Arlene Bynon

The kind of deal the Canadian police made with him, I don't think it had ever been done before or ever since. Some would say it was unconscionable. Others would say it was the only way to get him. What it all meant was the extent of Olsen's crimes were never fully investigated. So we're going back to the Olsen tapes, opening boxes I sealed over 30 years ago.

The kind of deal the Canadian police made with him, I don't think it had ever been done before or ever since. Some would say it was unconscionable. Others would say it was the only way to get him. What it all meant was the extent of Olsen's crimes were never fully investigated. So we're going back to the Olsen tapes, opening boxes I sealed over 30 years ago.

I reported on the story then, and I'll report on it now. And try, as best I can, to find the answers that so many are still seeking. About the RCMP. About Clifford Olsen. and perhaps most importantly, about his victims. To do that, we need to talk to the family and friends whose lives were shattered all those years ago.

I reported on the story then, and I'll report on it now. And try, as best I can, to find the answers that so many are still seeking. About the RCMP. About Clifford Olsen. and perhaps most importantly, about his victims. To do that, we need to talk to the family and friends whose lives were shattered all those years ago.

You say you have nothing to lose, so are you going to kill again?

You say you have nothing to lose, so are you going to kill again?

The following episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Please take care when listening.

The following episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Please take care when listening.

And I'm Arlene Bynum. This is Episode 3, The Mounties Always Get Their Man. It's July 1981, and Corporal Les Forsythe and a fellow Mountie from the Burnaby RCMP detachment visit Olson's apartment. If they were going to place a trail on him, they needed to confirm he actually lived there. His neighbors tell them he'd left town on a vacation down the west coast of California.

And I'm Arlene Bynum. This is Episode 3, The Mounties Always Get Their Man. It's July 1981, and Corporal Les Forsythe and a fellow Mountie from the Burnaby RCMP detachment visit Olson's apartment. If they were going to place a trail on him, they needed to confirm he actually lived there. His neighbors tell them he'd left town on a vacation down the west coast of California.

They don't know when he'd be back. At this time, the RCMP had finally identified Olson as a possible suspect in the disappearance of children from the area, even if he was just one in a long list of others. Various detachments now knew his name.

They don't know when he'd be back. At this time, the RCMP had finally identified Olson as a possible suspect in the disappearance of children from the area, even if he was just one in a long list of others. Various detachments now knew his name.

Glenn Woods is a former RCMP investigator who now operates an investigative consulting firm in Vancouver. He worked on the Olson case back in 1981, but admits he was fairly low in the chain of command.

Glenn Woods is a former RCMP investigator who now operates an investigative consulting firm in Vancouver. He worked on the Olson case back in 1981, but admits he was fairly low in the chain of command.

Simon Partington was the nine-year-old boy who'd gone missing only weeks before.

Simon Partington was the nine-year-old boy who'd gone missing only weeks before.

During that time in the investigation, there was a name that cropped up, Clifford Olson. When did you first hear that name?

During that time in the investigation, there was a name that cropped up, Clifford Olson. When did you first hear that name?

Looking back, many think that's why the RCMP took so long to suspect Olson.

Looking back, many think that's why the RCMP took so long to suspect Olson.