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the Death of Elisa Lam (with John Lordan) Feb 18, 2021

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Elisa Lam was a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, who had disappeared under mysterious circumstances while staying at the infamous Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles.

When LAPD released the last known video footage of Elisa, the often discussed elevator video, Elisa's disappearance became one of the world's highest profile cases.

When Elisa's body was found the case became a go-to topic for web sleuths and members of true crime discussion communities.

In this episode of Nighttime, we will be joined by youtuber and podcaster John Lordan to discuss a case he has dedicated significant effort and attention to.

Links:

Watch the Elisa Lam Elevator Video - https://youtu.be/tnhGryaemPE

John Lordan - https://twitter.com/LordanArts

Lordan Arts Elisa Lam Coverage - https://www.youtube.com/c/LordanARTS/search?query=elisa%20lam

Elisa Lam on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam

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Musical Theme - Noir Tokyo by Monty Datta

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John Mark Tillmann; Art Thief, Abuser, White Supremacist (with guest Mikaela Gorman) Feb 10, 2021

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John Mark Tillmann was a Canadian art thief and white supremacist who, for over two decades, stole over 10,000 antiques and art objects from museums, galleries, archives and antique shops mainly in Atlantic Canada.

In this episode of Nighttime, Mikaela Gorman joins us to share his stranger than fiction story.

Links:

Mikaela Gorman on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MikkiHereEgo

John Mark Tillmann Wiki article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tillmann

John Mark Tillmann: the Collector (CBC Fifth Estate Documentary) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-HOAz0k64

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the Many Catches of the Toronto Predator Poachers Jan 01, 2021

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Toronto, Ontario is a big city... home to over two million... and a bunch of them are online approaching children with criminal intent.

Fortunately, their dark fantasies are a little further out of reach thanks to a vigilante group called the Toronto Predator Poachers.

Using fake online accounts and elaborate decoy work, this group helps pull Toronto's child sex predators out of the shadows and into the light.

The predator, expecting to meet a child, instead comes face to face with an over 6 foot tall, 200+ lb. man, holding a camera. He's not there to arrest them or harm them physically. What he does do however is make them call their wives or parents to admit what they are up to, and if that wasn't bad enough he also posts videos of the whole thing online and reports them to police.

So yeah, it gets quite intense.

In this episode of Nighttime we are joined by Matt (the catcher) and Soph (the decoy) and our topic is the many catches of the Toronto Predator Poachers.

Links:

Toronto Predator Poachers Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PredatorPoachersToronto

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Musical Theme - Noir Tokyo by Monty Datta

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Allan Legere's Christmas Blessings Dec 25, 2020

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Snow was on the ground, a chill was in the air, and Christmas was all around.

I put on my boots and hat, zipped up my coat, and headed into the cold to check my mailbox. When I opened it, I found some flyers, a gift I had ordered for my mom, and a handful of Christmas cards friends and family who still hold on to the traditional way of staying connected.

My grandma scribbled her name on one, my friend Craig sent me his regards along with an updated family photo, but there was one I couldn’t immediately identify that looked a little thicker than the rest.

The name on the front of the envelope wasn't that legible, so I opened it still not knowing who exactly it was from.

inside, was a very typical Christmas card... decorated with a little church and a stylized font wishing Christmas Blessings.

overall very typical… until I opened it.

Inside, I saw a card completely covered with barely legible writing, and a separate multipage letter covered with the same scribbled text. Just as I began contemplating who sent such a bizarre card I noticed the only piece of easily legible writing.

𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.

𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦

As the colour drains from my face, I realize I'm holding a Christmas card sent to me by one of the world's most horrific serial killers, the Monster of the Miramichi, and now I’m going to share it with you.

In this episode of Nighttime, using his own words taken from a Christmas card he sent me.

We are going to hear from Allan Legere.

Links Referenced in this Episode:

Allan Legere: the Monster of the Miramichi

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Noir Toyko by Monty Datta

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Allan Legere - The Monster of the Miramichi Dec 25, 2020

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In all corners of our country, if you ask the right people, you’ll hear stories of ghosts or monsters that at some time in the area’s history briefly made themselves known.

This episode will describe one such case.

It will feature a community crippled with fear and overcome by a feeling of defenselessness.

A community in which it's most vulnerable were preyed upon by a beast too frightening to be dreamt up.

Like many of horror literature's greatest villains, by day this monster hid in the forest that surrounded the village and only at night, under the cover of darkness, would it enter civilization to exercise it's wickedness. But, unlike horror’s many boogeymen and boogeywomen what made this monster so terrifying is that he isn’t a work of fiction... in fact, the community knew exactly who was preying on them.

Tonight, In this episode of Nightttime, We will hear the story of an infamous Canadian serial killer who, after a daring prison escape, stalked his community, murdering several elderly citizens while hiding in the dense forest surrounding the region.

This is the story of Allan Legere... the Monster of the Miramichi

In this episode we are joined by Rick Maclean (Editor of Miramichi leader, Author of Terror) who provides his account of the many twists and turns that unfold during this terrifying story.

Links:

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Original Nighttime two part series covering Allan Legere: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast

Trial transcripts and evidence archive: http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/law/library/legal-materials/digital-collections/allan-legere/index.html

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Musical Theme: Shadowpasser by Vox Somnia https://voxsomniamusic.bandcamp.com/

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Gordie Sampson - Cape Breton's Hit Maker Dec 20, 2020

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For as far back as history can tell, inhabitants of Cape Breton Island have found sustenance in our fisheries, our forests, our coal, Steel, and of course tourism.

These industries have brought people to Cape Breton from around the world or sent a little bit of Cape Breton to them.

But, if we were considering the island’s greatest exports, well that may come as a bit of a surprise. An unassuming Cape Bretoner, with a smile much bigger than his ego, is responsible for some of the world's biggest songs by some of the world's biggest artists.

It's fair to say that Gordie Sampson was able to send a taste of Cape Breton Island to more people than our natural industries ever could and he has the Grammys to show for it.

After achieving success in Canada as a solo performer, Gordie found his place in writing for others.

As it all turned out, his ability to connect clever lyrics with traditional Celtic inspired melody has made him a go to for country music's biggest stars.

To name just a few, Gordie’s songs were recorded by: WIllie Nelson, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan, Martina MacBride, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Lee Ann Rymes, Miley Cyrus, Bon Jovi, and perhaps his biggest... the Grammy award winning song by Carrie Underwood 'Jesus Take the Wheel".

So needless to say, Gordie has unique insight into the music business and a hell of a lot of stories.

In this episode of Nighttime, I'm proud to be joined by Cape Breton's hit maker Gordie Sampson.

Links:

Gordie Sampson on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Sampson

Guy Clark discusses the writing of ‘my favorite picture of you’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIftiMZPVsE

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the Life, Death, and Legacy of Rehtaeh Parson Dec 15, 2020

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This story is hard to listen to, but equally so, it's important.

We are going to be joined by someone who's personal tragedy has positioned them to become an internationally known activist and advocate against sexualized violence and cyber bullying.

Her name is Leah Parsons and what she and her family have been through over the last 7 years... simply put... is horrific.

The story starts with the rape of Leah's then 15 year old daughter by a group of young men and continues with a 17 month quest for justice, and odyssey to stop photos of the rape from circulating around Rehteah's school.

Obviously, what will be discussing isn't for the faint of heart, but as horrible as it is, you will hear some positives.

The crimes against Leah's daughter highlighted significant problems with many of the institutions parents rely to keep their children safe and eventually, this story would the catalyst for change. To prevent something like this from happening again new cyber bullying laws were introduced and sweeping changes were implemented in schools, police departments, and within our mental health services.

It's just a shame that Leah's daughter Rehteah had to pay for those changes with her life.

In this episode of Nighttime, we will be joined by Leah Parsons and our topic is the life, death, and legacy of her daughter Rehteah Parsons.

Links:

Rehtaeh Parsons Society - http://rehtaehparsons.ca/

https://www.leah-parsons.com/

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Catering by Cape Breton Queso: https://www.instagram.com/capebretonqueso/

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Stanton Friedman; Canada's Flying Saucer Physicist (featuring Paul Kimball) Dec 08, 2020

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Stanton T. Friedman was a nuclear physicist and professional Ufologist who resided in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. After a career working on research and development projects for several large companies, he left his profession to follow his obsession with flying saucers. Although most well known as the original civilian investigator of the Roswell UFO incident, Stanton has travelled the world over providing lectures on the topic of flying saucers.

In this episode we are joined by his nephew, author and filmmaker, Paul Kimball.

Watch the unedited Interview:

https://youtu.be/lT5bOkQqNYo

Links referenced in the episode:

Paul Kimball - https://twitter.com/paulkimballfilm

Stanton Friedman’s Website - http://www.stantonfriedman.com/

Stanton T. Friedman on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_T._Friedman

Aaron Gulyas’ Saucer Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-saucer-life/id1269134032

Ryan Sprague’s Somewhere in the Skies - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/somewhere-in-the-skies/id1227858637

Join the UFOs Above Canada Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ufosabovecanada

Report a Canadian UFO Sighting: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/report-a-canadian-ufo-sighting

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Donna and Victor's Very Big, Very Ugly Disagreement (Live on Youtube with the 911 calls podcasts' Operator) Dec 01, 2020

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In this 'Nighttime Live' episode, I am joined by the Operator (host of 911 Calls Podcast) to discuss my favorite 3 minutes of audio EVER.

The origin of the audio is a bit of a mystery, but it seems to include two employees of a major Canadian telecommunications company having a very big and very ugly disagreement during an otherwise routine inter company telephone interaction.

Donna (who is speaking from a call center in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) looses her patience with Victor (speaking from a kiosk in a Brampton, Ontario mall) when he seems to be in breach of some sort of task related requirement. The result, is a melt down for the ages.

Links referenced in the episode:

You can watch the video of this stream here - https://youtu.be/CiVtAcYb9_c

Hear Donna and Victor’s call - https://youtu.be/gqRzeTjQSZ8

See Jordan’s vehicle break in attempt - https://youtu.be/zIjMg-4Fakc

Hear ‘911 calls podcast with the operator’ - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/911-calls-podcast-with-the-operator/id1209610434

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