On November 22, 2013, 18 year old Lukas Strasser-Hird had just come home to Canada from studying abroad for a year. What should have been a fun night catching up with friends at a downtown club took a tragic turn when Lukas was attacked by a group of men. Join us as we discuss what happened to Lukas and the long path to justice his family had to navigate through the Canadian justice system.  

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Meghan Grant, "Man Who Helped Murdered Flee Country on Forged Passport Pleads Guilty", CBC News, March 2, 2020, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/marshall-quillian-guilty-nathan-gervais-guilty-flee-passport-1.5482777, accessed April 5, 2024. 

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