Major Case Updates and Feedback 2023

Nov 21

Written By Canadian True Crime

This two-part series will report back on the cases we’re covered that have had major updates or have attracted notable feedback over this past year. Kristi will also be addressing some of the most common comments and feedback received.

Part 1: Approximate timestamps

4:00 - Disappearance of Madison Scott
8:00 - Saskatoon Freezing Deaths - Darrel Night
10:40 - The Brampton High School Shootings
15:00 - Legacy Christian Academy Scandal
19:00 - Kelly Favro’s Story (Publication Bans)
33:00 - Opioid Crisis Feedback
41:00 - Lush & Whiteway Families (Newfoundland Car Crash)
47:00 - January Lapuz Feedback
1:03:00 - Responding to more generic feedback around what kinds of cases we cover, the level of detail, publication schedule and more.

Part 2: Approximate timestamps

1:20 - Jacob Hoggard Trial
10:30 - The Brentwood Five (Matthew de Grood)
20:15 - Dellen Millard, Mark Smich and other criminals serving consecutive life sentences
29:00 - The Giant Mine Murders - 30th Anniversary
32:30 - The Renfrew County Massacre - Inquiry update
35:30 - The Survival of Zach Miller
38:20 - Feedback around using AI Voices in episodes
41:10 - Albert Johnson Walker (the murder of Ronald Platt)
45:00 - Paul Bernardo’s recent parole controversy and the aftermath

More info:

MADISON SCOTT:
See madisonscott.ca for the latest updates. Anyone with information that might further the investigation are encouraged to call the Vanderhoof RCMP at at 250-567-2222, or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
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JANUARY LAPUZ - TRANS HEALTH:
follow Florence Ashley www.florenceashley.com and X/Twitter
CLASS ACTION - LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY:
More detail on the class action lawsuit here, and you can donate to support the ex-students here.
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Credits:

Research by Enya Best
Additional research, writing, sound design, narration: Kristi Lee
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams
Production assistance: Jesse Hawke

RESOURCES AND INFORMATION SOURCES

Opioid Crisis:

Criminal code:

The Criminal Code of Canada.

Brampton Shooting - Richard Shadrack:

Gordon Shadrach: Portrait of the Artist as a Leader

Legacy Christian Academy:

January Lapuz and “Gender-affirming care for minors”:

Florence Ashley

https://www.law.utoronto.ca/graduate-programs/sjd-program-doctor-juridical-science/sjd-profile/florence-ashley

Canadian Medical Journal

An affirming approach to caring for transgender and gender-diverse youth | Canadian Paediatric Society, June 2023
Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition (Olson et al., 2022)
Kamran Abbasi | The BMJ
Evidence for Health Decision Making — Beyond Randomized, Controlled Trials, New England Journal of Medicine
Tavistock gender identity clinic is closing: what happens next?,The Guardian
Services for children with gender dysphoria need fundamental reform, says interim review
Canadian surgeons performing mastectomies on trans teens as young as 14, National Post
Comparing Trans-Spectrum and Same-sex-Attracted Youth in Australia: Increased Risks, Increased Activisms
Gender Minority Social Stress in Adolescence: Disparities in Adolescent Bullying and Substance Use by Gender Identity
Transgender Identity Is Associated With Bullying Involvement Among Finnish Adolescents
Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals | Nature Communications
“I don’t think they thought I was ready”: How pre-transition assessments create care inequities for trans people with complex mental health in Canada
Preventing transition “regret”: An institutional ethnography of gender-affirming medical care assessment practices in Canada (MacKinnon et al., 2021)

Kelly Favro’s story:

House committee says victims should be able to opt out of publication bans
No longer silent, more victims of sexual violence fight publication bans imposed in their names - The Globe and Mail (June 5, 2023)
B.C. women applaud lifting 'suffocating' publication ban law for sexual assault survivors - Vancouver Sun (April 27, 2023)
Eyes turn to Parliament as Victoria-led petition on sexual assault publication bans closes - Saanich News (March 15, 2023)

Jacob Hoggard:

Jacob Hoggard's northern Ont. sexual assault trial to be held fall 2024 - CTV News (July 27, 2023)
Judicial pre-trial scheduled in Jacob Hoggard sexual assault case - Winnipeg Free Press (The Canadian Press) (Jan. 19, 2023)
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard opts for jury over judge-alone sexual assault trial - National Post (The Canadian Press) (Dec. 14, 2022)
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard opts for jury over judge-alone sexual assault trial - CTV News, Northern Ontario (Dec. 14, 2022)
Convicted rapist Jacob Hoggard to make northern Ont. trial decision next week - CTV News (Dec. 8, 2022)
Court to learn whether Hoggard opts for jury in northern Ontario sexual assault case - CBC (The Canadian Press) (Dec. 8, 2022)
Hoggard case returns to court in northern Ont. on Dec. 8 - CTV News (Nov. 24, 2022)
Ex-Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard to appear in court Thursday - CityNews (The Canadian Press) (Nov. 24, 2022)

Ronald Platt:

Day parole granted for notorious Brant County killer-conman - Simcoe Reformer (June 28, 2023)
WARMINGTON: Parole Board of Canada decides 'Rolex killer' has done his time - Toronto Sun (July 1, 2023)
Killer-conman loses appeal of parole rejection - Simcoe Reformer (Nov. 26, 2021)

Lush & Whiteway Families:

Crash survivor relieved to see Nicholas Villeneuve heading back to trial - CBC News (May 25, 2023)
Court of Appeal quashes acquittal in crash that killed couple, paralyzed man - CBC News (May 23, 2023)

Madison Scott:

Scott family statement - madisonscott.ca (May 31, 2023)
Such a sad day - madisonscott.ca (May 29, 2023)
B.C. woman’s family finds ‘some relief’ as remains found 12 years after disappearance - Global News (May 31, 2023)
Family of Madison Scott seeks answers after B.C. woman found dead, 12 years after disappearance - CTV News Vancouver (May 31, 2023)
Director of Madison Scott documentary says ‘don’t jump to conclusions’ - Prince George Citizen (May 31, 2023)
Questions still unanswered for Madison Scott’s family after remains found - Vanderhoof Omineca Express (May 31, 2023)
Madison Scott's disappearance haunted Vanderhoof for 12 years. Now, the community is grappling with her death - CBC News Vancouver (May 30, 2023)
Family of Madison Scott seeks answers after B.C. woman found dead, 12 years after disappearance
More than a thousand attend vigil for Madison Scott, B.C. woman whose remains were found after 12 years | CBC News

Saskatoon Freezing Deaths:

Sask. man at centre of historic 'Starlight Tours' police misconduct case has died | CBC News
First Nations man Darrell Night survived a ‘starlight tour’, then fought for years to expose the truth - National Indigenous Times (May 7, 2023)
Starlight tours whistle blower Darrell Night passes away - APTN News (April 26, 2023)
Survivor drew attention to Saskatoon Police’s ‘starlight tours’ - The Globe and Mail (April 26, 2023)
Man who first spoke publicly about ‘Starlight Tours’ in Saskatoon has died - MBC Radio (April 24, 2023)
Sask. man whose allegations led to trial over police 'Starlight Tours' dies at 56 - CTV News Saskatoon (April 23, 2023)
Sask. man at centre of infamous ‘Starlight Tours’ has died - Global News (April 23, 2023)
Sask. man at centre of historic 'Starlight Tours' police misconduct case has died - CBC News (April 23, 2023)

Renfrew County Massacre:

OPINION: Renfrew county MPP shoots guns during epidemic of violence - Inside Ottawa Valley (July 12, 2023)
'Too many women have lost their lives,' daughter of Renfrew County murder victim says - CBC News (June 2023)
Ontario rejects some recommendations from triple murder inquest jury - CBC News Ottawa (June 28, 2023)
'Feels like a kick in the face': Advocates criticize Ontario government's response to Ottawa Valley triple murder coroner's inquest - CTV News (June 28, 2023)
Murder inquest jurors take rare step to join 1-year reunion - CBC News Ottawa (June 26, 2023)
Renfrew County declares intimate partner violence an epidemic - Ottawa Citizen (April 3, 2023)
Let’s be the change: Inquest into Wilno-area murders begins June 6 - Inside Ottawa Valley (March 23, 2023)
Advocates disappointed by province's initial Renfrew County inquest response - CBC News (Feb. 17, 2023)
Province still mulling 29 recommendations in Renfrew triple murder inquest - Ottawa Citizen (Feb. 15, 2023)
Responses to Renfrew County murder inquest due this week - CBC News (Feb. 8, 2023)
Years after 3 Ontario women were murdered, advocates say dangerous gaps in rural cell service persist - CBC (Dec. 29, 2022)
Lanark becomes first community in Ontario to declare femicide epidemic - Ottawa Citizen (Dec. 17, 2022)
Renfrew County recognizes National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Pembroke Today (Dec. 6, 2022)
After triple femicide inquest, advocates press Ontario to act on ‘the gift of solutions’ - The Globe and Mail (Sept. 27, 2022)

The Survival of Zach Miller:

Peter Whitmore, who abducted and abused boys in Saskatchewan, denied parole - Saskatoon Star Phoenix (The Canadian Press) (Sept. 8, 2022)

The Brentwood Five:

Toronto Van Attack:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-van-attack-sentencing-victims-survivors-1.6486563

Dellen Millard:

Paul Bernardo:

Giant Mine Murders:

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