Matthew Charles Lamb: Canada's First Spree Killer [1]
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
A two-part series — The unbelievable story of 18-year-old Matthew Charles Lamb, who grabbed his uncle’s shotgun and took to the streets of Windsor, Ontario in 1966. What happened next involves the infamous Oak Ridge Experiment at Penetanguishene, a global mercenary career cut short, and one heartbroken author’s quest for truth.
The intention of this episode is to take a look back at a shocking crime in the context of a very different era of Canadian history.
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| 0:00.0 | Canadian True Crime is a completely independent production, funded mainly through advertising. |
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| 0:12.5 | The podcast often has disturbing content and coarse language. |
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| 0:19.3 | Hi, everyone, and welcome back to a new season of Canadian True Crime. I'm Christy Lee. Thanks |
| 0:25.6 | for joining me. And if you've just found the podcast because you saw my photo featured on |
| 0:30.3 | Apple Podcast Canada, a big welcome to you as well. And a huge thanks as always to Apple Podcasts. You can find the Creators We Love feature |
| 0:40.1 | on the browse page right now. Today, we have part one of a two-part series, covering a case |
| 0:48.3 | that many listeners have requested over the years. It's the bizarre and frankly unbelievable story of Matthew Charles Lamb, |
| 0:57.1 | the teenager dubbed Canada's first spree killer. On a hot summer night in 1966, Matthew grabbed |
| 1:05.3 | his uncle shotgun and took to a residential street in Windsor, Ontario. He left a trail of victims in his wake. |
| 1:14.2 | The crimes he committed were shocking enough, |
| 1:17.1 | but it's what happened to Matthew Lamb before his shooting spree |
| 1:20.5 | and after it, that really makes his story feel like it's been ripped from the pages |
| 1:25.6 | of some pulpy psychological thriller. |
| 1:28.3 | Matthew found himself right in the middle of the infamous Oak Ridge psychiatric experiment in penitanguishing, |
| 1:36.3 | just one of the many strange turns his story takes. |
| 1:41.3 | This miniseries has largely been put together from the news archives, notably the |
| 1:47.0 | Windsor Star, and several books, including the definitive investigative book later written about |
| 1:53.1 | the case called Watching the Devil Dance. The author, Will Toffen, had a very personal stake in the case, |
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