Episode 371: In early May 2007, Nova Scotia was shaken by a series of brutal murders that would eventually be linked to a single man: Glen Douglas Race. Over the course of just over a week, two well-liked men — Paul Michael Knott and Trevor Charles Brewster — were killed in separate, violent attacks. The case would expose not only the horror of the crimes but also the tragic intersection of untreated mental illness, the vulnerability of marginalized communities, and the failures of the system meant to protect both the public and those suffering from severe psychiatric disorders.

This episode will delve into the lives of the Nova Scotia victims, the chilling details of their deaths, and the complex psychological landscape that shaped Glen Race’s descent into violence and his subsequent flight across the border into the United States, where he killed again before being caught.

Sources:
2014 NSSC 6 (CanLII) | R. v. Race | CanLII
Glen Race Hearing's Agreed Statement of Facts | PDF | Psychosis | Psychiatry
Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia: 2007-05 Murders
Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia: Michael Paul Knott
Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia: Trevor Charles Brewster
Halifax LGBTQ2S+ history: Cruising Citadel Hill - Nova Scotia Advocate
Before the parade
Michael Paul Knott | Obituary
Man charged with murder of Halifax-area gay men
Nov 2013: Details of Halifax stabbing deaths told
‘I will always need you, Daddy’
Nov 2013: Details of Halifax stabbing deaths told

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