The Murder of Robin Greene [1]
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
A two-part series — In 2003, the day after Canada Day, a 33 year old man walked through the front door of the Winnipeg Remand Centre. He said he’d woken up in his hotel room and there was a dead, dismembered body in the bathtub. He insisted he blanked out and couldn’t remember committing the murder.
The circumstances of the case were shocking and unbelievable enough, but within a few days a hollywood angle involving a stolen celebrity necklace ended up being the main headline. Eventually, the case caught the attention of amateur writer Dan Zupansky, who would land an opportunity that he couldn’t refuse. An opportunity to get the truth from Sydney, and get justice for Robin Greene—no matter what it took.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. This is part one of a two-part series. You'll have part two in 24 hours, and if you're a |
| 0:06.4 | supporter on Patreon and Supercast, you'll see it in your feed right now. If you've been listening |
| 0:12.0 | to True Crime Podcast for a while, you'll likely know about True Murder, hosted by Dan Zippansky. |
| 0:18.7 | Today, I'm covering the case that he wrote his book about and inspired |
| 0:22.6 | him to start his podcast, and you'll also hear from him in this series. If you have no idea what I'm |
| 0:28.4 | talking about, don't worry, you will learn everything in this episode. Now, this series requires |
| 0:33.7 | an additional content warning. It's an extremely graphic case and contains descriptions |
| 0:38.9 | of a gruesome murder and dismemberment that may be distressing to hear. Only the necessary |
| 0:44.6 | details are given and it won't be gratuitous, but please take care when listening. And lastly, |
| 0:50.9 | please note that the views expressed in this series, particularly in part two, do not necessarily reflect my views. And with that, it's on with the show. |
| 1:01.1 | Canadian True Crime is a completely independent production, funded through advertising and direct donations. The podcast contains coarse language, adult themes, and content of a violent and disturbing nature. |
| 1:12.7 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:22.1 | The morning of July 2nd, 2003, the day after Canada Day, a 33-year-old man walked through the door of the Winnipeg Remand Centre. At 5'8, 220 pounds with a boyish and dimpled face wearing wire-rimmed glasses, |
| 1:31.7 | he didn't appear to be any kind of threat. He walked up to the shift supervisor and told him |
| 1:38.5 | that he had just woken up in his hotel room and there was a dead body in the bathtub. |
| 1:45.4 | The supervisor of the romance centre picked up the phone, dialed the police and handed it to him. |
| 1:52.7 | The man grabbed the phone and told the operator his name was Sydney Tierhuis and he thinks he may |
| 1:58.8 | have killed someone the day before. Quote, I chopped up the guy, I blacked out, and when I woke up I found the body in the bathtub. |
| 2:06.6 | He said the knife he must have used was still on the floor of the bathroom. |
| 2:14.6 | The details were so outrageous that police initially believed it must have been a prank call, |
| 2:21.4 | but they dispatched investigators to the Romance Centre anyway to double-check in person. |
| 2:28.3 | Sydney told them that the remains was still in the room he'd been renting at a low-end hotel and live music venue called the Royal Albert Arms Hotel. |
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