Podcast By Proxy: Canadian True Crime
Hi friends, we are Katie and Olivia! Podcast By Proxy is a Canadian True Crime Podcast hosted by former work besties who got new jobs but really missed working together. Every Tuesday, Katie and Olivia take turns telling a True Crime or History case in Canada in a conversational, banter style. Grab your nearest pillow to scream into and get ready to learn about the not so polite Canadians. If you are looking for your new true crime besties, you have found the right place! Follow @podcastbyproxy on social media to keep up with case updates and to join the conversation! Podcast By Proxy is a member of 604 Podcast Network.
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Ivy Wick; CALGARY
05/22/2024
Ivy Wick; CALGARY
At 11:30 AM, on September 5th, 2017, Police are called to the 5300 block of a Calgary neighbourhood, with reports of a 3 year old haing suffered a head injury. Ivy Wick was said to have fallen from her bed, but report would later show that is not the whole story. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Kimberley Lockyer and Dale Worthman ;NEWFOUNDLAND
05/15/2024
Kimberley Lockyer and Dale Worthman ;NEWFOUNDLAND
Dale Worthman and Kimberley Lockyer were a couple who disappeared from their basement apartment in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, Newfoundland, 25 years ago on August 27, 1993. It took over a decade for their bodies to be found, and Joey Oliver eventually came forward in 2006, admitting his involvement in the killings. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Opémiska Community Hall fire; QUEBEC
05/08/2024
Opémiska Community Hall fire; QUEBEC
In the early morning of January 1, 1980, a fire broke out at a New Year's Eve party at Opémiska Community Hall in Chapais when branches used to create a holiday arch, was accidentally set on fire, killing multiple people and injuring 50 more. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Taylor Samson; NOVA SCOTIA Part 2
05/01/2024
Taylor Samson; NOVA SCOTIA Part 2
In Part 2, William Sanderson is tried a second time for the murder of Taylor Samson. During this trial he provides yet again another version of events for the jury for what happened the night Taylor went missing. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Taylor Samson; NOVA SCOTIA Part 1
04/25/2024
Taylor Samson; NOVA SCOTIA Part 1
On August 16, 2015, 22 year old Taylor Samson who was a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS failed to show up at the home of his mother in Amherst, she was expecting him for Sunday dinner. Police investigation led them to another Dalhousie student William Sandeson. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Abby Drover; BRITISH COLUMBIA
04/17/2024
Abby Drover; BRITISH COLUMBIA
Abby Drover was kidnapped in March 10th,1976 and held her prisoner for 181 days in an underground pit, made from an old bomb shelter. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Melonie Biddersingh; ONTARIO Part 2
04/12/2024
Melonie Biddersingh; ONTARIO Part 2
Melonie Biddersingh was a teenage Jamaican immigrant who met a tragic fate in 1994. Her life was cut short by the very people who should have protected her: her father and stepmother. Her case is considered one of the worst child abuse cases in Canadian history. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Melonie Biddersingh; ONTARIO
04/10/2024
Melonie Biddersingh; ONTARIO
Melonie Biddersingh was a teenage Jamaican immigrant who met a tragic fate in 1994. Her life was cut short by the very people who should have protected her: her father and stepmother. Her case is considered one of the worst child abuse cases in Canadian history. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Basil Borutski; ONTARIO
04/01/2024
Basil Borutski; ONTARIO
Anastasia Kuzyk, Nathalie Warmerdam and Carol Culleton were met with a fate that no one could imagine when Basil Barutski walked into their lives. Barutski skates through the justice system with no concern for what may happed. Due to a lack of follow through on the charges that, if taken serisouly, could have prevented the tragic loss that would become the triple murder of Renfrew County. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Shirley Duguay; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
03/20/2024
Shirley Duguay; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
October 7th 1994, a car was found abandoned on Highway 169, near Tyne Valley Prince Edward Island. When police try to contact the mother of 5, she is found to be missing and blood is found in her car on futhr inspection. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources: Bernard Grempel
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Holly Jones; ONTARIO
03/13/2024
Holly Jones; ONTARIO
When Holly Jones went missing in 2003, the entire city of Toronto was looking for her. Sadly after one a day, Holly’s remains were found washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario. Police were able to narrow in one a single suspect using a controversial DNA investigation technique. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Rhona Duncan & Bernard Grempel
03/08/2024
Rhona Duncan & Bernard Grempel
This weeks episode covers 2 different cases. If you have any information about the murder of Rhona Duncan please call North Vancouver RCMP at 1-604-985-1311, or if you wish to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visit solvecrime.ca In our second case, we discuss Bernard Grempel whose body was recently discovered after being missing since May 14, 2021. Other cases mentioned: Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 28 year old Navdeep Kaur is urged to call Surrey RCMP at 1-604-599-0502 and quote file 2024-26332. Anyone who was in the area from which she went missing between 10 p.m. on Feb 22 and 10 a.m. on Feb. 23 and may have dashcam or CCTV video is also being asked to contact investigators. If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Sherry Corrigal please call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 1-250-754-2345. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources: Bernard Grempel
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Merritt Missing Men
02/28/2024
Merritt Missing Men
Anyone with any information regarding the disappearance of Ben Tyner is asked to call their local RCMP detachment, the Southeast District Major Crime Unit at 1-877-987-8477 or B.C. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). If anyone knows anything, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please inform the Southeast District Major Crimes Unit in Kelowna as soon as possible. If you have any information about Dean Morrison you are asked to contact the Tk’emlups Rural RCMP at 1-250-314-1800 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Elizabeth is offering a $3000 reward to anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of her son. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources: Ben Tyner References Dean Morrison References
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Case Updates 2023 and More!
02/21/2024
Case Updates 2023 and More!
audio is fixed! PBP presents the annual case updates! This year we branched out to beyond the 2023 catalogue - Enjoy. Tip lines: Police are offering a $100,000 reward for anyone who provides information that will leave to Elnaz’s Hajtamiri’s whereabouts. Anyone with information is asked to call the OPP at or the dedicated tip line . Shannon White is described as having blonde hair, green eyes and stands 5 ft 5 weighing 180 lbs. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at and reference file number . Quoc Tran and Kristy Nguyen- Suspect Phuong Tan Nguyen is five-feet-nine-inches tall, and weighs 180 pounds. He has a medium build, short, black hair and brown eyes. More information about Phuong Tan Nguyen, the $50,000 reward and how to submit tips can be found at . The offer is also available in cooperation with . -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Broken Hearts Collaboration; VALENTINE'S SPECIAL
02/14/2024
Broken Hearts Collaboration; VALENTINE'S SPECIAL
Join us ni the first rendition of the Broken Hearts Collaboration, and to Buried Motives for the opportunity to take part! If you liked anyt show you hear today be sure to check them out at the link below: Love Marry Kill A Million Other Choices Enmeshed Instagram: Enmeshed_TrueCrimePodcast Crimes, Killers, Cults and Beer Music City 911 MusicCity911.com @MusicCity911 Buried Motives -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by:
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Charlene Ward; MANITOBA
02/14/2024
Charlene Ward; MANITOBA
Charlene Ward had been with her daughter, and friends at the Cat & Fiddle Nite Club on October 31st, 2007. Charlene would be found in her daughters home with life threating injuries. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Makayla Chang; BRITISH COLUMBIA
02/07/2024
Makayla Chang; BRITISH COLUMBIA
Makayla Chang was just 16 years old when she went missing in March of 2017, a few weeks after her birthday. At the time of her disappearance, Makayla had begun spending more time with a man named Steven Bacon who was more than 3 times her age. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Headway app is a book summary app that offers thousands of non-fiction book insights in text and audio format. Redeem the code at Headway can also be located Listeners can use code PODCASTBYPROXY Intro music made by: Sources:
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Robert Dziekanski; BRITISH COLUMBIA
01/31/2024
Robert Dziekanski; BRITISH COLUMBIA
Scared, confused, and on their first ever international flight, Robert was going to start a new life in Kamloops, B.C. October 14, 2007, Robert Dziekański Polish immigrant to Canada, was killed during an arrest at the Vancouver International Airport. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Headway app is a book summary app that offers thousands of non-fiction book insights in text and audio format. Redeem the code at Headway can also be located Listeners can use code PODCASTBYPROXY Intro music made by: Sources:
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Shaelene Bell; BRITISH COLUMBIA
01/24/2024
Shaelene Bell; BRITISH COLUMBIA
Shaelene Bell was last seen at 8:30 PM on January 30, 2021 when she left her Chilliwack apartment. 2 days later, her car was found on Ballam Road near the Fraser River. Shaelene’s body was found on Wednesday June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam, BC. Since Shaelene was found in June of 2021, her mother Alina Durham has been working to have the criteria of the Broadcast Intrusive Alert system also known as Alert Ready amended to include adults who go missing under suspicious circumstances, are vulnerable, and those who are at risk of imminent danger or death. Letters in support of Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert can also be sent to the Governor General of Canada Mary Simon at [email protected] or by mail to: Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ont., K1A 0A1. Petition Link: -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Headway app is a book summary app that offers thousands of non-fiction book insights in text and audio format. Redeem the code at Headway can also be located Listeners can use code PODCASTBYPROXY Intro music made by: Sources:
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The Rallo Family; ONTARIO
01/17/2024
The Rallo Family; ONTARIO
In August of 1976 Jon Rallo murdered his wife Sandra, 29, and children; Jason, 6, and Stephanie, 5, at their family home. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Headway app is a book summary app that offers thousands of non-fiction book insights in text and audio format. Redeem the code at Headway can also be located Listeners can use code PODCASTBYPROXY Intro music made by: Sources:
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Christina Calayca; ONTARIO
01/09/2024
Christina Calayca; ONTARIO
On August 6, 2007, 20 year old Christina Calayca was camping with friends when she headed out for a morning run at around 6:30 AM. When she didn’t return, her friends had hoped she just needed some alone time to explore but a few hours later they began to panic. 16 years later, Christina’s friends and family are still looking for the answer to what happened to her that day in Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Craig MacDonald; ONTARIO
01/03/2024
Craig MacDonald; ONTARIO
Wednesday, Oct. 13, Craig MacDonald, 43, died in hospital after being found shot outside a Scarbourough Boston Pizza near Highway 401 and Morningside Avenue. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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The O'Brien brothers; NEWFOUNDLAND
12/27/2023
The O'Brien brothers; NEWFOUNDLAND
On November 9, 1996, Adam, Trevor, and Mitchell O’Brien went missing in Newfoundland, Canada after being abducted by their father. 27 years later, the boys are still missing and their mother Diana is still desperately searching for the answer to what might have happened to them. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Paula Gallant; NOVA SCOTIA
12/21/2023
Paula Gallant; NOVA SCOTIA
On December 27, Paula Gallant, a Canadian school teacher, was murdered. She was wrapped in a blanket and left in the trunk of her own car. Police need to get creative to catch Paula's killer. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources: Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Sharron Prior; QUEBEC
12/12/2023
Sharron Prior; QUEBEC
16 year old Sharron Prior went missing from Pointe-St-Charles, Quebec during easter weekend of 1975 after leaving her home to walk 5 minutes to a local pizzeria to meet some friends. She was found 3 days later brutally murdered in a nearby field. Her case was unsolved for 48 years, until May of this year when police were able to use genetic genealogy to find her killer. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Ryder and Radek; ALBERTA
12/06/2023
Ryder and Radek; ALBERTA
Radek,11 and Ryder, 13 were found in killed in their father's home on Monday December 19th by their mother and stepfather, who had arrived to take the boys for Christmas break. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: Sources:
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Xerox Honolulu Mass Shooting; HAWAII
11/29/2023
Xerox Honolulu Mass Shooting; HAWAII
On November 2, 1999, a Xerox technician in Honolulu, Hawaii killed his supervisor and 6 other co-workers in what is considered to be the worst mass shooting in the history of Hawaii. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: https://soundcloud.com/aiakos
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Sina Parsi; ONTARIO
11/22/2023
Sina Parsi; ONTARIO
Sina Parsi, 32, disappeared June 9, after he left a soccer game. Clues led to an eighth-floor apartment in central Toronto, where Parsi's body was found. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: https://soundcloud.com/aiakos Sources:
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Erin Chorney; MANITOBA
11/15/2023
Erin Chorney; MANITOBA
Erin was killed in April 2002, her body wasn’t found until two years later. Someone will confessed to killing Erin and burying her body in another person’s grave, but who? -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: https://soundcloud.com/aiakos Sources:
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Rebecca Middleton; ONTARIO *Vacation Edition*
11/07/2023
Rebecca Middleton; ONTARIO *Vacation Edition*
The 17-year-old from Belleville, Ontario was found lying near bushes on Ferry Road, St George's, early on July 3, 1996. -K&O Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts. Intro music made by: https://soundcloud.com/aiakos Sources:
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