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TRUE CRIME
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Fraud. Abduction. Murder. Every week, Crime Story host and investigative journalist Kathleen Goldhar goes deep into a true crime case with the storyteller who knows it best. For early access to Crime Story episodes visit www.youtube.com/@cbcpodcasts or CBC's True Crime Premium Channel on Apple Podcasts (where episodes are also ad-free).

FEB 9 • SUBSCRIBER EARLY ACCESS

Two siblings, one murder. Who should police believe?

When someone is attacked, especially in their home, the victim usually knows the person hurting them. And in the 2002 murder of a woman named Marlyne Johnson, the police charged her daughter-in-law, Sophia Johnson, with first degree murder. The whole ordeal tore two families apart because not only was Sophia charged with killing her mother-in-law, but the main witness against her was her own brother. Amory Sivertson dives back into the case in her new podcast, Beyond All Repair. She joins Crime Story now. Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.

45 min
1 DAY AGO

Unconventional romance or sexual assault? A complicated story of consent.

When Derrick Johnson was a toddler, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He never developed the ability to speak. Instead, he would communicate with his eyes and his hands, and his family would do their best to interpret his gestures. That was until they met a Rutgers professor named Anna Stubblefield. Anna thought that with the right technique and coaching Derrick could learn to say exactly what was on his mind. But what began as an attempt to expand Derek's horizons quickly turned into a nightmare. One that ended with Derrick’s family accusing Anna of sexual assault. In his documentary Tell Them You Love Me, director Nick August Perna explores Anna and Derrick’s relationship – and the complicated questions it forces us to confront. For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime Premium channel on Apple Podcasts. Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.

42 min
JAN 27

An unmarked grave, a missing woman and a family’s secret ties

Like most journalists, veteran reporter Tonya Mosley spent her career telling other people's stories. But then she got a call from a man named Antonio Wiley. In her podcast, She Has A Name, Tonya and Antonio investigate the disappearance of his mother, Anita Wiley, who went missing in Detroit in 1987. The more they learn about what happened to Anita, the more Tonya realizes that the investigation will impact her entire life. For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime Premium channel on Apple Podcasts. Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.

33 min
JAN 20

She tricked more than 50 birthworkers into thinking she was pregnant. Why?

There is no shortage of scam artists, catfishers, and grifters in true crime. Usually, they’re looking for money, sex, or fame. But Kaitlyn Braun was a different kind of con artist all together. Over the course of two years, Braun tricked more than 50 birthworkers into thinking she was pregnant. She’d take them on wild, unpredictable rides through traumatic pregnancies (and births) that turned out to be completely fabricated. In The Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby, journalist Sarah Treleaven (Madness of Two, Unrestorable) tries to figure out what could possibly lead someone to do something like this. For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts. Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.

32 min
JAN 20

The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby | Episode 1

Amy, a seasoned doula, is bedridden due to illness when she receives a call from fellow doula Katie to assist a client, Kaitlyn, over the phone. Kaitlyn is pregnant as a result of sexual assault and has just learned her baby will be stillborn. Over the next 10 days, Amy and Katie are swept into Kaitlyn's escalating crises — bleeding disorders, a hysterectomy, cancer, and seemingly predatory doctors — while supporting her emotionally, over the phone. Despite exhaustion and their own trauma, they unquestioningly focus on Kaitlyn's needs. However, when Amy’s girlfriend points out strange details in Kaitlyn's story, alarm bells ring. A dog barks during a call where Kaitlyn claims she’s in the hospital, and photos Kaitlyn sent of her stillborn are traced back to Wikipedia. Something isn't right. More episodes of The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby are available at: https://link.mgln.ai/yPZ95Z Content warning: This episode contains references to medical emergencies, including baby loss. We also deal with sexual assault and there is some strong language. Subscribers of CBC True Crime Premium can binge all episodes of The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby right now.

39 min
JAN 13

Audience Favourite | In Her Defence: When the accused is also a victim

How should we deal with women who kill their abusers? In the Globe and Mail’s first longform podcast In Her Defence, reporter Jana Pruden tells the story of Helen Naslund, who shot and killed her husband after enduring 30 years of abuse. It’s a story about a long fight for freedom and a justice system stuck in the past. Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca. This episode's transcript can be found here.

46 min
JAN 6

Bonus | Bad Results: The “Fake Baby"

Crime Story will be back in the new year with brand new episodes. To keep you company over the holidays, we're bringing you episode one of Bad Results. They needed certainty. They got chaos. For over a decade, countless people from at least five different countries put their trust in a company offering prenatal paternity tests. It promised clients “99.9% accuracy” — but then routinely, for over a decade, identified the wrong biological fathers. Investigative journalists Jorge Barrera and Rachel Houlihan track down the people whose lives were torn apart by these bad results, the shattered families and acrimonious court cases that followed, and the story behind the company that continues to stand by its testing and is still operating today. More episodes of Bad Results are available here.

36 min
12/30/2024

Bonus | Lords of Death

Crime Story will be back in the new year with brand new episodes. To keep you company over the holidays, we're bringing you episode one of Lords of Death, a podcast from Tenderfoot TV. While digging through an old memory box, host Thrasher Banks discovers forgotten VHS tapes, police reports, and faded letters regarding a 1995 murder in Dayton, Ohio. Drawn to the connection between this murder and the other seemingly innocuous contents of the box, Thrasher begins investigating. Could the 1995 murder be connected to other unsolved cases? Join Thrasher as he unpacks this box and searches for answers about the “Lords of Death.” Listen now or subscribe to Tenderfoot+ to binge the show ad-free! More episodes are available at: https://lnk.to/lordsofdeath

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Introducing Crime Story

Every week, Crime Story brings you an in-depth conversation with a storyteller who has lived and breathed a tale of true crime. Go inside some of the most riveting and complex crimes in recent memory. Crime Story drops Mondays, starting October 16.

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Kaitlyn Braun, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through an escalating series of disasters – rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the doulas struggle to support her and grieve with her, and even save her life as they’re led down a distressing path. And then the truth comes out. In this six-part true crime series, Sarah Treleaven untangles a complex web of lies and deception to ask who Kaitlyn really is and why she did the things that she did. Cases like these puzzle legal experts and raise intricate moral and ethical questions. This is not your average con. Kaitlyn is not your usual scammer. Kaitlyn's Baby is Season 2 of The Con — a podcast exposing the art of deception — from CBC and the BBC World Service. Season 1 - the critically acclaimed catfishing quest, Love, Janessa, launched in January 2023. Content warning: The latest season of The Con contains references to medical emergencies, including baby loss. We also deal with sexual assault and there is some strong language.

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A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins. This is the story of a con man who couldn't stop lying. A tale of murder, stolen identities, fine art, a diaper stuffed with gold bars, and a crime solved by a Rolex watch. From rural Canada to coastal England, he lied and deceived at every turn. Award-winning podcaster Sam Mullins (Chameleon: Dr. Dante & Wild Boys) takes you inside the world of a devious scammer whose trail of destruction crosses continents and decades. So who is he? And how did this ruthless villain finally get unmasked? About UNCOVER: Crime. Investigation. Revelation. Uncover brings you explosive, high-caliber true crime year-round. From CIA mind control to serial abuse, mysterious disappearances to wrongful imprisonment. Each season features a new host who is deeply connected to the story, committed to tracking down the truth. With new episodes weekly, and over twenty seasons to choose from, Uncover represents the best in true crime. For early access to episodes, plus ad-free listening, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine's family are left without answers. In Season 9 of the award winning podcast Someone Knows Something, David Ridgen, along with Christine's mother, reopen the investigation and come face to face with the man who said he killed Chrissy. Someone Knows Something is the investigative true crime series by award-winning documentarian David Ridgen. Each season tackles an unsolved case, uncovering details and bringing closure to families. Find episode transcripts at this page. Previous seasons: S1: Adrien McNaughton. S2: Sheryl Sheppard. S3: Dee & Moore. S4: Greavette. S5: Kerrie Brown. S6: Donald Izzett Jr.. S7: The Abortion Wars. S8: The Angel Carlick Case.

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TRUE CRIME
They needed certainty. They got chaos. For over a decade, countless people from at least five different countries put their trust in a company offering prenatal paternity tests. It promised clients “99.9% accuracy” — but then routinely, for over a decade, identified the wrong biological fathers. Investigative journalists Jorge Barrera and Rachel Houlihan track down the people whose lives were torn apart by these bad results, the shattered families and acrimonious court cases that followed, and the story behind the company that continues to stand by its testing and is still operating today.

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When human rights activist Karima Baloch is found drowned off the shores of Toronto, an investigation into her mysterious death leads all the way back to Pakistan, the country she had recently fled. In this six-part series, host Mary Lynk explores the rampant abductions and killings of dissidents in Pakistan, the dangers that follow those who flee to the West, and a terrifying intelligence agency with tentacles around the globe. How did Karima die? And would Pakistan really carry out an assassination far beyond its borders? This is a story that a powerful state doesn’t want you to know. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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From David Ridgen, the creator of Someone Knows Something, comes the investigative podcast The Next Call. Ridgen works with victims’ family members, police and eye-witnesses to find answers. From investigators to potential suspects, the investigation unfolds with The Next Call. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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Kathleen Goldhar

Host

4.4

out of 5

71 Ratings

Paige St. John

11/11/2024

susannj

It never fails to boggle my mind that a Pulitzer Prize winner thinks that the past tense of drag is “drug”. It’s dragged. Americans are so stupid.
339 Bodies

12/05/2024

Megganp

Wow, what a story, and so well told. The empathy and the humanity were there through it all. The complexity of the gross and sad situation was also addressed so perfectly.
Best interview style and summary

12/02/2024

jkawak

Worthwhile and useful interviews. Stands out as the best “interviews and deep dive” into creators of other podcasts , books , or investigation’s. I’m not sure if it’s her insightful and compelling questions, or the humanness in her interview style- but something makes me come back over and over to this show. All others pale. In comparison
A favorite!

06/24/2024

katfish17

Kathleen is such a great host! I’m always excited to listen to a new episode! Ive found that it’s also a great way to find other podcasts. Sometimes I’ll stop the episode after the intro and find the podcast they are discussing, then come back to her episode.

Fraud. Abduction. Murder. Every week, Crime Story host and investigative journalist Kathleen Goldhar goes deep into a true crime case with the storyteller who knows it best. For early access to Crime Story episodes visit www.youtube.com/@cbcpodcasts or CBC's True Crime Premium Channel on Apple Podcasts (where episodes are also ad-free).