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S3 Bonus: Return to Mississippi

In this special episode, David and Thomas Moore reflect on their search for justice and what they’ve learned in the years since their investigation into the 1964 Klan murders of Henry Dee and Thomas’ brother Charles Moore.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:26]

Introducing Uncover: Sharmini

On June 12, 1999, 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel disappeared. Journalist Michelle Shephard returns to an investigation that has haunted her for 20 years. Subscribe to Uncover: Sharmini now: hyperurl.co/uncovercbc

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S5 Update: "I was here all night"

David follows up on tips, rumours and accusations surrounding the Kerrie Brown case, and tracks down more potential suspects.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:48:32]

S5 Episode 10 Part 2: Sumner

Trevor Brown speaks for the first time with the man who was accused of murdering his sister.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:23]

S5 Episode 10 Part 1: Sumner

Patrick Sumner was arrested and charged with Kerrie's murder, but discharged after a preliminary hearing. He has never spoken to the media to give his side of the story. Until now.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:55:55]

S5 Episode 9: Marnie

David tracks down the civilian phone operator who says she received a suspicious phone call the night Kerrie disappeared.

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S5 Episode 8: Other Brother

Trevor wasn't Kerrie's only sibling. David takes the investigation closer to home.

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S5 Episode 7: Luella

A woman writes a name on a scrap of paper and hands it to Jim Brown. Is this the tip he's been waiting for?

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[mp3 file: runs 00:48:10]

S5 Episode 6: The Call

A retired RCMP officer claims that certain suspects, tips and evidence may have been overlooked during the original investigation, including a very suspicious phone call.

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S5 Episode 5 Part 2: Mad Max

Another muscle car, similar to the one seen by witnesses near the crime scene, was out driving through Thompson on the night of Kerrie's murder. The driver of that car was known as Mad Max.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:31:35]

S5 Episode 5 Part 1: Rolly

The investigation leads to the owner of an auto body shop, who has information about Patrick Sumner's vehicle, and similar cars that may have been in Thompson on the night of Kerrie's murder.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:37:21]

S5 Episode 4: Graveyard Road

A local teenager witnessed two vehicles leaving the crime scene the night Kerrie was murdered. What did he see that night? And more importantly, who?

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[mp3 file: runs 01:04:20]

S5 Episode 3: Helen Betty Osborne

Another young woman was brutally murdered in northern Manitoba in 1971. But unlike the Brown case, a perpetrator was eventually brought to justice. What can be learned from the Helen Betty Osborne case?

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[mp3 file: runs 00:54:17]

S5 Episode 2: Dead End

David speaks with the woman who discovered Kerrie's body to learn about the crime scene and meets with the police officer currently in charge of Kerrie's case.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:11:11]

S5 Episode 1: Ravens

On a cold October night in 1986, 15-year-old Kerrie Brown disappeared from a house party. Her friends and family recall that fateful night and the devastating effect it's had on their lives.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:03:14]

S5 Kerrie Brown - Preview

In SKS Season 5: Kerrie Brown, David Ridgen travels north to Thompson, Manitoba to investigate the brutal unsolved murder of 15-year-old Kerrie Brown.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:03:09]

Introducing: Escaping NXIVM

NXIVM calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover - the new investigative series from CBC Podcasts - looks into the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. Subscribe to Uncover: Escaping NXIVM now.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:36:12]

S1 - S5 Updates

Updates on Seasons 1 through 4. And an announcement: SKS will be back with Season 5 in October 2018.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:09:26]

S1 Update: Final Response

In March 2018, David and his team of volunteers conduct a fourth search of Holmes Lake for Adrien McNaughton. It's the deepest and most thorough search to date and, with the help of cadaver dogs, leads to important discoveries.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:18:10]

Introducing: Finding Cleo

Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970s and adopted out to the U.S., a Cree family believes their sister was raped and murdered while hitchhiking home to Saskatchewan. Host Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:35:33]

S4 Episode 5: Jr.

David and the Greavette family track down every available lead, investigating whether Wayne's murder is linked to the water industry, biker gangs or organized crime.

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S4 Episode 4: D & L

A disturbing piece of information about Wayne's past is revealed and the Greavettes meet one of the people mentioned in the death letter.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:40:10]

S4 Episode 3: The Deer

Danielle and Justin meet with Ed Galick who was Wayne's former employer and mentor. He was also a person of interest to police. Ed and Wayne were like father and son, but then things took a turn in their relationship.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:42:13]

S4 Episode 2: Death Letter

David meets the police officers involved in the Greavette case to learn about their investigation and find out what the evidence reveals about who might have killed Wayne.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:45:34]

S4 Episode 1: 9-1-1

When a flashlight bomb killed Wayne Greavette in 1996, it also destroyed his family. Years later, Wayne's widow and adult children reunite to revisit the case and search for answers.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:50:14]

S4 Greavette - Preview

In SKS Season 4: Greavette, David Ridgen continues the work he began nine years ago, investigating the murder of Wayne Greavette.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:01:37]

S3 Episode 7: Epilogue

In this bonus episode, David travels back to Mississippi, follows up on the Dee & Moore case, and looks at the fate of other civil rights era cases in the wake of the James Ford Seale trial.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:45:43]

S3 Episode 6: Reckoning

In the aftermath of the Dee-Moore case, questions remain. Years later, David and Thomas return to Mississippi to meet old friends, mourn those who have passed and to try meeting the Klansman turned church deacon, Charles Marcus Edwards, one more time.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:50:22]

S3 Episode 5: The Bridge

The investigation continues, leading to the doorsteps of more former Klansmen. Then, a surprising revelation from Lampton.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:49:22]

S3 Episode 4: Bunkley

David and Thomas search for MHSP officers and FBI agents who were present during Seale and Edwards's arrests. And Thomas looks for the support of the local community as he plans to confront the Klansmen in person.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:47:44]

S3 Episode 3: The Hornet’s Nest

David and Thomas meet journalist Jerry Mitchell, who has stacks of FBI documents about the case. They speak to people who lived through the terror of civil rights era Mississippi, and visit U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton to try to get the case reopened.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:42:32]

S3 Episode 2: The Klansman

Why did authorities close the case? David & Thomas speak with the FBI and local District Attorney to try to find out. They also meet Henry's sister Thelma and Joe Lee, one of the last to see Dee & Moore alive. Thomas makes a shocking discovery.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:01:39]

S3 Episode 1: The Wrong Body

In 1964, two klansmen were arrested for the murder of Dee & Moore: James Ford Seale and Charles Marcus Edwards. The charges were dropped. But Edwards is still known to be alive, and Thomas wants to meet him face to face.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:11:23]

S3 Dee & Moore - Preview

All six episodes of SKS Season 3: Dee & Moore will be available on Tuesday, November 7th, 2017.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:01:21]

S1 & S2 Update and what's next

In a live Q&A; from CBC Hamilton, David provides updates on the Adrien McNaughton and Sheryl Sheppard cases, as well as a sneak peek at what’s to come.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:16:46]

S2 Episode 12: Lavoie

Where is Sheryl Sheppard? David looks into her potential whereabouts and makes direct contact with the man police have named as the prime suspect in Sheryl's disappearance: Michael Lavoie.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:21:01]

S2 Episode 11: Blackmail

As David tries to track down and speak to Brian Sweeney, Sheryl's ex-husband, evidence begins to pile up that Sheryl may have known her life was in danger.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:13:06]

S2 Episode 10: Mom

David speaks to people who knew Michael Lavoie as a child, as well as members of his family, including his mother, Pat Lavoie.

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S2 Episode 9: The Appearance of Force

David takes a closer look at the New Year's Eve proposal video with a forensic psychologist and the TV host who was there that night. We also hear from people who say they witnessed violence between Michael and Sheryl first hand.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:50:24]

S2 Episode 8: Gwen

Gwen speaks about her relationship with Michael Lavoie, what she recalls from those crucial days in January 1998, and the effect that Sheryl's disappearance had on Gwen and her family.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:39:51]

S2 Episode 7: Ghost

David drives cross-country to meet with Gwen, Michael Lavoie's partner of many years. Retired detectives share new details about their investigation. And a local reporter reveals a previously unreported story about Lavoie.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:37:55]

S2 Episode 6: Stepbrother

David tracks down Michael Lavoie's stepbrother, Mark Dempsey, and talks to him about family, betrayal and the criminal code.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:32:19]

S2 Episode 5: Girlfriend

In the weeks surrounding Sheryl's disappearance, Michael Lavoie began a relationship with another woman, Sheila Darbyson. Sheila talks for the first time about many surprising details. (Episode 6 will be released on Monday, January 2, 2017)

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S2 Episode 4: Intimation

The search for more information about Sheryl’s disappearance begins to both widen and focus on the details, as David uses everything from Facebook to knocking on doors to try to figure out what might have happened to Sheryl.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:46:45]

S1 Update

The investigation into the Adrien McNaughton case continues. Since the season finale, there have been meetings with police, two search dives and some discoveries.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:09:23]

S2 Episode 3: Blondie

Who was Sheryl Sheppard? David speaks to her family, friends and coworkers to try to find out if there was anything in her past that could provide clues to explain her sudden disappearance.

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[mp3 file: runs 01:17:00]

S2 Episode 2: The Hammer

Hamilton police discover Sheryl Sheppard’s fiancé, Michael Lavoie, parked in a storage locker overcome by exhaust fumes. SKS host David Ridgen talks to police about their original investigation to begin piecing together what happened that fateful weekend.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:44:26]

S2 Episode 1: The Trailer Park

When Odette Fisher returned from holidays in New Brunswick, she expected her daughter, Sheryl Sheppard, to pick her up at the train station. Sheryl never showed up. And Sheryl’s new fiancé said he hadn’t seen her for days.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:43:30]

SKS Season 2 Preview

New case. New leads. New hope. David Ridgen is back, investigating another missing person cold case. Season 2 of Someone Knows Something will launch Nov 21.

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S1 Episode 11: Terminus

In the season finale of SKS, David Ridgen wraps up loose ends, looks into ways to continue the investigation into Adrien's disappearance, and speaks with the McNaughton family about their experience of reopening the case.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:36:43]

S1 Episode 10: The Abyss

Five scuba divers conduct a search of Holmes Lake.

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S1 Episode 9: What we know

The investigation pauses as the search divers wait for Holmes Lake to thaw. In the meantime, SKS revisits the people, information and new leads that have been uncovered in the case so far.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:12:56]

S1 Episode 8: Clyde Forks

Two psychics pointed to the remote town of Clyde Forks in their readings of Adrien McNaughton's fate and whereabouts. Could the missing boy have grown up in a secluded town an hour's drive from his family home?

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S1 Episode 7: First Attempt

A divemaster prepares to search Holmes Lake before winter arrives ​and the lake freezes over. And John Gervais identifies the mysterious vehicle he saw at the lake the day Adrien disappeared.

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S1 Episode 6: The scent

The cadaver dogs continue their search for the scent of human remains in the Holmes Lake area.

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S1 Episode 5: Breeze & Grief

Two cadaver dogs are brought in to search the area of Holmes Lake where five-year-old Adrien McNaughton was last seen.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:52]

S1 Episode 4: Hello, Adrien?

Is Adrien still alive? If so, what would he look like today? Forensic artist Diana Trepkov creates a series of age-progression sketches to help SKS in their quest to solve the mystery of McNaughton's disappearance.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:28:06]

S1 Episode 3: The theories

SKS host David Ridgen speaks with those involved in the initial search for Adrien McNaughton, and weighs every available theory about the cause of his disappearance — from abduction to bear attack.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:38:50]

S1 Episode 2: Mr. Ring

Another witness was present in the moments leading up to Adrien’s disappearance. SKS host David Ridgen ventures into the backwoods of Eastern Ontario to find him.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:28:28]

S1 Episode 1: The family

What happened the day five-year-old Adrien McNaughton wandered into the woods and was never seen again? How does a family grieve for someone who may still be alive? And where might he be today? SKS host David Ridgen returns to his hometown to investigate.

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S1 Prologue: 'Do it, David. Do it.'

David Ridgen considers whether he should create the podcast Someone Knows Something.

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