Canadian True Crime

Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter [3]

[Part 3 of 4] One night, a woman living on the Pickton farm witnesses an act so disturbing it prompts repeated warnings to police. A search warrant should have followed, but through another cascade of devastating missed opportunities, Robert Pickton slips through the cracks once again... CONTENT WARNING: this series includes graphic details that will be distressing for many listeners to hear, including mention of sexual assault, residential schools, Indigenous issues, child abuse and suicide.  Crisis referral services: Free National Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/irsss-services]: call 1-866-925-4419 toll free Hope for Wellness [https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/] free chatline - 1-800-721-0066 or using the chat box on the website Government of Canada Crisis and Mental Health support [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html]  Resources for Sexual assault survivors [https://www.beyondtheverdict.ca/resources-for-suvivors] Canadian True Crime donates monthly to those facing injustice. Proceeds from this series are being donated to the WISH Drop-in Centre Society, [https://wish-vancouver.net/] supporting street-based sex workers on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 1984. Full list of resources, information sources, and more: www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes [https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episode] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter [2]

[Part 2 of 4] The Pickton brothers become officially wealthy, and open the infamous party venue known as Piggy’s Palace. There’s an alarming spike in vulnerable women vanishing from the Downtown Eastside - but two would live to tell their stories.  Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds available on Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fbe63977-5737-4910-a067-1745b99fae36/canadian-true-crime] (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/3LZBCxa], Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/canadiantruecrime]and Supercast [https://canadiantruecrime.supercast.com/]. CONTENT WARNING: this series includes graphic details that will be distressing for many listeners to hear, including mention of sexual assault, residential schools, Indigenous issues, child abuse and suicide.  Crisis referral services: Free National Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/irsss-services]: call 1-866-925-4419 toll free Hope for Wellness [https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/] free chatline - 1-800-721-0066 or using the chat box on the website Government of Canada Crisis and Mental Health support [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html]  Resources for Sexual assault survivors [https://www.beyondtheverdict.ca/resources-for-suvivors] Canadian True Crime donates monthly to those facing injustice. Proceeds from this series are being donated to the WISH Drop-in Centre Society, [https://wish-vancouver.net/] supporting street-based sex workers on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 1984. Full list of resources, information sources, and more: www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes [https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episode] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter [1]

A brand new four-part series.   In 2024, Canada’s most prolific serial killer was murdered in prison in an act of vigilante justice. The final chapter of Robert Pickton may now be closed, but the story is far from over.   Pickton confessed to murdering 49 women on his pig farm near Vancouver, many of them sex workers and Indigenous women. The evidence suggests he did not act alone.   ----- Part 1 begins by tracing a disturbing childhood on the Pickton farm where cruelty was normalized, morality was optional and vulnerable people were exploited and intimidated. It also tracks how that culture escalated after Robert and his brother took over the farm, and the many police failures that followed. This series revisits the entire case to date, moving past the grotesque caricature of a lone monster in buddy boots, and restores the humanity of the women targeted through personal stories of those who loved them. It examines the culture and systems that failed them for so long, leaving their loved ones with many unanswered questions — and a prevailing sense of injustice. This miniseries draws primarily from court records, historical news archives, investigative journalism, personal interviews and the Missing Women Inquiry final report. CONTENT WARNING: this series includes graphic details that will be distressing for many listeners to hear, including mention of sexual assault, residential schools, Indigenous issues, child abuse and suicide.  Crisis referral services: Free National Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/irsss-services]: call 1-866-925-4419 toll free Hope for Wellness [https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/] free chatline - 1-800-721-0066 or using the chat box on the website Government of Canada Crisis and Mental Health support [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html]  Resources for Sexual assault survivors [https://www.beyondtheverdict.ca/resources-for-suvivors] Canadian True Crime donates monthly to those facing injustice. Proceeds from this series are being donated to the WISH Drop-in Centre Society, [https://wish-vancouver.net/] supporting street-based sex workers on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 1984. Full list of resources, information sources, and more: www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes [https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Personal message from Kristi ahead of episode 200

We're announcing something special for episode 200. Thank you so much for listening! Launching January 19, Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter is a completely new series that revisits the case to date. In 2024, Canada’s most prolific serial killer was murdered in prison in an act of vigilante justice. Pickton's final chapter may now be closed, but the story is far from over. Pickton confessed to murdering 49 women - many of them sex workers and Indigenous women. The evidence suggests he did not act alone. It's been eight years since we first covered this case, and we've gone back to the beginning with a complete re-write, fresh context, a sharper focus and up-to-date information. This four-part series moves past the grotesque caricature of a lone monster in buddy boots, and restores the humanity of the women targeted through personal stories of those who loved them. Why are they left with so many unanswered questions — and a prevailing sense of injustice? Proceeds are being donated to the WISH Drop-in Centre Society, [https://wish-vancouver.net/] supporting street-based sex workers on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 1984. Don't forget to sign the Johnson-Bently family's petition: Help the Johnson Bentley families prepare [https://www.change.org/p/deny-parole-in-2026-for-convicted-mass-murderer-david-ennis-aka-david-shearing]for an upcoming Parole hearing - listen to the Wells Gray Park episode [https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/86]. Learn more about Canadian True Crime: www.canadiantruecrime.ca ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Behind the scenes with Kathleen Goldhar from Crime Story

Today, we're pleased to share a special episode from another podcast we think you'll enjoy: Crime Story [https://link.mgln.ai/CSxCTC] from CBC Podcasts. Each week, award-winning investigative journalist Kathleen Goldhar goes deep into a true crime case with the storyteller who knows it best. In this year-end episode, Kristi Lee joins Kathleen at CBC Studios to talk about what goes into making Canadian True Crime, share behind-the-scenes insights from past cases, and wrap up with some of their favourite true crime podcasts and documentaries. You can listen to more incredible tales of true crime every week on Crime Story. Find more Crime Story episodes in your podcast app, or here: https://link.mgln.ai/CSxCTC [https://link.mgln.ai/CSxCTC] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.