The Murder of Debbie Ann Hutchinson (Last Seen April 2017 | Sydney, Nova Scotia)

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In April 2017, 59-year-old Debbie Ann Hutchinson vanished from Sydney, Nova Scotia. Days later, her white Kia Magentis was found burning in a wooded area not far from her home. In this episode, we are joined by Debbie’s estranged daughter, Colette Deveaux to discuss her mother’s unsolved homicide, and the complicated grief that followed. Collette shares what it is like to mourn a parent while also carrying painful memories from childhood, and how Debbie’s murder forced her into an impossible emotional position: seeking justice for her mother while still reckoning with trauma caused by that same relationship. Episode Links: Reward for Deb Hutchinson's homicide - ⁠https://novascotia.ca/just/public_safety/rewards/case_detail_deborah_hutchinson.asp⁠ See a timeline and additional photos related to the case - ⁠thecanadiangothic.com/episodes/deb-hutchinson⁠ Send a voicememo to the show: ⁠⁠https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact⁠⁠ Subscribe to the show: ⁠⁠https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe⁠⁠ Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.7	Members of Cape Breton Search and Rescue spent the day combing through a wooded area near Cossett Heights Drive in Sydney,
1:07.4	desperately searching for 59-year-old Debbie Ann Hutchinson who's been reported missing.
1:13.6	Now to some suspicion and mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a Cape Breton woman who's been reported missing by her family.
1:19.6	Her car has been found, burned out in a wooded area in Sydney, but there is no sign of her.
1:25.6	You were listening to Canadian Gothic.
1:30.3	In April of 2017, something happened to 59-year-old Debbie Ann Hutchinson.
1:36.5	She was last seen over the Easter weekend, making a series of seemingly inconsequential
1:41.2	appearances around Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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