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Criminal

The Quintuplets

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.739.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five identical babies, she caught the attention of reporters and doctors hundreds of miles away, the Chicago World’s Fair – and the Ontario government. Before the quintuplets were ten months old, they passed a new law: the Dionne Quintuplet Guardianship Act. “These children are our own royal family.”  Sarah Miller’s book is The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In 1934, a woman named Elzeir Dion was pregnant in Ontario.

1:13.5

She was 25.

1:15.5

She and her husband, Oliva, lived on a farm and already had five children.

1:20.8

And now she thought she might be having twins.

1:24.3

She was due in July.

1:26.6

On May 28th, she went into labor very early in the morning.

1:31.2

Her aunt came to the house.

1:33.5

She'd helped deliver Elzear's babies before.

1:36.9

Auntie LaGro comes and sees that things just don't seem right.

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