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Mystery at Hogsback Lake: The Unexplained Disappearance and Death of Madison Scott
In May 2011, 20-year-old Madison Scott disappeared while camping at Hogsback Lake, just outside Vanderhoof, B.C. In 2023, her remains were discovered on…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
A Shameful Secret: The Brutal Massacre of the Black Donnellys
In February 1880, a family of Irish Catholic immigrants in Upper Canada were viciously murdered by a group of vigilantes after a bitter feud finally…
 • Donna Patton
Halloween Heartbreak: Investigating the 2011 Murder of Taylor Van Diest
On Halloween night 2011, 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest was brutally assaulted and murdered in Armstrong, British Columbia. DNA found under her…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
Chasing A Ghost: The Escape and Disappearance of Omid Tahvili
In November 2007, Iranian-Canadian gangster Omid Tahvili walked out of a maximum-security jail in British Columbia after bribing a guard. He has not…
 • Kristine De Abreu
A Deadly Detour: The Unsolved Murder of Philip Innes Fraser
In June 1988, 23-year-old Philip Fraser was driving from Alaska to Washington State. During his trip, he picked up a mysterious hitchhiker who…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Defying Explanation: The Baffling Murder and Strange Final Days of Blair Adams
In July 1996, Canadian Blair Adams was found murdered in a Tennessee parking lot. With no known ties to the area, Adams' murder has confounded…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Running From Something: The Strange and Controversial Death of Elisa Lam
In January 2013, security footage would capture a frightened 21-year-old woman named Elisa Lam appearing to hide from an unseen figure. She would later…
 • Kirsten Ford
Dangerous Passage: The Strange and Controversial Death of Adventurer and Explorer Thomas Simpson
In June 1840, the bodies of renowned British explorer Thomas Simpson and two travel companions were shot dead on the plains of North Dakota. Nearly 200…
 • Timothy Reynolds
"The Valley of the Headless Men": Canada's "Cursed" Nahanni Valley
Deep in the Canadian wilderness, the Nahanni Valley is one of the world's last truly untamed lands, however, because of the numerous deaths and…
 • Donna Patton
The Road That Swallows Souls: Investigating British Columbia's Infamous "Highway of Tears"
The nearly 500 mile stretch of Highway 16 in British Columbia has been labeled the "Highway of Tears" due to the exceptionally high number of murders…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
In the Summer of 2019, A Double Murder in Rural British Columbia Sparked a Nationwide Manhunt for Two Teenage Suspects
When a foreign couple was found shot to death on the side of a desolate B.C. highway, Canadian authorities raced to identify and arrest the killers…
 • Mike Dickson
In 1960s Montreal, the Extremist Organization 'Front de libération du Québec' Used Bank Robbery to Fund its Agenda and Spread its Message
In the turbulent counterculture of the 1960s, the Canadian Separatist group Front de libération du Québec targeted institutions of state power including…
 • Kates Lara
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