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murder

Senior woman sits alone in a dark room, seen through a doorway. She is in shadow, backlit by a window.
The Walrus True Crime

When Healers Do Harm: Women Serial Killers in the Health Care Industry

February 10, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Patricia Pearson

Dozens of undetected serial killers may have prowled hospitals and care homes over the past fifty years. Why are they so rarely caught?

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A black and white photo of an older man wearing a winter coat, his hands in his pockets. Behind him is a barn that says "Elm Knoll Farm" and the ground is covered in snow.
June 2020 / The Walrus True Crime

Murder in Old Barns

May 27, 2020June 27, 2020 - by Lindsay Jones

Why a Nova Scotia community is still searching for the killer of a beloved farmer thirty years later

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Woman looks out airplane window.
First Person / May 2019

What I Learned From My Father’s Murder

April 22, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Jodi Singer

I used to think that good things happened to good people. Then my dad was killed

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The Laan family, at brother Paul Laan’s wedding. Kathrine Laan, Walter Laan, David Laan, Paul Laan and Ron Allen are highlighted
Announcement

Muskoka Mystery: Police Suspected Murder in the Case of Missing Senior

March 2, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Zander Sherman

Documents give new insights about unsolved disappearances

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Cut Up Photography of Bruce McArthur
Justice

Why Bruce McArthur’s Murder Trial Could Stigmatize Gay Men

February 9, 2018August 8, 2019 - by Paul Gallant

For Toronto’s LGBTQ community, justice requires more than just arresting an alleged serial killer

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The Laan family, at brother Paul Laan’s wedding. Kathrine Laan, Walter Laan, David Laan, Paul Laan and Ron Allen are highlighted
Announcement

Cottage Country Murder: Family Linked to Disappearance of Seniors Fights Release of Police Documents

October 13, 2017November 27, 2019 - by Zander Sherman

Members of Laan family oppose release of information to the public

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Illustration by Clay Rodery
Feature / November 2017 / The Walrus True Crime

Cottage Country Murder

September 15, 2017February 5, 2020 - by Zander Sherman

Police have dragged the lake. They’ve dug up property. They’ve brought in dogs. But after twenty years, they still can’t find the bodies of the four missing seniors in Muskoka

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Photograph courtesy of CBC/The Fifth Estate
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Preview: Cottage Country Murder

September 13, 2017April 5, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

A joint investigation by The Walrus and CBC’s The Fifth Estate, available this Friday

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