Canadian True Crime

Three hunters head deep into the rugged wilderness of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula for a 10-day trip, but fail to return home. A search turns up their abandoned truck, followed by something far more disturbing.

As investigators try to piece together what happened, attention turns to a local man named Wilbert Coffin, one of the last people known to have crossed paths with the missing men. This case would go on to trigger years of controversy with questions about police tunnel vision, political interference and the nature of justice itself.

More information:
Listen to The Coffin Affair: A Miscarriage of Justice Revisited by Kathryn M. Campbell.

The intention of this episode is to revisit a criminal case that became a major chapter in Canadian legal history, examine how the investigation and prosecution unfolded, and explore why the questions surrounding it have endured for generations.

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Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum
A five part investigative series wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 2 available now.

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There's a referendum in Alberta this fall, and independence is on the ballot — sort of.
Who are the separatists? What do they actually want?
And what happens to the rest of Canada if they get it?

Canadian True Crime is proud to support the local independent journalism behind Separation Anxiety, a new five-part investigative podcast series about Alberta’s modern separatist movement in the lead up to the October 19 referendum question.

Join award-winning Alberta journalists Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser as they travel around Alberta, following separatist organizers into church boardrooms and hot‑dog picnics to examine the influences, ideas and grievances fuelling Alberta’s modern separatist movement.

From its century-old roots to the anti-lockdown protests, trucker convoy and political upheaval that brought Danielle Smith to power, Separation Anxiety also traces the separatist movement’s evolution — and why it is now tied to accusations of criminal treason and treaty‑rights violations.

Separation Anxiety is a five-part podcast series releasing weekly starting September 2026. Episode 1 available now.

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One cold March Saturday night in Montreal, 16-year-old Sharron Prior sets off for a five minute walk to the local pizzeria to meet friends. She never arrives.

Three days later, a local beekeeper makes a devastating discovery in an isolated field: Sharron Prior has been brutally murdered. Who was responsible? And could it be the same man who attacked another local woman that same night?

This is the story of a case that haunted Québec for decades, the family who refused to give up, and the breakthrough that finally brought the answers they were looking for.

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The intention of this episode is to take a look back at a high-profile crime sensationalized through headlines, explain how it was solved, and how it impacted the local community. Please respect the privacy of the people involved in this case.

Additional content warning: this crime is murder and sexual assault of a teenage girl. Minimal graphic details will be given. Please take care when listening.

More information:

Resources for victims/survivors: Ending violence Canada
Sharron Prior website - http://sharronprior.com
Watch “Finding Sharron’s Killer", CTV’s W5 series on YouTube:
Part 1: Montreal Teen Murdered in 1975
Part 2: DNA Evidence Unlocks the Mystery

Canadian true crime donates monthly to those facing injustice.
This month we have donated to the Association for Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared (AFPAD)

Look for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts and Patreon.

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[Part 2 of 2] We continue revisiting significant recent developments and updates from some of the biggest stories we’ve covered, with some of Kristi's behind-the-scenes reflections.

Cases covered in this episode with approximate timestamps:
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2:00 Hockey Canada Trial - high level recap of the case and our conclusions

20:00 Newly-reported text exchange involving McLeod

24:00 Where the players are now

29:00 Personal update from Kristi (Mental toll of the Hockey Canada trial)

38:00 Murder of Ronald Platt (Albert Johnson Walker update)

45:00 Jacob Hoggard update

47:00 Murders of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French (Paul Bernardo update)

58:00 Murder of Kimberly Proctor (Kruse Wellwood and Cameron Moffatt update)

1:01:00 Murders of Lyle and Marie McCann (Travis Vader update)

1:03:00 Murder of Yvonne Rouleau / Nozzles Gas Bar (Terry Kennedy parole update)

1:06:00 Kevin O’Leary update

Further reading:

Read our Hockey Canada Case Study [PDF download]
Read My Life As a True Crime Spectacle by Heather Jane, Toronto Life

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A two-part series—The verdict is rarely the end of the story. In the two years since our last Major Case Updates episodes, some of the cases we’ve covered have reached a resolution, others have had significant developments or taken unexpected turns... and some are still far from over.

You don't need to remember the original episodes. Each update starts with a quick but immersive recap of the case, then picks up the story from where we left off.

Cases covered in this episode with approximate timestamps:

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3:00 Lush and Whiteway Fatal Car Crash (final conviction)

10:00 Harrison Family Murders (final conviction)

25:00 The Murder of Reena Virk (Kelly Ellard update)

39:00 The Rallo Family Murders (Jon Rallo update)

43:00 The Murder of Laura Letts (Peter Beckett update)

48:00 Legacy Christian Academy (new convictions and charges)

1:09:00 The Mushroom Murders (update and feedback)

Part 2 will be available soon.

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