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In the province of Ontario is Renfrew County, stretching west from Ottawa to the northern tip of historic Algonquin Park.

Renfrew County is known for rolling countryside,

gorgeous forests, glistening lakes and vibrant fall colors. With a population of

107,000 people spread out over 7,000 square miles, it's a rural area known for traditional conservative values.

In 2015, Renfrew County would become known for something else.

It would be the location of the worst ever case of intimate partner violence in Ontario,

and one of the worst in Canadian history.

Natalie Warmadame had lived in Toronto with her husband and two children, but in 2005, they moved back to the Ottawa Valley. Both Natalie and her husband,

Frank, had been raised in the area and wanted that experience for their family while their

kids were still young enough to benefit. And Natalie had recently changed careers. She was

originally a technical writer, but she had a yearning to care for people,

so she decided to go back to school. She worked hard, got her qualification, and secured a job

as a palliative care nurse, providing care and comfort to people with terminal or degenerative

illnesses.

After their move to the Ottawa Valley,

Natalie and Frank's marriage would only survive a few more years.

At the time of their separation,

43-year-old Natalie was working at a community care access center,

traveling around the county, taking care of patients. She was known to be vivacious and fun to be around.

One of the patients she cared for in hospice had a son called Basel, a 52-year-old unemployed Millwright,

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