The Murderous Mountie–Part 1

Canadian True Crime

Kristi Lee

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

[Part 1 of 2] The twisted story of Sergeant John Wilson: a mountie at the centre of a sordid love triangle that played out as World War I raged on.

Put together from an archive of hundreds of real love letters, forged letters and police and court memos, this gripping, action-packed miniseries offers a vivid snapshot of Canada at a pivotal moment in history.

Part 2 available now ad-free on CTC Premium feeds - Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts, Patreon and Supercast.

Available to all December 20.

Canadian True Crime donates monthly to help those facing injustice.

This month we have donated to Women’s Shelters Canada, an organization that supports over 600 shelters across the country for women and children fleeing violence. You can find a shelter near you by going to sheltersafe dot ca.

Credits:

Voice actor - Sgt John Wilson: Paul Warren

Voice actor - Elizabeth Craig and John’s “sister”: Jesse Hawke

Police memos and news articles: AI voices

Original concept, research: Danielle Paradis

Additional research, writing, development: Nate Hendley

Additional research, writing, sound design, narration: Kristi Lee

Audio editing and production: Nico from the Inky Pawprint

Production assistance: Jesse Hawke from the Inky Pawprint

Script consulting: Carol Weinberg

Disclaimer voiced by Erik Krosby

Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits:

See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes

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