He was the energetic and charismatic frontman of one of Canada's biggest acts, a band that

went platinum, headline stadium tours and even closed out an Olympics. But off the stage, among

young fans, Jacob Hogard was gaining a notoriety of his own. Now he's facing prison convicted for

sexual assault. I'm Christie Lee from Canadian True Crime. Join me for a new series exploring Hogard's

path from Idol to Predator, only on Canadian True Crime.

After two years in the making, someone knows something returns with its seventh season, the abortion

wars. David Rigen teamed up with journalist Amanda Robb to examine the 1998 murder of Robb's

uncle, a New York abortion provider, which exposed a network of violent and de-abortion activists,

and explores what this pattern of violence could mean for the future if Roe vs Wade is overturned.

Now here's the first episode aiding a betting abortion. Have a listen.

The following episode contains mature subject matter, please take care.

I'm on the phone with Amanda Robb. Her uncle, Dr. Barnett Sleppian, whom she calls her uncle

Bart, was murdered in October of 1998. My dad died when I was four and my mom was pregnant.

And Bart came to live with us for many, many years. So I was closer to him than maybe a normal

niece would be to her uncle. So anyway, the way I dealt with it was I was just going to figure out why.

I remember when Amanda's uncle Bart was killed. I was living in Toronto at the time, not far away

from the suburb in Amherst, New York where he lived. He'd been shot dead through his kitchen

window while making soup. A single shot, but it was one that was reported around the world.

Because Dr. Sleppian was a gynecologist who delivered babies, but he also provided abortions.

He was like most abortion providers of his generation. He began doing the procedure

way before it became politicized. It wasn't, you know, some stance on feminism or reproductive

rights or anything. It was just part of a practice, really. And I mean, one of the many strange things

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