Major Case Updates 2024
CANADA
This two-part series will report back on the cases we’ve covered that have had major updates over the past years.
Approximate timestamps (give or take a few minutes)
Part 1:
7:00 Robert Pickton
13:00 Renfrew County Massacre
20:00 The Disappearance and Unsolved Murder of Madison Scott
23:00 The Crimes of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich
28:00 Multiple Murders serving consecutive life sentences (Supreme Court)
33:00 The Harrison Family Murders
44:00 The Brentwood Five
53:00 Paul Bernardo
1:06:00 Use of AI Voices - update and feedback
Part 2:
1:30 Lush & Whiteway Families car crash (update from Josh Whiteway)
9:00 Jacob Hoggard updates
16:00 The Kingston Cases (update from Kerri Kehoe re Richard Charles Joyce)
30:00 Legacy Christian Academy and Mile Two Church Scandal #legacyofabuse
54:00 Kelly Ellard Sim's latest parole hearing (murder of Reena Virk)
1:03:00 Albert Johnson Walker's latest parole hearing (murder of Ronald Platt)
1:09:00 The Shell Lake Massacre - new details in new podcast
More information on previous Canadian True Crime episodes:
MADISON SCOTT: RCMP renew plea in B.C.’s Madison Scott case 1 year after remains found
Crime Beat TV - subscribe on youtube for the return of Season 6 in the fall featuring Kerri Kehoe and the "Kingston Cases"
Legacy of Abuse - support the former students of Legacy Christian Academy
The Shell Lake Massacre - new podcast series from Rawlco Radio
Credits:
Script Consultant: Carol Weinberg
Senior Producer: Lindsay Eldridge
Audio Editor, Voice of Disclaimer: Erik Krosby
Researcher, Writer, Narrator, Sound Design: Kristi Lee
Theme songs: We Talk of Dreams
All other music from Epidemic Sound and Blue Dot Sessions
Sources:
Harrison Family Murders:
INVESTIGATIVE PIECE: Improbable Cause by Amy Dempsey, Toronto
Star: https://projects.thestar.com/harrison-family-murders/COURT DOCUMENT: 2023 ONCA 3 (CanLII) | R. v. Merritt | CanLII
The Renfrew County Murders:
Dellen Millard / Mark Smich / Supreme Court of Canada:
Gordon SOntario appeal court upholds convictions against Laura Babcock’s killers; Dellen Millard loses all three appeals
https://globalnews.ca/news/9771055/millard-loses-babcock-appeal/
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2023/2023onca426/2023onca426.html
https://globalnews.ca/news/9522317/reduced-sentence-moncton-rcmp-killer-justin-bourque/
Robert Pickton:
Killer Robert Pickton on life support after prison attack: police | CBC News
Serial killer Robert Pickton in critical condition after prison attack | CBC News
Victim's family describes Robert Pickton's violent death | CTV News
Serial killer Robert Pickton dead following beating in Quebec prison | Globalnews.ca
The Brentwood Five / Matthew de Grood:
https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/04/10/calgary-matthew-de-grood-group-home/
https://globalnews.ca/news/10358992/supreme-court-matthew-de-grood-alberta/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/matthew-de-grood-calgary-alberta-brentwood-five-1.7017010
https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/matthew-de-grood-discharge-denied-brentwood-fatal-stabbing
https://globalnews.ca/news/10412779/matthew-de-grood-living-calgary/
Paul Bernardo:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10127278/paul-bernardo-tim-danson-committee/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-bloc-mps-emergency-probe-paul-bernardo-1.7135986
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/bernardo-parole-hearing-parents-mahaffy-french-1.6074962
https://globalnews.ca/news/7969895/paul-bernardo-parole-hearing-teen-killer-rapist/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernardo-supreme-court-ruling-1.7170421
Narcissistic personality disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Never Satisfied: Narcissists Crave Their Narcissistic Supply | Psychology Today Canada
Narcissistic Supply Decoded: An Insight into the Mind of a Narcissist (verywellmind.com)
The Murder of Ronald Platt - Albert Johnson Walker:
AI - Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Etc:
Madison Scott:
Lush & Whiteway Families:
https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/nlca/doc/2023/2023nlca14/2023nlca14.html
https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-l-csc-a/en/item/20250/index.do
https://vocm.com/2024/02/06/villeneuve-re-trial-process-begins-in-provincial-court/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nicholas-villeneuve-appeal-court-1.7087457
Supreme Court dismisses appeal for man accused of causing a fatal crash – NTV
Villeneuve Pleads Guilty in 2019 Fatal Crash Near Gander | VOCM
Jacob Hoggard:
Shell Lake Massacre:
Reena Virk:
Kelly Ellard declines chance for full parole, says she’s not ready by Christine van Reeuwyk, Saanich News, Wednesday May 18 2022, sourced via newspapers.com
Day parole extended for woman who killed Reena Virk, no byline, Saanich News, Wednesday September 21, 2022, sourced via newspapers.com
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/under-the-bridge-miniseries-1.7172157
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/reena-virk-kelly-ellard-sim-1.7185366
https://www.amazon.ca/Reena-Fathers-Story-Manjit-Virk/dp/1894974514
https://www.amazon.ca/Under-Bridge-Rebecca-Godfrey-ebook/dp/B0CTYBHNPH?ref_=ast_author_mpb
Legacy Christian Academy:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/trial-principal-legacy-christian-academy-1.7231255
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/trial-principal-legacy-christian-academy-1.7230085
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/trial-principal-legacy-christian-academy-1.7231255
https://globalnews.ca/news/10555365/protest-legacy-christian-academy-mile-two-church/
https://globalnews.ca/news/9667450/administrator-reports-sask-qualified-independent-schools/
Conditions breached by the school: https://x.com/catesask/status/1808905212800708637?s=46&t=Fvo5eFXwAWIOfN2rvfs3Kg
Duff Friesen leaked email:
https://x.com/catesask/status/1799588124403683506?s=46&t=Fvo5eFXwAWIOfN2rvfs3KgRandy Donauer: https://x.com/catesask/status/1808894073031299435?s=46&t=Fvo5eFXwAWIOfN2rvfs3Kg https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-city-councillor-s-leadership-at-private-christian-school-revealed-in-leaked-document-1.6951597 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/christian-school-abuse-lawsuit-donauer-affidavit-1.7253615
Allegations of autistic child assaulted: https://www.ckom.com/2024/06/05/saskatoon-mother-alleges-7-year-old-autistic-son-assaulted-at-legacy-christian-academy/