The Mysterious Death of Cindy James: A Case That Defies Explanation
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe Kuner
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Cindy James lived nearly a decade in fear—harassed, stalked, and assaulted by a mysterious figure who seemed determined to ruin her life. But when Cindy was found dead in 1989, tied up and strangled with a nylon stocking, the story took an even darker turn. The RCMP didn’t just investigate her death; they questioned whether Cindy had orchestrated the entire saga herself. In this episode, we unravel the strange and tragic life of Cindy James, dissect the evidence, and explore the theories: was Cindy the victim of a ruthless stalker, or the architect of her own terror? This case is one of Canada’s most baffling unsolved mysteries, and it’s a story you’ll never forget.
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| 0:00.0 | The following is for mature audiences only, so if you aren't cool with dark and terrifying, |
| 0:07.0 | you might want to scram. |
| 0:09.0 | Welcome to 10-minute murder. Ten Minute Murder |
| 0:23.6 | Cindy James reported nearly a decade of harassment, threatening calls, slashed pillows, and even strangled cats in her backyard. |
| 0:33.6 | Then, she was found dead, hog-tied and strangled with a nylon stocking. |
| 0:39.8 | It sounds like an open-and-shut case, right? |
| 0:43.0 | Not quite. |
| 0:44.2 | Police weren't sure if she was the victim of a relentless stalker, |
| 0:47.5 | or if she somehow staged her own death. |
| 0:50.7 | Yeah, apparently hog-tying yourself after a lethal cocktail of drugs is a possibility. |
| 0:56.0 | This is the story of Cindy James, a mystery that's equal parts baffling, tragic, and frustrating. |
| 1:03.0 | But before we get into that story, if you like your true crime brief and bingeable, you found the right podcast. |
| 1:09.0 | Tap the follow button now for access to at least two episodes per week. |
| 1:13.2 | Let's get into it. |
| 1:25.3 | On June 8, 1989, a disturbing discovery was made in the backyard of an abandoned house in Richmond, Canada. |
| 1:32.9 | Cindy James was found hogtied, drugged, and strangled with a black nylon stocking. |
| 1:39.3 | Her body left to decay for a week marked the tragic conclusion to nearly a decade of unexplained torment. |
| 1:47.0 | Born in 1944, Cindy was the third of six children in a household ruled by military precision. |
| 1:54.0 | Her father, Otto Haq, a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force, led the family with a strict, |
| 1:59.0 | disciplinary in hand, the kind that left |
| 2:01.3 | little room for warmth or leniency. |
| 2:04.0 | Like many military families, they lived a transient life, moving from country to country, leaving |
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