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Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

The Hamilton Torso Murder: How Could You, Mrs. Dick?

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Curiouscast

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Episode 262: In early March of 1946, John Dick, a 39-year-old streetcar conductor in Hamilton, Ontario, disappeared. Weeks later, five local children found John’s torso on the city’s outskirts — his head and limbs were missing. Suspicion soon fell on John’s wife, Evelyn, who was arrested and charged with the murder. The pair had had a whirlwind courtship and had been married only months before John turned up dead. During the investigation, police discovered the body of a newborn encased in concrete in Evelyn Dick’s father’s attic. At her trial, evidence emerged of her volatile relationship with her husband, multiple extramarital affairs, and allegations of other criminal activities, including involvement in the alleged murder of her child. Despite her claims of innocence, Evelyn was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Her story was not close to over. Sources: 1947 CanLII 12 (ON CA) | R. v. Dick | CanLII 1947 CanLII 116 (ON CA) | Rex v. Dick | CanLII Evelyn Dick Photos | Digital Archive: Toronto Public Library The Evelyn Dick Files – A second look at the post-war trials of Evelyn Dick Evelyn Dick (nee MacLean) (@evelyndick1946) | Instagram John J. Robinette by George D. Finlayson - Ebook | Scribd Evil Wives Fully Illustrated: Deadly Women Whose Crimes Knew No Limits Fully Illustrated | Scribd Documentary: The Notorious Mrs. Dick by Reel-to-Reel films for CTV | YouTube EvelynDick.com Evelyn Dick | The Canadian Encyclopedia Canada: ONTARIO: The Dick Affair - TIME Story of murderer Evelyn Dick enthralled and enraged Hamilton | TheSpec.com 75 years later: The endless fascination with Evelyn Dick | TheSpec.com How Could You, Mrs. Dick? | Steel City History Forgotten Rebels - Mrs. Evelyn Dick, live @ Lee’s Palace in Toronto. Nov 22, 2014 | YouTube Mark McNeil — Song: Evelyn Dick | YouTube YouTube Search Results: Evelyn Dick - ProQuest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and add free on Amazon music, included with Prime.

0:19.2

Oh look at that. The Loons did their thing, now it's time for us to do ours. Welcome back to Dark Poutine. I am Michael Brown.

0:27.6

And this is Matthew Stockton. Is that your Looney Tune? My Looney Tune? The Loons are a Looney Tune.

0:35.6

Is your Looney Tune? Yeah. And we kind of have a Looney episode today.

0:39.6

It's a little loony and it's you know obviously it's a murder, a couple of murders. We don't want to take away from that but there's some weird stuff going on. Yes.

0:49.6

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1:05.6

Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content is often intense and some listeners may find it disturbing. We're not experts on the topics we present nor are we journalists. We are ordinary Canadian schmucks chatting about crime and the dark side of history. Let's get to it. Put on your to grab yourself a double double and an animo bar. It's time to scarf down some dark Poutine.

1:31.6

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1:39.6

Posing and questioning the system elevated heart rate pondering humanity. Odd looks from colleagues as he laughed out loud at work. Family members not into to crime worrying about you.

1:46.6

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2:31.6

In early March of 1946, John Dick, a 39-year-old street car conductor in Hamilton, Ontario, disappeared.

2:47.6

Weeks later, five local children found John's torso on the city's outskirts, his head and limbs were missing. Suspicion soon fell on John's wife Evelyn who was arrested and charged with the murder.

3:00.6

The pair had had a whirlwind courtship and had been married only months before John turned up dead.

3:07.6

The investigation turned up more shocking and disturbing evidence indicating that John's death was not the only one.

3:14.6

At Evelyn's trial, evidence emerged of her volatile relationship with her husband, multiple extramarital affairs, and allegations of other horrendous criminal activity.

3:26.6

Despite her claims of innocence, Evelyn was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Her story was not close to over.

3:34.6

There was an appeal and she was granted a new trial. It would take a total of three trials before a conviction finally stuck.

3:42.6

And after Evelyn was released on parole in 1958, she lived the rest of her life under an assumed name never publicly speaking about her past.

3:52.6

This is dark Poutine Episode 262, the Hamilton torso murder. How could you miss his dick?

4:02.6

Hamilton, Ontario in 1946 was a bustling industrial city in the heart of the Great Lakes region in Canada.

4:09.6

The city was home to approximately 160,000 people and was known for its steel manufacturing industry.

4:17.6

In addition, it was a central transportation hub with several railways and highways running through the city connecting it to other major Canadian cities and the United States.

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