Writing About Crime - True Crime Cases in Canada

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Writing About Crime - True Crime Cases in Canada

Join Canadian host Bonnie Lee as she investigates Canadian true crime cases, searching for the disconnect that makes a case different than it appears on the surface. visit www.writingaboutcrime.com

  1. 09/24/2020

    Karla Homolka - Part 2

    Karla Homolka In this second episode of a two part series on KARLA HOMOLKA some of the big questions are asked.  Was she afraid to leave, or was she fulfilled by her involvement?  Psychoanalysts have  drawn the connection between Karla Homolka and a syndrome known as "Bonnie and Clyde" syndrome or hybristophilia -  as it appears some element of paraphilic disorder is in play with Karla.   **PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EPISODE HAS CONTENT THAT MAY DISTURB SOME LISTENERS*** WRITING ABOUT CRIME - TRUE CRIME CASES IN CANADA Research and writing: Bonnie Lee Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter @writingcrime Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com   ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat.   Sources used in this episode include: Prison Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Convicted Killer Karla Homolka and Author Stephen Williams  Mascara & Murder  The Fifth Estate:  Getting to Know Karla Homolka Radio Canada Interviews Karla Homolka The Fifth Estate:   Karla Homolka   See www.writingaboutcrime.com for a full list of sources.

    1h 26m

  2. 09/22/2020

    Karla Homolka - Part 1

    Karla Homolka Was she afraid to leave, or was she fulfilled by her involvement?  Psychoanalysts have  drawn the connection between Karla Homolka and a syndrome known as "Bonnie and Clyde" syndrome or hybristophilia -  as it appears some element of paraphilic disorder is in play with Karla.  She had the proclivity for dark sexual fantasies at a young age.  Many teens and young adults do, as they experiment and explore sexuality - and of course even adults do the same.  However, when the disorder comes in … it resembles more of an urge than a desire.  Those urges cross the line of "exploring and sexual play" when they involve their own suffering or humiliation, on themselves or their partner.  Often these disorders can involve repeating, and compelling behaviors that are designed to disable or distress, and can included non-consenting adults or even children. No matter if it causes harm or potentially even death.     **PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EPISODE HAS CONTENT THAT MAY DISTURB SOME LISTENERS***   WRITING ABOUT CRIME - TRUE CRIME CASES IN CANADA Research and writing: Bonnie Lee   Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter @writingcrime Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com   ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat.   Sources used in this episode include:   Prison Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Convicted Killer Karla Homolka and Author Stephen Williams  Mascara & Murder  The Fifth Estate:  Getting to Know Karla Homolka Radio Canada Interviews Karla Homolka The Fifth Estate:   Karla Homolka   See www.writingaboutcrime.com for a full list of sources.

    1h 28m

  3. 06/13/2020

    The Lori Douglas Story "The Naked Judge"

    The Lori Douglas Story “The Naked Judge” Like any story, where three people all tell their version - the details don’t always align from each person's account….  However, there is no doubt that Jack King sent his client Alexander Chapman risque photos of his wife and Queen’s Court Bench Justice Lori Douglas - but how much did she know?  Or, the even bigger question I’m asking … How much do we need to know?  You can be the jury on this chapter ...   Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter: @writingcrime  Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com   This most recent summer reading I recommend was:  Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk by Rebecca Godfrey “Who were the seemingly ordinary teenagers who beat and killed a girl who longed to be their friend? And how could they hide the murder from their parents and teachers and the police for eight days?” You can buy it HERE and HERE, and you can follow him on twitter HERE. I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some Canadian true crime books this summer. ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat. Sources used in this chapter include:   DOUGLAS V. CANADA THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS WINNIPEG FREE PRESS REPORTERS Gabrielle Giroday Mia Rabson Kevin Rollason Melissa Martin Mary Agnes Weich INTERVIEWS WITH LORI DOUGLAS CANADIAN LAWYER You can read the full article HERE  REAL LIFE You can read the full article HERE

    58 min

  4. 06/04/2020

    The Story Of Swift Runner

    Swift Runner “The Wendigo” The story of Swift Runner, the Canadian hunter and trapper who was respected and considered an impressive young man. A competent hunter and handy craftsman, he married and lived well with his young wife and five children.  However, the challenges of the harsh Canadian winters and the trickled down availability of the Bison for hunting, would challenge the mind and spirit.  How fragile is the human mind?  How do the warning tales and folklore influence our reality?  It’s a wormhole.   Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter:  @writingcrime Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com Podcasts I mention In this episode: ANXIOUS AND AFRAID The Pod is a podcast that covers everything from true crime to the paranormal. We’re interested in ghosts, murders, missing persons, and everything else weird and unexplained. This most recent summer reading I recommend was:  Mark Bourrie  -  Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer  Peter Woodcock was Canada's youngest serial killer when at the age of seventeen he brutally raped and murdered two boys and a girl between the ages of four and nine. He was never put on trial by "reason of insanity" and instead was confined for 34 years in a criminal psychiatric facility and offered treatment" You can buy it HERE and HERE, and you can follow him on twitter HERE. Nate Hendley  - The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction  On the night of September 15, 1956, seven-year-old Wayne Mallette, was brutally murdered on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The chief suspect was a "boy on a bicycle" seen pedalling away from the CNE. You can buy it HERE or HERE , or wherever you buy books. I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some Canadian true crime books this summer. ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat. Sources used in this chapter include: Rampage: Canadian Mass Murder and Spree Killing  By Dr. Lee Mellor You can buy it HERE

    26 min

  5. 05/21/2020

    "There Is No Prestige." The Christine Jack Story PART 2

    The Christine Jack Story “There Is No Prestige Here” Christine Jack has been missing since just before Christmas, and the trail is leading to a small town east of the city of Winnipeg.  Follow the courts longest trial to that date in the Manitoba Law Courts.  Christine’s husband Brian Jack will be tried three times, and have two Supreme Court trials before his ping pong conviction has left him a free man.  Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter @writingcrime Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com  Podcasts I mention In this episode: Active Shooter Sooner State This most recent summer reading I recommend was:  Nate Hendley  - The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction  On the night of September 15, 1956, seven-year-old Wayne Mallette, was brutally murdered  on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The chief suspect was a "boy  on a bicycle" seen pedaling away from the CNE.   You can buy it HERE or HERE , or wherever you buy books.   I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some  Canadian true crime books this summer. ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the  disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.   You both are a treat. Sources used in this chapter include:   Trials and Errors: The People vs Brian Gordon Jack by John D. Montgomery (Author), Hon. Alfred M. Monnin (Introduction) You can purchase this book HERE    Winnipeg Free Press Reporters Terry Weber Trial Coverage inOctober 1990   Zena Olijynk Trial Coverage 1990   Kevin Rollason Trial coverage in Oct. 1992 and March 1995   Linda Quattrin Trial Coverage 1995   George Nikides Dave Baxter  Allison Bray Appeal coverage in 1995

    1h 8m

  6. 05/08/2020

    "It's All White Now." The Christine Jack Story PART 1

    “It’s All White Now”   The Christine Jack Story Part 1 Clutching the steering wheel of a Yellow Chevy Blazer, he is driving through the suburbs with cargo in the back, that he doesn’t want anyone to know about.  It’s the dead of Winter in Winnipeg, Manitoba or as they call it WINTERPEG.  The story of missing Christine Jack weaves into a murder story and a trial, that will be the longest in Manitoba's history.  The facts are all there, but can Christine be found and her killer brought to justice?   Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter:  @writingcrime Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com   Podcasts I mention In this episode: Nothing Ever Happens in Canada This is a Canadian podcast, looking to explore the myths, legends and just good old tales Canada has to tell.  Twitter @NothingCanada Instagram nothingcanada   Fresh Hell Podcast murder, mystery & the macabre Instagram freshhellpodcast Twitter @freshhellpod Special mentions: This most recent summer reading I recommend was:  Ann Broklehurst’s DARK AMBITION:THE TWISTED PACT OF SERIAL KILLERS DELLEN MILLARD AND MARK SMICH. Wealthy Dellen Millard “a young Canadian aviation heir charged with three murders--Tim Bosma, ex-girlfriend Laura Babcock, and his own father, Wayne Millard--in what appears to be thrill-seeking serial kills”. You can buy it HERE or HERE , or wherever you buy books. I post those on Instagram and Twitter each Wednesday, if you are looking for some Canadian true crime books this summer. ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat. Sources used in this chapter include: Trials and Errors: The People vs Brian Gordon Jack by John D. Montgomery (Author), Hon. Alfred M. Monnin (Introduction) You can purchase this book HERE

    45 min

  7. 12/01/2019

    "Frosty" - The Mike Danton Story PART 2

    Mike Danton puts his life back together after being released from prison.  Yet, he still claims that David Frost was not his intended target.  He adamantly insists that he had hired a hit man with his girlfriend Katie to kill his father Steve Jefferson.  Despite the fact that he has been estranged from his family for years, and there was no reason to think his father would be coming after him.  The clutches of his mentor David Frost are so powerful that Mike needed a way to claim his life back...but did he really order the hit on David Frost?   Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter:  @writingcrime Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com   Special mentions: ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat. Music In This Episode: Purple Planet  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Space Harmony/Biosphere/Possessed Doll/Deep Space Explorer/Slow Dissolve/Turning The Screw   Sources used in this chapter include:  The Lost Dream: The Story Of Mike Danton David Frost And A Broken Canadian Family By: Steve Simmons 1. Dimmock G. I’m a hockey God: Dave Frost [Internet]. www.calgaryherald.com. [cited 2019 Nov 2]. Available from: http://www.calgaryherald.com/hockey+dave+frost/1013069/story.html 2. CP24- Ex-NHLer Danton, convicted in plot to murder father, not Frost, gets full parole - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television [Internet]. 2010 [cited 2019 Nov 2]. Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20101001004833/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090911/090911_danton_parole?hub=CP24Sports 3. The Bizarre World of Mike Danton [Internet]. 2011 [cited 2019 Nov 2]. Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110906232709/http://artvoice.com/issues/v5n3/puck_stop/ 4. David Frost (sports agent). In: Wikipedia [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Nov 2]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Frost_(sports_agent)&oldid=919247847 5. (1) Sheldon Keefe Part 1 - YouTube [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 29]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R092qyjjFZ0 6. (1) Steve Simmons, Tom Jefferson on “The Lost Dream” - YouTube [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 29]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyzbiH0Zv_U 7. Falling under the spell of Frost. [cited 2019 Nov 2]; Available from: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/incoming/falling-under-the-spell-of-frost/article1137161/ 8. Former hockey agent David Frost driven out of Kingston: Book | Toronto Sun [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 20]. Available from: https://torontosun.com/2012/12/21/former-hockey-agent-david-frost-driven-out-of-kingston-book/wcm/de89c765-404d-4ace-b5bb-eed319cab0a9 9. From Bob McKenzie’s “Hockey Confidential” - The Road to Redemption - TSN.ca [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 29]. Available from: https://www.tsn.ca/from-bob-mckenzie-s-hockey-confidential-the-road-to-redemption-1.1401391 10. Hockey? Swimming? Here’s how much parents spend on extracurricular activities: Ipsos - National | Globalnews.ca [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 15]. Available from: https://globalnews.ca/news/4400116/extracurricular-activities-cost-canada-swimming-hockey/ 11. Keefe: Leafs’ win streak more about players’ emotions than new tactics - TSN.ca [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 29]. Available from: https://www.tsn.ca/keefe-leafs-win-streak-more-about-players-emotions-than-tactics-1.1405387 12. Liveblogging the David Frost trial (II) - Macleans.ca [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 20]. Available from: https://www.macleans.ca/general/liveblogging-the-david-frost-trial-ii/ 13. Maple Leafs coach sees hockey culture shifting in a good way | The Star [Internet]. [cited 2019 Nov 29]. Available from: https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2019/11/29/maple-leafs-coach-sees-hockey-culture-shifting-in-a-good-way.html 14. Mike Danton snapshots -

    1h 24m

  8. 11/19/2019

    "Let It Stay Here". The Mike Danton Story.

    Dreaming of playing NHL hockey since he was a child, Mike Danton is raised under the wing of his hockey loving father and a new coach and mentor named David Frost that promises to make his dreams come true.  No matter what it takes.  So how does the talented player who has stints with the New Jersey Devils and the St. Louis Blues become convicted of attempted murder?  It is more tricky than you would ever imagine and hard to get to the bottom of    Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Twitter @CrimeWriterpod Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com   ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat. Sources used in this chapter include: The Lost Dream: The Story Of Mike Danton David Frost And A Broken Canadian Family By: Steve Simmons

    43 min
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