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Canadian True Crime

The Mayerthorpe Tragedy - Part 3

Canadian True Crime

Kristi Lee

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.84.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

[ Part 3 of 3 ]


The conclusion.


Watch:

The Fifth Estate episode "collateral damage" 


Credits: 

Research: Danielle Paradis

Additional research and writing: Kristi Lee

Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams 

Disclaimer voiced by the host of True

Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams


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0:00.0

This is part 3 of a 3 part series.

0:04.0

If you haven't listened to part 2 yet,

0:06.0

make sure you do before you listen to this episode. The final part of the Mr Big Sting involving Dennis Cheeseman started off like this.

0:20.6

Nick told Dennis that their big crime boss had noticed his work and had requested his

0:26.4

attendance in Edmonton. This was apparently a big deal. Dennis was to buy a whole new outfit to look the part, paid for by the

0:35.9

R. C. M. P. He was chuffed with his new look and commented that he'd like to dress

0:41.2

like that more often. Before going in to see Mr Big,

0:45.1

Dennis was advised that the way to win his favour was to be up front and honest.

0:51.1

After some icebreakers, Mr Big asked Dennis for the real story of what had happened at

0:56.4

Marathorpe promising him that they would take care of it. But,'s gave them yet another version.

1:04.0

When Mr Big called him on it,

1:06.0

Dennis admitted that it was hard to tell the truth,

1:08.0

but he trusted them, so he would.

1:11.0

But he just gave them another version of the story, one that had been scrubbed of any mention of Sean Hennessy's involvement.

1:19.3

Dennis said that he drove the truck and Roscoe asked him what he thought he was

1:23.8

going to do with the rifle. Dennis replied, you're going to take care of business.

1:28.6

As they arrived at the spot nearby Roscoe's farm where he said they wanted to be dropped off.

1:34.3

Dennis said they could hardly see the cop car lights on the property.

1:38.4

Then Roscoe got out, Dennis drove home and that was it.

1:43.4

Dennis told Mr Big that that was all he knew.

1:46.6

Mr Big thanked him for being honest and Dennis said he was sorry for lying.

1:51.8

Quote, I'm not a saint but I didn't want that to happen.

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