The Murder of January Lapuz
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In 2012, a beloved community figure was killed in her own home in an extremely violent attack. It would take a while to learn what happened to her and who was responsible, but the immense loss of her absence was felt immediately by all who knew her - or knew of her.
"Hi. My name is January. I know it's a cold month, but I make it hot!"
* Additional content warning: This episode is about the death of a transgender person, and it also includes brief details of Indigenous trauma and residential schools. 24/7 Crisis Line for Indian Residential School Survivors: call 1-800-721-0066
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| 1:22.8 | Hi everyone. I hope you're well. I've got two things to talk about before we start. One is a short message and another is a bit of a longer message. Many of you have asked me if there's any way to help Kelly Favro and the other survivors in their fight to have changes made to the whole publication ban's issue. If you can join us in donating financially, they've launched a |
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| 2:07.5 | This episode is about the killing of a transgender person, and it also includes brief mention |
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