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A murder victim with dozens of false identities, a criminal on the run from his secret past.

This is the true story of Jesse James, a criminal on the run from his secret past. This is the true story of Jesse James, a dirtbag rock climber found dead in Squamish, British Columbia in June 2017.

I'm Stephen Chua. I'm an avid climber, a journalist, and the host of the brand new season

of CBC's uncover,, Dirt Bag Climer.

In this five-part series, I dive into the Unsolved Homicide of Jesse James.

Along the way, I track a stranger-than-fiction story that criss-crosses North America

unveiling a stunning portrait of an enigmatic con artist,

a troubling victim

whose twisted life story

foreshadowed the darkest

digital undercurrents of our time.

Now, here's the first episode

of Dirtbag Climber.

Have a listen.

This is the sound of a pixelated YouTube video from 2017.

In it, a young man in a red long-sleeved shirt and cowboy hat is climbing a rock face called Talking Holes.

The wind is blowing.

It's an overcast day.

Small cedar trees lean over the sheer rock face.

He's in Squamish, BC, considered the climbing capital of Canada.

To be more specific, he's not just climbing.

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