From the snowy streets of small-town Canada to the darkest corners of the big cities, join Aussie-Canadian host Kristi Lee for an immersive deep dive into the nation's most compelling crimes.
With meticulous research and a trauma-informed approach, Kristi takes you beyond the headlines, weaving the facts of each case together with the bigger picture to unravel what happened, the forces that shaped it, and the impact to those left behind.
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Three hunters head deep into the rugged wilderness of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula for a 10-day trip, but fail to return home. A search turns up their abandoned truck, followed by something far more disturbing.
As investigators try to piece together what happened, attention turns to a local man named Wilbert Coffin, one of the last people known to have crossed paths with the missing men. This case would go on to trigger years of controversy with questions about police tunnel vision, political interference and the nature of justice itself.
More information:Listen to The Coffin Affair: A Miscarriage of Justice Revisited (https://www.wilbertcoffinaffair.com/) by Kathryn M. Campbell.
The intention of this episode is to revisit a criminal case that became a major chapter in Canadian legal history, examine how the investigation and prosecution unfolded, and explore why the questions surrounding it have endured for generations.
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Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum (https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/news/separation-anxiety-the-alberta-referendum) A five part investigative series wherever you get your podcasts (https://pod.link/6811266682). Episode 2 available now.
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25 Sept 2026
Separation Anxiety
There's a referendum in Alberta this fall, and independence is on the ballot — sort of.Who are the separatists? What do they actually want?And what happens to the rest of Canada if they get it?
Canadian True Crime is proud to support the local independent journalism behind Separation Anxiety (https://pod.link/6811266682), a new five-part investigative podcast series about Alberta’s modern separatist movement and the October 19 referendum question.
Join award-winning Alberta journalists Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser as they travel around the province following separatist organizers into church boardrooms and hot‑dog picnics to examine the influences, ideas and grievances fuelling Alberta’s modern separatist movement.
From its century-old roots to the anti-lockdown protests, trucker convoy and political upheaval that brought Danielle Smith to power, Separation Anxiety also traces the separatist movement’s evolution — and why it is now tied to accusations of criminal treason and treaty‑rights violations.
Separation Anxiety is a five-part podcast series releasing weekly starting September 2026. Listen to Episode 1 now.
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Produced with the support of Canadian True Crime. Follow Separation Anxiety's substack (https://separationanxietypodcast.substack.com/)for the latest.
18 Sept 2026
The Murder of Sharron Prior
One cold March Saturday night in Montreal, 16-year-old Sharron Prior sets off for a five minute walk to the local pizzeria to meet friends. She never arrives.
Three days later, a local beekeeper makes a devastating discovery in an isolated field: Sharron Prior has been brutally murdered. Who was responsible? And could it be the same man who attacked another local woman that same night?
This is the story of a case that haunted Québec for decades, the family who refused to give up, and the breakthrough that finally brought the answers they were looking for.
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The intention of this episode is to take a look back at a high-profile crime sensationalized through headlines, explain how it was solved, and how it impacted the local community. Please respect the privacy of the people involved in this case.
Additional content warning: this crime is murder and sexual assault of a teenage girl. Minimal graphic details will be given. Please take care when listening.
More information:
Resources for victims/survivors: Ending violence Canada (https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/)
Sharron Prior website - http://sharronprior.com (http://sharronprior.com/)
Watch “Finding Sharron’s Killer", CTV’s W5 series on YouTube:
Part 1: Montreal Teen Murdered in 1975 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIcSm6xl88E)
Part 2: DNA Evidence Unlocks the Mystery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22fTDhiCpj4)
Canadian true crime donates monthly to those facing injustice. This month we have donated to the Association for Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared (https://afpad.ca/) (AFPAD)
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Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits:See the page for this episode at (https://canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes)www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/221 (http://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes)
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