Special: The Murder of Rachel Pernosky

MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA

This is a bonus episode for members on patreon or supercast currently at the $2+ a month level. These are important cases that don’t have enough information for a full episode on the main feed.

In March 2013, young mother Rachel Pernosky was supposed to meet her friend to go shopping. When she didn’t arrive, her friend became worried and contacted Rachel’s sister Brittany. Brittany went to Rachel’s house, and found no sign of forced entry, and Rachel’s phone left at home, and her music still playing in the house. As the mystery unravelled, what happened to Rachel would shock the local community.

Credits:

Research: Haley Gray
Writing, narration: Kristi Lee
Audio editing, music placement, mastering: We Talk of Dreams

Music credits:
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five, Laserdisk
Kai Engel - Imminence
Plus original tracks by We Talk of Dreams

Research sources:

https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2018/2018bcsc1252/2018bcsc1252.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAWTWF0aGV3IEpvc2VwaCBQZXJub3NreQAAAAAB&resultIndex=1

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https://www.abbynews.com/news/half-brother-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-mission-teen-rachel-pernosky/

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https://twitter.com/rachelapernosky