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Nighttime

the Buffalo Narrows Axe Murders (1969, Saskatchewan)

Nighttime

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This episode is going to take us to the community of Buffalo Narrows in Saskatchewan. On a cold night in January of 1969, 19 year old Fred McCallum entered the Pederson family home as they slept. By the time he leaves he is covered in blood, carrying a large axe, and unsure of exactly what he did to the Pederson family. In this episode, I’m by Canadian crime content creator Madelayne Klein to explore the Buffalo Narrows Axe Murders Episode Links: Madelayne Kleins video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WKGh0lSylk CBC article referenced: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/buffalo-narrows-50-years-pederson-1.4997319 Series Links: Madelayne Klein: https://linktr.ee/madelayneklein Send a voicememo to the show: nighttimepodcast.com/contact Subscribe to the show: premium feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast apple podcasts: https://applepodcasts.com/nighttime Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.2

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0:15.3

You are listening to Canadian Gothic a series by the night time podcast

0:20.2

Hello listeners, this episode is going to take us to the community of Buffalo Nero's and Saskatchewan.

0:32.2

The story we're going to share is one of Canada's worst acts of mass murder. On a cold night in January of 1969

0:41.2

19-year-old Fred McCallum entered the Peterson family home as they slept. When he leaves the home

0:46.2

he'd be covered in blood carrying a large axe and unsure of what exactly he did to the Peterson family.

0:54.2

Tonight, in this episode of Night Time, I'll be joined by Canadian crime content creator Madeleine Klein to explore the Buffalo Nero's axe murders.

1:03.2

Let's get into it.

1:08.2

Miss Madeleine Klein, your cat was there bothering you. It's gone now. Life is back to normal. How are you?

1:15.2

I'm great. Just hanging out. He's gone for now. Let's not counter cats before they leave for good.

1:25.2

You say you're good or you're great. Do you want to elaborate on it?

1:30.2

Nothing too crazy new and exciting, but oh actually I actually I almost won tickets to kiss today because of you.

1:42.2

Yeah, so kiss announced they're two real yesterday and so you and I were kind of talking kiss and whatever you were just kind of giving me some trivia.

1:52.2

Well, no, that's called telling you like that's not talking. I was telling you things about kiss. I was mansplaining kiss to you and you were too kind to like make me stop.

2:02.2

Well, you know what? It worked out to my benefit. So yeah, so I'm listening to the radio this morning as I always do and they're so they're giving away tickets.

2:11.2

And I mean, as my dad always says, I'll go if it's free. So I'm listening and they say in 1978, all four of the members released their own solo albums.

2:23.2

And right away, I knew what the question was going to be. It was going to be who's was the most successful because it's not Gene Simmons. Right.

2:31.2

So as soon as he said, which album I texted in Ace Rayleigh. And yes, it was which album was the most successful. And originally the one guy said, okay, first person to get it right gets it. And I like so what a one because I sent it in before the question was even asked.

2:52.2

But but then this the other guy was like, no, no, whatever texture number 20, whatever.

2:58.2

Yeah, they never pick the first person. Yeah, 11th person to get this right. But let's go. You you almost won me kiss tickets.

3:05.2

We were just in the reason that I even mentioned that these because I was at used I was at value village like a thrift store.

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