Personal message from Kristi ahead of episode 200
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
We're announcing something special for episode 200. Thank you so much for listening!
Launching January 19, Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter is a completely new series that revisits the case to date.
In 2024, Canada’s most prolific serial killer was murdered in prison in an act of vigilante justice. Pickton's final chapter may now be closed, but the story is far from over. Pickton confessed to murdering 49 women - many of them sex workers and Indigenous women. The evidence suggests he did not act alone.
It's been eight years since we first covered this case, and we've gone back to the beginning with a complete re-write, fresh context, a sharper focus and up-to-date information. This four-part series moves past the grotesque caricature of a lone monster in buddy boots, and restores the humanity of the women targeted through personal stories of those who loved them. Why are they left with so many unanswered questions — and a prevailing sense of injustice?
Proceeds are being donated to the WISH Drop-in Centre Society, supporting street-based sex workers on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 1984.
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Help the Johnson Bentley families prepare for an upcoming Parole hearing - listen to the Wells Gray Park episode.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, it's Christy. I hope you're well. Canadian True Crime is about to publish episode 200, |
| 0:06.7 | and we've got something special coming up for it, which I'll tell you about in a moment. |
| 0:11.3 | But first, I just want to say thank you. I started this podcast in 2017 as a late-night |
| 0:18.0 | creative project. I wanted to teach myself how to make a podcast episode |
| 0:22.2 | and research and write a crime story with care, nuance and accuracy. I had no plans or expectations. |
| 0:29.5 | I had no idea whether I'd make it past episode one. I didn't even know if anyone would listen, |
| 0:35.1 | but you did. Nine years, 75 million downloads and almost 200 |
| 0:40.7 | episodes later, here we are, and it still feels surreal. You've shown up consistently, listen to |
| 0:47.5 | complex stories from across the country, spread the word, left ratings and reviews, sent |
| 0:53.1 | thoughtful messages that I don't get time to reply to, |
| 0:56.3 | I'm so sorry. And you've offered insights that have genuinely shaped the trajectory of this podcast. |
| 1:02.6 | Canadian true crime exists because you keep listening, and I don't take that lightly. |
| 1:07.9 | You've also been incredibly patient with me. I tend to throw myself fully into |
| 1:12.9 | each case, often going deeper than I expected, sometimes choosing another long series that I think |
| 1:19.1 | is important when I should probably take a break. The true crime space is crowded with content, |
| 1:24.8 | and there's a pressure to keep up with a consistent flow of new episodes |
| 1:29.1 | and also a temptation to save time by cutting corners. But for me, this is still my independent |
| 1:36.0 | passion project and I'm proud of that. I want to thank you so much for sticking with me. |
| 1:41.6 | I've also learned that sustainability matters. Last year in particular was |
| 1:46.7 | challenging for me for many reasons and it pushed me to think more intentionally about balance |
| 1:52.3 | and boundaries and how to keep this thing going for the long haul while also showing up fully |
| 1:57.7 | in my life outside the podcast. But that can wait till next month. Starting January |
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