The Families Speak

Clifford Olson was everything evil. He rightly earned the name, “The Beast of British Columbia.”In this episode we look at his terrible crimes and honor his innocent victims.

Charismatic 35-year-old Brian Dunlop disappeared from North Bay, ON in the summer of 1994. Brian was the first of 4 men, unknown to each other, to disappear from the area in a 104-day-period. Our team of Private Investigators looks at Brian’s case with a focus on the serial killer residing in the area, the two previous attempts on Brian’s life, and the twist of fate that brought Brian’s brother face-to-face with a tipster that claimed to have information about the men responsible for Brian’s disappearance.

The residents of North Bay, ON were shocked in November, 2020 when a shy and quiet hospital porter was charged with the brutal 1980 sex slaying of a young mom. In this first episode of a 2-part series we look at Roger Deschenes and how he was able to live a life undetected for more than 40 years. We’ll also look at the circumstances that ultimately led to his arrest.

In this special podcast episode we speak with the families of missing men Danny Gaulton, Trevor Hamlyn, Luke Joly-Durocher and Bradley Stracener.

The North Bay Psychiatric Hospital in North Bay, ON, CAN, was established to care for the most frail and vulnerable psychiatric patients in the province. In this episode our investigative team looks at the darker side of the hospital and the murders, staff abuses and the cases of 6 patients who are still missing from there.

Indigenous mother Dawn Carisse went missing while a patient on a locked ward at the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital in North Bay, ON on August 9, 2001. In this remastered episode we look at how Dawn’s disappearance was made possible, and what might have happened to her.

May Appleyard was last seen in rural northern Ontario, Canada on April 27, 1986. A victim of repeated incidents of domestic violence May’s husband Sid seems a likely suspect when she disappears. In this episode our investigative team looks into May’s story and talks with a survivor of domestic violence.

Was the disappearance of Indigenous North Bay, ON man David Chevrier both predictable and preventable? Our team looks at David’s short life and the sad impact of the residential school experience.

In 1982 12-year-old Robert Heintz disappeared while attempting to run away with four of his classmates. While the other four boys reappeared the next day no trace of Robert has ever been found. A cloud of suspicion has long hung over these four boys. But were they responsible for Robert’s disappearance? Our team of Investigators looks at what may have happened to Robert on that day.

Likable 33-year-old Trevor Hamlyn disappeared from Paradise Newfoundland in June of 2018. In this episode our team looks at some of the issues that may have led to his disappearance.