Crime Squad Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Lies. Deceit. Criminal acts.
One thing that remains unchanged through all of history: people are capable of committing terrible acts against each other. The perpetrators of these criminal acts (if caught) try to defend their actions. Whatever the motivation may be, the facts are the facts.
Crime Squad Podcast seeks to uncover these facts and covers Canadian true crime cases - both solved and unsolved.
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In 1971, in Windsor, ON, an innocent 6-year old girl is brutally murdered. The case would quickly grow cold. Listen now to find out how advances in forensic technology would help to solve the case nearly 50 years later.
We all know at least one person in our lives that has been the victim of abuse.
Maybe it was you.
The truth is, abuse can happen to, or be delivered by anyone from any class, any race, and any gender.
This is a story about a victim that could not speak. She couldn’t read, or write. But she could smile. She could make cooing, happy sounds, akin to laughter. She was a person, and her life, although cut short, has made a huge impact.
This is a story about Tracy Latimer.
In July of 2022, a peaceful pride event in London, Ontario was interrupted by hate - and I witnessed it. Tune in to this episode of Crime Squad Podcast to hear my story.
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In 2022, four Indigenous women in Winnipeg, Manitoba, vanished without a trace. On a fateful day in June 2022, human remains would be found in a dumpster outside an apartment building. An investigation would reveal the women had something in common; they had fallen victim to a serial killer.
Support is available for anyone affected by this podcast episode and the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Immediate emotional assistance and crisis support are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a national hotline at 1-844-413-6649.
Song Credit: Mmiwg2s - Mi'kmaq Heritage Actors
Is there truth to schoolyard rumours?For over 20 years, a predator in Sault Ste. Marie would get away with horrific abuse, until 1995 when he was finally brought to justice.
Thank you to JD Deluzio for being a guest on this episode.
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Malcolm Ripley died at London's Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) on November 25, 2020, after being in custody for just one day. This bonus content was provided by a former girlfriend of Malcolm's, who wants to ensure he is remembered not just for his death at EMDC, but the life he lived.
Thank you Tara for sharing your memories.
Indigenous youth in Northern Ontario don't have access to adequate education on-reserve, so many of them have to go to the big city of Thunder Bay to finish their education. The problem, though, is that so many of them just don't make it home alive. This episode features the untimely deaths of Paul Panacheese, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morriseau, Reggie Bushie and Jordan Wabasse.
Thunder Bay is a city in Northern Ontario with a sordid past. This episode features the deaths of Jethro Anderson and Curran Strang, two Indigenous teenagers. Police say no foul play, but their families say differently. What happened to Jethro and Curran?
Check out this episode for a brief view of what it looks like to lose someone at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC). These words are shared by Samarah, the daughter of Sean-William Tourand-Brightman aka Junior.
The final episode about the inmate deaths at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) since 2009.
Tyler Lancha
Clayton "Danny" Bissonnette
Ronald Jack
Brandon "Bam Bam" Marchant
Jamie Briggs
Seven people. Seven missing individuals with ties to London, Ontario. Where are they?
Do you know something? Somewhere, someone out there has to know something about these individuals.
Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS to report information.
London Ontario's Elgin-Middlesex Detention Center (EMDC) has seen its fair share of deaths over the years. This episode will discuss the deaths of four individuals who died while in custody: James Pigeau, Sean William Tourand-Brightman (aka Junior), Chase Blanchard and Malcolm Ripley.
***This is part five of a series we are calling "The Devil's Playground." This episode mentions drug use and overdose and may be distressing for some individuals.
The Richardson family was known by all to be a thriving, happy family with no skeletons on the closet to speak of. They all loved each other so much. But someone close was planning a horrific crime. What was it, and who was behind it?
Kipling, Saskatchewan, 1992. A prominent and charming member of society is accused of a horrible crime. He would voluntarily provide a DNA sample that would come back negative for a match 3 times.
Is he truly innocent, or is there more to the story?
In April 1977, a small rural farming community would be shocked to find out a body was found stuffed into an old septic tank. Who could be responsible for such a horrific crime?
It would take 44 years for police to solve the case...
Something's not quite right at Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC). This is the story of four inmates and how they met their ends while incarcerated.
***This is part four of a series we are calling "The Devil's Playground." Please note, the episode does contain material that is highly sensitive in nature and will contain details of suicide and death. It may be distressing for some individuals.
STOP If you haven't listened to Part 1, go to the last episode and start there.
In 1980s, in British Columbia, children and youth would start disappearing at an alarming rate. And as these poor souls would learn, the boogeyman isn't just a story - the boogeyman is real. Who is the boogeyman and how would he be stopped?
In 1980s, in British Columbia, children and youth would start disappearing at an alarming rate. And as these poor souls would learn, the boogeyman isn't just a story - the boogeyman is real.
Canada is in an opioid crisis. This is the story of yet another 3 deaths of people incarcerated at the Elgin Middlesex Detention Center (EMDC).
***This is part three of a series we are calling "The Devil's Playground." Please note, the episode does contain material that is highly sensitive in nature and will contain details of suicide and death. It may be distressing for some individuals.
Hate crimes against transgender people have risen exponentially over the years. Mental Health support is not where it should be.
This episode explores three cases of transgender individuals and seeks to humanize them, to show they are more than simply just a label. They are somebody's children and they were all tragically taken far too soon.
If someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or needs support, you can connect with a mental health professional one on one bycalling 1-888-6810 or text WELLNESS to 686868 if you’re a youth. For adults, call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741.
Definitions:
Cisnormativity: The assumption that all human beings have a gender identity that matches the sex they were assigned at birth. This assumption results in the erasure of Trans individuals' experiences and needs, in addition to allowing for a system of discrimination and violence against trans people.
Transgender: Denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond with the sex registered for them at birth.
Non-Binary: Denoting, having, or relating to a gender identity that does not conform to traditional binary beliefs about gender, which indicate that all individuals are exclusively either male or female
Mental Health Crisis: A mental health crisis is any situation in which a person's actions, feelings, and behaviors can lead to them hurting themselves or others, and/or put them at risk of being unable to care for themselves or function in the community in a healthy manner.
Marginalized: (of a person, group, or concept) treated as insignificant or peripheral.
Two lives taken too soon; one, by a man who cried out for help. The other, a man who had everything... and then suddenly, it was gone.
What is going on at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre?
***This is part two of a series we are calling "The Devil's Playground." Please note, the episode does contain material that is highly sensitive in nature and will contain details of suicide and death. It may be distressing for some individuals. As always, I will let you know ahead of time when those descriptions will occur so you can skip ahead if you wish.
How is it possible that people disappear without a trace? This episode explores the cases of Dean Curtis Mortensen, missing since 1992 from Edmonton, Alberta, and Dana Zelic, missing from Hamilton, ON since 1999.
Where are Dean and Dana?
Innocent until proven guilty is a phrase most of us have heard before. This is the way the justice system is supposed to work, isn't it?
Over a 13 year period, beginning in 2009, the families of 20 individuals who spent time in a local London, ON jail have had to make unexpected funeral arrangements.
What is going on at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre?
This is part one of a series we are calling "The Devil's Playground." Please note, the episode does contain material that is highly sensitive in nature and will contain details of violence, torture, and death. It may be distressing for some individuals. As always, I will let you know ahead of time when those descriptions will occur so you can skip ahead if you wish.
23-year old Simone Samarah Ann Sanderson of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation in Treaty #2 territory would go missing from the city of Winnipeg in August of 2012.
Days later, a body would be found - which would later be revealed to be Simone. What happened to Simone Sanderson?
RESOURCES:
- If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or requires urgent medical help, contact 9-1-1.
- Wellness Together Canada can be accessed online at wellnesstogether.ca, or by phone. The phone number for adults to contact is 1-866-585-0445 or youcan text 741741 for access to a mental health professional 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- For First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples who require crisis support around Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQA+ people contact 1-844-413-6649.
Lynda Shaw, a promising young University Student, would go missing Easter weekend 1990 during her commute to London, ON from her hometown of Huttonville.
The case would sit cold for over a decade, until advances in DNA would reveal what her family had been waiting for... the identity of the killer.
Five year old Naiomi Almeida went to sleep on the couch on the evening of August 28, 2001. The next morning, she was gone. What happened to Naiomi Almeida?
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According to statistics, 1 in 25 people is considered a psychopath. Can psychopaths exist without being killers? If they do kill, can they be rehabilitated?
Something is very wrong in Canada. Between 2015 and 2020 Indigenous women and girls have accounted for 24% of all female homicide victims in Canada, even though they make up just 5% of the country’s female population.
These are the stories of Abigail Andrews, Annette Holywhiteman, and Cheyenne Fox.
Samuel Lottery was born in 1978. Eighteen years later, in January of 1996, he would go missing in his hometown of London, Ontario. What happened to Sam Lottery?
The case is still unsolved, 27 years later...
April 9, 2009. Tori Stafford is missing, and was last seen leaving her public school with an unidentified woman. Tips would come pouring in, and it only took three days for police to narrow in on a suspect. By May 2009, another suspect was identified, and it was determined the two had worked together to abduct Tori.
The case would unfold over a period of four years, and the details would be horrendous and shocking. Tori's family-along with everyone who followed this case-would realize that monsters truly do exist.
Content warning: This episode will contain details of violence against a child. I do warn you beforehand and advise you when to skip to in order to avoid that content
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April 8th, 2009 was a big day for Tori, for a few reasons. The family had recently moved into a new home, and to celebrate Tori was allowed to have friends over for a movie night. But perhaps one of the most exciting items on the agenda for the day was that Tori was taking a large step into independence, and for the first time, she was going to walk home from school by herself without her brother Daryn accompanying her.
What followed would be a parent's worst nightmare...
July 30, 1985. Eight year old Nicole Morin leaves her apartment unit to go swimming with a friend who is waiting for her in the apartment lobby. She never makes it to her friend, and has never been seen again.
Five year old Susan Cadieux disappeared from a school playground in London, Ontario on January 6, 1956. What happened next would completely devastate not only the London community but neighbouring communities as well. The story of what happened to little Susan would be communicated via newspapers across North America - but unfortunately the case would soon turn cold.
A brutal hit and run in a small town in Ontario would cut 18 year old Lucas Shortreed's life short. The community was devastated at the loss of this promising young man. And the hurt would continue for almost 14 years as police searched for the person (or people) responsible.
A shocking turn of events in September 2022 would change everything.