Too Little Too Late | 9
02/15/21 • 65 min
At 8:02 AM, Nova Scotia RCMP Tweeted that they were responding to an “active shooter situation” in Portapique. Five minutes later, they told other police forces they were searching for Gabriel Wortman, who was wanted for homicide and considered armed and dangerous. The police bulletin said he may be driving a fully marked RCMP cruiser and “could be anywhere in the province.”
But the public did not get that information until hours later. And in the meantime, Wortman’s killing spree continued.
In this episode, we meet four more victims whose lives were taken that morning before police warned people that he was driving a mock RCMP cruiser. Some of their families say an emergency alert would have saved their lives.
We have much more on our website, including articles, maps, and photos: globalnews.ca/13hours
Instagram: @13hourspodcast
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Twitter: @SarahRitchieTV; @alexandrakress
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At 8:02 AM, Nova Scotia RCMP Tweeted that they were responding to an “active shooter situation” in Portapique. Five minutes later, they told other police forces they were searching for Gabriel Wortman, who was wanted for homicide and considered armed and dangerous. The police bulletin said he may be driving a fully marked RCMP cruiser and “could be anywhere in the province.”
But the public did not get that information until hours later. And in the meantime, Wortman’s killing spree continued.
In this episode, we meet four more victims whose lives were taken that morning before police warned people that he was driving a mock RCMP cruiser. Some of their families say an emergency alert would have saved their lives.
We have much more on our website, including articles, maps, and photos: globalnews.ca/13hours
Instagram: @13hourspodcast
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SarahRitchieTV; @alexandrakress
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Daybreak | 8
In this episode, we hear from police on scene in Portapique for the first time through recently uncovered recordings of their radio communications. The recordings show police were having communication issues and navigation issues as they searched for the gunman in the early morning on April 19, 2020.
We also hear from Leon Joudrey, the first person to speak with the gunman’s common-law partner after she emerged from the woods. RCMP say she was a key witness, giving them crucial new information about his police disguise and his weapons.
Then our story follows the gunman as he leaves Debert and drives to Wentworth, N.S. We'll introduce you to his next victims, Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins.
We have much more on our website, including articles, maps, and photos: globalnews.ca/13hours
Instagram: @13hourspodcast
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SarahRitchieTV; @alexandrakress
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Friendly Fire | 10
On the morning of April 19, 2020, Greg Muise and Darrell Currie were preparing the Onslow Belmont Fire Brigade to help evacuees from Portapique, N.S. Suddenly, shots rang out and bullets sprayed the building, forcing them and others to run for cover.
They thought they were going to die at the hands of the gunman.
But it was the police who were shooting.
In this episode we break down what happened, second by second, as we describe what surveillance video captured. We also hear harrowing testimony from the firefighters about what they lived through that day, and from witnesses who saw it unfold.
More than 10 months later, the firefighters say they've never gotten an explanation or an apology from police.
We have much more on our website, including articles, maps, and photos: globalnews.ca/13hours
Instagram: @13hourspodcast
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SarahRitchieTV; @alexandrakress
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