In Canada, we have a sex offender database but not just anyone can access it, it’s kept for the use and benefit of the police. And there’s a bit of debate around that — whether or not everyone should have access to a database of sex offenders that live in their neighbourhoods or whether that might insight vigilante justice and put these people at risk. The reason I mention this is because many people are pushing for change in Canada, wanting the registry to be made public, particularly after the horrific events that happened in the case of Mchale and Noah. Many people believe that this story was completely avoidable and preventable if only Canada had different privacy laws around the registry. It’s an interesting topic and I think of nothing else, we should at least take a look at what’s in place now and if we can update those policies to better protect the public.

This is the story of a notorious New Brunswick, Canada murderer dubbed the monster of the Miramichi. This case is one that will never be forgotten by those who lived through it, or really for anyone living on the East Coast of Canada. Alan Legere went on a violent and murderous rampage in the late 1980s, committing crimes that were so atrocious, that it’s difficult to imagine any human being could be capable of something so evil.

This true crime story is known as the case of the “bathtub sisters”. When Linda Anderson was discovered dead in her bathtub, police initially ruled it an accidental drowning. But, a year later, new details would emerge that would make it apparent that there was something far more sinister that happened, something involving Linda’s two teenage daughters, known only as “Sandra” and “Beth” to protect their identities. What they did and the complicated reasons why will break your heart and make you furious.

For those of you who are around the same age as I am, you likely remember the Beethoven movies growing up. They were super popular in the 90s and featured the very giant, slobbery and loveable Saint Bernard, who was adopted into the Newton family. The series went on to include Beethoven’s 2nd, Beethoven’s 3rd, Beethoven’s 4th, Beethoven’s 5th and a few more spin-offs. One of the characters from Beethoven’s 3rd, Beethoven’s 4th was a little boy named Brennan Newton, who was a member of the extended Newton family and played by child actor Joe Pichler.

This case is near and dear to me because most of what occurred happened just minutes from where I’m living in Tokyo, Japan. …

This is the story of the cowardly murder of Loretta Saunders, whose body was found in a wooded area off a New Brunswick highway two weeks after she disappeared from her Halifax apartment in February of 2014. The reason she was murdered will break your heart, but we’re getting a little bit ahead of ourselves. I have been completely addicted to Canadian true crime lately. We have so many cases out there that deserve the same kind of attention as the bigger American cases, but they seem to fall through the cracks.

I’ve said it before, but Japan is an incredibly safe country overall — but when crimes are committed, they can be particularly horrendous and many times strange. And the story of Kabu Terauchi is exactly that — horrendous and strange. But not in the way that you would think. Kabu would lay out a plan to abduct a young girl while she was walking home from school. He didn’t have any weapons to threaten her, instead, he would use psychological tactics to get her to come with him, and stay with him for two whole years. His reason for the kidnapping will surprise you.

We’re talking about a grieving widow named Stacey Castor, who had tragically lost her first husband to a heart attack, and her second husband to suicide. Then, as if her life had not been dealt enough tragedy, her eldest daughter Ashley would attempt to take her own life, leaving behind…

Do you believe in vigilante justice, particularly when the one receiving the justice is a child predator? Is murder more acceptable when the victim has violated and hurt other people? I ask this because we’re going to be talking about Jason Vukovich, who goes by the nickname, “the Alaskan avenger”. This man would use the sex offender registry to hunt down sex offenders and enact revenge. Revenge for the victims, revenge for his own personal experience as a child. Or — was this simply an excuse for violence?