Episode 140: On July 22, 2018, at around 10:00 pm, calls flooded Toronto‘s 911 call centre. There was a man on Danforth shooting at people in the streets and in the restaurants and cafes in Greektown. After the 16-minute rampage, 13 people were wounded, 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and 18-year-old Reese Fallon had been killed and the gunman had completed suicide. Even after two intensive investigations, one question remains – Why?
139 – The Marpole Murders: Dianna Mah-Jones and Richard Jones
Episode 139: On September 27, 2017, when Dianna Mah-Jones failed to show up for her shift without calling in sick, her co-workers were concerned. Neither Dianna nor her husband, Richard Jones, was answering the phone. One of Dianna’s colleagues went to the couple’s home in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood and discovered what appeared to be a bloody crime scene. Dianna and Richard lay dead inside the house, brutally murdered.
After a complex and intense investigation police had their suspect. He was an odd man, with an odder name and an ever more odd explanation for what he had done.
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138 – The 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Mystery (ON)
Episode 138 – On the afternoon of May 10, 1973, a stranger entered the CIBC branch on Main St in the small town of Kenora, Ontario. The man, claiming he had a bomb, demanded all the money in the bank. (Photo credit: Don Dutton, Toronto Star)
137 – The Hillcrest Mining Disaster
Episode 137 – At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 1914, the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history occurred at Hillcrest, Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass region of western Canada.
Episode is written by Josina de Bree
136 – Love & Dishonour: The Murder of Keith Black (BC/AB)
Episode 136 – In July of 1998, Keith Scott Black went missing. He was a respected Taekwondo instructor who had three schools near Kelowna., B.C., where he taught with his wife, Rhonda Petra Black. Rhonda was saying Keith had abandoned her, but Keith’s sister Sandy and the cops knew there was more to the story. After five long years, the story came to a conclusion as the true story emerged as did Keith’s remains.
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135 – What Happened to Dylan Koshman? (AB/SK)
Episode 135 – In the wee hours of Saturday, October 11, 2008, after an altercation with his cousin and one of two roommates, 21-year-old, Dylan Koshman, left the Edmonton home he shared and out into the night wearing only sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt. Dylan has not been seen since and what was thought to be a missing person case was upgraded to homicide in 2017 by the Edmonton Police Service. Dylan’s mother, Melanie Alix, and his sister, Tara Koshman, were kind enough to share with us about Dylan’s disappearance and their years-long search for him.
DOB/Age: 21 at the age of disappearance
EPS File #:08-136304
Dylan went missing on October 11, 2008, from the residence at 10404-33 Avenue. The circumstances of his disappearance are very suspicious and he has not been heard or seen since that date.
There is a reward of up to $40,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for this homicide.
134 – Terror on Parliament Hill: The Murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo (ON)
Episode 134 – On the morning of October 22, 2014, an armed terrorist murdered Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, one of three honour guards at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario. Immediately after that, the man shot his way into the Parliament Buildings but was quickly neutralized by security service officers inside our nation’s capital.
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133 – AWAY GAME: Stranger Danger – Westley Allan Dodd
Episode 133 – Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, serial pedophile Westley Allan Dodd molested dozens of children in the Pacific Northwest. Although caught for his crimes more than once Dodd never did any real prison time. Feeling invincible, Westley’s fantasies became more violent and depraved until the fall of 1989 when he crossed the line between child predator to multiple murder. On Labour Day weekend in Vancouver, WA. park Westley murdered two brothers, 11- and 10-year-old Cole and William Neer and nonchalantly walked out of the park undetected. Not satisfied with a single victim, Westley craved another kill and on October 29, 1989, he murdered 4-year-old Lee Iseli after kidnapping him from a Portland OR. playground. The Vancouver Child Killer’s ultimate undoing was his still unchecked desire for yet another victim.
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132 – A Brief History: Slavery in Canada and Africville
Episode 132: In this episode, we take a look at a topic not spoken of often, slavery in colonial Canada and its aftermath. As well, we learn a little about the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and the shameful destruction of the community of Africville near Halifax, beginning in 1966.
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131 – Introduction to Sasquatch (BC, AB, YT)
Episode 131 – For centuries, the indigenous peoples of the western Canada and in the forest along the west coast of the United States told tales of a an elusive massive, hair covered bipedal creature leaving giant footprints behind. Called Sasquatch by some, and Bigfoot by others, this giant man of the forest has been described as gentle but potentially dangerous. In this our inaugural episode on a massive topic Mike and Scott give listeners an overview of the legend, some examples of encounters and some of the theories. Special Guest Dave Scott of Spaced Out Radio tells of his own run ins with the creature. Happy Canada Day!!