosion levelled over 2000 square kilometres in Siberia. The event happened near the remote Tunguska river. It created the loudest sound ever heard by human ears and was visible through Europe and Asia. Locals reported seeing a large fireball rumbling across the sky before the blast. To this day, almost 111 years later, the exact cause of Tunguska Event remains a mystery.Sources:Russian Site on the Event - photos, investigation and first hand accounts

May 27, 2019 • 1:10:45

The Julie Stanton Story (ON)

The Julie Stanton Story (ON)

Episode 074 - In April of 1990, 14-year-old Julie Ann Stanton disappeared near her Pickering, Ontario home. Right away investigators suspected, Peter John Stark, a neighbour and father of Julie's best, in Julie's disappearance. After 4 years, the police and Crown finally had enough to go arrest Stark, who turned out to be a serial predator with a very dark past. NOTE: This week's guest host, Johanna Hemenway, went to the same high school and was in the same grade as Julie Stanton. She and some o

May 20, 2019 • 1:10:33

The Murder of Shirley Duguay (PE)

The Murder of Shirley Duguay (PE)

Episode 073 - In rural Prince Edward Island, on October 7, 1994 a car was found abandoned, away from the main road and in a field. The licence plates were missing and there appeared to be blood spatter on the windshield and throughout the vehicle's interior. The car was found to belong to a 32-year-old mother of five named Shirley Anne Duguay. RCMP investigated and were told by Shirley's family that she had not been seen in days. She'd disappeared, but thanks to evidence found by searchers, poli

May 13, 2019 • 58:37

The Klaus Family Murders (AB)

The Klaus Family Murders (AB)

Episode 072 - On a freezing December morning the Castor Volunteer Fire Department braved the icy Alberta roads to attend a structure fire at a farm a few kilometers outside town. When the firefighters arrived there were red flags evident immediately. The family dog lay dead in the driveway from an apparent gunshot wound, two 9mm casings were nearby as was a partially full gas can which lay only meters away from the front door of the home, now almost burned to the ground. Three people, Sandra an

May 6, 2019 • 1:04:26

The Story of Samantha Walsh (NL)

The Story of Samantha Walsh (NL)

Episode 071 - It's been a long time coming, but this is our first episode taking place entirely in Newfoundland. On the night of February 6, 2000 nearly the entire population of the tiny town of Fleur de Lys was out looking for 13-year-old Samantha Walsh. She'd gone missing on a three minute walk between her grandmother's house and her own home in weather that was -25 °C. As the weeks wore on with no verified signs of Samantha suspicions fell on a local 16-year-old boy dividing the smal

Apr 29, 2019 • 55:38

The Murder of Taylor Van Diest (BC)

The Murder of Taylor Van Diest (BC)

Episode 070 - In the quiet city of Armstrong B.C. on Halloween night 2011, Taylor Van Diest, 18, left her house dressed as a zombie. She was excited to meet up with her pals to go trick or treating one last time before they were 'too old'. Taylor stopped responding to text messages just over ten minutes into her short walk to her friend's home. She was found badly beaten and clinging to life two hours later by friends and family frantically searching. The fun loving girl with no known enemies di

Apr 22, 2019 • 1:11:09

Roch Theriault and the Ant Hill Kids (ON)

Roch Theriault and the Ant Hill Kids (ON)

Episode 069 - On August 14, 1989 an emaciated woman favouring the stump of a recently severed arm emerged from the woods near the tiny town of Burnt River, Ontario. She was known to police as a member of the Ant Hill Gang, a religious cult, run by the charismatic and enigmatic Roch Theriault, who'd changed his name to Moses. As the woman's story came out, so did other tales of violence, sexual abuse, torture and murder at the hands of Roch and others in the group who were doing his bidding. Not

Apr 15, 2019 • 1:01:37

The Murder of Reena Virk (BC)

The Murder of Reena Virk (BC)

Episode 068 - Troubled 14-year-old Reena Virk had been missing for a week when her battered, semi-nude body was plucked from the water in the Gorge under the Craigflower bridge in Victoria, B.C., on November 22, 1997. Reena had initially been lured to a spot by friends, then swarmed and savagely beaten by a group of 8 youths, that consisted mostly of girls between 14 and 16. After staggering away Reena was followed by a male and female who further beat and then murdered her to 'keep her quiet".

Apr 8, 2019 • 1:06:58

The Falcon Lake UFO Incident (MB)

The Falcon Lake UFO Incident (MB)

Episode 067 - In May of 1967 an RCMP constable on patrol near Falcon Lake, Manitoba was flagged down by a wild eyed man with a fantastic story to tell. The man, Stefan Michalak, a 51-year-old amateur geologist had been prospecting deep in the brush when he claimed he had a close encounter with two UFOs. After this initial report the events near Falcon Lake became one of the most investigated UFO events in Canadian history.Sources:Library and Archive Canada - Canada’s UFOs: The Search for the Unk

Apr 1, 2019 • 1:01:06

The Great Amherst Mystery [with Morgan Knudsen] (NS)

The Great Amherst Mystery [with Morgan Knudsen] (NS)

Episode 66 - This week we go back in time to 1878 in Amherst Nova Scotia. We learn about one of Canada’s most documented and as yet unexplained paranormal events. Esther Cox, an ordinary 18-year-old in the town was at the center of these horrific psychic attacks, some people believe to have been poltergeists. It began with the feeling of something under the bed, odd noises and Esther suffering a weird illness. The events went on for months, eventually led to items flying around the home and myst

Mar 25, 2019 • 1:17:15

Colin Thatcher: The Murder of Joann Wilson (SK)

Colin Thatcher: The Murder of Joann Wilson (SK)

Episode 65: On a cold night in January in 1983, after hearing strange noises coming from the property nearby a neighbour found a woman's brutally bludgeoned body on the bloody floor of her open garage. She had also been shot once behind the ear.  The body was that of Joann Wilson, ex-wife of Colin Thatcher, Saskatchewan M.L.A. and former Energy Minister and son of the Province's 9th premiere. The two had divorced bitterly only years before and suspicion fell on Colin right away. The ens

Mar 18, 2019 • 1:15:01

The Cottage Killer - David Snow (ON & BC)

The Cottage Killer - David Snow (ON & BC)

Episode 064 - In April of 1992 Ian and Nancy Blackburn did not show for a family get together near their recreational property in Caledon, Ontario. The couple were found murdered and stuffed into the trunk of Nancy's car outside their home in Toronto. The number one suspect, had allegedly been breaking into properties in the Caledon area throughout the winter and his aberrant behaviour had been escalating toward the dangerous and bizarre. Although identified as, David Alexander Snow, 37, an ecc

Mar 11, 2019 • 1:09:37

Mass Murderer: Dale Merle Nelson (BC)

Mass Murderer: Dale Merle Nelson (BC)

Episode 063 - In the wee hours of September 5, 1970, after a binge of alcohol and possibly LSD, Dale Merle Nelson, 33, a logger and father of three snapped. In just over an hour he'd murdered 7 residents, including 4 children, of tiny Creston B.C. He had then absconded with another child into the local wilderness. That child, 8-year-old Cathy St. Amand, would also be found butchered where Nelson stated he'd left her, prior to his capture just a day after the massacre; one of the worst in Canadia

Mar 4, 2019 • 1:05:04

Away Game - The North Hollywood Shootout

Away Game - The North Hollywood Shootout

Episode 062 - On the morning of February 28, 1997, two heavily armed men entered the Bank of America Branch on Laurel Canyon Blvd in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Over 44 minutes in a futile attempt at escape, the two men held off police and terrified a neighbourhood with automatic gunfire, all caught live on TV. Sources:northhollywoodshootout.com ArchivedNorth Hollywood Shootout Wikipedia entryCriminal Minds WikiScanner Audio Part 1 YouTubeScanner Audio Part 2 YouTubeScanner

Feb 25, 2019 • 1:02:12

Serial Killer: Michael Wayne McGray (NS, BC, QC, NB)

Serial Killer: Michael Wayne McGray (NS, BC, QC, NB)

Episode 061 - In the spring of 1985, 17-year-old Elizabeth Gail Tucker went missing when hitchhiking from Dartmouth to Southwestern, Nova Scotia. Tucker was the first of many murder victims, from a very diverse pool, of one of Canada's coldest and most outspoken serial killers, Michael Wayne McGray. McGray was convicted of 7 murders, one of which happened after years in custody. McGray remorselessly admits to as many as 10 more murders and claims, given the chance, he would do it again and again

Feb 18, 2019 • 1:05:28

Spaceman: The Disappearance of Granger Taylor (BC)

Spaceman: The Disappearance of Granger Taylor (BC)

Episode 060 - On a stormy evening in November of 1980, Granger Taylor disappeared without a trace. Granger was a shy, gentle giant and eccentric mechanic who had become obsessed with outer space and UFO's. Leaving all his possessions behind a note was found stating he was off to walk aboard an alien spacecraft for a 42 month long journey. Although, what was assumed to be some of Granger's remains were found 6 years later, more questions still haunt his friends and family. What happened to Grange

Feb 11, 2019 • 1:06:26

Show Primer, Canadian Myths and Listener Q & A

Show Primer, Canadian Myths and Listener Q & A

Episode 059 - In a bit of a palate cleansing episode after two of our most brutal, Mike and Scott bring listeners up to speed with a show primer, answering burning questions like, "What is a toque?" and "What's in a Nanaimo bar?". We spend some time debunking myths about Canada and then take on listener questions via write in and phone. Sources:Favourite Canadian Horror Movies: The Fly and The ChangelingFavourite Non-True Crime Podcasts we like: Gilbert Gottfried, Joe Rogan, Varmints, Canadalan

Feb 4, 2019 • 1:18:24

The Beast of BC - Part 2: Four More Murders & Aftermath (BC)

The Beast of BC - Part 2: Four More Murders & Aftermath (BC)

Episode 058 - The murders of 7 children had taken place between November 1980 and mid July of 1981. Although evidence had yet to be uncovered, police began to look at one suspect intensely. His name was Clifford Robert Olson Jr. Although surveillance was supposed to be in place, Olson managed to murder 4 more children in the Lower Mainland over the span of just 7 days. After captured Olson made a 'cash for bodies' deal with police, which became one of the most discussed deals with a criminal in

Jan 28, 2019 • 1:16:46

The Beast of BC - Part 1: Murder x7 (BC)

The Beast of BC - Part 1: Murder x7 (BC)

Episode 057 - Starting in November of 1980 children between the ages of 9 and 18 years old began to go missing in Surrey, Burnaby and Coquitlam. A few were found sexually assaulted and brutally murdered, others were written off as runaways, some think due to systemic classism within local police departments. No real connections were made in cases until 7 kids were gone by late July of 1981, almost 9 months later. Police began to look at one suspect intensely, a man named Clifford Robert Olson Jr

Jan 21, 2019 • 1:01:30

The Crimes of Peter Demeter (ON)

The Crimes of Peter Demeter (ON)

Episode 056 - In the summer of 1973, 32-year-old, Austrian born model turned wife and mother, Christine Demeter, was found deceased in the garage on the family home in Mississauga, ON. Early on, suspicion fell on Peter Demeter, Christine’s husband and Hungarian born multi-millionaire, jet-setting Toronto real estate developer. The truth uncovered a calculated plan concocted by psychopathic mind, that was just getting started. Sources: Regina v. Demeter, 1975 CanLII 685 (ON CA), R. v. Demeter,

Jan 14, 2019 • 1:01:09

Where is Michael Dunahee? (BC)

Where is Michael Dunahee? (BC)

Epsiode 055 - In Victoria BC, on March 24, 1991, Crystal and Bruce Dunahee were worried when their four year old son Michael Wayne Dunahee went missing without a trace from a playground in broad daylight. The Dunahee's were metres away and away for mere minutes when MIchael disappeared. He has not been seen since. For the last 28 years the Dunahee family, with the help of Victoria PD, continues to do what they can to keep hope alive, in what has become one of the most well known missing person c

Jan 7, 2019 • 1:11:10

Holiday Special: Whoville's Stolen Christmas

Holiday Special: Whoville's Stolen Christmas

Episode 054 - In this episode we find out that the iconic story by Dr Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is actually a true crime tale about a man living in the mountains above Squamish B.C. Mike and Scott dive into a thoughtful and serious break down of what may have motivated the man known only as "The Grinch" to commit such heinous acts as ripping off an entire town's Christmas in the late 1950's.  Sources:How the Grinch Stole ChristmasMike's wacky head Support the show: https://www.patre

Dec 24, 2018 • 58:36

Alicia Ross: Lily Among the Thorns (ON)

Alicia Ross: Lily Among the Thorns (ON)

Episode 053 - In Thornhill Ontario, on a warm summer night in August of 2005 25-year-old Alicia Ross vanished from her family home without a trace. The intense search proved fruitless and foul play was expected early on. Alicia's disappearance left a city in fear and her family and friends sick with worry. When someone came forward with news, it was the worst kind. NOTE: Show co-hosted by temp co-host @carolbrowne as Scott is away in Australia. Sources:AliciaRoss.caR. v. Canadian Broadcasting

Dec 17, 2018 • 59:20

Icebound: Franklin's Lost expedition (NU)

Icebound: Franklin's Lost expedition (NU)

Episode 052 - In 1845 an expedition led by experienced explorer, British Naval Rear Admiral, Sir John Franklin set off northward to conquer the fabled Northwest Passage. After a stop in Greenland the two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with 129 crew aboard were never seen alive by European eyes again. Over the next 170 years, the fate of the ships andt their crews would finally be revealed, thanks to the help of the Inuit people and their oral traditions.Sources:Wikipedia Entry for Franklin’s

Dec 10, 2018 • 1:01:22

Away Game: Ed Gein - The Butcher of Plainfield

Away Game: Ed Gein - The Butcher of Plainfield

Episode 051 - After a long stint of playing at home in Canada, this week we take you to Plainfield, Wisconsin where in the late 1950's the entire town was shocked to find there was a depraved monster in their midst. Small in stature, shy, but somewhat odd, Ed Gein was the last person townsfolk would peg as a murderer, grave robber and necrophile. Gein's horrific crimes went on to inspire writers to create some of the most memorable Hollywood villians of all time, namely Norman Bates in Psycho, L

Dec 3, 2018 • 1:04:33

Edmonton Armoured Truck Massacre (AB)

Edmonton Armoured Truck Massacre (AB)

Episode 050 - In the early morning hours shots ring out at the Hub Mall inside the TD Canada Trust ATM vestibule at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Police attend to find three G4S security guards dead, one man critcally wounded. Another guard, Travis Brandon Baumgartner, was also missing, as was the armoured truck they'd arrived in and over $360,000 in cash. It quickly became evident that Baumgartner weas no victim and the manhunt was on. Sources:Hub MallGlobal News articles tagged Travi

Nov 26, 2018 • 51:02

The Jennifer Pan Story (ON)

The Jennifer Pan Story (ON)

Episode 049 - On the evening of November 8, 2010 a woman called 911 in a panic. She claimed that intruders had entered her house, tied her up, took her family's cash before shooting her parents. Police responded finding Jennifer's mother Bich Ha Pan, dead of multiple gunshot wounds. Jennifer's father had escaped the house and was bleeding from wounds of his own. Police found Jennifer bound but unharmed upstairs. What at first appeared to be a random house invasion, turned out to be far more cold

Nov 19, 2018 • 1:01:16

Remembrance Day & The Great War

Remembrance Day & The Great War

Episode 048 - All Canadians are taught to observe the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year with a moment of silence and thoughtful reflection about those who made great sacrifice so we could enjoy the freedoms we do today. This episode marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice to end hostilities in the Great War, World War 1. Here we commemorate the brave men and women who have donned a uniform in service of our country, including medal winners and every day

Nov 11, 2018 • 59:43

The Legend of Slumach and his Lost Gold Mine (BC)

The Legend of Slumach and his Lost Gold Mine (BC)

Episode 047 - In 1890 an enigmatic character and member of the Katezie indigenous tribe, Slumach, was charged and convicted of the murder of a man named Louie Bee. It was believed that Slumach may have been protecting a massive gold find near Pitt Lake outside of Maple Ridge, BC. After Slumach was hanged for his crime. The legend of his unclaimed gold grew. For over a century many have tried and failed to find Slumach's cursed treasure. A few have died trying. Sources: Slumach.ca Slumach’s Curse

Nov 5, 2018 • 48:30

Halloween 2018: Campfire Stories

Halloween 2018: Campfire Stories

Epsiode 046: To celebrate our Halloween 2018 and Dark Poutine's first anniversary we dive into the paranorma. Mike and Scott share some of their own supernatural stories. Celebrating with us around the campfire telling their own spooky tales are a few of our friends from the podcasting community from all over the world. Joining us are: All Crime No Cattle from Fort Worth, TexasLeft Behind Podcast from Nova ScotiaPoint Blank: A true Crime Podcast from Australia36 Times - Canadian True Crime fro

Oct 29, 2018 • 1:34:12

The Disappearance of Mekayla Bali (SK)

The Disappearance of Mekayla Bali (SK)

Episode 045: On April 12, 2016 after skipping school, which was allegedly uncharacteristic, 16-year-old Mekayla Bali disappeared from Yorkton, Saskatchewan. She has not been seen, definitively, since. "Mekayla is described as a Caucasian female, approximately 5'2" tall and weighs approximately 114 lbs, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is known to change her appearance: she has red-ish hair which can be dyed blonde or other colours and she wears her hair down, pulled back, straight or wavy. S

Oct 21, 2018 • 53:59

Murder in the Soo: The Slaying of Wesley Hallam (ON)

Murder in the Soo: The Slaying of Wesley Hallam (ON)

Episode 044 - On January 11, 2011 people walking along the road spotted a headless, bare torso floating in Cold Water Creek off Landslide Road in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The man was later identified as 29-year-old Wesley Hallam. Three local men, well knonw to police, were quickly apprehended and charged with first degree murder and causing  idignity to human remains. After over five years of hard fought investigation and lengthy criminal proceedings the case was 'resolved', but the ending horr

Oct 14, 2018 • 55:27

The Mysterious Death of Cindy James (BC)

The Mysterious Death of Cindy James (BC)

Episode 043 - After over 6 years of apparent harassment and a number of, what appeared to be violent assaults, Cindy James, a 44-year old nurse, went missing in May of 1989. On June 8, 1989, two weeks later, Cindy's family's greatest fears were realized. She was found dead near an abandoned home in Richmond B.C., a suburb of Vancouver. She appeared to have been drugged and strangled, with her hands and feet tied behind her back. A medical inquest into the cause of Cindy's death was inconclusive,

Oct 7, 2018 • 1:08:00

Houdini: Magical Life and Mysterious Death (QC)

Houdini: Magical Life and Mysterious Death (QC)

Episode 042 - The man the world came to know as Harry Houdini, stunt performer, illusionist, magician was obsessed with magic and illusion from an early age. That obsession and drive to be better led him to become the most famous person ever to have practiced the magical arts. There was a darker thing driving Harry too. He wanted to prove the existence of an after life. This not only led him to years of heartache after the deaths of his parents. Harry made many enemies of would be spiritualists

Sep 29, 2018 • 59:49

The Murders of Nathan O'Brien and Kathy and Alvin Liknes (AB)

The Murders of Nathan O'Brien and Kathy and Alvin Liknes (AB)

Episode 041 - In 2014 on a warm summer morning, Calgary mother, Jennifer O'Brien, went to pick up her 5-year-old son, Nathan, from his grandparents'. When she walked in the bloody scene she found, shocked even the most seasoned Calgary Police Service members. Kathy and Alvin Liknes and their grandson were nowhere to be found. A suspect was quickly identified, Douglas Garland, of Airdrie, Alberta. The trio was never seen alive again, nor were their bodies recovered. Polce were certain they had be

Sep 22, 2018 • 57:06

The Cook Family Massacre and Alberta's Last Man Hanged (AB)

The Cook Family Massacre and Alberta's Last Man Hanged (AB)

Episode 040 - On the morning of Sunday, June 28, 1959,RCMP made a grisly discovery in the garage adjacent to a small home in Stettler, Alberta. Raymond Cook, his wife, Daisy Mae and their five children were found dead and stuffed into a homemade grease pit. Raymond's son from a previous marriage, Robert Raymond Cook, was the only suspect. He went on to become Alberta's last man hanged in November of 1960.Sources:http://www.rcmpgraves.com/buffalo/mysterybutnomercy.htmlhttp://www.edmontonjournal.c

Sep 15, 2018 • 1:02:54

The Crash of SwissAir 111 (NS)

The Crash of SwissAir 111 (NS)

Episode 039 - On September 2, 1998 one of the worst air disasters in Canada's history took place when SwissAir flight 111 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean just off Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia. Although local fisherman and authorities responded quickly, it was already too late. All 229 souls were lost during the tremendous impact. Once again, Nova Scotians showed their compassion and willingness to lend a hand when needed in their response to the disaster.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rVKWsMv_

Sep 8, 2018 • 1:00:19

The Murder of Harley Lawrence (NS)

The Murder of Harley Lawrence (NS)

Episode 038 -  The small town of Berwick in the beautiful Annapolis Valley is known as Nova Scotia's Apple Capital. The town prides themselves on their sense of community, a strong work ethic yet laid back pace. The idilic little town was shaken when they woke up on the morning of October, 23, 2013 to find a local homeless man, Harley Lawrence, had burned to death overnight in the bus shelter on their main street. The circumstances surrounding Harley's death were even more horrendous. He'd been

Aug 31, 2018 • 53:04

Bonus Episode: Travel Update & Jack Luna of Dark Topic Interview (MB)

Bonus Episode: Travel Update & Jack Luna of Dark Topic Interview (MB)

As we aren't talking about a full case we're calling this Bonus Episode 1. Mike and Scott chat about Mike's recent cross country trip and Mike gives the Dark Poutine related details of his journey. The last half of the episode is Mike speaking with Jack Luna of Dark Topic about his show, podcasting, true crime and some tough life experiences. We'll be back next week with our regular fare.Shout outs to:https://darktopicpodcast.com/https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/https://canadiantruecrime.ca/http

Aug 24, 2018 • 1:16:35

The Murders of Marie and Lyle McCann (AB)

The Murders of Marie and Lyle McCann (AB)

Episode 037: In early July, 2010, Lyle and Marie McCann, retirees, beloved grandparents and great-parents packed up their RV and SUV in St. Albert, Alberta to head west to BC and visit more family. They were never seen again. After the McCann's were declared deceased a year later, 38-year-old, Travis Edward Vader was charged with their murder, but prosecuting him has not been easy. The whereabouts of Lyle and Marie's remains continue to be a mystery.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the f

Jul 27, 2018 • 1:02:44

The Tragic Death of Elisa Lam (BC)

The Tragic Death of Elisa Lam (BC)

Episode 036: Elisa Lam, a University student from Vancouver, BC was on a solo trip in California in January of 2013. When she disappeared, foul play was suspected. However, when she was found deceased more than two weeks later under odd circumstances there were far more questions than answers and much speculation as to what actually took place.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic desc

Jul 20, 2018 • 56:52

Leston Lawrence - A Golden Opportunity (ON)

Leston Lawrence - A Golden Opportunity (ON)

Episode 035: Leston Lawrence privately sold almost 5 kilos of gold over a short period. He worked at the Royal Canadian Mint as a gold refiner, but could not explain where he'd obtained the gold he had been selling. If it came from the mint, how did he get it out without being discovered? The answers to these questions made for a story that went global.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may in

Jul 13, 2018 • 48:02

Away Game: Andrei Chikatilo - Rostov Ripper - Part 2

Away Game: Andrei Chikatilo - Rostov Ripper - Part 2

Episode 034: Andrei Chikatilo was one of the most prolific serial killers of all time. From 1978 to 1990 with the cold war at its height Chikatilo stalked and butchered as many as 56 victims in the the USSR. His victims were children, both male and female, as young as 7-years-old, teenagers and women as old as 44. Part 2 of our first away game series takes us through the killer's final murders from 1985  until his capture and trial in 1990. Bonus: Hear Mike mispronounce more names of many Russia

Jul 7, 2018 • 50:32

Away Game: Andrei Chikatilo - Rostov Ripper - Part 1

Away Game: Andrei Chikatilo - Rostov Ripper - Part 1

Episode 033: Andrei Chikatilo was one of the most prolific serial killers of all time. From 1978 to 1990 with the cold war at its height Chikatilo stalked and butchered at least 56 victims in the the USSR. His victims were children, both male and female, as young as 7-years-old, teenagers and women as old as 44. Part 1 of our first away game series takes us through the killer's formative years through 1984 when her murdered a staggering 15 people in a single year. Bonus: Hear Mike mispronounce t

Jun 29, 2018 • 58:55

The Death of Dorothy Stratten (BC)

The Death of Dorothy Stratten (BC)

Episode 032: On August 14 1980, 20-year-old Vancouver B.C. born Playboy Playmate of the year and former Dairy Queen employee, Dorothy Stratten, was found dead of a single shotgun blast to her head. The perpetrator, her estranged husband, Paul Leslie Snider, lay dead nearby of a self inflicted wound by way of the same firearm. Dorothy's star had only just begun to rise and was snuffed out far too soon.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content conta

Jun 22, 2018 • 52:14

The Abduction of Abby Drover (BC)

The Abduction of Abby Drover (BC)

Episode 031: On March 10, 1976, 12-year-old Abby Drover went missing from her neighbourhood in Port Moody, B.C. Abby's mother was sick with worry and despite the extraordinary efforts of searchers and police Abby had vanished into thin air. In a bizarre turn of events, six months later what happened to Abby was shockingly revealed.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descr

Jun 15, 2018 • 49:51

The Wells Gray Murders (BC)

The Wells Gray Murders (BC)

Episode 030: In August of 1982, Bob Johnson had not come back to work at the saw mill in Kelowna for over a week after his expected return. Bob had been camping in beautiful Wells Gray Park with his wife Jackie, daughters Janet and Karen and Jackie's mom and dad, Edith and George Benntley. It seemed both families, and their two vehicles had simply vanished without a trace until a month later when a mushroom picker in the park made a gruesome discovery. BONUS: The co-host of this show HATES being

Jun 9, 2018 • 1:00:27

The Disappearance of Nicole Morin (ON)

The Disappearance of Nicole Morin (ON)

Episode 029: On July 30 of 1985, Nicole Morin, a vivacious 8-year-old girl vanished from her Etobicoke apartment building without a trace. This case is still unsolved. We talk about this unsolved case and a few others from the Toronto area around the same time that may or may not be connected. #FindNicole #NicoleMorin If you have any information on Nicole Morin's whereabouts, please contact:   Toronto Metropolitan Police Department 
416-808-2200 
OR The Royal Canadian Mounted Police 877-318-3

Jun 2, 2018 • 1:06:44

Happy Face Killer - Part 2 - 7 More Murders and Aftermath (BC)

Happy Face Killer - Part 2 - 7 More Murders and Aftermath (BC)

Episode 028: In part 2 of 2 on the Happy Face Killer, Canadian born serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, we learn about 7 more murders of women across the United States, more Happy Face notes and about his Jesperson's eventual capture, trial and his psychopathic public antics in the press and online. NOTE: Scott hates this guy passionately. CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descr

May 25, 2018 • 53:24

Happy Face Killer - Part 1 - History & Taunja Bennett’s Murder (BC)

Happy Face Killer - Part 1 - History & Taunja Bennett’s Murder (BC)

Episode 027: Keith Hunter Jesperson is one of Canada's most notorious exports to the United States. Born in Chilliwack British Columbia, Jesperson and his family emigrated to the US when he was a pre-teen. Early on he showed signs that have become signposts of the budding psychopath, cruelty to animals and a love of setting fires. Keith's first kill was Taunja Bennett, 23, of Portland, Oregon. Another couple was convicted for the crime, but Jesperson's ego wouldn't let someone else take

May 18, 2018 • 44:32

The Murder of Kimberly Proctor (BC)

The Murder of Kimberly Proctor (BC)

Episode 026: Kimberly Proctor was an animal loving grade 12 student from Langford, BC, just outside the provincial capital of Victoria. She was looking forward to seeing her graduation photos and sewing her prom dress with her grandmother. Kimberly did not arrive at her babysitting job on March 18, of 2010. Her parents were worried and began searching for her right away. This was out of character for Kimberly. They knew something was wrong. Just a short drive away, on the evening of the next day

May 12, 2018 • 57:20

Swift Runner and the Wendigo (AB)

Swift Runner and the Wendigo (AB)

Episode 025: Swift Runner was a well respected Cree hunter and trapper outside Edmonton in the 1800's. In the 1870's his family, as were many others, began to go hungry. Swift Runner turned to alcohol to drown his frustrations and his personality quickly changed. He also began speaking of encountering Wendigo, an evil cannibalistic spirit, taunting him. Swift Runner's eventual crimes were shocking to all. BONUS: Rick Gibson eats a tesitcle or two.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the

May 4, 2018 • 43:58

Rene Castellani - The Milkshake Murderer (BC)

Rene Castellani - The Milkshake Murderer (BC)

Episode 024: In 1965 Rene Castellani was the promotional manager for Vancouver's premiere radio station CKNW. Castellani, a local celebrity, was well known for his on air pranks and stunts, earning him the nickname, "the dizzy dialer". Castellani was also having an affair with a receptionist from the radio station. When his wife Esther challenged him Castellani denied the affair. Shortly after that Esther became very sick and doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. In July of 1965,

Apr 28, 2018 • 45:01

Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s Insulin Murders (ON)

Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s Insulin Murders (ON)

Episode 023: Between 2007 and 2016 RN Elizabeth Wettlaufer coldly murdered 8 elderly patients in her care at a number of long term care facilities in Ontario. She injected each of them with massive overdoses of insulin to commit the crimes, saying she believed God was telling her it was their time to die. Wettlaufer got away with the murders until her conscience got the better of her and she confessed to police in 2016.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish

Apr 21, 2018 • 52:31

The Calgary Brentwood 5 Murders (AB)

The Calgary Brentwood 5 Murders (AB)

Episode 022: On the morning of April 15, 2014, what was supposed to be a party to end a stressful winter semester at the University of Calgary wound up being the worst mass murder in the city's history. In all, 5 young people were literally cut down, just as their lives were about to truly begin. The story behind the murders at the hands of, Matthew de Grood, the son of a respected Calgary Police Officer is an epic tragedy. BONUS: Mike's mouth is full of marbles.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark

Apr 13, 2018 • 1:10:47

The Frank, Hope and Meager Landslides (BC)

The Frank, Hope and Meager Landslides (BC)

Episode 021: Over a span of just over 100 years, western Canada played host to the 3 largest landslides that have been measured in modern times. Frank Slide in 1903 was named for the Alberta town that saw a sixth of it's population buried under rock and debris from Turtle Mountain in the Crowsnest Pass between BC and Alberta, the Hope Slide just beyond Hope BC and finally, the Meager Slide, that occurred outside of Lillooet, BC. BONUS: Shitty seagulls.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is

Apr 7, 2018 • 59:03

The Disappearance of Kimberly McAndrew (NS)

The Disappearance of Kimberly McAndrew (NS)

Episode 020: On a warm August evening in 1989 19-year-old Kimberly McAndrew got off work early from her work at the Canadian Tire store at Quinpool Road in Halifax. She was never seen again and her family and police are still searching for clues in her disappearance. They even turned to a psychic investigator at one point and we share some audio from three of those sessions as well as our own speculations and connections.   If you have information on this case, please contact any of the foll

Apr 1, 2018 • 1:04:39

Allan Legere - Monster of Miramichi - Part 2 (NB)

Allan Legere - Monster of Miramichi - Part 2 (NB)

Episode 019: In our last episode career criminal Allan Legere had just been convicted of the murder of respected Chatham shopkeeper John Glendenning and the rape and attempted murder of Glendenning's wife Mary. Legere was nowhere near done. In May of 1989 he escaped from prison and went on a rampage that terrified Atlantic Canada for the next seven months. Prior to Legere's capture in the fall another 4 residents of the Chatham, NB area lay dead at the hands of the Monster of Mirimachi.

Mar 24, 2018 • 57:49

Allan Legere - Monster of Miramichi - Part 1 (NB)

Allan Legere - Monster of Miramichi - Part 1 (NB)

Episode 018: We return to Atlantic Canada for the first of a two part series on Allan Joseph Legere aka The Monster of Miramichi. In part one we learn about Legere's childhood, early crimes and the brutal murder of elderly local shopowner John Glendenning and the attempted murder and sexual assault of Mary during a burglary. This lead to Legere being sentenced to life in prison, but sadly, it was only the beginning. BONUS: Go shit in your hat compilation and Kyla, the first Prime Minister of Dar

Mar 17, 2018 • 56:20

Wayne Boden - The Vampire Rapist (QC)

Wayne Boden - The Vampire Rapist (QC)

Episode 017: In the late 60’s a sadistic serial murderer named Wayne Boden stalked and killed at least 3 women in Montreal, Quebec. He was given the nickname the Vampire Rapist due to his penchant for brutally biting his victims during the commission of his heinous crimes. By the time he was caught in Calgary a fourth woman was dead. His trial included the first testimony in forensic odontology in Canada; setting legal precedents. CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or s

Mar 10, 2018 • 56:40

Jane Hurshman - Life with Billy (NS)

Jane Hurshman - Life with Billy (NS)

Episode 016: In March of 1982 the small community called Bangs Falls, just outside of Liverpool, Nova Scotia made national news after the local bully, Billy Stafford, was found minus his head in his pick up truck along the side of the road. Someone had ended his reign of terror with a single blast of a 12 gauge shotgun. Billy's death was news in itself, but who did the deed was even more newsworthy - his long suffering, regularly brutalized common-law wife Jane Hurshman. BONUS: Mike's p

Mar 3, 2018 • 55:18

Gilbert Paul Jordan - The Boozing Barber (BC)

Gilbert Paul Jordan - The Boozing Barber (BC)

Episode 015: Gilbert Paul Jordan, a.k.a. the Boozing Barber, loved to drink and carouse with women. Between 1965 and 1987 nine women died of acute alcohol poisoning while in his company, while four others came close. Although police knew about Jordan's involvement in theier deaths. his prey were the down on their luck indigenous women from Vancouver's downtown East Side. Cops tended believed him when he told them he found them that way, even though he was a violent and sadistic career criminal.

Feb 24, 2018 • 56:51

Chris Benoit - The Canadian Crippler (QC)

Chris Benoit - The Canadian Crippler (QC)

Episode 014: In keeping with the rules of Dark Poutine, this episode is about famed Canadian wrestler and infamous murderer Chris Benoit, also known as the Canadian Crippler. Benoit murdered his second wife Nancy and their seven year old son, Daniel over a three day lost weekend at the end of June in 2007. Benoit then committed suicide himself. Much speculation followed as to Benoit's motives for the horrific crimes.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our co

Feb 17, 2018 • 1:16:03

Babes in the Woods - Stanley Park (BC)

Babes in the Woods - Stanley Park (BC)

Episode 013: In this episode we tackle a popular unsolved case here in the Lower Mainland of BC. In 1953 two skeletons were found in Vancouver's beautiful Stanley Park. More than 65 years later, the murders of what turned out to be two children remain unsolved. Bonus: Scott does a hacky job of profiling a murdererCONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Lis

Feb 10, 2018 • 50:40

Moncton Mountie Murders (NB)

Moncton Mountie Murders (NB)

Episode 012: The crimes we're looking at in this episode took place in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 4. 2014. In just over twenty minutes, 3 members of the local RCMP lay dead and another two had been shot. The community was terrified as a massive manhunt took place over the next 29 hours for the gunman who was still on the loose. Bonus: Listen to Mike mispronounce French surnames.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coars

Feb 4, 2018 • 1:10:13

Mindy Tran 1994 (BC)

Mindy Tran 1994 (BC)

Episode 011 is about the disappearance and murder of 8-year-old Mindy Tran of Kelowna, BC in 1994. Mindy was found under strange circumstances almost three months later. The ensuing search for Mindy's killer, the RCMP investigation, arrest and trial of a suspect and shocking aftermath still haunt the people who remember the case. CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descripti

Jan 27, 2018 • 1:07:41

Mike Met a Monster in 1981 (NS)

Mike Met a Monster in 1981 (NS)

Episode 010 has been a tough one for us to get out. This is Mike's personal story of what happened to him one summer night in 1981 and how one event effected him to this day. He hopes that in the telling of his story, others will feel safe enough to share their own and unburden themseleves of a secret. Thanks to Jami from the MURDERISH podcast for this week's intro. Jami's recent episode, A Stranger in my Bedroom, helped us get over the hump to telling this story.As well we wish to thank Jim Cle

Jan 20, 2018 • 51:10

Acid Al and Hollywood Hospital (BC)

Acid Al and Hollywood Hospital (BC)

This is a weird one. I'm not sorry. We needed a break from the murder.In Episode 009, we ask you to take a trip with us to Hollywood Hospital in New Westminster, BC, to meet Acid Al Hubbard the Johnny Appleseed of LSD who turned on Timothy Leary and facilitated psychedelic experiences for everyone, from philosophers and religious leaders, every day folks who were struglling in their lives, to musicians and actors. Cary Grant had many experiences with Acid Al.The Walrus was Paul. Goo goo ga joob.

Jan 13, 2018 • 1:04:32

Peter Woodcock - Canada’s Youngest Serial Killer (ON)

Peter Woodcock - Canada’s Youngest Serial Killer (ON)

In Episode 008, we meet Peter Woodcock, Canada's youngest serial killer, who at the age of 17, killed three children from 1956 to 1957 in Toronto, Ontario. After spending 34 years in confinement he killed again, on his first day out.This is a rough one...CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.Big thank you

Jan 6, 2018 • 58:00

The Karissa Boudreau Murder (NS)

The Karissa Boudreau Murder (NS)

In Episode 007, we head off to Mike's hometown, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and in particular the nieghbourhood where he grew up. Whenever Mike goes home to Bridgewater he always makes a visit to the place where Karissa Boudreau's body was found down the bank near the water just on the border between the town and Conquerall Bank in 2009. Karissa's mother, Penny Boudreau, murdered her 12-year-old daughter then hid her body and reported the youngster missing. After that Penny made seeming e

Dec 30, 2017 • 56:50

2017 Christmas Special

2017 Christmas Special

Episode 006, is extra special, this is our first Christmas episode. The subject of this episode is extremely disturbing, in fact, it may put you off your egg nog. We want to ensure you are forewarned about its content. Listen at your own peril.We hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best, much love. MUSIC credits to MYUU: https://myuu.bandcamp.com/Photo Credit to: Richard Elzey on FlickrCONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our co

Dec 23, 2017 • 27:43

Mark Twitchell - Dexter Wannabe (AB)

Mark Twitchell - Dexter Wannabe (AB)

Episode 005, takes on the case of filmmaker and wannabe serial killer Mark Twitchell from, Edmonton Alberta. Mark Twitchell liked the Phantom Menace. That had to be where the problem started.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: htt

Dec 19, 2017 • 49:16

The Halifax Explosion (NS)

The Halifax Explosion (NS)

This is Episode 004 of Dark Poutine. Here we present The Halifax Explosion, in honour of the 100th annoversary of the disaster. Prior to the detonation of the first atomic bomb was the largest man made explosion humanity had seen. It devastated Halifax and many residents died, or were severely injured. As well as the loss of life and limb, many were left without adequate shelter from the cruel Nova Scotia winter.Thanks to Erica and D'Arcy for sharing music in this episode, for sharing Joshua Smi

Dec 6, 2017 • 45:39

Abbotsford Killer - Part 2 - Terry Driver Timeline (BC)

Abbotsford Killer - Part 2 - Terry Driver Timeline (BC)

Here's Episode 003 of Dark Poutine. In this episode, part one of two, Mike and co-host give a little background on Terry Driver, Abbotsford Killer charged with the rape and murder of 16-year-old Tanya Smith and the beating of her best friend Misty Cockerill in 1995 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The co-host reveals how he knew the Driver family and Terry. As well co-host became oddly involved in the media frenzy around Terry Driver after his arrest and prior to his trial.CONTENT WARNI

Nov 30, 2017 • 52:11

Abbotsford Killer - Part 1 - Cat and Mouse (BC)

Abbotsford Killer - Part 1 - Cat and Mouse (BC)

Finally! After a few extra days of technical frustration here's Episode 002 of Dark Poutine. In this episode, part one of two, Mike and co-host talk about the hunt for the infamous Abbotsford Killer after the rape and murder of 16-year-old Tanya Smith and horrific, the near-fatal beating of her best friend Misty Cockerill on Friday, October 13, 1995 in Abbotsford, British Columbia.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature theme

Nov 18, 2017 • 47:00

Dark Poutine Intro and Floating Feet

Dark Poutine Intro and Floating Feet

Just in time for Halloween we bring you Episode #001 of Dark Poutine. After a brief introduction Mike and Scott tackle the case of the floating feet, also known as the Salish Sea Feet.This is our first episode so please, be gentle. We're still learning.CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.Web: http://darkpoutine.c

Nov 1, 2017 • 26:47

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