On Halloween 2011, Taylor Van Diest was walking to meet her friends for what was to be their last year Trick r' Treating. While walking her normal path she would meet someone who had different plans for her evening.

Dressed in a zombie costume Taylor was violently attacked and found facedown by friends and family.

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Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/taylor-van-diest-s-killer-sentenced-to-life-with-no-parole-for-17-years-1.4691991

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/10/a-woman-sent-her-bf-a-chilling-halloween-text-that-she-was-being-creeped-it-was-her-last-text-message/

https://darkpoutine.com/2019/04/070-the-murder-of-taylor-van-diest/

https://globalnews.ca/news/8262847/milan-ilic-trial-delayed/

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/father-and-son-charged-in-taylor-van-diest-murder-1.792591

https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/b-c-killers-second-sentencing-hearing-starts-today/

Gilbert Paul Jordan aka “The Boozing Barber” was a Vancouver, BC serial killer active from 1965-1988. His weapon and victim choice made it particularly easy for him to evade police as long as he did. Today we discuss the nature of his crimes in depth as well as his many court cases and appeals.

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Sources:

Gilbert Paul Jordan: The Boozing Barber - First Nations Drum Newspaper 

GILBERT PAUL JORDAN—THE “BOOZING BARBER” SERIAL KILLER - Dying Words

Gilbert Paul Jordan - Wikipedia

Police on hunt for 'boozing barber' - The Globe and Mail

'Predator' back in jail | CBC News

Vancouver Murder Chronicles – Gilbert Paul Jordan - “The Boozing Barber” : vancouver (reddit.com)

Missing and murdered inquiry a sorrowful part of Canada's history: commissioner | CTV News

Indecent Assault (Repealed Offence) - Criminal Law Notebook (criminalnotebook.ca)

Similar Fact Evidence - Criminal Law Notebook (criminalnotebook.ca)

1991 CanLII 526 (BC CA) | R. v. Jordan | CanLII

1991 CanLII 203 (BC CA) | R. v. Jordan | CanLII

2002 BCCA 330 (CanLII) | R. v. Jordan | CanLII

2003 BCCA 64 (CanLII) | R. v. Jordan | CanLII

2004 BCCA 70 (CanLII) | R. v. Jordan | CanLII

2005 BCPC 68 (CanLII) | R. v. Jordan - Excerpt Reasons for Sentence | CanLII

Serial Killers Podcast by Parcast 

Book: The Alcohol Murders

Jennifer Cusworth was 19 years old when she was found dead after leaving a house party in the early morning. The investigation into her death went cold for over 20 years but advances in DNA technology would eventually help solve her case.

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Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/neil-snelson-gets-11-years-for-1993-manslaughter-of-jennifer-cusworth-1.3230815

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/married-dad-charged-in-cold-case-teen-slaying-1.447709

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-cold-case-killer-sentenced-to-15-years-1.1047654

https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/trial-looking-into-1993-kelowna-cold-case-gets-underway/

Nadine Machiskinic was an Indigenous woman found dead at the bottom of a laundry chute in a Regina, Saskatchewan hotel in January 2015. Her death was ultimately ruled accidental, however a review by Saskatchewan RCMP determined that the investigation into her sudden death did not meet professional policing standards in Canada. Listen to episode 42 as we discuss Nadine’s tragic death and the investigation that followed.

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Sources:

Family of Nadine Machiskinic has questions about her death as inquest begins | CTV News

19 03 28 04 RedactedReview | PDF (scribd.com)

Regina police make Nadine Machiskinic death investigation review public - Regina | Globalnews.ca

Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (cbc.ca)

How did a Regina mom fall 10 storeys down a laundry chute to her death? | CBC News

Jury reverses coroner's decision on manner of Machiskinic's death | CBC News

60-hour delay 'most frustrating' part of Machiskinic investigation, police say | CBC News

Identity of mysterious men, missing kids explored in Machiskinic inquest | CBC News

Police chief's comments on Nadine Machiskinic's death adds to family's frustration | CBC News

Pathologist found that Nadine Machiskinic likely didn't go down laundry chute 'on her own' | CBC News

Sixty lost hours, three lost years: A Regina woman’s laundry chute death still stumps a city | National Post

Nadine Machiskinic: "She was a fighter" - Bing video

RCMP reviewing investigation into death of Nadine Machiskinic - Bing video

Machiskinic’s aunt says report shows investigators didn’t do their jobs - Bing video

Timeline of the Nadine Machiskinic case | Regina Leader Post

Inquest called in death of Indigenous woman who fell down Regina laundry chute | CBC News

Police not called until 60 hours after Regina woman's fatal plunge down a hotel laundry chute, inquest hears | National Post

Police respond to RCMP review of Machiskinic investigation, family calls for civilian oversight | CTV News 

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Police not called until 60 hours after Regina woman's fatal plunge down a hotel laundry chute, inquest hears | National Post

Cédrika Provencher was a 9 year old Canadian girl from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, who disappeared on 31 July 2007. Her disappearance resulted in one of the biggest police searches in Québec's history.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_C%C3%A9drika_Provencher

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/eighth-anniversary-of-cedrika-provencher-disappearance-1.2496478

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/over-200-police-on-scene-as-cedrika-provencher-investigation-continues-1.2698337

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/suspect-in-cedrika-provencher-murder-suing-sq-for-10-million/

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2019-08-22/affaire-cedrika-provencher-la-famille-bettez-poursuit-la-sq-pour-10-millions

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cedrika_Provencher

Once again we are back with another round of weird Laws brought to you from Canada! As promised we will also introduce our new friend! 🦜

Thank you for the patience while we take a week off to celebrate Olivia, and recharge our batteries after a long few months!

We love you and will be back this week on Tuesday AND Thursday with 2 new episodes!

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-K&O

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References:

https://curiocity.com/oh-canada-here-are-20-weird-canadian-laws-that-you-never-knew/

The case that launched the AMBER Alert System. Amber Hagerman was only 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bike and found murdered 4 days later. Her case launched what is now known as the AMBER Alert System for abducted children in the United States and globally. Listen as we discuss her case and how AMBER Alerts work in Canada today.

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References:

Amber Hagerman

CRIME HUNTER: Sleep interrupted? Think about Amber Hagerman | Toronto Sun

Police release new photos, seek new info in unsolved 1996 murder of Amber Hagerman – KIRO 7 News Seattle

Still Searching for Amber's Killer (missingkids.org)

Amber Hagerman : Unsolved Mysteries (psu.edu)

Immigrants in Texas | American Immigration Council

Body of Girl Who Was Dragged Screaming Off Bicycle Is Found - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

The Murder of Amber Hagerman – Stories of the Unsolved

What Is a Fleetside Pickup? (itstillruns.com)

Stepside vs. Fleetside Truck Bed | Pickup Truck Bed Style Terminology (raybuck.com)

Alert Ready - Wikipedia

25 years after Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping, here’s why detectives stay hopeful for a breakthrough in her case (dallasnews.com)

Ontario viewers peeved after Amber Alert interrupts Sunday night TV-watching | CBC News

RCMP in British Columbia - Amber Alert Program (rcmp-grc.gc.ca)

MissingKidsALERT – MissingKids.ca

Background - 2020 Fast Fact Sheet (canadasmissing.ca)

We often hear the terms “Serial Killer” and “Serial Murder”, but what does that mean? In today’s episode, Olivia breaks down a popular Typology of Serial Killers with examples and compares it to that of the FBI’s serial killer classification system. We wanted to do something a bit different and light hearted, grab your pumpkin spiced latte and come join us for another episode of #podcastbyproxy

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-K&O

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References:

Book: Serial Killers – The method and madness of monsters – Peter Vronsky

Book: Evil Serial Killers – Al Cimino

Book: Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal – Christopher Berry-Dee

Hedonist Lust Killers Must Feed Their Insatiable Hunger | Psychology Today

The Zodiac and Other Thrill Killers | Psychology Today

23890_Pages_369_371.pdf (sagepub.com)

Serial Murder — FBI

How the FBI Profiles Serial Offenders | Psychology Today Canada

The four types of serial killers: Visionary, Mission, Hedonistic & Power. (thisinterestsme.com)

Motives of a Serial Killer: Comfort Killers (killermotives.blogspot.com)

David Alexander Snow  a.k.a “Cottage Killer” is considered one of the most notorious criminals in the history of Canada. He was infamously called the “House Hermit”  in the earlier years because of the nature of his crimes.

Join us as we follow David on his cross Canada reign of terror.

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-K&O

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Sources:

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-david-snow-now/

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/snow-david-alexander.htm

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/killer-david-snow-just-beginning-to-understand-sick-crimes

https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/9867850-orangeville-murderer-david-snow-coming-to-terms-with-unhealthy-sexual-fantasies-pornography-in-prison-parole-documents-show/

https://omny.fm/shows/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history/064-the-cottage-killer-david-snow

https://globalnews.ca/news/5043071/dark-poutine-podcast-recap-the-cottage-killer-david-snow/

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1992/7/27/a-twisted-case

Mekayla Bali disappeared from her home town Yorkton, Saskatchewan on April 12, 2016.

If you have any information regarding Mekayla’s whereabouts you are encouraged to contact Yorkton RCMP at 1-844-880-6518 or email [email protected]. You can also call the BC TIP line at 236-888-9172 or the SK TIP line at 306-641-9436. If you believe you see Mekayla in public please call 911. Thank you. 

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Sources:

Reward offered for safe return of Mekayla Bali | Regina Leader Post

Missing: Mekayla Bali | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (rcmp-grc.gc.ca)

RCMP confirms missing teen Mekayla Bali possibly seen in Edmonton | paNOW

Mekayla Bali: Missing Yorkton teen may have travelled to the U.S. | The Star Phoenix

Missing Sask. teen Mekayla Bali believed to be in Vancouver | CTV News

Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers (saskcrimestoppers.com)

The Disappearance Of Mekayla Bali – Missing Since April 2016 (missingpeople.ca)

Events mark two years of missing girl Mekayla Bali (missingpeople.ca)

Mekayla Bali's mother still has hope 2 years after disappearance (missingpeople.ca)

16-Year-Old Mekayla Had a Secret Online Life That No One Knew About | by Ana Writes | The Criminalist | Medium

The Mysterious Disappearance of Mekayla Bali | by Megan Ashley | The True Crime Edition | Medium

MISSING PERSON, UPDATED AUG. 2019 • Mekayla Bali • Yorkton, Saskatchewan • 16 Years Old • Saskatchewan Missing Report

Mekayla Bali's mom holding out hope 5 years after disappearance | CTV News

Missing Children Database: Mekayla Bali – MissingKids.ca

Disappearance of Mekayla Bali - Wikipedia

‘He felt horrible’: Donor asks for Mekayla Bali’s reward money back | Globalnews.ca

I need help | CBC News

Reward for info on missing Sask. teen has cash value reduced by half | CBC News

AMBER ALERT LAUNCHED IN SASKATCHEWAN | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan

Child Find Saskatoon Amber Alert - Child Find Saskatoon