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Sometimes the obvious suspect is not the offender.

Episode 086 - In October of 1902 the small, quiet Mennonite community of Altona, Manitoba was shaken by violent events at the hands of one of their own. The teacher at their one room school opened fire on three school trustees after an argument, wounding all three. He then returned to the school and shot three students, all daughters of the trustees he'd shot earlier. Sources: Spectator Tribune Article Newspapers.com School Shootings in Canada at Wikipedia A Pictorial History of Altona Winnipeg Free Press Article Murder and Madness in a Mennonite Village Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

A Port Alberni nurse found dead in his home after days of missing work after murdered by another man claiming he'd been raped.

After going missing for three days shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques body was found in early Auguts 1977. What happened to him shook Toronto to its core.

Fred Fulton and Verna Decarie were found burally murdered in the Minto NB home. Their 22 year old neighbour and only suspect in the case had disappeared.

Episode 082 - On the morning of December 6, 2009, Ottawa paramedics and police responded to what sounded like a frantic 911 call placed by a man at a residence in the Bayshore area. The man was screaming that his wife was not breathing. Upon arriving they found the owner of the home, 33-year-old Donna Jones, deceased on a makeshift mattress on the basement floor. Donna's injuries and her time of death did not match the story that her husband Mark Peter Hutt was telling. Investigators would uncover a brutal history of abuse and torture ultimately leading to a heinous murder. WARNING: This podcast includes graphic descriptions of violent domestic abuse and murder. Sources: R. v. Hutt, 2013 ONSC 2267 (CanLII) CBC - Mark Peter Hutt police interview Canada.com - Trial Coverage Canada.com - More Trial Coverage Psychology Today - How the brain works against abuse victims Ottawa Citizen - Articles by Chloe Fedio and Andrew Seymour Domestic Abuse Resources in Canada: http://endingviolencecanada.org Canada's Department of Justice Canada's Treatment Programs for Men Who Abuse Their Partners Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

When Jodi Henrickson left her home in Squamish on June 19, 2009, her family had no idea it would be the last time they'd see her.

Only months after what some saw as heroic acts, a young viral video star is accused of the murder of a much loved New Jersey lawyer.

In 1990 Julie Ann Stanton disappeared. Although the community knew well who was responsible, it took almost 4 years to bring a killer to justice and another two to find Julie's body.

In this episode we go to PEI, Canada's tiniest province for the precedent setting trial of Douglas Beamish for murder on his ex and mother of five, Shirley Duguay.