On an autumn day back in 1994, authorities from a tiny ski village in Canada’s Laurentian Mountains responded to reports of a house fire.
What they discovered inside was chilling: two bodies, at first believed to be suicides. 

But the investigation didn't end there. Three more victims would be discovered, stabbed to death.

The very next day, two small towns in Switzerland were rocked by eerily similar tragedies.

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Info-Cult

Research & Writing:
Matt Snell

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
The Order of the Solar Temple: Temple of Death, ed. James R. Lewis
The Pleasure of Believing: Toward a naturalistic explanation of religious conversions, by Fabrice Clement
The Order of the Solar Temple (Witness Documentary Series)
Radio Canada International: History Canada: October 4,1994: An international cult tragedy begins
The Guardian: An apocalyptic cult, 900 dead: remembering the Jonestown massacre, 40 years on
Salon: Jim Jones' sinister grip on San Francisco
New York Times: 16 Burned Bodies Found in France; Cult Tie Suspected
The Guardian: Conductor on trial for cult deaths
Getty Images: Cult Survivor Thierry Huguenin
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Calgary Herald—24 Mar 1997, Mon · Page 3
Edmonton Journal—22 Apr 2001, Sun · Page 42
Controversial New Religions, ed. James R. Lewis and Jesper Aagaard Petersen

Join us as we embark on a gripping journey and explore the disturbing case of a son's deadly rampage and another son's daunting task of piecing together the shattered remnants of his brother's violence.

It’s a story that will take us on a journey through the most chilling aspects of the human psyche, but also a story of strength and perseverance. A true testament to the resilience of the human spirit, even in the face of unspeakable tragedy.

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A Thousand Fireflies: Living in the Aftermath of my Parents’ Murders

Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Hadley, Ryan and Dan Yearick, “A Thousand Fireflies: Living in the Aftermath of my Parents’ Murders.”
Rolling Stone Tyler Hadley
From Boy Scout to Killer ABC News
WPBF Tyler Hadley Discusses Killing his Parents
Tyler Hadley's Resentencing Hearing
Tyler Hadley Arrest Affidavit
Tyler Hadley Discusses Killing Parents

New Year's Eve is a time for reflection and hope. A moment to bid farewell to the past and embrace the future. But for one family in St. Joseph Township Michigan, the festivities in 2018 would be cut short in the most brutal way.

At 11 PM, the police department received a chilling 911 call from a woman in distress. Her voice was shaking, her words barely audible, but the message was clear, her husband had been shot, and he needed help fast.

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Research & Writing:
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Sources:
Jeremy Cuellar Confession
Kemia Hassel Trial Day 2
Kemia Hassel Trial Day 2 Cont’d 
Kemia Hassel Trial Day 3
Kemia Hassel Trial Day 1
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In 1985, Cheryl Gyant was 10 years old, when she learned she’d been adopted.

What she didn’t realize, was that very same year, her biological mother was experiencing a living nightmare, after being abducted by one of the most notorious serial killing duos in American history.....Leonard Lake & Charles Ng

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https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61621609

Samii Taylor - https://audioboom.com/channels/5089862-the-hidden-staircase
Esther Ludlow - https://www.truecrimepodcast.com
Jami Rice - https://murderish.com
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Margot - https://militarymurderpodcast.com
Heather Ashley - https://audioboom.com/channels/5024061-big-mad-true-crime

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Exhuming remains 2021
Appellant Opening Brief
NG APPEAL 2022
All That Is Interesting
Die for Me: The Terrifying True Story of the Charles Ng & Leonard Lake Torture Murders
No Kill, No Thrill: The Shocking True Story of Charles Ng
A Letter From Sheryl
Murderpedia #1
Murderpedia #2
Manifesto of A Serial Killer

July 28th, 2019, was the day Menhaz Zaman was supposed to be graduating from Canada’s York University. Instead police were on their way to his parents home for a welfare check.

The call had been made by members of an online community after he’d sent them disturbing photos.

When police arrived, a young man answered the door calmly. But what lay within the home revealed the true chaos that had erupted within his mind.

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thestar.com
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toronto.ctvnews.ca 
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torontolife.com
thecinemaholic.com
crimetraveller.org
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independent.co.uk March 12, 2022, Clemence Michallon
windsorstar.com Aug 3, 2019, Lidia Abraha
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Vice
Perfect World: A Deadly Game

In Ontario, Canada, September marks one of the last months of the year to get out and enjoy the great outdoors before packing it in for the season.

In 2017, one fisherman in Oshawa, Ontario, was out on the pier when he noticed something floating in the water.

What he and another fisherman managed to catch in his net, would be a visual that would forever be seared in his mind. Not a prize salmon but something far more sinister: Evidence of Murder.

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Research & Writing:
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Sources:
Catherine McDonald, Global News Toronto Crime Reporter: Mar 16 2021 live tweets from Adam Strong trial judgement 
CBC News: Adam Strong sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years in killings of 2 Ontario women
CBC News: Kandis Fitzpatrick's remains found 14 years after she went missing — convicted killer led police to body 
CBC News: Rori Hache's family demands Oshawa 'house of horrors,' where teen's remains found, be demolished 
City News: Victims' loved ones speak at Strong sentencing 
CP24: Mother of Rori Hache says she will 'never bounce back' from hearing details of killing 
CTV News: Homicide detectives called in after torso of female found at Oshawa Harbour 
CTV News: Plumbers found human flesh in pipes, trial for man accused of killing two Ontario teenagers hears 
CTV News: 'You sir have brought darkness to everyone,' Rori Hache's father says to daughter's killer at sentencing hearing 
DurhamRegion.com: Killing of Oshawa teen Rori Hache resonates with youth at Refuge outreach centre
DurhamRegion.com: 'I have all the characteristics of a serial killer,' Adam Strong told Durham police 
DurhamRegion.com: I think it's a body': Anglers recount finding missing teen's torso in Oshawa harbour 
DurhamRegion.com: 'I was scared:' Witness says she was choked by murder suspect Adam Strong 
DurhamRegion.com: Police found pipe bomb in murder suspect Adam Strong's apartment
DurhamRegion.com: UPDATE: Convicted killer Strong led police to remains of victim Kandis Fitzpatrick, Durham police confirm 
Global News: Adam Strong found guilty of 1st-degree murder, manslaughter in deaths of 2 Oshawa teenage girls 
Global News: Adam Strong trial: Court hears from plumber who discovered human flesh in pipe drains
Global News: Examining the Adam Strong interrogation video
 Global News: Former homicide detective praises interrogator who got Adam Strong to confess to dismembering teen 
Global News: Interrogation video shown at trial of Adam Strong 
Global News: ‘It was just bad luck’: Adam Strong reflects on discovery of human remains during interrogation 
Global News: Police called to convicted killer Adam Strong’s former Oshawa home after ‘suspicious’ clothing found
 Global News: Police discover remains of Oshawa woman who went missing 14 years ago
The Globe & Mail: Pickton case informants share $100,000 reward fund 
HamiltonNews.com: Local historian explores myth of ‘dirty south Oshawa’ 
National Post: Body parts found with undetonated explosive belong to missing teen whose torso was found in Lake Ontario 
Oshawa This Week: Lawyers making final submissions this week in Adam Strong murder trial 
Oshawa This Week: 'Thirteen years of hell have stopped:' Families celebrate life sentence handed to convicted killer Adam Strong 
Ottawa Citizen: Adam Strong: “First Impression… What a Loser” 
PriceyPads.com: The ‘Real-Life’ Billy Madison Mansion 
Toronto Star: Accused killer Adam Strong’s refusal to leave cell sparks rage in Oshawa courtroom 
Toronto Star: Adam Strong found guilty of 1st-degree murder, manslaughter in 2 killings 
Toronto Sun: Oshawa murder victim Rori Hache was pregnant and 'determined to keep the baby'
YouTube: Adam Strong Police Interview 
YouTube: Teen Girl's Body Parts Found in Suspect's Plumbing & F

Join us as we examine one of Canada’s most twisted and notorious criminals. Some called him the House Hermit. Others called him the Cottage Killer.

You’ll hear the story of a sadistic murderer and serial rapist who terrorized Ontario’s cottage country and led police on a trail of horror all the way to the Pacific Coast.

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Research & Writing:
Jeana Anderson

Sources:
Murder, She Solved
A Sister’s Lament 
Murderpedia
Just A Few Seconds, Behind the Yellow Tape
Cold North Killers
R. v. Snow, 2004 CanLII 34547 (ON CA) 

A Twisted Case
Ontario Briefs: Snow Charged
Man Who Attacked B.C. Women, a time bomb, brother tells court
Huge B.C. Manhunt nets Kidnap suspect
To Catch a Killer: The Memoirs of an OPP Criminal Profiler
The Cottage Killer: David Snow
https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/killer-david-snow-just-beginning-to-understand-sick-crimes

A bottle of wine, nostalgic love songs and a late night phone call with an ex. It’s a relatable scene for many and one that Scott Dell found himself in, on a wintery night, in Killaloe, Ontario back in 1995.

On the phone was the love of his life, his ex Cherrylle. The wine went down easy, perhaps too easy and Scott scribbled out hopeful notes as the conversation went on for hours, and for Scott, the air in his log farmhouse crackled with the hope of reconciliation.

A reconciliation that would never happen.

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Research & Writing:
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Sources:
Ottawacitizen.com
aishwaryajaiswal.com
Video: The Case that Haunts Me (S2 E02) Permission to Die 
Dilman, Jessi. “Killer Stripper Cherrylle Dell” 
Fact.on.ca
TheStar.com
CBC.ca
Murderpedia.org

In the early morning hours of June 23rd, 2016, special agents followed a set of tire tracks in a rural field in Bigfork, Minnesota. In the distance, a camper squatted ominously against the treeline. The agents had no idea what they would find inside the camper; they hoped for the best, but were prepared for the worst…

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Research & Writing:
Nicole Colin & Katherine Thomas - Epigram Literary Group

Sources:
truecrimedaily.com
twincities.com 
bemidjipioneer.com
youtube.com
kare11.com
startribune.com June 8, 2016, June 24, 2016, September 2, 2016, Paul Walsh
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In the spring of 2016, Brett Ryan’s future looked promising.  He was living in a waterfront condo, had a job at a Toronto tech firm, and was just days away from his big bachelor party weekend.

In a few weeks' time, he’d be marrying his beautiful fiancé and by all outward appearances, things never looked brighter.

But like a heat mirage on a stretch of highway, it was all an illusion and Brett Ryan was about to be exposed.

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Research & Writing:
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Sources:
torontolife.com
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