A Million Other Choices

A pivotal case in Canadian legal history. Tragic accident or malicious murder? You decide. Little peanut warning.  Support the show: :  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-mcelroy/wandered-waltz License code: J6S4IAUKPIQNW7BY. https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eyes-wide-open ...

I'm pretty sure this case didn't go down the way it was written it did. But let's dig in anyways and you can make your own assessment of the truth. Craig Kelloway was a junior high teacher that his students looked up to. He thought he was being neighbourly and wound up dead under very mysterious circumstances.  Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www...

Join me for a bizarre and intriguing case that you wouldn't expect from me. Father Roger Matassoli was tortured and killed in his own home. The truth of his murder is more than what it appeared. Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/mad-carnival Licen...

Two families, countless lives shattered. Today we discuss the topic of family annihilators. Two Canadian examples are discussed and explored.  Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/monument-music/lurk License code: GXJ5ESJITIJBE2JV.  https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-gold...

Join me for part two of my discussion with Calgary homicide detective Dave Sweet. Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/   Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/amnesia License code: SHMDFLZDQCOU9KGY; https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/alpha License code: PKDKXKBXSTAE7UYU Smells Like Humans Like spending...

Homicide detectives are real people and pay a heavy price for the life of service. The work is interesting, but the hours are long and the darkest places they go takes its toll. Join me for a conversation with Calgary's longest active homicide detective, Dave Sweet Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/   Music Credits: Music from Uppb...

Kristian was an up and coming hockey star, an argument broke out over a pack of cigarettes and Kristian wound up dead. Was it an accident or an on-purpose. You decide. Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits - Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/alex-besss/death-clock. License code: US5UCJDLS9RAMDI8 S...

Lori had just learned she was 5 weeks pregnant, happily married and about to begin a new adventure in a new city with her handsome and educated husband - when she went missing. What happened to Lori is another example of how everyone you know is capable of murdering you. Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppb...

Ivy was a smiley little thing with hair the color of sunshine. Not everyone appreciated Ivy's lively spirit. Just a warning - today's case involved injury to a small child. Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/unite-the-clans License code:...

Two young sisters murdered in their own home. The why and the how is is in question....the who is not. Yet another senseless case that confounds me. How does someone take another person's life, and even more confounding - how do you do that to someone you love? Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music credits: Music from Uppbeat (f...

Let's delve into a less known piece of Canada's dark history. Support the show:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/southern-lord: License code: Q0NSFG652DCUMGJP   Loco Lobo, Monolithes from uppbeat.com Smells Like Humans Like spending time with funny frien...

The Klaus family couldn't be a more upstanding and community loving family. Who could want them dead? and why? Could a giant moose-head really be the motive? Support the show: https://www.taylortollerfund.org / https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/wormhole License code: ONEQJIMHUCXGVRDK https://uppbeat....

Jandre Botha, a sweet 4 year old little peanut - too young to choose his parents, was stuck with his mom who choose her partner over him. This one sickens me - not just what happened to little Jandre, but the media coverage given to the case and the details they choose to focus on. Support the show: https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw Music Credits: Music fro...

Alexandra was a fire cracker and extremely outgoing and friendly. When she went missing in 2007, her family was left in agonizing wonder of where she could have possibly gone. They were not prepared for what they would soon find out about what had happened to their fierce and wonderful wild child. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music credits: Music f...

Nadia was a fierce and fiery brunette with close family ties. Her brief relationship with a man who never deserved even a minute of her time, led to her tragic and untimely death and forced her sister Racha to pick up her baton and continue the fight for justice not just for her sister Nadia, but for all victims of domestic violence. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylorto...

Respect and acknowledgement to the chiefs and people of the Garden Hill First Nation reserve and the lands that support them. Teresa was on her way home from a birthday party, but never made it. This story tore apart an entire community they believed they were all safe in. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Crea...

Reena wanted more than anyone to fit in. Torn between culture, religion and peers, she struggled to find her place in the world. Teenagers can be cruel to each other, but no one suspected - they could also be deadly. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/southern-lord...

Alesha was a delightful and cheery little peanut, spending some time with her grandparents in a town where everyone knows everyone. But no one expected evil lived in their midst. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/unite-the-clans License code: ATMQAA6TIWQCE37L; http...

Jennifer Jenkins was a bubbly and popular high school student. Smart and going places. Her brother - not so much. After her brutal murder, her parents were left with an impossible dilemma. Turn your back on your child, or keep them in the fold regardless of their actions. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creat...

A young mother and her little peanut go missing. The main suspect - a jolly, outgoing, talkative douche-canoe. A bizarre and rather unbelievable cover story and an unusual court plea. This story has haunted me since Jasmine and Aliya's disappearance.  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw     https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://u...

A loving mother and newly single - in the prime of her life. Struck down in the oasis of her own bedroom. The case would be considered cold(ish) for years, until Mr. Big comes along and who done it - is shocking https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/southern-lord Licen...

Little Quinn Butt was a fierce little diva adored by her Mom, Andrea. Quinn's father Trent, loved little Quinn too, but hated Andrea more. Quinn became a tool for revenge and an entire community was shattered and changed forever. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/roger-gabal...

Nina was a star and going places. Her family knew it from an early age. She was brutally struck down by a pack of monsters on fateful night - leaving her family and friends broken. Ellie Mae found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time and encountered the same monsters Nina found and paid the same price. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Cred...

I joined forces today with Maria to bring you new knowledge about the 8 stages of intimate partner homicide. Maria is my new favorite person next to my children and Tim - and with her lovely accent she can talk about just about anything and I will listen with attention - so listening to her talk about murder, I found myself fan-girling! You can find Maria at The Girl Who Said Know on Instagram and...

Robert Raymond Cook, just got out of prison for stealing a car when suddenly his entire family is murdered. Did Robert fall victim to bad timing, or did he viciously annihilate his entire family? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amillionotw    https://www.taylortollerfund.org/ Music Credits: Hostiles Inbound by Miquel Johnson; Bankruptcy by AK, https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/bankruptcy License code: YO0YWGYL...