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Sixty years before Jack the Ripper, Burke and Hare, murdered 16 people in Scotland. Their victim's corpses were sold off to a medical school.

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.

True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real live Canadians. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

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

Enigmatic cult leader Brother XII led followers down the garden path to a nirvana that didn't exist, then made off with their cash

In this episode we meet William Lyon MacKenzie King, Canada's longest serving, and arguably the weirdest, Prime Minister.