June 2018 – Dark Poutine – True Crime & Dark History

033 – Away Game: Andrei Chikatilo – Rostov Ripper – Part 1

December 9, 2019June 29, 2018 by Mike Browne

Episode 033: Andrei Chikatilo was one of the most prolific serial killers of all time. From 1978 to 1990 with the cold war at its height Chikatilo stalked and butchered at least 56 victims in the the USSR. His victims were children, both male and female, as young as 7-years-old, teenagers and women as old as 44. Part 1 of our first away game series takes us through the killer’s formative years through 1984 when her murdered a staggering 15 people in a single year. Bonus: Hear Mike mispronounce the names of many Russian people and places.

032 – The Death of Dorothy Stratten

December 9, 2019June 22, 2018 by Mike Browne

Episode 032: On August 14 1980, 20-year-old Vancouver B.C. born Playboy Playmate of the year and former Dairy Queen employee, Dorothy Stratten, was found dead of a single shotgun blast to her head. The perpetrator, her estranged husband, Paul Leslie Snider, lay dead nearby of a self inflicted woud by way of the same firearm. Dorothy’s star had only just begun to rise and was snuffed out far too soon.

031 – The Abduction of Abby Drover

December 9, 2019June 15, 2018 by Mike Browne

Episode 030: On March 10, 1976, 12-year-old Abby Drover went missing from her neighbourhood in Port Mood, B.C. Abby’s mother was sick with worry and despite the extraordinary efforts of searchers and police Abby had vanished into thin air. In a bizarre turn of events, six months later what happened to Abby was shockingly revealed.

030 – The Wells Gray Murders

December 9, 2019June 8, 2018 by Mike Browne

Episode 030: In August of 1982, Bob Johnson had not come back to work at the saw mill in Kelowna for over a week after his expected return. Bob had been camping in beautiful Wells Gray Park with his wife Jackie, daughters Janet and Karen and Jackie’s mom and dad, Edith and George Benntley. It seemed both fmailies, and their two vehicles had simply vanished without a trace until a month later when a mushroom picker in the park made a gruesome discovery. BONUS: The co-host of this show HATES being referred to as “the other guy”. His name is Scott, remember it.

029 – The Disappearance of Nicole Morin

December 9, 2019June 1, 2018 by Mike Browne

If you have any information on Nicole Morin’s whereabouts, please contact:

Toronto Metropolitan Police Department  416-808-2200  OR The Royal Canadian Mounted Police 877-318-3576.

All information may be submitted anonymously.
NCMEC #: RCMP8608792
NCIC Number:  M-974508409

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.