True North True Crime

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Canadian cases, remembered with care.

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True North True Crime is a serious case-driven show about crime, justice, and public safety in Canada, with occasional context from beyond its borders. Episodes move through family memories, police information, court processes, and community aftermath without losing sight of the people at the center.

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About True North True Crime

True North True Crime is a Canadian true-crime series built around cases where violence, disappearance, and justice systems leave families carrying the story forward. Its episodes are serious and deliberately paced. Rather than relying on spectacle, the show builds context through timelines, court developments, police information, family interviews, and the social conditions around each case. Recent episodes move from Kelowna to Terrace, Calgary, Vaughan, Winnipeg, and beyond Canada when a broader public-safety history is relevant. The Bailey McCourt story is framed through intimate partner violence, family memory, and the painful gap between a guilty verdict and actual safety. Sebastian Moore’s episode centers a 17-year-old remembered by his family while tracing a confrontation in Terrace that turned fatal. Deeanna Erickson’s disappearance is treated through vulnerability, lost supports, sisterly care, and the uncertainty of a search that has not ended. The Vaughan condo shooting episode follows years of building conflict, legal strain, and the residents left to process a horrific night. Candace Derksen’s story reaches across decades, trials, media pressure, grief, and forgiveness from Wilma and Cliff. Shane Smith’s episode examines conflicting accounts, physical evidence, and a family still trying to understand what happened in a garage. The Crime Stoppers conversation with Jillian Millam broadens the frame, explaining anonymous tips, legal safeguards, volunteer programs, and community safety. Another episode follows Michael Carman’s killing and the birth of Crime Stoppers as a response to fear, silence, and public distrust. Across these stories, the show repeatedly returns to the same moral center: victims were full people before they became case names. Family voices matter. Details matter too. The storytelling can be graphic and emotionally demanding, but it is usually restrained, with a clear effort to separate known facts from uncertainty. It suits listeners who want case narratives that connect personal loss with institutions, public memory, and the long work of accountability.

Made for: For true-crime listeners who prefer sober storytelling, family perspectives, and careful timelines over sensational pacing. It will especially fit people interested in Canadian cases, unresolved questions, victim advocacy, and how public-safety systems work.

What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its balance of emotional witness and procedural detail. It gives families room to describe the person they lost while also explaining courts, investigations, anonymous tips, and community aftermath in plain language.

In their own words

A podcast bringing awareness to murders, missing people, and unsolved cases in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canadian murder casesmissing personsunsolved casesfamily advocacycourt proceedingsCrime Stoppers tipsintimate partner violencecommunity aftermath

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  1. 1

    Bailey McCourt - Part 1

    True North True Crime centers Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old Kelowna mother of two, and the July 4, 2025 timeline that ended with James Plover's first-degree murder charge.

    Apr 16, 2026·36m·2 clips
  2. 2

    MMIMB: Sebastian Moore

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime follows the November 2023 killing of 17-year-old Sebastian Moore in Terrace, British Columbia, where police say a confrontation near La Kelsey Avenue ended with 17 stab wounds.

    Apr 2, 2026·41m·2 clips
  3. 3

    MISSING: Deeanna Erickson

    Hidden gem

    A Facebook account named Nasser Hamed later demanded $10,000 in Bitcoin and sent a photo investigators believed was AI-generated, but it did not explain where Deanna Erickson went after June 6, 2025.

    Mar 19, 2026·38m·2 clips
  4. 4

    The Vaughan Condo Shooting

    ["True North True Crime reconstructs the December 18, 2022 shooting at Bellaria Tower 2 on Jane Street in Vaughan, where York Regional Police found five dead residents in three separate units and one seriously injured woman in hospital.", "The episode centers on Francesco Vili's years-long fight with the condo board over the electrical room beneath Suite 104, including complaints about electromagnetic waves, vibrations, and sleep loss.", "It traces the legal escalation through court orders, peace bonds, a contempt finding, and a forced-sale hearing scheduled for December 19, 2022.", "The final stretch follows Vili's December 19 video, the fire alarm, the stairwell response, and the SIU review of the police shooting."]

    Mar 6, 2026·46m·4 clips
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    Candace Derksen

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime's TNTC Plus bonus episode covers the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Candace Dirksen in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and notes that her body was later found in a shed 500 meters from her family home.

    Feb 19, 2026·1h 3m·4 clips
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    Shane Smith

    True North True Crime examines the June 6, 2020 killing of 20-year-old Shane Smith in Calgary, Alberta, after he left a Barlow car meetup and went to a home in Mackenzie Town.

    Feb 5, 2026·53m·3 clips
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    A Conversation with Gillian Millam of BC CrimeStoppers

    Hidden gem

    Jillian Millam, Executive Director of British Columbia Crime Stoppers, explains how anonymous tips are assessed, edited, and passed to police without exposing a tipster’s identity.

    Jan 29, 2026·1h 22m·5 clips
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    The Murder of Michael Carmen and the Birth of Crime Stoppers

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the July 24, 1976 killing of 20-year-old University of New Mexico student Michael Stanley Carman during an overnight gas-station robbery in Albuquerque.

    Jan 22, 2026·41m·3 clips
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    Shabir Niazi

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the February 19, 2014 shooting of 22-year-old Shabir Niazi in a garage at 39 Roosevelt Avenue in Ajax, Ontario.

    Jan 8, 2026·57m·4 clips
  10. 10

    True Crime Holiday Hangout

    True North True Crime hosts Graham and Kate join Jordan Bonaparte and Madeleine Klein of Canadian Gothic to review their 2025 work and anticipate 2026.

    Dec 25, 2025·1h 19m·5 clips
  11. 11

    Keisha Garie

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the October 17, 2022 discovery of 31-year-old Keisha Gary and 30-year-old Umair Qasim inside a vehicle near Alpha Secondary School in Burnaby, British Columbia.

    Dec 11, 2025·46m·3 clips
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    Christine Jessop

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the October 3, 1984 disappearance of nine-year-old Christine Jessop from Queensville, Ontario, and the discovery of her body on December 31, 1984.

    Nov 27, 2025·53m·5 clips
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    The Maine Registry Murders

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines Stephen Alexander Marshall's 2006 killing of Joseph Gray and William Elliott after Marshall downloaded 34 Maine sex-offender registry profiles.

    Nov 13, 2025·35m·2 clips
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    Inside the World of Cadaver Canines

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime interviews Jason McMillan of Canadian Cadaver Canines about human-remains detection, missing-person searches, and his newly certified Dutch Shepherd, Osiris.

    Nov 10, 2025·1h 29m·5 clips
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    The Last Hangings in Canada

    True North True Crime reconstructs the December 11, 1962 executions of Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin at Toronto’s Don Jail, the last executions carried out in Canadian history.

    Oct 30, 2025·32m·2 clips
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    The Murder of Wayne Mallette and the Wrongful Conviction of Ron Moffatt

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the September 15, 1956 murder of seven-year-old Wayne Millett at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition grounds.

    Oct 16, 2025·59m·4 clips
  17. 17

    Donna Awcock

    True North True Crime examines the October 1983 disappearance and unsolved murder of 17-year-old Donna Jean Ockhock in London, Ontario.

    Oct 2, 2025·44m·3 clips
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    Mathew McGrath

    True North True Crime examines the disappearance of 52-year-old Matthew McGrath from Carlton Place, Ontario, on or around January 17, 2024.

    Sep 18, 2025·1h·4 clips
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    MMIWG: Patricia Calahasen

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the 2001 killing of 18-year-old Patricia Callahassan after she moved from Prince George, British Columbia, to Edmonton, Alberta.

    Sep 4, 2025·53m·3 clips
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    MISSING: Dylan Koshman

    Dylan Coshman, a 21-year-old from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, disappeared from Edmonton after leaving his cousins’ home shortly after 2 a.m.

    Aug 21, 2025·41m·2 clips
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    The Saanich Bank Shooting

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime reconstructs the June 28, 2022 Bank of Montreal shooting in Saanich, British Columbia, where six of seven GVERT officers were wounded.

    Aug 16, 2025·43m·3 clips
  22. 22

    The Murder of Lynne Harper and the Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott

    True North True Crime examines the 1959 murder of 12-year-old Lynn Harper in Clinton, Ontario, and the conviction of her 14-year-old schoolmate Stephen Truscott.

    Aug 7, 2025·46m·3 clips
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    Malcolm Madsen - Part 2

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime continues Malcolm Madsen's disappearance case through surveillance footage, GPS records, phone data, and Brooke Mullins's efforts to force Mexican authorities to act.

    Jul 24, 2025·50m·4 clips
  24. 24

    Malcolm Madsen

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines Malcolm Madsen's 2018 disappearance from Puerto Vallarta through interviews with journalist and filmmaker Robert Osborne.

    Jul 10, 2025·51m·3 clips
  25. 25

    MMIMB: Byron Watson

    Hidden gem

    True North True Crime examines the disappearance of 23-year-old Byron Watson, who left his aunt’s home on Lonsdale Street in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, on November 26, 2023.

    Jun 26, 2025·58m·4 clips
  26. 26

    MISSING: Jessie Foster

    Jun 12, 2025·1h 21m
  27. 27

    Behind the Badge: A Conversation with Sergeant Chris Voller of the NPF

    A true crime podcast interviews Sergeant Chris Voller of the National Police Federation about the realities of policing in 2025, focusing on mental health and support for RCMP members.

    Jun 6, 2025·1h 46m
  28. 28

    Aspen Pallot - Part 2

    May 22, 2025·52m
  29. 29

    Lilly and Jack Sullivan - with Jordan Bonaparte from the Nighttime Podcast

    A collaborative true crime episode discussing a high-profile Canadian disappearance case.

    May 20, 2025·1h 16m
  30. 30

    Aspen Pallot - Part 1

    May 15, 2025·1h 1m
  31. 31

    Matthew Perry

    May 1, 2025·51m
  32. 32

    MMIWG: Juanita "Winnie" Migwans

    Apr 17, 2025·46m
  33. 33

    MISSING: Audrey Desjardins

    Apr 3, 2025·46m
  34. 34

    Nicholas Adamson

    Mar 20, 2025·1h 2m
  35. 35

    Kiara Agnew

    Mar 6, 2025·53m
  36. 36

    Cody Dempster - Part 1

    Feb 20, 2025·48m
  37. 37

    Cody Dempster - Part 2

    Feb 20, 2025·48m
  38. 38

    Bradley Kline

    Feb 6, 2025·59m
  39. 39

    Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler, and Leonard Dyck

    Jan 23, 2025·50m
  40. 40

    Q&A with your hosts Caitlin & Graeme!

    Hosts Caitlin and Graeme answer listener questions and provide updates on cases covered in 2024 in a casual, unscripted Q&A episode.

    Jan 16, 2025·1h
  41. 41

    2024 Wrapped with The Nighttime Podcast and Madelayne Klein

    A podcast episode that wraps up 2024 with host Madelayne Klein, featuring ads for weight loss and car insurance services.

    Jan 5, 2025·1h 43m
  42. 42

    The Kidnapping of Abby Drover

    Dec 26, 2024·1h
  43. 43

    MISSING: Amber Manthorne

    Dec 12, 2024·55m
  44. 44

    Aldane Mesquita - Part 2

    Nov 29, 2024·39m
  45. 45

    Aldane Mesquita - Part 1

    Nov 28, 2024·42m
  46. 46

    MISSING: Colleen Smith

    Nov 14, 2024·51m
  47. 47

    Halloween Special: The Haunted Empire Hotel

    Oct 31, 2024·45m
  48. 48

    MISSING: Nicholas Marion - Part 2

    Oct 18, 2024·48m
  49. 49

    MISSING: Nicholas Marion - Part 1

    Oct 17, 2024·49m
  50. 50

    MISSING: Derek "Ritzy" Ritz

    Oct 3, 2024·58m