He was the energetic and charismatic frontman of one of Canada's biggest acts, a band that

went platinum, headline stadium tours and even closed out an Olympics. But off the stage, among

young fans, Jacob Hogard was gaining a notoriety of his own. Now he's facing prison convicted for

sexual assault. I'm Christie Lee from Canadian True Crime. Join me for a new series exploring Hogard's

path from Idol to Predator only on Canadian True Crime.

John and Amanda have lived on the fringes their whole lives. They're on welfare,

living with John's grandma and struggling with addiction to opioids and dungeons and dragons.

Everything changes when a mysterious figure with ties to extremist terror enters their lives.

Soon, they're caught up in a web of deception and conspiracy that could land them in prison

for the rest of their lives. A trap set for them by undercover cops as part of a sprawling

costly sting operation. Pressure Cooker host Dan Pierce reveals the story of how John and Amanda

wound up at the center of a plot to bomb a national holiday celebration. Now, here's the first

episode of Pressure Cooker. You see what you make us do? We have to do this. I wasn't recruited by

anybody to do this. I'm doing this in my own free will. If anything, I was recruited by this

country's crimes against humanity. You're listening to a video recorded in June 2013.

A shaky camera drifts over four stainless steel pressure cookers. The insides coated with glue

and rusty nails. On a nearby desk are wire cutters, a nine volt battery, and two analogue alarm

clocks with wires dangling off the sides. You can hear them ticking. The clip cuts to two figures

sitting on a bed. A man sits on the right. His face and head are covered by a Palestinian style

head scarf. He's wearing an unzipped black leather jacket. If you never stop fighting them,

they're going to take every last one of us and kill us off. On the left is a woman shrouded in black,

an a cob covering her face. Brothers and sisters of the Mujahideen, it may appear that we are losing,

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