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  • Gary Allen Srery

    Episode 69... nice. 

    Amanda and Keith discuss what it means to have strong friendships as adults. They also discuss burritos made incorrectly, and lawyers named Lawyer. Keith then tells the story of an American Serial Killer with strong ties in Canada. 

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Allen_Srery

    https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/serial-killer-from-the-70s-alberta-rcmp/

    https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/rcmp-calgary-serial-killer

    https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/deceased-serial-killer-alberta-police-details

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/americas/gary-allen-srery-alberta-canada-deaths/?dicbo=v2-aQM4ZkO&hpt=ob_blogfooterold

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/gary-allen-srery-us-predator-tied-4-murders-counting-canada-running-feds

    https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/16/man-gets-life-sentence-for-rape/

    Resources:
    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada. 

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one: Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

    TransLife - 1-877-330-6366


    45 min
  • Israel Keyes Pt. 2

    Freezers, Cheese, and Pee, oh my! On this episode of Motive & Opportunity, Amanda finishes the story of Israel Keyes, a unique and terrifying serial killer. 

    Sources:
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/samantha-koenig

    https://www.legacyalaska.com/obituaries/Samantha-Koenig?obId=19079866

    http://www.davidkushner.com/article/american-monster-the-hunt-for-serial-killer-israel-keyes/

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/israel-keyes-who-was-he-how-caught-evidence

    https://nypost.com/2019/06/29/a-chilling-inside-look-at-one-of-americas-most-infamous-serial-killer-cases/

    https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2013/alaska-serial-killer-attended-racist-church-knew-terrorists

    https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/christian-identity

    https://www.usamm.com/products/army-achievement-medal#:~:text=The%20Army%20Achievement%20Medal%20(AAM,the%20grade%20of%20E%2D7.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29631500/#:~:text=The%20MacDonald%20triad%20posits%20that,and%20violent%20behavior%20in%20adults.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-keyes-fbi-evidence-serial-killer-unknown-victims-48-hours/

    https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/israel-keyes
    True Crime Bullshit podcast and Israel Keyes interrogation videos 

    Resources:
    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
    Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

    TransLife - 1-877-330-6366


    49 min
  • Israel Keyes Pt. 1

    A week late, because Keith can't operate a calendar... Amanda discusses how she ended up covered in glitter, and Keith tells us about Sharkasso. Amanda presents the first instalment of a multi-part episode about one of the most prolific and enigmatic serial killers, Israel Keyes. 

    Sources:
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/samantha-koenig

    https://www.legacyalaska.com/obituaries/Samantha-Koenig?obId=19079866

    http://www.davidkushner.com/article/american-monster-the-hunt-for-serial-killer-israel-keyes/

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/israel-keyes-who-was-he-how-caught-evidence

    https://nypost.com/2019/06/29/a-chilling-inside-look-at-one-of-americas-most-infamous-serial-killer-cases/

    https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2013/alaska-serial-killer-attended-racist-church-knew-terrorists

    https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/christian-identity

    https://www.usamm.com/products/army-achievement-medal#:~:text=The%20Army%20Achievement%20Medal%20(AAM,the%20grade%20of%20E%2D7.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29631500/#:~:text=The%20MacDonald%20triad%20posits%20that,and%20violent%20behavior%20in%20adults.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-keyes-fbi-evidence-serial-killer-unknown-victims-48-hours/

    https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/israel-keyes
    True Crime Bullshit podcast and Israel Keyes interrogation videos 

    Resources:
    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
    Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

    TransLife - 1-877-330-6366


    46 min
  • Elizabeth Wettlaufer pt. 2

    On this episode of Motive and Opportunity, Amanda and Keith discuss fascinating historical facts, and pride as protest. Then, Keith finishes the story of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, one of Canada's most notorious serial killers of a different sort.

    Sources:
    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/unsealed-court-documents-say-ex-nurse-suspended-over-medication-errors/article_1d8cea6e-51f3-561a-a945-e17568c6acb5.html

    https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/if-you-ever-do-this-again-we-ll-turn-you-in-pastor-told-killer-nurse/article_fb3dcedc-a2e4-57b1-bd7c-a03eee428744.html

    https://globalnews.ca/news/3495384/elizabeth-wettlaufer-timeline/

    http://longtermcareinquiry.ca/wp-content/uploads/Agreed-Statement-of-Facts-on-Guilty-Plea.pdf

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canadian-public-inquiry-serial-killing-nurse-wouldnt-have-been-caught-if-she-hadnt-confessed/2019/07/31/0c8ba8e0-b309-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html

    https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Elizabeth_Wettlaufer

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44377735

    Episodes 48 and 49 of Canadian True Crime

    Resources:
    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
    Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

    TransLife - 1-877-330-6366


    59 min
  • Elizabeth Wettlaufer pt. 1

    Amanda and Keith discuss a recent attack on feminism, and reveal the new posting schedule for Motive & Opportunity. Afterwards, Keith discusses an 'angel of death' killer who became one of the most infamous serial killers in Canadian history.

    Sources:
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wettlaufer

     https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/TBk79oWhpi/elizabeth-wettlaufer-nurse-senior-deaths/

     https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-nurse-stands-accused-of-being-one-of-canadas-most-prolific-serial-killers/article32530298/

     https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/unsealed-court-documents-say-ex-nurse-suspended-over-medication-errors/article_1d8cea6e-51f3-561a-a945-e17568c6acb5.html

     https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/if-you-ever-do-this-again-we-ll-turn-you-in-pastor-told-killer-nurse/article_fb3dcedc-a2e4-57b1-bd7c-a03eee428744.html

     https://globalnews.ca/news/3495384/elizabeth-wettlaufer-timeline/

     http://longtermcareinquiry.ca/wp-content/uploads/Agreed-Statement-of-Facts-on-Guilty-Plea.pdf

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canadian-public-inquiry-serial-killing-nurse-wouldnt-have-been-caught-if-she-hadnt-confessed/2019/07/31/0c8ba8e0-b309-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html

    https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Elizabeth_Wettlaufer

     https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44377735

    Canadian True Crime - Episode 48

    Resources:
      Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
     Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or t

    1 hr 4 min
  • Sister Florine Brun and The Disappearance of the Jack Family

    Amanda starts us off this week by telling you a story of a murdered nun and Keith tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of an entire indigenous family some 35 years ago that remains unsolved to this day.

    Sources:
     Amanda:

     http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc%3A1990-03-13-06/OCR/Full%20Text%20OCR

     https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/06/08/le-meurtrier-dune-religieuse-du-nouveau-brunswick-meurt-en-detention-dans-un-penitencier-du-quebec

     https://www.scribd.com/book/523757696/The-Mr-Big-Sting-The-Cases-the-Killers-the-Controversial-Confessions

     https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1994/1994canlii95/1994canlii95.html

    Various news paper articles

    Keith:

     https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/investigation-continues-into-1989-disappearance-of-prince-george-family

     https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/tragic-and-haunting-memory-b-c-family-has-been-missing-for-30-years-1.4586305

    https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4772972

     https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/missing-jack-family-1989-bc?format=amp

     https://medium.com/@reallyhorrifying/the-family-that-vanished-the-jack-family-disappearance-b55e3e2ad246

    https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5702888

    Resources:

    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
     Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service ava

    54 min
  • The Bandidos Massacre and Phu Lam

    On this week's episode of Motive and Opportunity, Keith tells us the story of a gang-related killing of 8 men, whose bodies were found in a field, and Amanda tells the story of an awful mass shooter in Edmonton, Alberta.

    Sources:

    Keith:

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/timeline-of-the-bandidos-massacre-1.777910

     https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/the-bandidos-massacre-an-execution-assembly-line-wiped-out-the-toronto-biker-gang-10-years/article_4ef88983-e2f2-5382-ba5a-4e9c194fd010.html

     https://lfpress.com/2016/04/07/the-six-jailed-bandidos-hoped-the-supreme-court-of-canada-would-let-them-appeal-their-eight-murder-convictions

     https://london.ctvnews.ca/murder-convictions-in-mass-bandidos-biker-killings-upheld-by-ontario-court-1.2330447

    Amanda:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre

     https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/broken-pieces-a-year-after-edmontons-worst-mass-murder

     https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/a-timeline-of-events-for-the-senseless-mass-murder-in-edmonton

     https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/police-identify-victims-in-edmonton-mass-killing-as-shooters-wife-her-parents-and-sister-two-children-and-a-friend-2

     https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/what-made-edmonton-shooter-phu-lam-so-angry-that-he-killed-eight-people

     https://edmontonsun.com/2015/01/06/funeral-held-in-edmonton-for-six-victims-of-mass-killing

    Resources:

    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
     Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sen

    44 min
  • Ryan Grantham and Cody Barnoski

    This week, Amanda starts us off with a story of a Canadian child actor turned murderer, and then Keith tells us the story Cody Barnoski who commited the atrocious act of matricide.

    Sources:
    Amanda:
    https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2022/2022bcsc1827/2022bcsc1827.html?resultIndex=3&resultId=12ec10bc5a154496badc49306859f664&searchId=2024-04-20T09:05:07:010/c8b4c8837fcc47e0a3552145eda711c0&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQANcnlhbiBncmFudGhhbQAAAAAB

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-court-sentencing-hearing-sentenced-1.6588962

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2566096/

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-addresses-court-sentencing-hearing-1.6489866

     https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ryan-grantham-murder-mother-riverdale-b2198683.html

    https://www.the-sun.com/news/6287852/riverdale-actor-ryan-grantham-killed-mom-details/

    https://memorials.squamishfuneralchapel.com/Waite-Barbara/4175317/

    Keith:
    https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-no-retrial-for-co-conspirator-of-son-who-murdered-his-mom

    https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/convicted-killer-s-family-failed-him-grandmother-says/article_f04f25d0-7a21-5dc7-b9ff-54a74602d835.amp.html

    https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/ottawa/2020/9/27/1_5122193.html

    https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-who-killed-mother-granted-full-parole-after-12-years-1.6089593

    https://books.google.ca/books?id=GWxlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=michelle+barnoski&source=bl&ots=kNOYqPjdpu&sig=ACfU3U3GAAjxxcwkCHlC-YHSfbnRohuNXQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUudDhq9GFAxXcMVkFHUTkAg44FBDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=michelle%20barnoski&f=false

    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/teen-gets-life-sentence-for-mother-s-shooting-death/article_9cfd1356-46b4-5e40-bb7f-6f3f5cc554ce.html

    https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/

    1 hr 3 min
  • Brian Cohee Jr. and Cary Stayner

    Keith starts this week's episode with the story of Brian Cohee Jr., while Amanda tells us the follow up to her story last week and fills us in on the crimes of Steven Stayner's brother, Cary Stayner.

    Sources:
    Keith:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13248535/Brian-Cohee-homeless-murder-head-Warren-Barnes.html

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/brian-cohee-footage-murder-confession-b2522100.html

    https://www.mesacounty.us/news/district-attorney/cohee-found-guilty

    https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/the-people-v-brian-cohee-sentencing-hearing/

    https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/brain-cohee-documentary-people-unable-to-sleep-690789-20240326

    https://www.kkco11news.com/2023/01/30/brian-cohee-events-leading-murder/

    https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/07/warren-barnes-reading-man-killer-sentenced/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvrp87VXtD4

    Amanda:
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/steven-stayner-documentary-captive-audience-b2067686.html

    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/20/there-was-a-lot-of-torment-the-family-who-endured-two-true-stories

    https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/stayner/index_1.html

    https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/1999/07/27/case-suspect-s-uncle-is/50809474007/

    https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/stunning-details-in-stayner-s-confession-in-2908761.php

    https://www.myyosemitepark.com/park/history/yosemite-serial-killer/

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/nudist-colony-helped-fbi-agents-find-yosemite-serial/story?id=60525273

    https://people.com/crime/where-is-cary-stayner-now/

    Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (2022)

    Resources:

    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
    Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults)

    28 min
  • Steven Stayner and Denise Morelle

    Amanda begins this weeks episode with a story of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped at 7 and escaped to save another boy, while Keith wraps up the episode with the story of an actress found dead inside of an empty apartment.

    Sources:
    Amanda:
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/steven-stayner-documentary-captive-audience-b2067686.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Stayner

     https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19891003&id=McIzAAAAIBAJ&pg=4985,5312370

     https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/20/there-was-a-lot-of-torment-the-family-who-endured-two-true-stories

     https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/going-home-the-story-of-steven-stayner

     https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-22-vw-766-story.html

    https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/article3206657.html

    Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (2022)  

    Keith:
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidule_de_Tarmacadam

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnons_de_Saint-Laurent

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/denise-morelle

    https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/06/29/il-y-a-30-ans-deja

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-in-quebec-cold-case-1.676084

     https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/man-charged-with-murder-in-1984-death-of-quebec-actress-1.684182

    Resources:

    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
     Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

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