Murder in the Soo: The Slaying of Wesley Hallam (ON)

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Episode 044 - On January 11, 2011 people walking along the road spotted a headless, bare torso floating in Cold Water Creek off Landslide Road in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The man was later identified as 29-year-old Wesley Hallam. Three local men, well knonw to police, were quickly apprehended and charged with first degree murder and causing idignity to human remains. After over five years of hard fought investigation and lengthy criminal proceedings the case was 'resolved', but the ending horrified Wesley's family, friends and many residents of The Soo, even the police. Sources: Sources: http://canlii.ca/t/gt2v7 http://canlii.ca/t/gn040 http://canlii.ca/t/flt1r http://canlii.ca/t/fwsm6 http://canlii.ca/t/g8k9s https://youtu.be/d2kqgX2KjTY Steel Town Down - Vice and W5 documentary http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=458790 http://northernhoot.com/murder-wesley-hallam-getting-away-murder/ http://northernhoot.com/release-looming-hallam-family-untold-truth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbU0Bl0i-0 Press Conference http://northernhoot.com/remembering-wesley-hallam-if-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning/ https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/details-of-wesley-hallams-death-emerge-as-three-sentenced-to-jail-346246 https://globalnews.ca/news/2875716/ontario-mother-receives-sons-remains-more-than-five-years-after-his-killing/ https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/mitchell-apologizes-mearow-and-jocko-dont-346489 https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/eric-mearow-to-stand-trial-on-weapons-charges-1017453 https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/anatomy-of-a-knife-fight-346637 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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