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Nighttime

the Story of Codey Hennigar

Nighttime

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Wyses Corner, Nova Scotia, 2015 The story we are going to hear involves a raging house fire, 3 deaths, a dramatic police take down, and successful use of the controversial NCR or not criminally responsible legal defense. The unfortunate stars in this tragedy are the Hennigars, who have felt cornered by Canada's treatment of its mentally ill long before members of their family began to die. In this episode. We are joined by Chandler Hennigar and our topic, is his brother, Codey Hennigar. Links: Contact the Canadian Prime Minister Credits: Musical Theme: Shallow Grave by Disappear Forever Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Email: [email protected] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Outro Recommendation: Dog Day Premium Feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners Jordan here. I just want to let you know that you can listen to nighttime early and add free on Amazon music

0:07.0

Include it with Prime You are tuned to the nighttime podcast focused on the fringe of Canada. Hello nighttime listeners.

0:27.0

I have something quite heavy for you this episode.

0:31.4

The story we're going to hear involves a raging house fire, three deaths, a dramatic

0:38.0

police takedown, and a successful use of the controversial NCR or not criminally responsible legal defense.

0:47.0

The story takes place in January of 2015 and a small community outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

0:55.0

And the unfortunate people who get to star in this tragedy are the Hennagers,

1:01.0

a close-knit family that had felt cornered by Canada's treatment of its mentally

1:06.2

ill long before its family members began to die.

1:10.4

The whole front row is missing from my life.

1:13.7

In January 2015 Chandler Henninger's life changed forever.

1:19.4

His brother Cody was suffering from untreated schizophrenia and killed their mother and maternal grandparents.

1:25.6

All I have is the picture, the memory and here.

1:28.8

Chandler says his family tried over and over to get Cody help through the mobile crisis unit and even

1:35.1

calling police but he says the help he needed never came. It really hurts because

1:40.0

you know it's sad and you see someone that really needs help you know that they're not a bad person and that they deserve that help and it's not being given to them

1:48.4

Tonight in this episode of nighttime. I'm going to take you along with me for a coffee and an emotional

1:55.8

talk with Chandler Heniger, the young man who has become the voice for the surviving members

2:01.6

of his family.

2:03.4

And our topic is his brother, Cody Heniger.

2:07.0

Hi, my name's Chandler Heniger. I'm 31, soon to be 32.

2:15.0

I'm taking care of my mother's family homestead with my sister for the last little while.

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