Have you ever felt like escaping to your own desert island?

Jane Gaskin did exactly that, trading in the family home to begin a new life in the

tropics.

But she soon discovers that Paradise has its secrets.

I'm Alice Levine, and this is the price of Paradise,

the island dream that ends in kidnap, corruption, and murder. Wish you were here. Follow the price of Paradise Now wherever

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Listener discretion is advised. Oh, Halifax Nova Scotia often shows up on lists of Canada's friendliest cities.

Its East Coast charm and colourful maritime houses often lure visitors into thinking time moves more slowly there.

But in 2007, it was the starting point of a cross-country killing spree.

Glenn Wreath had just received a mission from God, and unfortunately for the people of

Halifax, he was deeply in the grips of a schizophrenic delusion.

For years, Glenn battled against his symptoms, chewing garlic and spreading salt to ward off demons and vampires.

He imagined closing in on him.

Finally, on a dark spring night in the middle of the city, he took matters into his own hands.

Join me now as we explore the tragic story of Glen Race.

A man whose illness separated him from reality, as most of us know it.

The unbelievable extremes in his psyche

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