The Jenkins Family

CHATHAM, ONTARIO

In 1998, a shocking tragedy would occur that would turn immediately a family upside down and divide a community along the way.

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Rodney Stafford’s Ottawa Protest and how you can help
Life With Murder - 2009 documentary on the Jennifer Jenkins / Mason Jenkins story directed by John Kastener
The Vanished - episode on James Candy
Crime Beat with Nancy Hixt

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Credits:
Research: Enya Best
Writing, narration, music arrangement, audio production: Kristi Lee
Audio editing: Erik Krosby
Disclaimer voiced by the host of Beyond Bizarre True Crime  

Main information sources:

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2014/2014onsc3223/2014onsc3223.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAPIm1hc29uIGplbmtpbnMiAAAAAAE&resultIndex=3

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2014/2014onsc3969/2014onsc3969.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAPIm1hc29uIGplbmtpbnMiAAAAAAE&resultIndex=1

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2014/2014canlii70177/2014canlii70177.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAPIm1hc29uIGplbmtpbnMiAAAAAAE&resultIndex=2

Life With Murder, film directed by John Kastner (2009)

Director’s Notes by John Kastner
http://www.jskastner.com/lwm/notes.html

Toronto Star - “When your daughter's killer is your son”
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2010/08/30/when_your_daughters_killer_is_your_son.html

The Chatham Voice - “Jenkins challenging faint hope clause”
https://chathamvoice.com/2014/03/17/jenkins-challenging-faint-hope-clause/

Faint Hope Clause
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/victims/003006-1001-eng.shtml#q1
Full clause here: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-745.6.html

Blackburn News - “Killer denied Early Parole Hearing”
https://blackburnnews.com/chatham/chatham-news/2014/05/28/killer-denied-early-parole-hearing/

Chatham Daily News - “Killer allowed to pay last respects at grandmother’s funeral”
https://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/02/18/killer-allowed-to-pay-last-respects-at-grandmothers-funeral/wcm/71b43450-1fdc-f852-754f-bbc0d099ca0a

NOW Toronto - “Murderer in the family”
https://nowtoronto.com/movies/murderer-in-the-family/

Toronto Star - “Knelman: Film explores impact of sibling murder on family”
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2010/04/27/knelman_film_explores_impact_of_sibling_murder_on_family.html

https://www.facebook.com/ChathamDailyNews/photos/no-public-view-of-jenkins-ckontthe-return-of-convicted-murderer-mason-jenkins-to/10153718168787017/

Brian’s obituary
http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=949660

CTV News - “Parents support daughter’s convicted killer - their son”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/parents-support-daughter-s-convicted-killer-their-son-1.54800

The Chatham Daily News - “Healing to honour Jennifer”
http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/medias/download/documents/pdf/Chatham-life-with-murder-article.pdf

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/ 

Chris Zabriskie - Cylinders 7
Chris Zabriskie - I’m a man who will fight for your honour
Kai Engel - Difference
I. Khabarov - Stay
Kevin McLeod - Spacial Harvest
Trans Atlantic Rage Balogh - Space Sailing Soul