Hi everyone. Quick note before we start. As I explained in yesterday's update, we'll be back with

new episodes in April, so this is a specially selected replay from the archive. It's one of my

favorite cases and it has a pretty special origin story. A few years ago, my journalist friend

Danielle Parody tipped me off about something fascinating

sitting in the collections at Library and Archives Canada. It was a massive file connected to a

strange love triangle that unfolded during the First World War. Inside were hundreds of pages

of documents, love letters, forge letters, police

notes and court memos, all piecing together a story with multiple twists and turns that ended

in a brutal murder. When I saw this treasure trove of archival material, I knew there was a story

that had to be told. So we purchased scans

of the entire file and handed them over to Toronto true crime author Nate Henley, who I know

would appreciate the rabbit hole. Nate combed through every page, added additional research

from the news archives and built the narrative that I then

adapted into the podcast series you're about to hear, called The Murderous Mountie.

There's a special presentation of some of these letters and notes on our website for you to

look at, link in the show notes. And because the story begins in Scotland, we hired Scottish

voice actors to read some excerpts from the letters, which brought some extra colour to this series.

The Murderous Mountie went on to be named the number eight podcast episode in Canada for

2003 in Apple Podcasts. So I've decided to share it again to meet our

sponsor commitments while we prepare for new episodes in April. I really appreciate your patience

and understanding. This is a two-part series and part two will be released tomorrow. We'll be right

back to begin after this short break.

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