S10: "The Village 2" E5: Accountability and Apologies

The Expert Witness from Uncover

CBC

True Crime

4.5 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Justin discovers a shocking failure in the investigation into Alloura's death and poses tough questions to Toronto’s police chief. Trans activists honour Alloura and others who have inspired change, and who deserved better. Note: If you're in crisis or just looking for someone to talk to, try the Trans Lifeline’s Hotline — a peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning folks: CAN (877) 330-6366 or US (877) 565-8860 For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-villiage-season-2-transcripts-listen-1.6076988

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0:00.0	My family spent 20 years on the run fleeing from threats I still struggled to
0:06.0	fully comprehend.
0:07.0	There's people out there that want to do us harm.
0:09.0	We got a phone call saying that your father's thugs were coming to break my legs.
0:15.0	Run hide repeat the unbelievable true story of a fugitive family and the
0:21.2	unimaginable truth of what we were running from.
0:25.0	Available now on CBC Listen and everywhere you get your podcasts.
0:32.0	This is a CBC podcast.
0:35.0	We are all here today listening to the results of this review for one reason
0:40.0	because people went missing because lives were lost.
0:46.0	The public is entitled to know the truth.
0:49.0	So are the loved ones and friends of those who went missing.
0:53.0	Scanderage never at them Abdul Bizir Faisi Majid Kayan
1:01.0	Sarush Mamudi Karushna Kumar Kenagoretnam
1:08.0	Dean Lissowick Selim Essin Andrew Kinsman
1:15.0	Tess Richie Alura Wells
1:20.0	In September of 2018 Toronto's police services board appointed retired judge Gloria Epstein
1:27.0	to investigate how the city's police handled missing persons cases and its relationship with the queer community.
1:33.0	This is the story we told you about in the first season of the podcast.
1:38.0	The story of how a serial killer, first MacArthur, was able to operate for seven years without being caught.
1:45.0	And to answer why investigations into other missing people were slap dash, inconsistent and often bungled.
1:56.0	One of those cases was Alura.
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