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Motive and Opportunity

By: Keith O'Connell
  • Summary

  • Two best friends tell each other true crime stories they think the other hasn't heard yet. Each week, Amanda and Keith tell each other about some of the most egregious crimes - heard this one before?
    2024
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Episodes
  • Sister Florine Brun and The Disappearance of the Jack Family
    May 14 2024

    Amanda starts us off this week by telling you a story of a murdered nun and Keith tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of an entire indigenous family some 35 years ago that remains unsolved to this day.

    Sources:
    Amanda:

    http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc%3A1990-03-13-06/OCR/Full%20Text%20OCR

    https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/06/08/le-meurtrier-dune-religieuse-du-nouveau-brunswick-meurt-en-detention-dans-un-penitencier-du-quebec

    https://www.scribd.com/book/523757696/The-Mr-Big-Sting-The-Cases-the-Killers-the-Controversial-Confessions

    https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1994/1994canlii95/1994canlii95.html

    Various news paper articles

    Keith:

    https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/investigation-continues-into-1989-disappearance-of-prince-george-family

    https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/tragic-and-haunting-memory-b-c-family-has-been-missing-for-30-years-1.4586305

    https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4772972

    https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/missing-jack-family-1989-bc?format=amp

    https://medium.com/@reallyhorrifying/the-family-that-vanished-the-jack-family-disappearance-b55e3e2ad246

    https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5702888

    Resources:

    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
    Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

    TransLife - 1-877-330-6366

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    53 mins
  • The Bandidos Massacre and Phu Lam
    May 7 2024

    On this week's episode of Motive and Opportunity, Keith tells us the story of a gang-related killing of 8 men, whose bodies were found in a field, and Amanda tells the story of an awful mass shooter in Edmonton, Alberta.

    Sources:

    Keith:

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/timeline-of-the-bandidos-massacre-1.777910

    https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/the-bandidos-massacre-an-execution-assembly-line-wiped-out-the-toronto-biker-gang-10-years/article_4ef88983-e2f2-5382-ba5a-4e9c194fd010.html

    https://lfpress.com/2016/04/07/the-six-jailed-bandidos-hoped-the-supreme-court-of-canada-would-let-them-appeal-their-eight-murder-convictions

    https://london.ctvnews.ca/murder-convictions-in-mass-bandidos-biker-killings-upheld-by-ontario-court-1.2330447

    Amanda:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre

    https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/broken-pieces-a-year-after-edmontons-worst-mass-murder

    https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/a-timeline-of-events-for-the-senseless-mass-murder-in-edmonton

    https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/police-identify-victims-in-edmonton-mass-killing-as-shooters-wife-her-parents-and-sister-two-children-and-a-friend-2

    https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/what-made-edmonton-shooter-phu-lam-so-angry-that-he-killed-eight-people

    https://edmontonsun.com/2015/01/06/funeral-held-in-edmonton-for-six-victims-of-mass-killing

    Resources:

    Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

    You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one:
    Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

    If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

    Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

    For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

    Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

    TransLife - 1-877-330-6366

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    44 mins
  • Ryan Grantham and Cody Barnoski
    Apr 22 2024
    This week, Amanda starts us off with a story of a Canadian child actor turned murderer, and then Keith tells us the story Cody Barnoski who commited the atrocious act of matricide. Sources: Amanda: https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2022/2022bcsc1827/2022bcsc1827.html?resultIndex=3&resultId=12ec10bc5a154496badc49306859f664&searchId=2024-04-20T09:05:07:010/c8b4c8837fcc47e0a3552145eda711c0&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQANcnlhbiBncmFudGhhbQAAAAAB https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-court-sentencing-hearing-sentenced-1.6588962 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2566096/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-addresses-court-sentencing-hearing-1.6489866 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ryan-grantham-murder-mother-riverdale-b2198683.html https://www.the-sun.com/news/6287852/riverdale-actor-ryan-grantham-killed-mom-details/ https://memorials.squamishfuneralchapel.com/Waite-Barbara/4175317/ Keith: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-no-retrial-for-co-conspirator-of-son-who-murdered-his-mom https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/convicted-killer-s-family-failed-him-grandmother-says/article_f04f25d0-7a21-5dc7-b9ff-54a74602d835.amp.html https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/ottawa/2020/9/27/1_5122193.html https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-who-killed-mother-granted-full-parole-after-12-years-1.6089593 https://books.google.ca/books?id=GWxlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=michelle+barnoski&source=bl&ots=kNOYqPjdpu&sig=ACfU3U3GAAjxxcwkCHlC-YHSfbnRohuNXQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUudDhq9GFAxXcMVkFHUTkAg44FBDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=michelle%20barnoski&f=false https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/teen-gets-life-sentence-for-mother-s-shooting-death/article_9cfd1356-46b4-5e40-bb7f-6f3f5cc554ce.html https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2010/2010onsc5180/2010onsc5180.html?resultIndex=1&resultId=667e54ef046d4531a2d702557ab78dd0&searchId=2024-04-21T14:26:09:429/8750bcf8dc674ff99680fdf3afa8809d&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAIYmFybm9za2kAAAAAAQ Resources: Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada. You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one: Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth) If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory. Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support. Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453 TransLife - 1-877-330-6366
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    1 hr and 3 mins

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