The Murder of Erin Chorney

BRANDON, MANITOBA

A feisty and energetic 18 year old tells her mom she’ll be back in an hour, gets into a car, and is never seen again. Was she just out partying for several days, or was there something more sinister at play? Where was Erin Chorney?

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Credits:

Research and writing: Haley Gray
Voice of Erin Chorney (in her diaries): Lisa Mark Hines from The Secret Life of Weddings
Audio production: Erik Krosby
Writing, narration and music arrangement: Kristi Lee
Disclaimer voiced by the host of Beyond Bizarre True Crime

Main information credits:

http://www.memorieschapel.com/book-of-memories/1442504/chorney-erin/obituary.php

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Killer-cant-visit-dying-relative--263934991.html

http://www.forumsforjustice.org/forums/printthread.php?t=3769

https://www.newspapers.com/image/325981258/?terms=erin%2Bchorney

https://www.newspapers.com/image/221998360/?terms=erin%2Bchorney

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mr-big-stings-solved-two-manitoba-slayings-269646811.html

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/teens-family-wont-meet-with-killer-264192691.html

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/catching-killers-work-of-mr-big-261045141.html

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/rcmp-bring-out-mr-big-117302408.html

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightcanada/mr-big-sting-erin-chorney-t194.html

https://newspaperarchive.com/brandon-sun-jun-15-2005-p-25/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/girlfriend-killer-loses-appeal/article1106888/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sting-operation-helps-convict-manitoba-man-of-murder-1.548548

http://www.ottawamenscentre.com/news/20050621_undercover.htm

http://www.forumsforjustice.org/forums/showthread.php?3769-Erin-Chorney-missing-since-April-21-2002 - (articles pasted in forums)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16aMeKF6Fyc

https://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2014-2015/mrbig

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/the-conversation-canada/tina-fontaine-murder-mr-big-method_a_23398146/

To the Grave: Inside a Spectacular RCMP Sting by Mike McIntyre
https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/8978808-transparency-lacking-in-paul-bernardo-s-parole-hearing-would-boost-public-confidence/

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article/54893-eng.pdf?st=gIY3URGH

http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/jf-pf/2017/may01.html

Music Credits
Podcast theme music created by We Talk of Dreams
Music below is used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Day II - Swelling
Last Night I Dreamt I Saw True Love - Chris Zabriskie
Cylinders 7 - Chris Zabriskie
Periculum - Kai EngelA feisty and energetic 18 year old tells her mom she’ll be back in an hour, gets into a car, and is never seen again. Was she just out partying for several days, or was there something more sinister at play? Where was Erin Chorney?

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