EP282: The Sleepover That Never Ended

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 869 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On a warm summer morning in Calgary, a family home sat strangely still—a sense of unease settling over the quiet suburban street. Five-year-old Nathan O’Brien had spent the night at his grandparents’ house, a place that had always been a sanctuary of comfort and routine. But when his mother arrived the next day, nothing was as it should have been. What began as a welfare check quickly spiraled into one of the most haunting mysteries the city had ever faced. In this episode, we unravel the timeline, the community’s desperate search, and the unsettling trail of clues that left investigators scrambling for answers. This is the story of a night that changed everything.

SOURCES:
1) Calgary triple-murder trial hears DNA from three victims found at suspect’s farm
2) Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson
3) Wikipedia Page for Murders of Nathan O'Brien, Kathryn Liknes and Alvin Liknes
4) Timeline of events in the case of the missing 5-year-old and his grandparents
5) Douglas Garland triple-murder trial: medical examiner says victims ‘may still have been alive’
6) The Nathan O'Brien Foundation
7) Family of Nathan O’Brien launches children’s foundation with $1 million donation
8) Douglas Garland killed Calgary couple and grandson over 'petty grudge,' court hears
9) ‘He neither forgave nor forgot’: Crown says Garland planned triple murder
10) How the Man Who Committed One of Canada’s Most Gruesome Murders Was Caught

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:21.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:34.3	Hi, this is Tanya.
0:36.5	Hi, this is Shannon. And we are Crimes and Consequences, a is Tanya. Hi, this is Shannon.
0:37.9	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a hardcore true crime podcast.
0:44.3	Hey, Shannon.
0:46.4	Hey, Tanya.
0:47.3	How are you?
0:48.3	I am doing well today.
0:50.9	How are you doing?
0:52.1	Good, good, not too shabby. That's awesome. You know, just kind of cruising. We're
0:58.4	in November now. Yes. Daylight savings time. Yeah. Oh, it's been dark since, gosh, what,
1:04.9	5. 530. So I have no idea what time it is. I know.
1:11.1	It could be 10 p.m.
1:12.6	It could be 6.
1:14.4	Could be two ways.
1:15.7	I don't know.
1:16.9	I have zero idea.
1:18.6	So it's all been good.
1:20.2	It's so hard to get used to.
1:22.0	You know, it's like I've been feeling a little bit of like lead jackety.
1:26.8	You know, I was just like draining still. Feel a little congested. Just all around. I don't have a bug. I'm not sick, thank God. But I'm not feeling, not feeling Shannon. Yeah. You know, it's more like Shannon. I'm tired. Yeah. I have to sleep immediately and I have no energy.
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