Story Hunter Podcasts

Bonus: As They Lay Sleeping - Remembering The Crimes Of Russel Johnson In the summer of 1974, sixteen-year-old Laura, her younger sister Colleen and their mother Doris moved into a new apartment in Guelph Ont. Her parents had divorced after a thirty year marriage and this was a new start. But then tragedy struck, when Laura found her mother dead in her bed. The coroner ruled the death as natural c...

Ep. 2: As They Lay Sleeping - Remembering The Crimes Of Russel Johnson The London police narrow in on their prime suspect in the murder of two young women and he eventually confesses. But detectives soon realize that his crimes are even more horrific than they could have ever imagined. Did they miss the clues? Could some of his been saved? The “Bedroom strangler” is found not guilty by reason of i...

Ep. 1: As They Lay Sleeping - Remembering The Crimes Of Russel Johnson It was the 1970’s in London, Ontario, and the city was on edge. Someone was attacking young women in their apartments. Victims would wake in the middle of the night to find a stranger standing over their beds. But how was he getting into high-rise apartments, including one fifteen stories up? The police knew they were looking f...

Ep. 2: Stanley Buckowski - Murderer On The Run A string of daring robberies in Los Angeles, California has the local police on high alert. But when an elderly woman is shot to death during an attempted break- in, law enforcement knows they have a killer on their hands. Finally, the thief is caught in the act, but escapes from police custody from a thirteenth-floor hospital window. Dubbed the “Los...

Ep. 1: Stanley Buckowski - Murderer On The Run In the summer of 1949, the city of Toronto is shocked by three senseless murders on a holiday weekend. One man is gunned down in front of his wife and daughter while trying to stop a robbery in Cabbagetown and two days later a young couple is found shot to death. The police are baffled by the brutal murders, but one Toronto police detective is determi...

Ep. 5: Peter Demeter-Unrepentant Killer In December,1974 Peter Demeter is sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of his wife Christine. After his appeals are denied, and letters from his lover Marina become less and less frequent, Peter sets his mind on other pursuits namely money and revenge. Peter sues the insurance companies for the one million dollar life insurance policy he ha...

Ep. 4: Peter Demeter-Unrepentant Killer Peter Demeter’s murder trial gets underway in London, Ontario and it soon becomes clear to thedefence that it’s going to take a miracle to save their client. Defence attorney Joe Pomerant will stop at nothing to try to shift Christine Demeter’s murder onto someone else, including Christine herself. He claims it was Christine who had actually hired a hitman t...

Ep. 3: Peter Demeter-Unrepentant Killer While Peter Demeter awaits his trial, the Mississauga police continue their investigation into the murder of Christine. They know Peter had strong motives to kill his wife – an unhappy marriage, a one million dollar life insurance policy on her and a younger mistress, but they want to find the hitman Peter hired to kill his wife. And it doesn’t take long for...

Ep. 2: Peter Demeter-Unrepentant Killer Thirty -three year old wife and mother Christine Demeter has been brutally murdered and based on her husband Peter’s odd reaction to his wife’s death, the Mississauga police suspect that he may have had something to do with it. But he has a solid alibi so the Mississauga police quickly realize that they are going to have to rely on some untraditional investi...

Ep. 1: Peter Demeter-Unrepentant Killer Wednesday July 18th, 1973 was going to be a busy day in the Demeter household. There were meals to prepare for out of town guests along with some sightseeing and souvenir shopping in downtown Toronto. Peter and Christine Demeter lived in the exclusive Erindale neighbourhood of Mississauga Ont. To the outside world, they had it all – a beautiful three-year ol...

Teaser: Peter Demeter-Unrepentant Killer In July 1973, when Andrea Demeter’s was three, her mother was brutally murdered in the garage of their Mississauga home. It wasn’t the type of violent crime the small suburban police force was accustomed to, but they soon narrowed in on a prime suspect. Years later Andrea would discover much more about what happened on the warm summer evening and who was re...

Bonus: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? In this bonus episode, producer Catherine Fogarty interviews one of Hamilton’s foremost experts on the notorious Evelyn Dick. Sarah Farr has been researching Evelyn’s story for several years and hosts a Facebook group called the Evelyn Dick Files. Sarah has some unique thoughts and theories about the murder of John Dick and what eventually happened to his former wif...

Ep. 8: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? Evelyn Dick may have escaped the hangman’s noose, but her star lawyer, JJ Robinette isn’t able to keep her out of prison. Evelyn is finally sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her infant son. But how will the soft-spoken, genteel Evelyn survive in Kingston Penitentiary for women? Surprisingly Evelyn adjusts well to her less than glamorous surroundings and...

Ep. 7: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? Sentenced to hang for the murder of her husband, Evelyn Dick has only three months to live. She has one chance to appeal her conviction, and she’s going to have to rely on a new lawyer. Can an inexperienced criminal lawyer convince a twelve-man jury that Evelyn Dick had nothing to do with her husband’s murder despite overwhelming evidence and the damning testimony o...

Ep. 6: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? As the John Dick murder trial gets underway, the photogenic Evelyn Dick becomes a media star. Every newspaper in the country is jostling for the latest scoop about what the accused is wearing and whether she will take the stand in her own defence? With her own mother set to testify against her, Evelyn’s chances of beating a murder wrap are looking grim. And if she i...

Ep. 5: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? While investigating the murder of John Dick, the police make a startling discovery in Evelyn’s home. They find the mummified remains of an infant boy that Evelyn had given birth to eighteen months prior. At the time of his birth, Evelyn told her mother she had given the baby up for adoption. While it looks like Evelyn will be charged with two murders, she’s still ta...

Ep. 4: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? As the Hamilton police question Evelyn Dick, about her husband’s grizzly demise, the young widow has an unbelievable story to tell about a murder for hire and a mafia hitman. And while Evelyn’s ever evolving story continues to point the blame away from her, the police uncover incriminating evidence that puts blood on her hands. But Evelyn’s not done talking and soon...

Ep. 3: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? On March 6, 1946, five months after his marriage to Evelyn MacLean, John Dick goes missing. Ten days later, a group of kids out for a picnic on Hamilton Mountain discover the human remains of a man minus his head, arms and legs. The torso is later identified as John Dick and it doesn’t take the police long to narrow in on their prime suspect, John’s estranged wife,...

Ep. 2: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? John Dick is a Russian immigrant who works as a trolley driver for Hamilton Streetcar and Railway. At thirty-seven he’s living the life of a popular bachelor around town until one day a beautiful young woman steps on to his streetcar and he’s instantly smitten. Her name is Evelyn MacLean and three months later they are married. But John soon finds out his new wife i...

Ep. 1: Where Are You Mrs. Dick? A beautiful, raven haired girl is raised on a quiet street in Hamilton by her working-class, Scottish immigrant parents. But as she matures, her desire for the finer things in life drives her to seek out the affections of wealthy , often married suitors. Soon she finds herself a young, unmarried mother who is shunned by Hamilton’s upper class. She seeks out a respec...

This episode is an introduction to an eight-part true crime documentary series that relives the famous Hamilton "torso murder" and asks what happened to the infamous Evelyn Dick after she was released from prison and where is she today?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.