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Canadian True Crime

Kristi Lee

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

A teenager from Nova Scotia is invited to stay with his wealthy school friend on the Jersey Shore, but finds himself at the centre of an American horror story.

A two-part series. See below for publication schedule.

The intention of this series is to take a look back at a shocking crime sensationalized through headlines across the US and Canada, and explore its impact on relevant communities.

Some names have been changed to respect the privacy of those involved.

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Canadian True Crime donates monthly to those facing injustice.

This month we have donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association, who advocates and provides resources for the 1 in 5 people in Canada who have a mental illness.

Part 2 will be available to all in a week.

Listen now, ad-free, on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts, Patreon and Supercast. Please note: case-based episodes will always be available to all, we will never put them exclusively behind a paywall.

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See the page for this episode atwww.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes

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0:00.0	Canadian True Crime is a completely independent production, funded mainly through advertising.
0:04.7	You can listen to Canadian True Crime ad-free and early on Amazon music included with Prime, Apple Podcasts, Patreon, and Supercast.
0:12.5	The podcast often has disturbing content and coarse language. It's not for everyone.
0:17.4	Please take care when listening.
0:19.6	Hi there. I hope you're well and welcome back to a new season of Canadian True Crime.
0:25.2	I'm Christy Lee. Thanks so much for tuning in. Imagine you have a best friend, someone you consider
0:31.9	your closest ally, you share with them, you support them, and you've always had their back,
0:39.4	because that's what friends do.
0:46.5	Now imagine that same bestie suddenly turns on you, out of nowhere, and you don't know why.
0:48.9	It feels like a gut punch.
0:51.6	That's what today's case is about.
0:57.5	It's also a cross-border story, two friends, one from Canada and the other from the United States. And for us Canadians right now, this story might hit a little too
1:04.0	close to home, because our closest allies and neighbours across the imaginary border to the south
1:10.1	have suddenly turned on us out of nowhere,
1:13.2	or they've elected a president who has. It's a critical moment and I've got a couple of things to say
1:19.1	about it, but if you're not in the headspace to listen, you can fast forward about five minutes.
1:25.1	We all know the American president has been threatening Canada. He's been
1:29.6	taunting us repeatedly with an eerily casual detachment. It's a betrayal and it cuts deep. And I know
1:37.0	not all Americans, but enough. And that brings us Canadians to the reality we're facing today.
1:44.7	If the United States invaded Canada, would that count as a Canadian true crime?
1:50.3	I think so, but I doubt the President would see it that way.
1:54.1	In just a few weeks, he's pulled off a dizzying number of power grabs for himself,
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