In September 2022 Vanessa Burns’ partner Myles Sanderson became one of Canada’s most infamous mass killers. He took 11 lives and injured 18 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby town of Weldon Saskatchewan on the morning of September 4. Two of those lives he took were Vanessa’s father Earl Burns Sr. and his own brother Damien Sanderson. Myles even tried to kill his own son and niece. After the killings he went on the run before being ran off the road by police 3 days later. Shortly after being captured he died of an intentional overdose. Vanessa was kind enough to speak with me about her experience as a domestic abuse victim, what she went through that tragic day and the days following, as well as the complexity of grieving the loss of her partner, father of her children, her fathers killer and her abuser. May the victims of this tragedy never be forgotten: Thomas Burns, Carol Burns, Gregory Burns, Lydia Gloria Burns, Bonnie Goodvoice-Burns, Lana Head, Christian Head, Robert Sanderson, Wesley Petterson and Earl Burns Sr. Topics in this episode include abuse, murder, suicide, addiction, generational trauma Please consider buying me a coffee here! Check out the podcast merch store here! Purchase my children’s book here! FOLLOW BUNNY HUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health Podcasts list! And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! This episode is brought to you by Co-op Follow Co-op on social media @CoopCRS on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and @wearecoop on TikTok Follow this other great Canadian podcast Hard Knox Talks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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