Crime Squad

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 by

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?

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?

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