Hi friends, just two things before I start. Firstly, on December 1st of every year, Apple Podcasts

names its best podcasts, and I was thrilled to see Canadian True Crime selected as one of the 10

biggest shows of 2020 for Canada. And I'm sharing this space with some absolute powerhouses,

like The Daily, This American Life,

stuff you should know, Oprah's Super Soul Conversations and more. In fact, the only other

Canadian produced podcast in this list of 10 is CBC Uncover, which you should check out if you

haven't already. Hopefully there'll be more Canadian podcasts on

the list next year, but I wanted to thank you all for listening. I started this podcast as a

nobody with no broadcasting background, no network support and no social media following.

So to be able to grow this much organically in less than four years is very cool and quite humbling.

And it's all because of you guys who listen to my episodes and tell your friends about the podcast.

So thank you so, so much.

And I look forward to another year of creating episodes for you to listen to.

And while I'm here, thanks also for

the great feedback about the Mad Trapper of Rat River episode. I think a lot of people were

surprised about this story, including me. As you remember, one of the main characters was

Gwichon Special Constable, who I called Lazarus Citacullus, who was instrumental in the

manhunt. His great-granddaughter reached out to me with some interesting information. She told me his

name has been widely misreported as Citaculis instead of his actual name, which is Citicinli. This era was in McLean's magazine,

RCMP Historical Reports, news articles, several of the books written on the case, and unfortunately

it also made it to my episode. So, I'm recognising Lazarus Citicinley, the First Nations elder and Gwichan's special constable

known for his skills in hunting and trapping and his knowledge of the land.

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