Podcast By Proxy: Canadian True Crime

We have a sticky one for you this week! I n 2011, a group of thieves stole syrup from barrels stored in the warehouses rented by the Federation of Maple Syrup Producers. Approximately 2,700 tonnes of maple syrup from a strategic maple syrup reserve maintained in Quebec. -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the...

Donna Jean Awcock was 17 years old when she went out babysitting at a nearby apartment complex in October 1983. Donna loved kids and babysitting so this was normal for her, but when she failed to return home the next day her family reported her missing.  Her body was found badly beaten, and her killer has never been caught. Anyone with information relating to the murder of Donna Jean Awcock is ask...

Jonathan Bruce was just 16 when his body was found at the Fort St. John motocross track. Police say Bruce had been riding an ATV at the track with another male the night before his death. Several of his personal belongings were missing, including a wallet and a Burton jacket. If you have nay information about Jonathan's murder please reach out to Crime Stoppers, at 1800-222-8477, the Fort St. John...

Kerrie Ann Brown was only 15 years old when she went missing from a high school party in Thompson, Manitoba in 1986. Her body was found less than 40 hours after she disappeared, and to this day her killer has never been caught.  Someone knows what happened to Kerrie. Anyone who has information on the murder of Kerrie Ann Brown is encouraged to call Thompson RCMP detachment at 1-204-677-6909 -K&O  ...

A home invasion with 3 gunmen killed Jennifer Pan's mother Bikh and seriously wounded her father Han. But was it a robbery gone wrong? Or a sinister set up so Jennifer could live happily ever after?  Join us as we re-cover the case of Jennifer Pan as our 2023 case do-over.    -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions abo...

There were not nearly as many case updates in 2022 as we would've hoped for especially for unsolved cases. Nonetheless, we have compiled an episode of updates for 2022 including cases that are still unsolved and hoping for answers in 2023.  Missing from Me https://a.co/d/2DlOoMH   Thank you for all your support through 2022, we cannot wait to show you what we have in store for you in 2023   -K&O  ...

The story of Cougar Annie is as wild as it sounds. Ada Annie Rae-Arthur is a pioneering legend on the west coast of Vancouver Island.  Named for her incredible aim and skill at shooting cougars, Cougar Annie lived and worked on her land at Boat Basin for almost 70 years.  You can still visit Cougar Annie's Historic Garden by float plan or water taxi from Tofino, BC, and the land she lived on has b...

The winter of 1941 brought devastation in Canada's Belcher Islands, nine people were killed in what some say happened under the influence of "Satanic Panic".   -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. @podcastbyproxy Use code FREEPODC...

Join us this week as we catch up on a few local cases that, in the words of Bailey Sarian; "Have been heavy on our noggin!"    We will also take a look at the Netflix special Killer Sally *Spoiler alert* We recommend you watch the documentary and take part in the discussion with us on Instagram .   -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join...

Alberta Williams vanished from a parking lot in Prince Rupert, BC in August 1989.  Her body was found 3 weeks after she was last seen, and her case went unsolved after police were unable to pin who they believed was Alberta's murderer. 27 years later, a retired RCMP officer emailed a CBC news reporter to reveal the name of who police always believed killed Alberta. -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscrib...

The RCMP announced in November 2014 that a 67 year old man had been charged with the first degree murder of the Highway of Tears youngest victim, 12 year old Monica Jack.  At the same press conference, they also announced he was being charged with the first degree murder of another young victim who wasn't named as a highway of tears victim, but whose case is equally as important to the telling of...

In the summer of 1974, 16 year old Colleen MacMillen left her home in Lac La Hache, BC to hitchhike a short distance to her friends house. Colleen never made it to her friends house that day, and her body was found about a month later off a logging road 46 km south of where she was last seen.  Her case was not originally included in the Highway Murders investigation or Project E-PANA, however afte...

The Highway of Tears is a 724 KM or 450 mile stretch of Highway 16 between Prince Rupert to Prince George, BC. The Highway of Tears was expanded in 2007 to include the surrounding Highways 97 and 5. Since 1969, a large number of women, disproportionately indigenous women, have gone missing or been found murdered along the highway.  If you have any information regarding these cases, you are encoura...

Sit down with us for a conversation with Rayna Johnson's son, Tim.   -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. @podcastbyproxy   Use code FREEPODCASTBYPROXY at check out to try a free Classic basket from Goodfood! Goodfood is a Canadia...

On November 27, 2010, RCMP in Prince George, BC pulled over a truck and suspected the young man driving of animal poaching. During the hours following the drivers arrest, police realized they may have just arrested one of Canada's youngest serial killers.   -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Commen...

Indian hospitals were started by the federal government to control and isolate the health care of Indigenous people in Canada, and really ramped up just after the second world war which ended in 1943.  At their start, they were supposed to be limited to people with tuberculosis, however they became the sole medical provider for Indigenous people and admitted people based on race, not disease. Many...

55-year-old Rayna Johnson died following an altercation at a modular home park in Ladysmith on Feb. 3. Trevor George Meers of Ladysmith, was arrested  the following day and charged with one count of manslaughter. Domestic violence resources: https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/resources/domestic-violence-resources https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/fv-vf/help-aide.html https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts...

Police announced in April 2020 that a 64 year old woman was found dead by her daughter in a Squamish, BC home.  They also announced in the same press conference that the suspect in custody was the woman's son.  Listen today as we discuss the murder of Barbara Ann Waite, as well as the charges and sentencing against former child actor and her son, 24 year old Ryan Grantham.     -K&O   Rate, Review...

The The Saskatchewan Massacre is the name of a mass murder incident in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the early morning of August 15, 1967. Nine people, all members of the family of Peterson, were shot in the head by a man who was later called "Canada's worst random mass murderer"   -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in th...

Jasmine Lovett and her 22 month old daughter Aliyah Sanderson went missing in April 2019.  They were last seen by Jasmine's boyfriend and roommate Robert Leeming.  Their bodies were discovered a couple weeks later and an investigation into Robert would reveal sneaky attempts at covering his tracks.  -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to joi...

 In May of 2020, 22 year-old Breanna Menacho was murdered and left in a Yellowknife apartment. Devon Larabie is charged with second degree murder in connection with the death of Breanna. His trial is expected to begin September 26, 2022.   For all case update  follow us on social media!   -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the di...

On September 25, 2013 in Regina, Saskatchewan, a body was discovered in an industrial dumpster. The victim had been strangled, and the body was wrapped in garbage bags and thrown in a dumpster in a back alley east of downtown Regina.   When the police eventually traced the evidence back to one suspect, they realized that they might have just discovered Regina's first serial killer. If you have any...

Call to Action! York Police need your help. Quoc Tran and Kristy Nguyen: Anyone with information is asked to contact the homicide unit tip line at 1-866-287-5025 or email homicide@yrp.ca . Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.   Tosin Amos-Arowoshegbe and Chibueze Momah Anyone with information is asked to contact 1-866-876-5423  ext. 7865 A GoFundMe page set up to raise m...

Rhoderie Estrada, a nurse and a mother of three children, was brutally killed in her home in Toronto, Ontario and found by her husband in the early hours of May 26, 2018. Today we discuss the investigation into her death and the arrest of 2 suspects.  -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice. Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on t...

*spoiler central* Finish the Doc then get back to this episode.  Join us as we discuss the case of 17-year-old Anthony Templet,  said to 911 after shooting his father three times.   After his arrest, Anthony appear strangely aloof, leading police and the district attorney to believe he could be a cold-blooded killer,    The series contains content about gun violence, child abuse, and domestic abus...