Altona, Manitoba, is a small town sitting in the middle of a windswept prairie about a fifteen-minute drive north of North Dakota. In the winter, the days are short, the snow falls frequently, and there’s very little to do except play hockey or other indoor activities.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Out of the Fire: Murder in Altona."

Thank you to our team

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

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Sources:

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https://www.iaedjournal.org/the-road-of-resilience

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/altona-manitoba-documentary-world-premiere-1.7049171

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altona_murder#:~:text=The%20Altona%20murder%20occurred%20in,bodily%20injuries%20and%20alerted%20authorities.&text=Giesbrecht%20was%20arrested%20shortly%20after%2C%20and%20confessed%20to%20the%20murder.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2010/06/18/killer-to-get-taste-of-freedom

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.5551761 (this interview with Klassen's dad is just pitiful)

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I survived Season 7 episode 10, A&E

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