the Story of Holly Bartlett

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In life Holly Bartlett was a conqueror. Born with a condition that would lead to complete vision loss, Holly refused to allow her blindness to prevent her from living life to it's fullest. She had an active social life, a career, an education, and a network of friends and family that looked to her as an inspiration. But, all the good things that were happening in Holly's life came to a screeching halt on a cold night in March of 2010. After spending a night out with friends, celebrating her upcoming graduation, Holly was found gravely injured in a nearly inaccessible area underneath a downtown Halifax bridge. the police investigation into the circumstance that would lead to her injuries, and in turn her death, was surprisingly fast. The Police believed the death was accidental, however... it seems they are about the only ones that feel that way. Holly's friends, family, and supporters have been very vocal about their dissatisfaction with the police investigation of Holly's death. An investigation many call at best, flawed and at worst, derailed by an ignorance about living with blindness. In this episode we will be joined by Maggie Rahr (host of What Happened to Holly Bartlett) for a discussion about a case that will make you scratch your head, and make you scream. Links: Nightcap post show episode (Patron Exclusive) : patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Maggie Rahr: https://twitter.com/MaggieRahr What Happened to Holly Bartlett Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-happened-to-holly-bartlett/id1454522014 What Happened to Holly Bartlett Documentary: :https://www.ami.ca/category/2910/season Credits: Musical Theme: Swans by Vox Somnia https://voxsomniamusic.bandcamp.com/ Ambient Theme: Spooky Ambience by Paragon Cause https://paragoncause.bandcamp.com/ Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Email: NightTimePodcast@gmail.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast 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. It seems that more often than not the saddest stories involve the best people.
0:40.0	I suppose that's one of the many reasons so many utter the phrase life isn't fair.
0:46.0	Given the formulaic approach the mainstream often takes to true crime type stories
0:52.0	it has become cliche almost to the point of
0:55.0	comedic to describe victims of crime as being the type that would just light up a
1:00.4	room or someone who would give someone else in need the shirt off their back.
1:05.0	However, when my guest and I speak positively about the young woman in the center of tonight's episode,
1:11.0	we're being completely sincere. As you'll soon
1:14.8	here, an amazing young woman was found injured, frostbitten, and clinging to life
1:20.2	under a Halifax bridge. When she succumbed to her injuries, her friends and
1:25.3	family would know all too well that something terrible happened to a very
1:29.6	special person. But what exactly happened? That's a much more complicated question.
1:37.0	Tonight, in this episode of nighttime, our topic will be the story of Holly Bartlett.
1:45.0	The 31-year-old's death in March 2010 was ruled an accident.
1:49.0	Police say the blind woman became disoriented one night and fell from the McKay Bridge on her way home.
1:55.6	They concluded the investigation.
1:58.0	It was wrapped up before Holly was, before we had her service.
2:02.0	You know, that was the end of it.
2:04.2	They thought, a poor little blind drunk girl, you know, and Holly was anything but a poor little
2:10.8	blind drunk girl.
2:14.0	Anything but.
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