The Brentwood Five Massacre - Part 1 | 13

Crime Beat

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True Crime, News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

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🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On April 14, 2014, a group of friends had a small get-together at their home near the University of Calgary campus in the northwest neighbourhood of Brentwood. Five young people shared a small, grey-and-blue split-level house on a quiet block on Butler Crescent. The house was a well-known rental for university students that many affectionately called the “Butler Mansion.” It was a relatively small gathering, with many of those invited having gone to junior high or high school together. The rest knew each other from university. It was an amazing group of young people that included an accomplished dancer, an aspiring urban planner, two talented musicians, and a young man who was well on his way to becoming a humanitarian. For the most part, the mood of the party was laid back and relaxed. No one could have predicted the terrifying turn the night would take and how quickly it would all unravel. It was a day that left a scar on the soul of the city -- the biggest mass killing in Calgary’s history. On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt looks the Brentwood five massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Nancy. Before we begin today, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to
0:05.7	Crime Beat early and add free on Amazon Music included with Prime.
0:11.3	A listener's note, the following episode contains course language, adult themes, and content of a violent and disturbing nature,
0:20.0	and may not be suitable for everyone.
0:22.0	listener discretion is advised.
0:26.6	There are some days that are burned into my memory,
0:30.6	days that are so significant that I remember every minute of what happened.
0:36.0	This day started in the middle of the night.
0:39.0	I woke up to my phone lighting up.
0:42.0	I was barely sleeping because I was sick, not a little
0:46.2	cough or a cold sick. I had the trifecta of a sinus infection, bronchitis, and pneumonia. But the phone didn't stop and after a quick
0:57.1	look at the messages it was clear it wasn't something I should ignore. I got up and made a quick stop at the doctor in hopes
1:06.3	he would offer me a miracle cure. Instead, he put an oxygen mask on me and told me I was too sick to leave.
1:15.8	I panicked.
1:17.1	A sick day was not an option.
1:20.6	When the doctor left the room, I took off the oxygen mask and headed to work.
1:27.0	What I was going through was so insignificant compared to the case I was about to cover.
1:34.0	Everyone in the newsroom rallied together to cover this story.
1:40.0	It was a day that left a scar on the soul of the city.
1:45.0	I will never forget that moment till the day I die.
1:48.0	Absolutely everything.
1:50.0	Honestly, I can't think of anything that's the same. I truly like truly believe I
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