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This is Christy, and welcome to Canadian True Crime, Episode 19,

Dellen Millard and the murder of Laura Babcock, Part 1.

This episode is sponsored by T-Runners and Squarespace.

Please note, this episode is a continuation of the Tim Bosma,

Dellen Millard and Mark Smitch story in episode 7, 8 and 9. If you haven't listened to those

episodes already, I strongly advise you to do so now. And for those of you who have listened

to those episodes, there's no need to listen again to

refresh your memory because I'll be providing a brief recap and also recovering some of the

ground we covered before, but now I'll be weaving in more details that have come to light.

As you recall, Dellen Millard was the rich kid from a well-known Toronto aviation family who hadn't really done anything with his life except spend his family's wealth on partying,

buying cars and other toys, and buying off much younger friends with drugs and accommodation.

These friends he collected saw him as a cool older guy and they were enticed by his life of

wealth, adventure and risk-taking. They would help him with what he called his missions.

Typically petty criminal acts like stealing ride- on lawnmowers, cars and other

items, which ironically he could have afforded to buy thanks to his family's wealth. It seemed he

was just in it for the thrill of it. Delan was going to make a second attempt at entering the

Baja races, an off-road race that takes

place in Mexico's Baja, California, Peninsula. But he needed a more fuel-efficient truck,

so decided to steal a Dodge Ram 3,500 diesel, even though he likely could have afforded to buy

one outright. He recruited his friend Mark Smitch,

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