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Canadian True Crime

Canadian True Crime

By: Kristi Lee | Canadian True Crime
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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.


Canadian True Crime is one of the country’s leading independent podcasts, and remains a completely independent production funded mainly through advertising and thanks to listeners like you. We engage in victim advocacy and give back monthly to those facing injustice. You can support our work while also listening ad-free and early on our premium feeds.


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Episodes
  • The Pacific Junction Murders [1]

    The Pacific Junction Murders [1]
    Apr 16 2026

    A two-part series | A New Brunswick railway worker discovers a burned‑out shack deep in the woods, with three members of a young family dead inside. But their infant is missing, and there's a trail of footprints in the snow. What begins as a desperate search for the lost baby soon exposes an unbelievable web of deception and hidden motives.


    Part two coming tomorrow.


    — This two-part series is a carefully selected replay from our archive, originally titled "The Lake Family Murders". We'll be back with new episodes in late April.


    *Additional content warning: this series includes the death of a young child. Please take care when listening.


    Look out for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts and Patreon.


    Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits:

    See the page for this episode at https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/132

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    48 mins
  • Colin Thatcher and the murder of JoAnn Wilson [3]

    Colin Thatcher and the murder of JoAnn Wilson [3]
    Mar 30 2026

    [Part 3 of 3] A surprise witness comes forward to testify against Colin Thatcher.

    His own contribution from the stand? Deny, deny, deny.

    Even after the jury reaches a verdict, Thatcher continues to make headlines for decades to come...


    *Additional content warning: this episode contains mentions of domestic abuse.


    — This three-part series is a carefully selected replay from our archive. We'll be back with new episodes in late April.


    Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits:

    See the page for this episode at https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/135

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Colin Thatcher and the murder of JoAnn Wilson [2]

    Colin Thatcher and the murder of JoAnn Wilson [2]
    Mar 29 2026

    [Part 2 of 3] As she recovers from her gunshot wound, JoAnn Wilson decides to back down from the custody fight with her former husband.

    Colin Thatcher has won this battle, but his fixation is far from over. A series of witnesses would later come forward with information almost impossible to believe...


    *Additional content warning: this episode contains mentions of domestic abuse.


    — This three-part series is a carefully selected replay from our archive. Part 3 will be released tomorrow. We'll be back with new episodes in late April.


    Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits:

    See the page for this episode at https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/135

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    1 hr and 16 mins
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I love following this podcast. Well written and easy to listen. Nice voice, awesome accent, Kristi!

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LOOOVE this podcast! The comprehensive research, compelling stories and impartial narration by Kristi and her team is fantastic.

I also enjoy the periodical case updates when additional information, court appeals or Judgments etc. become available. Kristi has me prioritising her episode updates over any other true crime podcasts I listen to. Thankyou Kristi for such an amazing podcast!

One of the Best!

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Loving this podcast as an Aussie it’s nice to listen to other countries cases and this podcast is so well done! The first few eps are not the greatest quality in sense of audio but stick with it the audio gets amazing and the production just gets better and better!

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