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The Canadian Gothic

Kenley Matheson is Missing in Canada (last seen September 21, 1992 in Wolfville, NS)

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, our story will take us to the quite town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In September of 1992, then 20 year old Cape Bretoner, Kenley Matheson arrived in Wolfville to begin classes at Acadia University. Only two weeks into the school year, he was last seen by a friend walking on Main Street in Wolfville carrying a red and black backpack. There has not been any proof of life, or credible sightings of him since. In this episode of Nighttime, I'll be joined by Canadian crime content creator Madalayne Klein to discuss the disappearance of Kenley Matheson. Episode Links: Kenley Matheson documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeo_Q8MyGA8 Links: Missing in Canada Series: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/keep-canada-weird Missing in Canada Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/missingincanada make a case suggestion: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/contact Provide feedback and comments on the episode: nighttimepodcast.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners, Jordan here. I just want to let you know that you can listen to nighttime early and add free on Amazon music

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and include it with Prime.

0:15.0

Welcome to Missing in Canada, an ongoing series by the nighttime podcast.

0:24.0

Hello listeners, and welcome back to Missing in Canada, my ongoing series that explores

0:29.0

the stories and circumstances of Canadian Missing Persons cases.

0:33.0

In this episode, our story is going to take us to the quiet town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

0:38.0

In September of 1992, then 20-year-old Kate Bretner, Kenley Matheson arrived in Wolfville to begin classes at Acadia University.

0:47.0

But Kenley's time in Wolfville is going to be short. Only two weeks into the school year,

0:53.0

he was last seen by a friend walking down Main Street in Wolfville.

0:57.0

There hasn't been any proof of life, nor credible sighting of him since.

1:01.0

Tonight, in this episode of Nighttime, I'm going to be joined by Canadian crime content creator Madeline Klein to discuss the disappearance of Kenley Matheson.

1:12.0

It was the fall of 1992, two weeks into the start of the school year at Acadia University in Wolfville.

1:19.0

20-year-old Alan Matheson, known as Kenley, was a freshman studying biology.

1:24.0

Then, on September 21, he disappeared.

1:27.0

His sister, Kate, the first to notice something was wrong left him a note in his dorm room.

1:32.0

For Kenley's mother, it's been a painful two decades.

1:35.0

She has searched tirelessly for answers, at one point hiring her own private investigator.

1:41.0

Just today, Kenley's case was added to the province's major unsolved crimes reward program.

1:46.0

While the money is meant for information that leads to an arrest or conviction, that's not what his mother is looking for.

1:53.0

My goal is to find his body, or his body is.

1:56.0

And I'll be happy with that.

1:58.0

Like, I am not going any further, you know, if there's somebody to be charged or it's going to go to court.

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