The Murder of Kristin Johnston

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

For a 911 operator fielding calls from a university city like Halifax, a Friday night is sure to be a mixed bag. Periods of silence are book ended by frantic calls from the evening's darker moments. Those periods of silence become extended as the late night pizza shops serve their last slice and the taxis finish shuttling people home from their foggy evenings. As the sun begins to rise the hectic Friday night becomes a quiet Saturday morning and there is a big difference. As you will hear during this episode, there was nothing typical about the morning of Saturday March 26th, 2016. Just before 8am, a 911 dispatcher took a call that would set in motion one of the most disturbing murder trials in Halifax’s history. In this episode, Our topic is the beautiful life, and appalling murder of 32 year old yoga instructor, Kristin Johnston. Links: The Kristin Johnston Legacy Fund - https://www.kristinjohnstonlegacy.com/ Credits: Music by Vox Somnia - https://voxsomniamusic.bandcamp.com/ Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Email: NightTimePodcast@gmail.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Premium Feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.0	Before we begin a brief warning, the story you will hear is a narrative telling of the information shared during this case's eventual trial. The exact details, in some cases, may have differed slightly from one witness to the next, and as such some storytelling decisions on some minor details had to be made.
1:38.0	Also, I want to make it clear that great care has been taken to avoid adding speculation and inserting assumptions.
1:46.5	And as such, some portions of this story are covered in much less detail than I would have liked.
1:51.9	As you listen to the twists, turns, and dramatic details of the story,
1:56.0	it's important to not lose sight of the fact that a family is now without a cherished loved one.
2:00.0	Countless people lost a dear friend, and an incredible person lost their life
2:05.6	way too soon as a result of the series of events you'll hear. This episode of Nighttime contains graphic descriptions of violence, domestic abuse,
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