Canadian True Crime

Two farming families found themselves linked together under the most shocking of circumstances.   Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts , Patreon and Supercast .   Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits: See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Hos...

In 2011, a 33-year-old single mother went missing in a small village in Ontario. As the mystery slowly unraveled, the truth would be revealed about what happened to her, and how things got to that point.  Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts , Patreon and Supercast .   Full list of resources, information...

A 23 year old quadriplegic single mother receives a package disguised as a Christmas gift on her doorstop. What happened next, and the story behind who sent this mysterious package, would stun the small community of Innisfail. * Clarification: Please note that Evan Shielke was a FORMER volunteer firefighter at the time of the incident. The media incorrectly chose to focus on this aspect when...

Steven Truscott was a 14-year-old boy in Ontario, Canada, and in 1959 he was linked to a tragedy that ended the life of a 12 year old girl. This would turn into the longest legal drama in Canadian history. * Additional content warning: this episode includes the death of a child. Please take care when listening.   Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on...

[Part 2 of 2] The shocking conclusion to the case of a woman charged with concealing infant remains in a storage locker.  * Additional content warning: this episode includes the death of a child. Please take care when listening. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts , Patreon and Supercast .   Full list o...

A two-part series — Employees of a Winnipeg self-storage facility were cleaning out an unpaid locker in 2014, when they made a shocking discovery. * Additional content warning: this episode includes the death of a child. Please take care when listening. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts , Patreon and Supercast...

From the tiny province of Prince Edward Island comes this story of a tragedy and a survival. It’s the story of a family called The Ellsworths, and a man who would change their lives forever. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts , Patreon and Supercast .   Full list of resources, information sources, credits a...

[Part 2 of 2] Continuation of the Dellen Millard, Mark Smich and Laura Babcock story featured in episode 19 (and before that, episodes 7,8 and 9). 23-year-old Laura Babcock disappeared in July 2012 - and finally it is announced that Dellen Millard and Mark Smich are charged with her first degree murder. In this part, you'll find out what happened in the trial and aftermath.   Look out fo...

A two-part series — Continuation of the Tim Bosma, Dellen Millard and Mark Smich story featured in episodes 7, 8 and 9. 23-year-old Laura Babcock disappeared in July 2012 - and finally it is announced that Dellen Millard and Mark Smich are charged with her first degree murder. In this two-parter, you'll find out the story behind Laura Babcock's final months, and what happened at the trial.  L...

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[Part 3 of 3] The shocking conclusion to the story of an 8-year-old girl who went missing from Woodstock, Ontario in 2009. * Additional content warning: this episode includes coarse language, adult themes, violence, graphic information and the death of a child. Please take care when listening. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime)...

[Part 2 of 3] The shocking conclusion to the story of an 8-year-old girl who went missing from Woodstock, Ontario in 2009. * Additional content warning: this episode includes coarse language, adult themes, violence, graphic information and the death of a child. Please take care when listening. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime)...

A three-part series — In 2009 in the city of Woodstock, Ontario, an 8-year-old girl would go missing. This shocking story that unfolded would decimate the façade of the sleepy, blue-collar city, exposing a network of cracks that had long lay just below the surface. The damage would be both widespread and irrecoverable. * Additional content warning: this episode includes coarse language, adult them...

The story of Saskatchewan’s worst mass murder. 21-year-old Victor Hoffman suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which saw him descend into madness, leading to a collision with an unsuspecting family that would have tragic consequences. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts , Patreon and Supercast .   Full list...

Two days after Christmas in 2005, 36-year-old schoolteacher Paula Gallant went shopping and never returned. Just hours after she was reported missing by her husband Jason MacRae, her body was found in the trunk of her car. How did she die? And who would have cause to harm someone so beloved by her wide network of family, friends and the local community? This is a heartbreaking tale of two sisters...

[Part 3 of 3] Conclusion to the Tim Bosma and Dellen Millard trilogy; you’ll hear what Dellen Millard and Mark Smich got up to after Tim Bosma was murdered, and how they went about covering up their crime. We’ll also go through the trial - and find out what their stories were about what happened the night Tim Bosma went missing. Finally, we’ll go through where the case is up to now - particularly...

[Part 2 of 3] We learn more about Dellen - a party boy rich kid who decides he wants a particular make and model of truck, and doesn’t want to pay for it. So he arranges a test drive with one he sees online. Tim Bosma, the seller of the truck, never returns from the test drive. Who is Dellen Millard? And why did he want that truck? Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: ava...

A three-part series — In 2013, a 32-year-old family man took two potential buyers for a test drive in the truck he was selling. He never returned from that test drive. What happened? Was it about the man or the truck? This is a heinous, senseless murder that shocked the nation and still continues to do so. This episode is part one in a multi-part series that covers three cases over six episodes. A...

In 1997, a 14 year old girl is invited by a group of peers she thinks are her friends to meet under a bridge in Victoria, British Columbia. What happened next was unthinkable. The crime was a watershed event that changed peoples' attitudes about youth violence and incited controversy in Canada. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with...

All about young offenders in Canada, this episode tells the stories of two disturbed teenaged murderers who were connected to the controversial Young Offenders Act. This episode contains content of a disturbing and violent nature, and includes child murder with a sexual component. Listener discretion is advised. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (i...

This episode is about the heinous and senseless murders of Alvin and Kathy Likness and their grandson, five-year-old Nathan O’Brien, who were snatched one night from their beds by a psychopathic man with a criminal past. The crime shocked the province of Alberta and made national news. Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple...

This is the story of Cody Alan Legebokoff: Canada's teenaged serial killer. Cody had a normal childhood, a loving family, and was described as popular and easy going. A typical Canadian teenager who was into sports. But he was hiding a darkness inside him. Cody had a double life and the people who knew him were shocked when his murderous crimes came to light. Look out for early, ad-free...

[Part 2 of 2] The conclusion of the story of two married sexual sadist serial killers who terrorized the Greater Toronto and Niagara areas in Canada in the late 80s and early 90s. This episode goes into their marriage, the psychopathic, diabolical crimes they are known for, their arrests, trials, controversy and “where are they now”. There’s also a cameo by Luka Magnotta. If you think yo...

A two-part series—They call them the Ken and Barbie killers. The perpetrators of one of Canada’s most heinous and notorious crime sprees. They were a good-looking couple and seemed to have it all… but behind the mask was a cesspool of depravity and evil. This story is about Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, a couple of sexual sadists who terrorized the Greater Toronto and Niagara areas in...

Welcome to Canadian True Crime - a new podcast that will take you on a journey through Canada’s most notorious murder stories. There'll be a bit of everything - serial killers, murders and more. This boring introduction gives you a bit of background into Canada and debunks the stereotype of the “nice Canadian”. You'll get to find out why someone with an Aussie accent is producing a Canadian T...