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S11: "Carrie Low VS." E5: Unstoppable
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie faces shocking roadblocks in her criminal case, including a publication ban prohibiting her from telling her story publicly, unless she hides h...
S11: "Carrie Low VS." Epilogue: A Death in Dartmouth
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie’s criminal case is upended by a homicide.
Introducing: Carrie Low VS.
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie Low’s story begins on an average night out at a bar but turns into a nightmare. And Carrie’s public fight against the institutions she thou...
S10 "The Village 2" E1: Alloura
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alloura Wells finds a vibrant and supportive community, growing up and coming out on the streets of Toronto. But she also finds herself entangled in t...
S10 "The Village 2" E2: 'Not a high priority'
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Alloura disappears her friends and family organize to find her, only to be brushed off by police. A stranger reaches out and provides some unsett...
S10 "The Village 2" E3: Cassandra
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cassandra Do comes to the Village, trying to escape discrimination back home. When Cassandra pursues sex work to finance her transition, she finds her...
S10 "The Village 2" E4: We belong
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Police believe someone knows who killed Cassandra; all he has to do is talk. Meanwhile, trans activists and their allies embark on a long fight for in...
S10: "The Village 2" E5: Accountability and Apologies
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justin discovers a shocking failure in the investigation into Alloura's death and poses tough questions to Toronto’s police chief. Trans activists h...
S10: The Village returns (trailer)
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Ling explores the unexplained deaths of Alloura Wells and Cassandra Do, the communities that loved them, the systems that failed them, and a po...
S9 "Evil By Design" E1: The Jane Does
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The world would not be talking about ‘Peter Nygard, the predator’ if it weren’t for a group of ten mostly Bahamian girls and young women who ac...
S9 "Evil By Design" E2: Carte Blanche
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Peter Nygard? The son of Finnish immigrants to Canada, he rose to become boss of an eponymous fashion label that once boasted hundreds of store...
S9 "Evil By Design" E3: Richette
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If girls and women had been abused at Nygard Cay, Richette Ross would be key in exposing those secrets. The former employee tells us what she witnesse...
S9 "Evil By Design" E4: ‘A Thursday Night in November’
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It didn’t just happen at Nygard Cay; it wasn’t just in the Bahamas. There are sexual assault allegations against Nygard that date back more than 4...
S9 "Evil By Design" E5: ‘It’s always been known in Winnipeg’
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Journalists have been trying to report on the allegations against Peter Nygard for decades now. How has so much been kept so quiet for so long? This i...
S9 "Evil By Design" E6: 'Peter Says Hi'
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Surveillance, threats, and criminal prosecutions. Host Timothy Sawa saw, up close, the extreme lengths that Peter Nygard and his associates were willi...
S9 "Evil By Design" E7: Flesh and Blood
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once thought to be the heir to the international clothing empire, he is now a fierce defender of his father’s accusers. Meet Peter Nygard’s son, K...
S9 "Evil By Design" E8: The Enablers
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nygard now sits in a Manitoba jail cell, awaiting extradition and a possible criminal trial. But what of the many others who have been accused of help...
S8 "Brainwashed" E1: Ravenscrag
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is Uncover: Brainwashed. The Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal was an innovative new hospital where patients sought cutting-edge psychiatric c...
S8 "Brainwashed" E2: Psychic Driving
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ewen Cameron, an internally renowned psychiatrist, was once the director of the World, American and Canadian Psychiatric Associations. So how did ...
S8 "Brainwashed" E3: Exposing MKULTRA
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Communist brainwashing, mind control experiments, a government cover up... MKULTRA sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theories or science fiction. Bu...
S8 "Brainwashed" E4: Suing the CIA
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After discovering that they were the unwitting victims of human experiments, nine of Dr. Cameron’s victims band together to take on a Herculean task...
S8 "Brainwashed" E5: We tortured some folks
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MKULTRA was supposed to have ended in the 1960s. The torturous experiments didn’t work. So why did these techniques evolve and continue to be used b...
S8 "Brainwashed" E6: Never too late to say sorry
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MKULTRA has entered popular culture, becoming the butt of jokes, television plot points, and the darling of internet conspiracy theorists. At the very...
The downfall of NXIVM's Keith Raniere: A conversation with Josh Bloch
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a U.S. federal courtroom Tuesday, Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years—having been convicted of a slew of crimes related to his alleged sex c...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E1: Pitbull
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On November 12, 1995, 28-year-old Brenda Way is found murdered behind an apartment building in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Investigative journalist Tim B...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E2: Psychic Visions
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The police investigation into Brenda Way’s murder is going nowhere until a new investigator is assigned to the case. Suddenly, new witnesses and evi...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E3: The Trial
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The trial of Glen Assoun for the second degree murder of Brenda Way starts on June 1, 1999. But within days, the trial takes an expected turn, and eve...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E4: Fresh Evidence
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The day after Glen is convicted of murder he starts to work on his appeal. A new lawyer and an ex-RCMP private investigator find fresh evidence that s...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E5: The Cold Walls of Prison
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Glen faces new horrors while being locked up in prison. But then he makes a connection with someone on the outside who provides a lifeline — and pos...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E6: The Trail of a Killer
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An RCMP profiler and analyst is put on a killer’s case. He starts to make links that lead to a shocking discovery. Can this be helpful to Glen? For...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E7: No Malicious Intent
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Glen’s last hope — a federal lawyer opens a new investigation that leads to a hearing at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Tim works to get sealed...
S7 "Dead Wrong" E8: Still Waiting
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What now? Bousquet reviews the original police investigation, talks with Glen and his family, and wonders: What does justice look like? Will anyone be...
S7: Dead Wrong - Trailer
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-five years ago, Brenda Way was found murdered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. A botched investigation followed, resulting in the wrongful imprisonme...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E1: 'It was such a perfect place'
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Police Officer Claudia Bryden is drawn into a bizarre case unfolding in the peaceful Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. What starts with a si...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E2: 'It was hell'
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By June 1992, nine people face nearly 180 charges related to the sexual abuse of children who have attended a home daycare in Martensville. Journalist...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E3: ‘You got to be friggin’ kidding me’
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the number of suspects continues to grow, rumours of an underground Satanic cult whose members include police officers have taken root. Saskatoon P...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E4: ‘There is still time to wake up'
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A local activist in Saskatoon, Marjaleena Repo, says she knew instantly that the accused were innocent, victims of nothing less than mass hysteria. Th...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E5: The Many Martensvilles
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As devastating as the Martensville Nightmare is for all involved, it’s just one piece of a much bigger picture. FBI special agent Ken Lanning spent ...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E6: ‘I remember telling them nothing happened to me’
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does it come to be that hundreds of children across North America and beyond report such similar crimes? How has a phenomenon that’s never seen ...
S6 "Satanic Panic" E7: What good can come of this?
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Far from healed, the Martensville Nightmare remains an open wound for those who lived through it. And yet for the rest of us, the history is all but l...
S6: Satanic Panic - Trailer
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the 1980s, Satanic cults were widely believed to be preying on children — torturing and terrorizing them as part of dark rituals. Across ...
S1, S3 & S5 BONUS: The Story I Didn’t Tell
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ian Hanomansing and the hosts of Uncover, Missing and Murdered and Hunting Warhead as they share never-before-told stories from their podcasts in...
S5 "Sharmini" E1: The Crime Beat
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmini, Episode 1 - On June 12, 1999, 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel left her family’s Toronto apartment around 9 a.m. She never returned. Her rem...
S5 "Sharmini" E2: Saturday Morning
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmini, Episode 2 - Michelle visits Woodbine Junior High in North York to learn about Sharmini’s life as a Grade 9 student. Her friends, teachers,...
S5 "Sharmini" E3: Stranger to the Truth
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmini, episode 3 - In the years between being a suspect in Sharmini's killing and his 2009 conviction, Stanley Tippett exhibited disturbing pattern...
S5 "Sharmini" E4: Behind Bars
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmini, episode 4 - Michelle talks to Stanley Tippett for the first time in twenty years. Face to face. For transcripts of this series, please visi...
S5 "Sharmini" E5: I Don't Recall
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmini, episode 5 - Michelle questions Tippett on the shifting details of his stories, while he firmly maintains his innocence. His own words from m...
S5 "Sharmini" E6: Searching for Justice
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmini, episode 6 - Sharmini's brother Kathees shares the last time he saw her and recalls their interactions with Stanley Tippett before she went m...
S5 E7 Sharmini Bonus: Potential Witnesses Emerge
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two new sources come forward with statements on Sharmini Anandavel’s murder. One claims he has carried the image of Sharmini with Stanley Tippett fo...
The ethical true crime podcast: How to make one, what not to do
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Lavoie, host of Crime Writers On..., speaks with four distinguished podcasters who work with true crime: Justin Ling, host of Uncover: The Vil...
S5: Sharmini - Trailer
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On June 12, 1999, 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel disappeared. Michelle Shephard returns to an investigation that has haunted her for 20 years.
S4 "The Cat Lady Case" E1: Silhouettes
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Lady Case, Episode 1 - A witness remembers gunshots and a mysterious fire around the same time an elderly woman goes missing.
S4 "The Cat Lady Case" E2: The Man in the Cowboy Hat
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Lady Case, Episode 2 - A suspicious-looking man is seen interacting with the so-called “Cat Lady” shortly before her disappearance.
S4 "The Cat Lady Case" E3: Three More Missing
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Lady Case, Episode 3 - Police learn that the missing woman, Joan Lawrence, is not the only one to disappear from the small community.
S4 "The Cat Lady Case" E4: A Cold Case Turns Blue
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Lady Case, Episode 4 - With evidence and suspects, police try to press charges related to the disappearances.
S4 "The Cat Lady Case" E5: Find Bones
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Lady Case, Episode 5 - Information arises about where the missing seniors may be. Zander goes on a search and gets a surprise call.
S4 "The Cat Lady Case" E6: Joan
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Lady Case, Episode 6 - An insider finally speaks, and new details emerge about Joan.
S4: The Cat Lady Case - Trailer
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happened to Joan Lawrence? Investigative journalist Zander Sherman sheds light on one of cottage country’s darkest crimes.
S4 E7 Bonus: The Cat Lady Case - The Press Conference
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 update: Detective Rob Matthews keeps his promise, and someone phones Zander with a tip.
S3 Bonus: The Village at Stonewall (World Pride New York)
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Justin Ling and a panel of special guests in front of a live audience at the Human Rights Conference as part of World Pride in New York City...
S1 Escaping NXIVM Bonus: Inside the Trial
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The team behind season one of Uncover: Escaping NXIVM takes us inside the trial of NXIVM co-founder Keith Raniere and speaks with former member of the...
S1 Escaping NXIVM Bonus: Case Update
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this update to season one, Josh Bloch sits down with Jayme Poisson, host of CBC's daily news podcast Front Burner, to unpack a number of significan...
S3 "The Village" E1: How Can You Not See This?
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 1 - In 2010, men with similar characteristics start mysteriously disappearing from Toronto's gay village. They are all linked to ...
S3 "The Village" E2: Shame and Blame
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 2 - The community rallies as more men go missing and frustration and anger build. An anonymous source reveals how close police co...
S3 "The Village" E3: Meet Me Under The Clock
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 3 - A string of unsolved murders in the 1970s share a disturbing pattern. A retired homicide detective has regrets about not sol...
S3 "The Village" E4: Do. Your. Job.
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 4 - The head of the Toronto Police cold case team insists the historic, unsolved murders were fully investigated at the time. But...
S3 "The Village" E5: Last Call At David's Disco
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 5 - Justin traces Sandy Leblanc's steps from beloved brother with humble beginnings to well-known discoteque owner in the Village...
S3 "The Village" E6: Getting Away With Murder
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 6 - The American police who investigated Mark's murder open their files to Justin, who learns Mark's and Sandy's deaths were conn...
S3 "The Village" E7: Out Of The Closet
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 7 - When close to 300 men are arrested in one night in Operation Soap, Toronto's largest bathhouse raid, the queer community rise...
S3 "The Village" E8: A Confession
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Episode 8 - Toronto's queer community comes to grips with the truth about Bruce McArthur's crimes and pushes for changes in how violence ...
S3 "The Village" E9 Bonus: The Justice Project
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Village, Bonus Episode - Trans women of colour in Detroit are confronting an epidemic of violence with the support of The Justice Project, a task ...
S3: The Village - Trailer
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For The Village, Uncover season 3, host Justin Ling explores the numerous cases of missing and murdered men in Toronto's gay community, dating back to...
S2 "Bomb On Board" E1: The Crash
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Uncover: Bomb On Board - Episode 1. A bomb exploded on Canadian Pacific Flight 21 killing all 52 people on board. Chuck was on the ground. Didi's da...
S2 "Bomb On Board" E2: The Suspects
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gambling, gunpowder, murder charges and insurance claims. Almost immediately police narrowed in on four suspects. Ian and Jo find out why. For trans...
S2 "Bomb On Board" E3: A Fifth Man
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Last moments from the cockpit and evidence of a fifth suspect. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/uncover...
S2 "Bomb On Board" E4: The Bomb
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Could the bomb have been placed by someone who wasn't on board? And what can we learn from the sister of a suspect? For transcripts of this series, p...
S2 "Bomb On Board" E5: Explosive Reports
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Medical records show one suspect had a "deep madness towards the world," while confidential documents rule out another theory. For transcripts of thi...
S2 "Bomb On Board" E6: Full Circle
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Jo weigh all the evidence, and Didi returns a ring that went missing on July 8, 1965. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://w...
S2: Bomb On Board - Trailer
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This season, co-hosts Ian Hanomansing and Johanna Wagstaffe investigate one of the largest unsolved mass murders on Canadian soil. A bomb exploded on...
Season 1 Handover
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Uncover hosts Josh Bloch and Ian Hanomansing discuss the making of Season 1 and reveal what's in store for Season 2.
S1 E8 Bonus: The Fright Experiments
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Kobelt - Sarah Edmondson's former assistant in NXIVM - tells her story of joining NXIVM at a moment of crisis in her life and being involved ...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E1: The Branding
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Uncover: Escaping NXIVM - Episode 1. Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret wo...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E2: The Epiphany
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah takes us inside her journey with NXIVM, from signing up for a personal growth workshop to becoming a star recruiter for the group she now calls ...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E3: Sex, Money and Nazis
15 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Those who knew Keith Raniere intimately reveal his early life, how he started NXIVM and ended up being accused by the FBI of running a criminal enterp...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E4: The Suppressives
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you leave NXIVM? Those who have left or spoken out reveal the price they paid. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https:...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E5: Blow It Up
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and her husband try to escape NXIVM and take it down while warning others who are still inside. For transcripts of this series, please visit: h...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E6: The Defence
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Josh speaks to one of Keith Raniere's lawyers, Marc Agnifilo, and hears a different point of view on NXIVM and DOS. For transcripts of this series, p...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E7: The Reckoning
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah faces criticism about her role in NXIVM and tries to come to terms with the 12 years she spent as a high-level member of the group. For transcr...
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E8 Bonus: The Fright Experiments
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Kobelt — Sarah Edmondson's former assistant in NXIVM — tells her story of joining NXIVM at a moment of crisis in her life and being invol...
S1: Escaping NXIVM - Trailer
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few months, CBC documentarian Josh Bloch has been investigating NXIVM, a self-help group led by Keith Raniere. In this season of Uncover...