On April 19, 2013 during a custody dispute with her ex-husband Sandra Grazzini-Rucki abducted her own daughters.  944 days later they were located on November 18, 2015. living on a ranch in Northern Minnesota.  Four separate people ended up receiving criminal charges in the case, including the girls mother.
In September 2018, Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann announced they would be releasing the book titled  “The Girls Are Gone”. During the past two years the authors (a paralegal for the fathers attorney, and a writer for a Minnesota news centre that was reporting on the case during trial.)  have uncovered new details about the disappearance of Samantha and Gianna Rucki and the adults that worked together to hide the sisters and the truth from everyone. The conducted many interviews to gather the complete story - including members of the Rucki family, and that included the daughters Samantha and Gianna.  The book was released October 23rd for all of us to dig right in.  I hope you will enjoy our discussion.
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Karla Homolka
In this second episode of a two part series on KARLA HOMOLKA some of the big questions are asked.  Was she afraid to leave, or was she fulfilled by her involvement?  Psychoanalysts have  drawn the connection between Karla Homolka and a syndrome known as "Bonnie and Clyde" syndrome or hybristophilia -  as it appears some element of paraphilic disorder is in play with Karla.  
**PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EPISODE HAS CONTENT THAT MAY DISTURB SOME LISTENERS***
WRITING ABOUT CRIME - TRUE CRIME CASES IN CANADA
Research and writing: Bonnie Lee
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***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat.
 
Sources used in this episode include:
Prison Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Convicted Killer Karla Homolka and Author Stephen Williams 
Mascara & Murder 
The Fifth Estate:  Getting to Know Karla Homolka
Radio Canada Interviews Karla Homolka
The Fifth Estate:   Karla Homolka 
 
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Karla Homolka - Part 2

Karla Homolka
Was she afraid to leave, or was she fulfilled by her involvement?  Psychoanalysts have  drawn the connection between Karla Homolka and a syndrome known as "Bonnie and Clyde" syndrome or hybristophilia -  as it appears some element of paraphilic disorder is in play with Karla.  She had the proclivity for dark sexual fantasies at a young age.  Many teens and young adults do, as they experiment and explore sexuality - and of course even adults do the same.  However, when the disorder comes in … it resembles more of an urge than a desire.  Those urges cross the line of "exploring and sexual play" when they involve their own suffering or humiliation, on themselves or their partner.  Often these disorders can involve repeating, and compelling behaviors that are designed to disable or distress, and can included non-consenting adults or even children. No matter if it causes harm or potentially even death.
 
 
**PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EPISODE HAS CONTENT THAT MAY DISTURB SOME LISTENERS***
 
WRITING ABOUT CRIME - TRUE CRIME CASES IN CANADA
Research and writing: Bonnie Lee
 
Visit:  Writing About Crime
Facebook page:  Writing About Crime
Twitter @writingcrime
Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram
Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com
 
***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat.
 
Sources used in this episode include:
 
Prison Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Convicted Killer Karla Homolka and Author Stephen Williams 
Mascara & Murder 
The Fifth Estate:  Getting to Know Karla Homolka
Radio Canada Interviews Karla Homolka
The Fifth Estate:   Karla Homolka 
 
See www.writingaboutcrime.com for a full list of sources.

Karla Homolka - Part 1

The Lori Douglas Story
“The Naked Judge”
Like any story, where three people all tell their version - the details don’t always align from each person's account….  However, there is no doubt that Jack King sent his client Alexander Chapman risque photos of his wife and Queen’s Court Bench Justice Lori Douglas - but how much did she know?  Or, the even bigger question I’m asking … How much do we need to know?  You can be the jury on this chapter ...
 
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This most recent summer reading I recommend was: 
Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk
by Rebecca Godfrey
“Who were the seemingly ordinary teenagers who beat and killed a girl who longed to be their friend? And how could they hide the murder from their parents and teachers and the police for eight days?”
You can buy it HERE and HERE, and you can follow him on twitter HERE.
I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some Canadian true crime books this summer.
***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat.
Sources used in this chapter include:
 
DOUGLAS V. CANADA

THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS REPORTERS
Gabrielle Giroday
Mia Rabson
Kevin Rollason
Melissa Martin
Mary Agnes Weich
INTERVIEWS WITH LORI DOUGLAS
CANADIAN LAWYER You can read the full article HERE 
REAL LIFE You can read the full article HERE

The Lori Douglas Story  "The Naked Judge"

Swift Runner
“The Wendigo”
The story of Swift Runner, the Canadian hunter and trapper who was respected and considered an impressive young man. A competent hunter and handy craftsman, he married and lived well with his young wife and five children.  However, the challenges of the harsh Canadian winters and the trickled down availability of the Bison for hunting, would challenge the mind and spirit.  How fragile is the human mind?  How do the warning tales and folklore influence our reality?  It’s a wormhole.  
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Podcasts I mention In this episode:
ANXIOUS AND AFRAID The Pod is a podcast that covers everything from true crime to the paranormal. We’re interested in ghosts, murders, missing persons, and everything else weird and unexplained.
This most recent summer reading I recommend was: 
Mark Bourrie  -  Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer 
Peter Woodcock was Canada's youngest serial killer when at the age of seventeen he brutally raped and murdered two boys and a girl between the ages of four and nine. He was never put on trial by "reason of insanity" and instead was confined for 34 years in a criminal psychiatric facility and offered treatment"
You can buy it HERE and HERE, and you can follow him on twitter HERE.
Nate Hendley  - The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction 
On the night of September 15, 1956, seven-year-old Wayne Mallette, was brutally murdered on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The chief suspect was a "boy on a bicycle" seen pedalling away from the CNE.
You can buy it HERE or HERE , or wherever you buy books.
I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some Canadian true crime books this summer.
***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat.
Sources used in this chapter include:
Rampage: Canadian Mass Murder and Spree Killing  By Dr. Lee Mellor
You can buy it HERE

The Story Of Swift Runner

The Christine Jack Story
“There Is No Prestige Here”
Christine Jack has been missing since just before Christmas, and the trail is leading to a small town east of the city of Winnipeg.  Follow the courts longest trial to that date in the Manitoba Law Courts.  Christine’s husband Brian Jack will be tried three times, and have two Supreme Court trials before his ping pong conviction has left him a free man. 
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Podcasts I mention In this episode:
Active Shooter
Sooner State
This most recent summer reading I recommend was: 
Nate Hendley  - The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction 
On the night of September 15, 1956, seven-year-old Wayne Mallette, was brutally murdered 
on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The chief suspect was a "boy 
on a bicycle" seen pedaling away from the CNE.
 
You can buy it HERE or HERE , or wherever you buy books.
 
I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some 
Canadian true crime books this summer.
***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the 
disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo. 
 You both are a treat.
Sources used in this chapter include:
 
Trials and Errors: The People vs Brian Gordon Jack
by John D. Montgomery (Author), Hon. Alfred M. Monnin (Introduction)
You can purchase this book HERE 
 
Winnipeg Free Press Reporters
Terry Weber
Trial Coverage inOctober 1990
 
Zena Olijynk
Trial Coverage 1990
 
Kevin Rollason
Trial coverage in Oct. 1992 and March 1995
 
Linda Quattrin
Trial Coverage 1995
 
George Nikides
Dave Baxter 
Allison Bray
Appeal coverage in 1995

Bonus Episode -The Girls Are Gone

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