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For over a decade, Ariel Castro held Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Georgina DeJesus captive in his Cleveland home, hiding unimaginable horrors behind a facade of normalcy. We’ll uncover who Castro really was, how he lured his victims, and the dark path that led to his crimes. In part 2, we dive deeper into the chilling details of his crimes, the courageous escape of his victims, and his explosive trial. Join us to explore how Castro evaded capture for so long, and the countless missed chances to stop him sooner.
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From 1980 to 1981, 43 infants mysteriously died in the cardiac ward of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, sparking one of the most exhaustive investigations Canada had ever seen. When a young nurse was arrested, it seemed justice was within reach—yet no convictions were ever made, leaving the truth buried in uncertainty. In this episode, we dive into the disturbing twists, unanswered questions, and lasting impact of a case that still haunts Toronto and remains one of the country’s most chilling unsolved mysteries.
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Maclean's Archives, From the Archives: The Baby Murders. Available at https://www.macleans.ca/archives/from-the-archives-the-baby-murders/
Bowal, Peter. Whatever Happened to Susan Nelles?, University of Calgary Prism Repository, 2011. Available at https://prism.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/handle/1880/49694/Bowal_Whatever_Nelles2011_LawNow.pdf?sequence=1
New York Times, "Toronto Presses Baby Deaths Inquiry," May 29, 1983. Available at https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/29/world/toronto-presses-baby-deaths-inquiry.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap
UPI Archives, Mystery Deepens in Baby Killings, May 22, 1982. Available at https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/05/22/Mystery-deepens-in-baby-killings/1957390888000/
Ryerson Review of Journalism, The Grange Ordeal. Available at https://rrj.ca/the-grange-ordeal/
Supreme Court of Canada, SCC Case: R. v. Nelles, https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/499/index.do
UPI Archives, "Nurse Susan Nelles Was Remanded Tuesday to Oct 13," May 26, 1981. Available at https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/05/26/Nurse-Susan-Nelles-was-remanded-Tuesday-to-Oct-13/6472359697600/
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