Halifax, Nova Scotia regularly shows up on lists of Canada’s friendliest cities. Its East Coast charm and colorful maritime houses often lull visitors into thinking time moves more slowly there. 

But in 2007, it was the starting point for a cross-country killing spree. Glen Race had just received a mission from God and unfortunately for the people of Halifax, he was deeply in the grips of a schizophrenic delusion.

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Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

CBC: Cross-country search for car in N.S. slaying

CBC: Homicide victim's clothes on search list of suspect's room

CBC: Killing 'unforgivable': N.S. victim's daughter

CBC: Glen Race guilty

CBC: Slain Man’s Car Found Near Halifax Airport

CTV News Atlantic: Glen Race found not criminally responsible for deaths of two men in Halifax

Glen Race Hearing's Agreed Statement of Facts (Assessed via Scribd)

Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia: Citadel Hill

History.com: Uprising at Attica prison begins

National Post: Man who claimed he was a vampire slayer found not criminally responsible for deaths of two gay men in Halifax

Press-Republican: Manor murder suspect charged with two Nova Scotia killings

Rough Guides: Why Halifax Is Canada's Friendliest City

Saltwire: ‘I will always need you, Daddy’

Schizophrenia.com: Schizophrenia and Poverty, Crime and Violence

Schizophrenia Society of Canada: Education

Supreme Court of Canada: Glen Race Decision

Toronto Star: Why was Glen Race guilty of murder in America, but not in Canada?

Wikipedia: Attica Prison Riot

Wikipedia: Citadel Hill

YouTube: MyNBC5-WPTZ—Glen Race Sentencing

YouTube: Toronto Star—Convicted murderer Glen Race provides rare insight into his mental state