Someone Knows Something

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Host David Ridgen joins victims' family members as they investigate cold cases, tracking down leads, speaking to suspects and searching for answers. S1: Adrien McNaughton. S2 Sheryl Sheppard. S3: Dee & Moore. S4: Wayne Greavette. S5: Kerrie Brown.

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Introducing: Evil by Design

01.28.2021

More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking in incidents across four decades and at least four countries. He denies it all, and claims his accusers ...

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01.28.2021 Introducing: Evil by Design More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking in incidents across four decades and at least four countries. He denies it all, and claims his accusers ...
10.15.2020 SKS S5 Extra: Spread the Word David and Trevor follow new tips in the Kerrie Brown case and learn more about who the 911 caller may have been looking for on the night Kerrie was murdered.
07.13.2020 Introducing GURU: The Dark Side of Enlightenment When we face challenges in life, we seek answers from people we believe can help us. When tragedy strikes an exclusive retreat with a self-help superstar, many people are left to wonder: how far is too far? James Arthur Ray ...
06.08.2020 S6 Episode 5: The Test David looks deeper into Donnie’s case file to try piecing together his final days and hours, while Debra takes a new approach to try shaking something loose. New revelations ensue.
06.01.2020 S6 Episode 4: Fragments Debra proposes a new dig on a Mississippi property in her search for answers. Could it be the spark the case needs?
05.25.2020 S6 Episode 3: Frenemy Detectives interrogate an apparent witness about his involvement in Donnie’s disappearance and question his credibility. Is he telling the truth or is there more to the story than he’s letting on? Meanwhile, David tracks down the witness’s family and friends ...
05.18.2020 S6 Episode 2: Pitfire Debra notices a man repeatedly named in Donnie’s case file as a potential witness. Yet police never spoke to him. Could he be the key to finding out what happened to Donnie?
05.11.2020 S6 Episode 1: Mother’s Day On Mother’s Day 1995, Debra receives a distressing phone call from her son, Donnie. Crying and upset, he asks her to wire him some money. After what sounds like a scuffle and a scream, the phone goes dead. Debra never ...
05.04.2020 S6 Donald Izzett Jr. - Preview In SKS Season 6, David Ridgen investigates the case of 19-year-old Donald Izzett Jr., who disappeared during a road trip across the U.S.
09.23.2019 S3 Bonus: Return to Mississippi In this special episode, David and Thomas Moore reflect on their search for justice and what they’ve learned in the years since their investigation into the 1964 Klan murders of Henry Dee and Thomas’ brother Charles Moore.
03.06.2019 S5 Update: "I was here all night" David follows up on tips, rumours and accusations surrounding the Kerrie Brown case, and tracks down more potential suspects.
11.19.2018 S5 Episode 10 Part 2: Sumner Trevor Brown speaks for the first time with the man who was accused of murdering his sister.
11.19.2018 S5 Episode 10 Part 1: Sumner Patrick Sumner was arrested and charged with Kerrie's murder, but discharged after a preliminary hearing. He has never spoken to the media to give his side of the story. Until now.
11.12.2018 S5 Episode 9: Marnie David tracks down the civilian phone operator who says she received a suspicious phone call the night Kerrie disappeared.
11.05.2018 S5 Episode 8: Other Brother Trevor wasn't Kerrie's only sibling. David takes the investigation closer to home.
11.05.2018 S5 Episode 7: Luella A woman writes a name on a scrap of paper and hands it to Jim Brown. Is this the tip he's been waiting for?
10.29.2018 S5 Episode 6: The Call A retired RCMP officer claims that certain suspects, tips and evidence may have been overlooked during the original investigation, including a very suspicious phone call.
10.29.2018 S5 Episode 5 Part 2: Mad Max Another muscle car, similar to the one seen by witnesses near the crime scene, was out driving through Thompson on the night of Kerrie's murder. The driver of that car was known as Mad Max.
10.29.2018 S5 Episode 5 Part 1: Rolly The investigation leads to the owner of an auto body shop, who has information about Patrick Sumner's vehicle, and similar cars that may have been in Thompson on the night of Kerrie's murder.
10.22.2018 S5 Episode 4: Graveyard Road A local teenager witnessed two vehicles leaving the crime scene the night Kerrie was murdered. What did he see that night? And more importantly, who?
10.22.2018 S5 Episode 3: Helen Betty Osborne Another young woman was brutally murdered in northern Manitoba in 1971. But unlike the Brown case, a perpetrator was eventually brought to justice. What can be learned from the Helen Betty Osborne case?
10.16.2018 S5 Episode 2: Dead End David speaks with the woman who discovered Kerrie's body to learn about the crime scene and meets with the police officer currently in charge of Kerrie's case.
10.16.2018 S5 Episode 1: Ravens On a cold October night in 1986, 15-year-old Kerrie Brown disappeared from a house party. Her friends and family recall that fateful night and the devastating effect it's had on their lives.
10.05.2018 S5 Kerrie Brown - Preview In SKS Season 5: Kerrie Brown, David Ridgen travels north to Thompson, Manitoba to investigate the brutal unsolved murder of 15-year-old Kerrie Brown.
09.12.2018 Introducing: Escaping NXIVM NXIVM calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover - the new investigative series from CBC Podcasts - looks into the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. Subscribe to Uncover: Escaping ...
07.03.2018 S1 - S5 Updates Updates on Seasons 1 through 4. And an announcement: SKS will be back with Season 5 in October 2018.
03.29.2018 S1 Update: Final Response In March 2018, David and his team of volunteers conduct a fourth search of Holmes Lake for Adrien McNaughton. It's the deepest and most thorough search to date and, with the help of cadaver dogs, leads to important discoveries.
03.08.2018 Introducing: Finding Cleo Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970s and adopted out to the U.S., a Cree family believes their sister was raped and murdered while hitchhiking home to Saskatchewan. Host Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really ...
03.05.2018 S4 Episode 5: Jr. David and the Greavette family track down every available lead, investigating whether Wayne's murder is linked to the water industry, biker gangs or organized crime.
02.26.2018 S4 Episode 4: D & L A disturbing piece of information about Wayne's past is revealed and the Greavettes meet one of the people mentioned in the death letter.
02.19.2018 S4 Episode 3: The Deer Danielle and Justin meet with Ed Galick who was Wayne's former employer and mentor. He was also a person of interest to police. Ed and Wayne were like father and son, but then things took a turn in their relationship.
02.12.2018 S4 Episode 2: Death Letter David meets the police officers involved in the Greavette case to learn about their investigation and find out what the evidence reveals about who might have killed Wayne.
02.05.2018 S4 Episode 1: 9-1-1 When a flashlight bomb killed Wayne Greavette in 1996, it also destroyed his family. Years later, Wayne's widow and adult children reunite to revisit the case and search for answers.
02.05.2018 S4 Episode 1: 911 When a flashlight bomb killed Wayne Greavette in 1996, it also destroyed his family. Years later, Wayne's widow and adult children reunite to revisit the case and search for answers.
01.29.2018 S4 Greavette - Preview In SKS Season 4: Greavette, David Ridgen continues the work he began nine years ago, investigating the murder of Wayne Greavette.
01.22.2018 S3 Episode 7: Epilogue In this bonus episode, David travels back to Mississippi, follows up on the Dee & Moore case, and looks at the fate of other civil rights era cases in the wake of the James Ford Seale trial.
11.06.2017 S3 Episode 6: Reckoning In the aftermath of the Dee-Moore case, questions remain. Years later, David and Thomas return to Mississippi to meet old friends, mourn those who have passed and to try meeting the Klansman turned church deacon, Charles Marcus Edwards, one more ...
11.06.2017 S3 Episode 5: The Bridge The investigation continues, leading to the doorsteps of more former Klansmen. Then, a surprising revelation from Lampton.
11.06.2017 S3 Episode 4: Bunkley David and Thomas search for MHSP officers and FBI agents who were present during Seale and Edwards's arrests. And Thomas looks for the support of the local community as he plans to confront the Klansmen in person.
11.06.2017 S3 Episode 3: The Hornet’s Nest David and Thomas meet journalist Jerry Mitchell, who has stacks of FBI documents about the case. They speak to people who lived through the terror of civil rights era Mississippi, and visit U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton to try to get ...
11.06.2017 S3 Episode 2: The Klansman Why did authorities close the case? David & Thomas speak with the FBI and local District Attorney to try to find out. They also meet Henry's sister Thelma and Joe Lee, one of the last to see Dee & Moore ...
11.06.2017 S3 Episode 1: The Wrong Body In 1964, two klansmen were arrested for the murder of Dee & Moore: James Ford Seale and Charles Marcus Edwards. The charges were dropped. But Edwards is still known to be alive, and Thomas wants to meet him face to ...
10.24.2017 S3 Dee & Moore - Preview All six episodes of SKS Season 3: Dee & Moore will be available on Tuesday, November 7th, 2017.
09.18.2017 S1 & S2 Update and what's next In a live Q&A from CBC Hamilton, David provides updates on the Adrien McNaughton and Sheryl Sheppard cases, as well as a sneak peek at what’s to come.
02.13.2017 S2 Episode 12: Lavoie Where is Sheryl Sheppard? David looks into her potential whereabouts and makes direct contact with the man police have named as the prime suspect in Sheryl's disappearance: Michael Lavoie.
02.06.2017 S2 Episode 11: Blackmail As David tries to track down and speak to Brian Sweeney, Sheryl's ex-husband, evidence begins to pile up that Sheryl may have known her life was in danger.
01.30.2017 S2 Episode 10: Mom David speaks to people who knew Michael Lavoie as a child, as well as members of his family, including his mother, Pat Lavoie.
01.23.2017 S2 Episode 9: The Appearance of Force David takes a closer look at the New Year's Eve proposal video with a forensic psychologist and the TV host who was there that night. We also hear from people who say they witnessed violence between Michael and Sheryl first ...
01.16.2017 S2 Episode 8: Gwen Gwen speaks about her relationship with Michael Lavoie, what she recalls from those crucial days in January 1998, and the effect that Sheryl's disappearance had on Gwen and her family.
01.09.2017 S2 Episode 7: Ghost David drives cross-country to meet with Gwen, Michael Lavoie's partner of many years. Retired detectives share new details about their investigation. And a local reporter reveals a previously unreported story about Lavoie.

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