Swan Songs: Evelyn Dick

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

A gruesome crime would become a media sensation in Canada in 1946 when a beautiful young woman was accused of the grisly murder. This is the case of the infamous Evelyn Dick and the Torso Murder of 1946. Link to listen to the song "Evelyn Dick" by The Forgotten Rebels - https://youtu.be/OAkxFSM_rNs Resources: The Torso Murder by Brian Vallee published by Key Porter Books, Canada, 2001. Evelyn Dick on Murderpedia.org - http://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dick-evelyn.htm Links: To become a Patreon member go to: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.4	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.2	It is not intended for children.
0:09.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.2	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once upon a Crime.
0:24.0	We're in the last chapter of this series, Swan Songs,
0:27.6	where I shared true crime cases that inspired songs.
0:31.2	In this episode, we're going back to the 1940s
0:34.6	to hear a case that caused quite a sensation at that time.
0:38.2	This story had it all.
0:40.0	Sex, money, a gruesome murder, and a beautiful film fatale.
0:45.0	The public was both scandalized and titillated by the shocking crime
0:49.2	and followed every twist and turn of this story closely.
0:52.6	And there were many.
0:54.4	This is the case of the infamous Evelyn Dick and the torso murder of 1946.
1:09.0	On Saturday, March 16, 1946,
1:12.2	a group of children decided to get together for a little exploring
1:15.6	and a picnic on Hamilton Mountain.
1:18.0	They were headed to Albion Falls, located on the Hilly area
1:21.8	just a few miles outside the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada.
1:27.0	David Reed, age 11, and his illister Faith, age 8,
1:31.0	were making the trek with their neighbors, the Weaver Boys,
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