Episodes

  • 13 - How to Remedy a Wrongful Conviction

    13 - How to Remedy a Wrongful Conviction
    Dec 6 2024
    Season 2's Final Episode! Lucky number 13! There are many ways to reverse the wrongs in our justice system. Kylie and Rory outline the major ways in which one can do so, before going fully into depth about the inquiry process. It is all thanks to an inquiry that Ron, Greg, Randy were exonerated.

    Content warnings: death, police malpractice, police incompetence
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ronald-dalton-randy-druken-1.6701639
    Lamer Commission of Inquiry Report
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lamer-inquiry-report-to-be-released-1.594051https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Lamer
    https://www.ontario.ca/page/criminal-appeals#:~:text=You%20can%20ask%20the%20court,listen%20to%20each%20party's%20arguments
    https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/appeal-appel.html
    https://www.masstsang.com/blog/post/what-you-need-know-about-criminal-appeals-canada/
    https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/ccr-rc/rep13-rap13/p1.html
    https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ccr-rc/proc.html
    https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ccr-rc/app-dem.html
    https://globalnews.ca/video/9492037/david-and-joyce-milgaards-law-canada-introduces-new-bill-to-address-wrongful-convictions
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    43 mins
  • 12 - Randy Druken

    12 - Randy Druken
    Nov 29 2024
    In the final exoneree’s story of this season, we meet Randy Druken and his on-again, off-again girlfriend Brenda Young. This is a story of criminality, family, and changing stories. Kylie and Rory pull back the curtain on the reality of Brenda’s murder and the majorly faulty investigation that followed.

    Content warnings: criminality, abuse, mutilation, alcohol and drug abuse
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    https://www.oregonadvocates.org/geo/search/item.125114
    Lamer Commission of Inquiry Report
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/randy-druken-dies-1.6700716
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/i-am-an-innocent-man-druken-tells-lamer-1.537851
    https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/randy-druken-once-wrongfully-convicted-of-murder-dies-in-st-johns-100809838/ ​​
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/randy-druken-cause-of-death-1.6702081
    https://www.gov.nl.ca/jps/files/publications-lamerpart2.pdf
    https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/randy-druken
    Luther, K. G. (2013). An analysis of child interviewing practices: a field study of one Canadian police organization.
    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-wrongfully-convicted-randy-drukens-case-led-to-justice-reforms-in/
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 11 - Greg Parsons

    11 - Greg Parsons
    Nov 22 2024
    Catherine Carroll was not a perfect mother but it didn’t stop her son Gregory Parsons from loving her with his whole heart. However, to hear Catherine tell it, that was the farthest from the truth. As a result of much hearsay, her son would become the prime suspect after her murder. This week, Kylie and Rory go through Greg’s story and his fight for justice.

    Content warnings: death, murder, discussion of sexual assault, manipulation, mental illness, discussed abuse
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    Lamer Commission of Inquiry Report
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/i-fear-for-the-world-wrongfully-convicted-newfoundland-man-speaks-out-against-his-mother-s-killer-1.6118105
    https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-l-man-wrongfully-convicted-of-killing-his-mother-faces-her-killer-during-hearing-1.5399730
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Catherine_Carroll
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/greg-parsons-seeking-justice-1.6002617
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    48 mins
  • 10 - Ronald Dalton

    10 - Ronald Dalton
    Nov 15 2024
    Ronald and Brenda Dalton had just settled down to decompress together on the couch after a long day. Their children were all safely tucked into bed, and the couple were just enjoying each other's company when Brenda began to choke on the snack she was munching on. Kylie and Rory take you on a journey from choking to what the police believed to be murder.

    Content warnings: death, infidelity
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    Falsely Accused: Ronald Dalton’s struggle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsNccLaVgFw
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ronald-dalton-randy-druken-1.6701639
    https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/11/08/ron-dalton-knows-what-its-like-to-be-wrongfully-convicted-of-murder-he-doesnt-know-why-ottawa-isnt-moving-faster-to-help-people-like-him.html
    https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/ronald-dalton-case-featured-in-new-book-125919/
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqk5dq/what-it-is-like-to-be-wrongfully-convicted-of-murder
    Lamer Commission of Inquiry Report
    Justice Miscarried by Helena Katz
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    48 mins
  • 9 - A Man is Simply a Man, Not a God

    9 - A Man is Simply a Man, Not a God
    Nov 8 2024
    In 2005, there were doubts swirling around the Chief Coroner’s Office in Ontario. Cases were coming to light about suspicious child deaths and the potential of wrongful convictions. Go into depth about forensic pathology, the systems that makeup death investigations in Canada, and the man behind many wrongful convictions.Content warnings: death, dissection, murder, sexual assault, discussed child abusehttps://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access References:https://www.ctvnews.ca/disgraced-pathologist-stripped-of-medical-licence-1.602739https://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2009/08/wrongful-convictions-in-canada-who-will.htmlhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dr-charles-smith-the-man-behind-the-public-inquiry-1.864004https://www.thestar.com/news/woman-fights-to-sue-pathologist/article_41e7b5a0-53ae-58cc-ab9f-035c15e13b01.htmlhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/inquiry-blasts-pathologist-smith-and-his-overseers-1.716732https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/goudge-inquiry-expected-to-urge-sweeping-reforms-for-child-autopsies-1.744162https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/discredited-pathologist-admits-he-was-profoundly-ignorant-1.719546https://synapse.koreamed.org/upload/synapsedata/pdfdata/0018kjlm/kjlm-36-15.pdf Death in the Family by John Chipman - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/228817/death-in-the-family-by-john-chipman/9780385680844 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2009/03/12/the-suspicious-cases-of-dr-charles-smith/ https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/wrongfully-convicted-398839https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/william-mullins-johnson/https://globalnews.ca/news/2548081/dr-charles-smith-5-cases-of-the-wrongfully-accused/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/14-cases-tainted-by-charles-smiths-evidence/article562711/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/criminal-cases-in-which-smith-played-a-key-role-1.263796?cache=%2F7.325777 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-january-12-2017-1.3932086/january-12-2017-full-episode-transcript-1.3933194#segment2https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/o-neil-blacketthttps://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/oneil-blackett/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/bernard-doyle-tyler-cunningham-death-pathologist-charles-smith-acquittal-1.6874491 https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/richard-brant/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Smith_(pathologist)https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/despite-dropping-charges-police-think-mom-had-role-in-girl-s-death-inquiry-hears-1.723112 https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/sherry-sherret-robinsonhttps://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/brenda-waudby https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/drs-young-cairns-played-pivotal-role-in-coroner-system/article_66e8be0c-204d-5034-84f5-7e087022a791.htmlhttps://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/an-expert-opinion-sent-two-parents-to-jail-for-their-daughter-s-death-now-the/article_c1487788-7490-57ee-86a6-511a0a00dfd7.html https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-bullying-ontario-chief-forensic-pathologist-accused-of-interfering-with-cases
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    47 mins
  • 8 - Dinesh Kumar

    8 - Dinesh Kumar
    Nov 1 2024
    In an affidavit in front of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Dinesh Kumar made a powerful statement to the preceding judges: “I do not want my guilty plea to ever be interpreted to mean that I did anything to harm Gaurov. I did not.”. Dinesh had only recently moved to Canada when he became the suspect in his month-old baby’s death. Kylie and Rory tell you his story from his own words this week.

    Content warnings: discussed child abuse
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/dinesh-kumar/
    https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/dinesh-kumar
    https://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2008/05/part-five-dinesh-kumars-affidavit-heart.html - Dinesh’s affidavit
    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-father-s-20-year-battle-for-exoneration/article_69cb1ee4-6dbd-5fe0-8917-cdbc5ebe5f15.html
    https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/09/13/appeals-court-agrees-shaken-baby-syndrome-is-junk-science-in-some-cases/#:~:text=While%20shaken%20baby%20syndrome%20is,being%20assaulted%2C%20Gooden%20Brown%20wrote.
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-debate-over-shaken-baby-syndrome-11655387830
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    22 mins
  • 7 - Tammy Wynne (Marquardt) pt 2

    7 - Tammy Wynne (Marquardt) pt 2
    Oct 25 2024
    Wrapping up from last week, Kylie and Rory finish Tammy Wynne’s (Marquardt) story. Tammy hadn’t had the easiest life leading up to her and her 2-year-old Kenneth being home on October 9, 1993. After Kenneth’s tragic and sudden death, things don’t get easier. In part 2, we wrap up Tammy’s story, outlining her conviction and the 13 year prison ordeal before her exoneration.Content warnings: drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, discussed child abuse, theft, murderhttps://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access References:Death in The Family by John Chipman - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/228817/death-in-the-family-by-john-chipman/9780385680844 https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/tammy-marquardt/ https://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137507575/the-child-cases-lessons-from-canadahttps://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2010/03/tammy-wynne-marquardt-powerful-ctv-w5.htmlhttps://smithforensic.blogspot.com/search?q=tammy+marquardthttps://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2011/2011onca281/2011onca281.htmlhttps://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/forensic/article/download/37186/28212/97007 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-mothers-quest-for-justice/article1153493/https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/falsely-convicted-in-maximum-security-and-pregnant/article_adc8a7db-7729-5d49-b8c5-eb97e63b0bcd.html https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/woman-in-case-of-disgraced-pathologist-freed-on-bail/article_285f198a-734e-5dae-b1f0-a55d1330e16a.html https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/she-got-life-in-prison-for-killing-her-two-year-old-son-kenneth-there-was/article_dd4e3c3e-8176-5b67-ac45-6128fbb4e24b.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gj8vb/why-indigenous-women-are-canadas-fastest-growing-prison-population https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernarndo-messages-stopped-by-prison-officials-1.7007197
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    53 mins
  • 6 - Tammy Wynne (Marquardt) pt 1

    6 - Tammy Wynne (Marquardt) pt 1
    Oct 18 2024
    This week, Kylie and Rory begin Tammy Wynne’s (Marquardt) story. Tammy hadn’t had the easiest life leading up to her and her 2-year-old Kenneth being home on October 9, 1993. After Kenneth’s tragic and sudden death, things don’t get easier. In part 1, we’ll go over the lead up to Kenneth’s death and the beginnings of the police investigation.

    Content warnings: drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, discussed child abuse, theft, murder
    https://www.transformationsnetwork.com/post/8-online-mental-health-resources-anyone-can-access

    References:
    Death in The Family by John Chipman - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/228817/death-in-the-family-by-john-chipman/9780385680844
    https://www.innocencecanada.com/exonerations/tammy-marquardt/
    https://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137507575/the-child-cases-lessons-from-canada
    https://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2010/03/tammy-wynne-marquardt-powerful-ctv-w5.html
    https://smithforensic.blogspot.com/search?q=tammy+marquardt
    https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2011/2011onca281/2011onca281.html
    https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/forensic/article/download/37186/28212/97007
    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-mothers-quest-for-justice/article1153493/
    https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/falsely-convicted-in-maximum-security-and-pregnant/article_adc8a7db-7729-5d49-b8c5-eb97e63b0bcd.html
    https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/woman-in-case-of-disgraced-pathologist-freed-on-bail/article_285f198a-734e-5dae-b1f0-a55d1330e16a.html
    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/she-got-life-in-prison-for-killing-her-two-year-old-son-kenneth-there-was/article_dd4e3c3e-8176-5b67-ac45-6128fbb4e24b.html
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gj8vb/why-indigenous-women-are-canadas-fastest-growing-prison-population
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernarndo-messages-stopped-by-prison-officials-1.7007197
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    50 mins