Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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 interview Caleb, using another name, described coming to the aid of people who were being attacked by a large man who he'd been riding with only moments before. Using a hatchet from his backpack, Caleb had cleaved the man's skull allowing bystanders and later police to subdue him. McGillvary was apprehended days later, but only tried for the murder in May of 2019, 6 years later. Although convicted, he maintains his innocence claiming he killed Galfy in self-defence.Photo Credit: Jessob Reisbeck/YouTube/GlobalNews.ca screen grabSources: Wikipedia - Kai the Hatchet Wielding HitchhikerCourt Documents - People v McbrideFull Interview - Kai, Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, Amazing Interview w/ Jessob ReisbeckKai's Legal Support Fundrazr PageKai's Legal Support Facebook PageKai's Jimmy Kimmel AppearanceSongify This! - Smash, Smash SMASH Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-old George Robert Johnston, a Canadian, from Prince Edward Island. He was a beloved husband and father of four beautiful daughters. His true motives for the chase through the desert died with him. (Photo is Public Domain)Sources:Wikipedia - The Ballarat BanditCBC: Fugitive ID'd as PEI ManPahrump Valley Times ArticleJason Kersten's - The Ballarat Bandit (PDF)TV Episode: The Investigators - Lone Fugitive Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 RIOT, the real story 94 VideoPediaGlobal: Time Line of 1994 RiotBerntt v. The City of Vancouver et alWikipedia 2011 RiotGlobal: Full Executive Summary on 2011 RiotArchives: Global’s breaking news coverage of the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot100 Things Canucks Fans Should Know & Do Before They DieNOTE: Photo used for cover art is © Mike Browne from 2011's game 4 in a fan zone in downtown Vancouver. It shows disappointed Canucks fans and does not show people involved in the riots after game 7. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 accounts100 Wonders: The Tunguska Event - Atlas Obscura - VideoNASA article on TunguskaThe Tunguska Event at WikipediaNuclear Secrecy - NukemapLeonid KulikNoctilucent CloudsCornell article on Mirror Matter Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 of her friends provided more insight around their experience with the crime and memories of the victim for the episode. Sources:R. v. Stark, 2000 CanLII 3503 (ON CA)CBC The Detectives - Project HitchhikerYork Police Cold Cases - Marie WoodsCP24 - Killer dies in prison Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, police believed that Shirley had been murdered.Shirley's body was found months later in a shallow grave. Douglas Leo Beamish, Shirley's ex common-law spouse and father of three of her children, was arrested and charged with Shirley's murder. Some of the evidence used against Beamish had never been utilized at trial before. This case from Canada's tiny province would be precedent setting.Sources:R. v. Beamish, 1999 CanLII 4537 (PE SCAD)Douglas Leo Beamish at MurderpediaForensic Files - Season 7, Ep 7: Purr-fect MatchThe New Detectives - Season 8, Ep 3: Material WitnessWikpedia - The Murder of Shirley DuguayThe Guardian - Parole DeniedTears of the Cheetah by Dr. Stephen J. O'Brien Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and Gordon Klaus, and their adult daughter Monica, had been at home at the time of the unsurvivable inferno. The only member of the immediate family left alive was the couple’s eldest son and Monica’s brother, Jason, who lived in a trailer nearby. Who could have committed horrific acts and why? As the investigation unfolded a bizarre coverup story emerged consisting of communication with the spirits of the deceased.Sources:R v Klaus, 2018 ABQB 6 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/hpmwh R v Klaus, 2018 ABQB 97 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/hqf49 R v Klaus, 2017 ABQB 537 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/h5sbp R v Klaus, 2017 ABQB 689 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/hnb4z R v Klaus, 2017 ABQB 720 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/hnz2j R v Klaus, 2017 ABQB 721 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/hnzzk After the Fire: Murder, Lies and a Missing Deer HeadKlaus Family ObituaryJason Klaus Police InterviewJoshua Frank Confession Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 small community. Many did not believe that one of their own could hurt a child.Guest co-host: Carol Browne Sources:Into the Night: The Story of Samantha Walsh by Gordon WalshSaltwater Joys as sung by 10-year-old Samantha WalshArticle about Fleur De Lysnewfoundlandandlabrardor.com - Iceberg ViewingThe Story of Samantha Walsh - Telegram ArticleGlobe and Mail Article - Murder charge devastates remote hamlet Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 died in hospital the next morning. It would take good old fashioned police work coupled with forensic DNA evidence to bring her killer to justice. Sources:Taylor Van Diest FacebookTaylor Van Diest Press Conference (Nov.4/11)Van Diest Suspect DNA (video)RCMP Taylor Van Diest murder suspect (video)R. v. Foerster, 2017 BCCA 105 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/h0b5z>Killer's Videotaped ConfessionFoerster Pleads Guilty to Earlier AttacksFoerster Sr. gets three years for enabling murderer's escape Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Note: There are extremely graphic depictions of violence in this episode that may be disturbing to some listeners. Disclaimer by: Tyler Allen of The Minds of Madness PodcastSources:Savage Messiah by Paul Kaihla and Ross LaverRoch Theriault wikipediaMacleans Magazine - The Ant Hill Kids (1993)cvltnation.comCults That Kill by Wendy Joan Biddlecombe AgasrInfoSect - Examples of Problematic Group FunctioningCult Leader Roch Thériault aka The Deadly Messiah (Crime Documentary)New York Daily NewsGlobal News: Notorious Cult Leader Found Dead in Prison Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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". A story of 'bad girls', bullying, racism and murder emerged shocking the nation. The quest for justice for Reena was not a straight nor easy path.Research: Rebecca McNallDisclaimer read by: Tyler Allen of The Minds of Madness Podcast Sources:Reena: A Father's Story by Manjit VirkUnder the Bridge by Rebecca GodfreyVICE article on Reena VirkCourt Documents about the Reena Virk murderGLOBAL NEWS: Timeline: Reena Virk murder and the trials of Kelly EllardGLOBAL NEWS: Mother of murdered B.C. teen Reena Virk dies in ‘tragic accident’GLOBAL NEWS: Reena Virk’s killer Kelly Ellard gets new extension on day paroleWikipedia Article on Reena Virk Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 UnknownCBC Archives: The Falcon Lake Incident (1983)When They Appeared: Falcon Lake 1967: The inside story of a close encounterCreepy Canada - UFO 1967, Falcon Lake, Manitoba incidentFalcon Lake incident is Canada's 'best-documented UFO case,' even 50 years later More than 2,000 UFO sightings reported in Manitoba over 200 yearsUnsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 5, Episode 8 - Full EpisodeUFO Sightings in Canada - WikipediaPentagon reveals secret UFO programPromos:For 10% off your CrimeCon tickets, please use the code POUTINE19 at checkout.Contest:First 12 Dark Poutine listeners to email author Alan R. Warren with the subject line 'Moors Murders' between April 1 and 7, 2019 will win either a paperback or kindle copy of Alan's book on the subject. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 mysterious fires being set seemingly out of nowhere. In the second half of the show we speak to paranormal investigator, author, teacher and media personality, Morgan Knudsen of entityseeker.ca. She gives us some insight into the case of Esther Cox as well as some others including those included in Blue Ant Media’s Paranormal 911 which can be seen here in Canada on Sunday nights at 8:00 pm Eastern. Sources:The Great Amherst Mystery - WikipediaA Critical Study of "The Great Amherst Mystery Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical ResearchWalter Hubbell's - The Great Amherst Mystery aka The Haunted HousePersonal Experiences in Spiritualism Promos:For 10% off your CrimeCon tickets, please use the code POUTINE19 at checkout Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ensuing investigation revealed the shocking facts of the case and led to Thatcher's downfall. Research & Writing:Katherine BuchananBooks:A Canadian Tragedy by Maggie SigginsDeny, Deny, Deny: The Rise and Fall of Colin Thatcher by Garrett Wilson.Not Above The Law by Heather Bird Other Sources:newspapers.comCBC TimelineSupreme Court JudgmentColin Thatcher on RevolvyCourtTV Crime Library - Archived Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 eccentric antiques dealer in Orangeville near Caledon, he eluded police. In Vancouver, BC, where he'd fled, Snow went on a two week crime spree of kidnapping, rape, robbery and violence, before being apprehended by North Vancouver RCMP on July 12, 1992.To get 10% off your CrimeCon 2019 ticket purchase use POUTINE19.Research Assistance: Rebecca McNall Sources: Crime Seen by Kate Lines - bookCold North Killers by Lee Mellor - book A Friend of the Family by Alison Shaw - bookCanadian Monsters by Robert Keller - bookDavid Alexander Snow - murderpediaDavid Alexander Snow | Crime DocumentariesMacLeans Magazine 1992 - A Twisted CaseR. v. Snow, 2000 BCCA 113 (CanLII) , http://canlii.ca/t/5363R. v. Snow, 1996 CanLII 8398 (BC CA), http://canlii.ca/t/1wntxR. v. Snow, 2004 CanLII 34547 (ON CA), http://canlii.ca/t/1j0sb Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Canadian history. Sources:Dale Merle Nelson at murderpediaDale Merle Nelson at WikipediaThe Limits of Sanity by Larry Still - BookVarious articles at newspapers.comDale Merle Nelson manhunt photos by John DennistonUpdate for episode 60: Thank you to physicist Dr.Camilla Moir for her hypothesis on what Granger Taylor may have been attempting the night he died. Link 1 & Link 2Join Mike and Scott at CrimeCon on June 7-9, 2019. Get tickets and use POUTINE19 for 10% off.Dog & Cat neck wear by Sharon Brausch of Stitches and Sass. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Audio Part 3 YouTubeScanner Audio Part 4 YouTubeLAPD 1998 Medal of Valor RecipientsTelemundo Coverage YouTubeLive TV News helicopter coverage YouTube Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Podcasts Promoted:MurderishThe Fear of ScienceResearch Assistance:Rebecca McNallSources:Michael Wayne McGray WikipediaSerial Killer Michael Wayne McGray Crime Documentary - YouTubeMichael Wayne McGray Case | The Canadian EncyclopediaMichael Wayne McGray | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersGlobal News audio clipsNewspapers.comBC Cornoner's Verdict on in custody death of Jeremy Michael Phillips (PDF)Serial killer describes killing cellmate | CBC News Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Granger? As well we chat with Jennifer Horvath from Toronto based Alibi Entertainment who Executive Producer of Spaceman, a documentary about Granger's odd life and disappearance now available, streaming in Canada only, on CBC Gem. Sources:Vice Article: [The Man Who Went to Space and Disappeared]Times Colonist: [The vanishing of Granger Taylor]Henry McKay Audio: [UFO hovers outside hospital 1970 British Columbia]Podcast Promo: [One Eye Open Podcast] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, CanadalandOfficial Nanaimo Bar RecipeMinds of Madness Podcast Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Canadian history. Even after conviction, Olson's behaviour continued to hurt others, especially the families of the victims. Sources:Clifford Olson - WikipediaVancouver Police Museum: Beast of BC - Part 1and Part 2Newspapers.comBCTV Archives thanks to Global NewsMacLeans Magazine ArchivesCrime Library - Clifford OlsonBook: Where Shadows LingerBook: Final Payoff by Ian MulgrewBook: Predator by Peter WorthingtonBook: Clifford Olson: The Beast of British Columbia by Elizabeth BroderickPoem written and narrated by David Thorvold Olson - Postcards from Gravelly Beach Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. But they didn't have enough hard evidence to arrest him and he was not done killing. We will cover his next 4 murders, eventual capture and aftermath in next week's episode. Sources:Clifford Olson - WikipediaVancouver Police Museum: Beast of BC - Part 1 and Part 2Newspapers.comBCTV Archives thanks to Global NewsMacLeans Magazine ArchivesCrime Library - Clifford OlsonBook: Where Shadows Linger Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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), <http://canlii.ca/t/g14jp> R. v. Demeter, 1975 CanLII 50 (ON CA), < http://canlii.ca/t/1vln3 > Demeter v. R., [1978] 1 SCR 538, 1977 CanLII 25 (SCC), <http://canlii.ca/t/1tx3n>I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978) - Full Movie Murderpedia - Peter DemeterAndrea Demter - PTSD CBC ArticleNews Article - Mississauga's Most Notrious Muder CaseBook - By Persons Unknown, George Jonas and Barbara Amiel Wikipedia - Peter Demeter Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 cases in Canadian history. Sources:michaeldunahee.camissingkids.caFacebook Page: We Will Never Forget Michael DunaheeGlobal News ArchiveMultiple articles found on Newspapers.comCrime Seen by Kate Linesdoenetwork case Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Corporation, 2007 CanLII 21124 (ON SC)Wikipedia Article: Alicia RossAmerica's Most Wanted (archived) - Missing: Alicia RossNewspapers.com - Search for Alicia RossSeanHine.comMyJewishLearning.com - Why Jews Hang a Mezuzah on the Doorpost Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Lost ExpeditionParks Canada Site – The Franklin ExpeditionNarrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Sir John FranklinGlobal News - Ships Gifted to Canada and New ArtifactsCannibalism According to John RaeLetter left at King William IslandList of provisions on Erebus and TerrorThe book Dead Reckoning by Ken McGoogan Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Leatherface of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs and more.** EXTREMELY GRAPHIC: LISTENER DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED ** Sources:Wikpedia's entry on Ed GeinHarold Schecter's book Deviant: The True Story of Ed Gein, the Original PsychoRobert Keller's book Unhinged: The Shocking True Story of Ed GeinEd Gein's psychological profileArticles on Ed Gein's murders at newspapers.comGeneration Why's blog post about Georgia Jean WecklerJewish Virtual Library article on Bitch of Buchenwald Ilse KochDocumentarian Errol Morris talks about Ed Gein Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Travis Baumgartner@Leetrav on TwitterW5 Documentary - Armed and DangerousTravis Baumgratner entry at Muderpedia Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 blooded. Sources: R. v. Pan, 2013 ONSC 7865 (CanLII), Jennifer Pan Interrogation Video 10 hours 34 minutes Global News Articles tagged Jennifer Pan TorontoLife: Jennifer Pan's Revenge article Tiger Parenting article Reid Technique police interrogation tactic Eric Carty Death article Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 soldiers, like Mike’s grandfather, Private Courtney Tremaine Browne. Sources: In Flanders Fields poem Canadian National War Museum Legion.ca - Remembrance Day Veterans Affairs Canada - Remembrance Day The Five Causes of World War 1 - simplified 85th in France and Flanders Passchedale Audio Victoria Cross Recipients WW1 Margaret McDonald Private George McLean Keep the Home Fires Burning - John McCormack 1917 Search: Personnel Records of the First World War Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (video) Curse of the Lost Gold Mine - 1994 (video) Lost Mines Found - questionable (video) About Sturgeon Pitt Lake’s Lost Gold Mine B25 Bomber story and photos Supposed coordinates of bomber Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 from Nova ScotiaWriting About Crime from ManitobaThe Asian Madness Podcast from TaiwanOccultae Veritatis from SaskatchewanIgnorance Was Bliss from Salem, MAThe Nighttime Podcast from Nova ScotiaMinds of Madness from Ontario Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. She sometimes wears dark rimmed (teal) glasses and a teal/mint coloured infinity scarf. When Mekayla was reported missing she was 16-years-old; she has since turned 17-years-old. Mekayla also goes by the name Mekayla NIEBERGALL." from SaskCrimestoppers Sources: RCMP Missing Mekayla Bali Interpol Mekayla Bali RCMP Video RCMP Press Conference April 2016 RCMP Press Conference July 2016 Our Story: Mekayla Bali: Missing Since Apr 12, 2016 GloblalTV: ‘I feel that I have failed you’: mother asks for help finding Mekayla Bali Reddit: Unresolved Mysteries / Mekayla Bali Case Calgary Possible Sighting Amber Alert Criteria DaughterProject.ca BringMekaylaBaliHome.com Nighttime Podcast - Where is Mekayla Bali? True Crime Talk - Missing Mekayla Bali - Facebook Group Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 horrified Wesley's family, friends and many residents of The Soo, even the police. Sources: Sources: http://canlii.ca/t/gt2v7 http://canlii.ca/t/gn040 http://canlii.ca/t/flt1r http://canlii.ca/t/fwsm6 http://canlii.ca/t/g8k9s https://youtu.be/d2kqgX2KjTY Steel Town Down - Vice and W5 documentary http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=458790 http://northernhoot.com/murder-wesley-hallam-getting-away-murder/ http://northernhoot.com/release-looming-hallam-family-untold-truth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbU0Bl0i-0 Press Conference http://northernhoot.com/remembering-wesley-hallam-if-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/ https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/details-of-wesley-hallams-death-emerge-as-three-sentenced-to-jail-346246 https://globalnews.ca/news/2875716/ontario-mother-receives-sons-remains-more-than-five-years-after-his-killing/ https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/mitchell-apologizes-mearow-and-jocko-dont-346489 https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/eric-mearow-to-stand-trial-on-weapons-charges-1017453 https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/anatomy-of-a-knife-fight-346637 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, leaving this one of the most talked about unsolved cases in Canadian history. Sources: http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Cindy_James http://thetroublewithjustice.com/2014/07/05/who-killed-nurse-cindy-james/ http://melaniehack.blogspot.ca/2007/02/imagine-my-surprise-when-i-recently.html http://callingfoundation.org/blenheim-lodge/ http://melaniehack.com/ https://www.vancourier.com/news/vancouver-s-creepiest-unsolved-mysteries-1.1261787 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/57463c/cindy_james_is_found_dead_in_1989_after_6_12/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140831003619/http://allthingscrimeblog.com/2014/01/08/who-killed-nurse-cindy-james/ https://youtu.be/ljymSSBqflU Inquest Reporting https://youtu.be/sbrAggQE2EA More reporting with Cindy Audio Father Audio, Ozzie Kaban https://youtu.be/KPZ-G5bFEek A Current Affair https://unsolved.com/gallery/cindy-james/ http://vancouvertrueborns.com/post/150657118691/perhaps-the-most-disturbing-story-related-to-the https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.1555492,-123.1365998,3a,75y,270h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdPhy_f0fpau1uXVElN_szg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DdPhy_f0fpau1uXVElN_szg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D353.5272%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 as he debunked them. Some say this is what led to the events in a Montreal dressing room that eventually caused the Great Houdini's demise. Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Sources: https://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com/ https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini https://ladailymirror.com/2015/06/01/harry-houdini-an-interview-by-marcet-haldeman-julius-october-1925/ http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42723 The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin by Harry Houdini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprisoned_with_the_Pharaohs https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2014/10/harry-houdinis-rare-magic-books/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/death-of-houdini/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8qr-p9z5g straitjacket escape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQfWw1m1Qos The Greatest: Houdini (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ9lNRAjTQM How Houdini Died https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItDbVyT85kw Discovery Channel - Houdini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onG-ktpHiDM How Did Houdini Actually Die? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D50yh3WV-OQ Harry Houdini's Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IczEq22-rPU The Final Houdini Seance (Full Audio) https://www.amazon.ca/Secret-Life-Houdini-Americas-Superhero-ebook/dp/B000MGAU66/ Book: The Secret Life of Houdini https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=houdini# https://librivox.org/author/4549?primary_key=4549&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results https://archive.org/search.php?query=1920%27s&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22audio%22&page=2 https://archive.org/stream/pdfy-bDUVAOt69erDtFOJ/The%20Original%20Houdini%20Murder%20Theory_djvu.txt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Crandon http://www.houdinifile.com/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 been murdered.The mountain of evidence linking Garland to the crime, however, revealed a conniving mind, seething with resentment. Garland, after being shutout of a partnership in a product that went nowhere, had been planning murder for years. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.com/news/hanged/cook.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=yNn2j9kJit0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Raymond_Cookhttp://robertcook.ca/http://legalarchives.ca/project/last-man-hanged/http://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cook-robert-ray.htmhttps://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20130628/281569468307256http://amok.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Raymond_Cookhttps://www.reddeeradvocate.com/uncategorized/cook-shouldnt-have-been-hanged-documentarian/http://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/2014/11/06/notorious-hangings-in-the-forthttp://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/explore-learning-and-education/discovering-albertas-court-records/interesting-cases/criminal-regina-cook.htmlhttps://mysteriesandmore.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-work-of-justice-trials-of-robert.htmlhttp://mysteriesandmore.blogspot.com/2018/01/robert-raymond-cook-facing-execution.htmlhttps://edmontonsun.com/2015/09/26/alberta-filmmaker-questioning-capital-punishment-after-making-doc/wcm/35e8b61d-6cfa-43f2-8820-97b135426fe4https://www.reddeerexpress.com/columns/robert-cook-murders-recounted-in-play/https://www.amazon.ca/The-Boy-ebook/dp/B00CLVLIZW/oolibook-20https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-boy-by-betty-jane-hegerat/article599379/https://www.stettlerindependent.com/community/stettler-students-hear-story-of-cooks-infamous-hanging/https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-psychos-who-punished-their-siblings-in-unimaginable-ways/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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_g Fifth Estate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJyPWrjRgNM SwissAir 111 ATC Recording https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Flight_111http://www.tailstrike.com/020998.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR2h62yheI4 Investigation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/swissair-flight-111-crash-20th-anniversary-1.4806166https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/swissair-flight-111-anniversary-friendships-forces-after-disaster-1.4806159https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/swissair-flight-111-diamonds-treasure-hunters-1.4804585 Diamonds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASbP7J133d0 trailer http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2130067299 Aug 2011 Information https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/families-first-responders-honoured-at-swissair-20th-anniversary-service-1.4077353https://globalnews.ca/news/4418260/first-responders-swissair-flight-111-tragedy/http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1463855-q-a-with-author-thomas-jubyhttp://www.transcom.org/swissair/passagiere.htm passenger list https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt_Wpcj2iIo aftermath scramble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql16ggFvc_g&t=265s Nat Geo Mayday http://forums.swissair111.org/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/322103945/m/8561049834 tapes discussion http://www.tailstrike.com/020998.htm transcript http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/recovery+bodies+from+plane+tragedy+scarred+strathmore+woman/9619793/story.htmlhttps://globalnews.ca/news/4418365/swissair-flight-111-how-tragedy-unfolded/ Dr Butt's audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjs9qWmbivw victims families visit https://globalnews.ca/news/4424321/swissair-flight-111-20th-anniversary/ 20th Memorial Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 murdered in cold blood.Sources:http://www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/83274 (Obituary)https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/harley-lawrence-s-murderers-decided-together-to-get-the-bum-court-told-1.3052106http://www.thevanguard.ca/news/regional/timeline-the-night-harley-lawrence-was-murdered-37239/ (Timeline and Gas Station video)http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1283152-men-who-killed-harley-lawrence-sentenced-to-life (Ron Lawrence Audio)https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_HzMLYfkH10J:https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/25/berwick-asks-where-rcmp-w_n_4165178.html+&cd=17&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-b-ab (where were RCMP)https://ca.news.yahoo.com/harley-lawrences-murder-disturbing-details-154744657.htmlhttp://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_b91f50bb-e641-558b-8ee0-03646fc25af2.htmlhttp://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1162326-rcmp-investigate-homeless-man-s-death-in-berwick-bus-shelter-blazehttps://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/04/25/harley-lawrence-death-arrests_n_5212301.htmlhttp://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1165577-harley-lawrence-s-family-eager-for-police-reporthttp://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2414589905http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2414219228 Witness to firehttps://globalnews.ca/video/1293002/two-men-accused-of-murdering-homeless-man Chargeshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/death-of-homeless-nova-scotia-man-highlights-need-to-help-those-battling-mental-illness-1.1580060 about Harley Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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://trailwentcold.com/http://www.insightpod.com/https://mindsofmadnesspodcast.com/https://www.truecrimegarage.com/http://www.alreadygonepodcast.com/https://36times.podbean.com/http://leftbehind.blubrry.net/https://thespoopfiles.podbean.com/http://themarblegarden.libsyn.com/http://thesaltycanadian.libsyn.com/https://crime709.podbean.com/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutineWriter / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutineWriter / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutineWriter / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Russian people and places.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: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutineWriter / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the names of many Russian people and places.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: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutineWriter / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Shout out: http://makingfaces.ca Sources:http://reprints.longform.org/death-of-a-playmate Pulitzer Prize winning article in 1981http://hollywoodmurders.com/dorothy-stratten.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SahoSvAAbH4 1980 Tonight Show Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mPGPdD2R8g "Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party" (1979) - Part 1 - Richard Dawson, Dorothy StrattenHollywood Book of Deathhttp://www.dorothystratten.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_of_the_Unicorn Killing of the Unicornhttps://www.amazon.ca/Killing-Unicorn-Dorothy-Stratten-1960-1980/dp/0553251643/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Strattenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sniderhttp://ew.com/article/1994/08/12/this-day-1980-3/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NodDIxLIUn0 Galaxina - trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TJIBR9xTU Galaxina - full filmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_International_Pictureshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxina Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Sources:https://quillandquire.com/review/resurrection-the-kidnapping-of-abby-drover/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/06/04/donald-alexander-hay-underground-bunker_n_1569283.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-kidnap-sex-criminal-dies-in-hospital-1.1199808https://www.therichest.com/world-entertainment/15-shocking-kidnapping-stories-thatll-scare-the-crap-out-of-you/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/kidnapper-who-held-girl-in-dungeon-refused-parole/article972809/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/face-to-face-with-her-captor-abuser/article4163656/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-abby-drover-story-1.433286https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBIP9h8PFC0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0-7MaWvhVYhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-case-sheds-light-on-abductor-mindset-1.1375276http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_84ca1360-14e0-11e7-a250-831ca02f7cb5.html Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 referred to as "the other guy". His name is Scott, remember it. 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: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Gray_Provincial_Park_Family_Murders http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-convicted-in-b-c-park-killings-granted-escorted-leave-1.712572 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wells+Gray+murders+soon+forgotten+Mulgrew+with+video/7262564/story.html http://canlii.ca/t/1l9nx http://canlii.ca/t/5f7q The Wells Gray Gunmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unFwrrYLZH8 Mass Murderer still a monster (2013 parole hearing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-MbOr-BCchttp://dyingwords.net/david-shearing-the-monster-from-wells-gray-park/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1344107641 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/04/28/An-RCMP-sergeant-probing-the-murders-of-six-family/7317420350400/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices