22 episodes

Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.

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Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo CBC True Crime

    • True Crime
    • 4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

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Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.

For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    S2 Episode 1: Stolen. Murdered. Missing.

    S2 Episode 1: Stolen. Murdered. Missing.

    Connie responds to Christine’s plea for help finding her eldest sister, Cleo. The only proof of Cleo’s existence though is a tiny, undated school photo. A clue soon emerges which will take Christine’s search in unexpected directions.

    For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352

    • 33 min
    S2 Episode 2: Eyes that haunted me

    S2 Episode 2: Eyes that haunted me

    Christine gets a tip that helps geographically narrow the search for Cleo, and Connie visits another sister, April, to see what she may remember. Scouring old photos and documents, they stumble on a key reference to Cleo in April’s adoption records.

    For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352

    • 40 min
    S2 Episode 3: A little lie

    S2 Episode 3: A little lie

    Connie meets Cleo’s older brother, Johnny, in Pennsylvania, where he was adopted. He’s haunted by the memory of saying goodbye to Cleo and longs to fulfill a promise to find her. A late night internet search reveals he may be close.

    For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352

    • 53 min
    S2 Episode 4: The funeral home

    S2 Episode 4: The funeral home

    The search for Cleo leads Connie to investigate a headstone belonging to a 13-year-old girl who died in 1978. The cemetery is more than 20 hours away from Arkansas, where Cleo's family has long believed she was killed.

    For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352

    • 40 min
    S2 Episode 5: Afraid of the dark

    S2 Episode 5: Afraid of the dark

    As Connie shares some shocking news with Cleo's siblings, the truth about what happened to her remains just out of reach. Police may have answers but can’t share them yet. It's time to visit the one person who's bound to know more.

    For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352

    • 29 min
    S2 Episode 6: Little Pine

    S2 Episode 6: Little Pine

    A brief encounter with someone who knew Cleo perhaps better than anyone else just before her death reveals crucial details. Connecting new facts about her life leads the investigation to a world far from where Cleo died, back to Little Pine First Nation.

    For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/missing-murdered-season-2-finding-cleo-transcripts-listen-1.6733352

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
7.4K Ratings

7.4K Ratings

143katie ,

Compassionate Storyteller

Connie is a truly gifted storyteller, with compassion and tenderness and the ability to dig into a story with respect to everyone involved. Her personal perspective adds layers of understanding for me as a listener, and she treats the subjects of her story with such care.

s-jamcan ,

Beautiful

What a sad and beautiful story with amazing investigating. Sending peace to Cleo’s family❤️

MarySch1959 ,

Gripping story

This podcast had me fully immersed in this true, heart breaking story. I pray Healing and Peace to Cleo’s family.

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