Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Episode 142: On a chilly, cloudy winter night in early 2005 at a gas station in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, a 24-year-old gas station attendant named Grant de Patie was brutally slain by a callous young man over just $12 and 30 cents worth of gas.
Sources:
R. v. Pratt, 2006 BCSC 1198 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/1p295>
R. v. Pratt, 2007 BCCA 206 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/1r1sv>
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/driver-from-2005-vehicle-dragging-death-in-maple-ridge-dies/
https://globalnews.ca/news/5080921/grant-de-patie-killer-darnell-pratt-dies/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Law
https://globalnews.ca/news/5342451/bc-late-night-workers-grants-law/
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/plaque-will-honour-grant-and-worker-safety/
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/21/im-a-little-numb-killer-of-b-c-gas-station-attendant-grant-de-patie-dies/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/death-of-toddler-mauled-by-rottweilers-was-accidental-inquest-rules/article960766/

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Episode 139: On September 27, 2017, when Dianna Mah-Jones failed to show up for her shift without calling in sick, her co-workers were concerned. Neither Dianna nor her husband, Richard Jones, was answering the phone. One of Dianna's colleagues went to the couple's home in Vancouver's Marpole neighbourhood and discovered what appeared to be a bloody crime scene. Dianna and Richard lay dead inside the house, brutally murdered.

After a complex and intense investigation police had their suspect. He was an odd man, with an odder name and an ever more odd explanation for what he had done.
Sources:
R. v Kam, 2020 BCSC 893 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/j897x>
Complete Vancouver police interrogation of Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam | Vancouver Sun
2017 Health Care Hero Vancouver Coastal: Dianna Mah Jones - BC Health Care Awards Thrill Killing
UBC Memoriam
Global News - Marpole Murders
Crime Scene Evidence Photos

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Episode 005, takes on the case of filmmaker and wannabe serial killer Mark Twitchell from, Edmonton Alberta. Mark Twitchell liked the Phantom Menace. That had to be where the problem started.
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This is Episode 004 of Dark Poutine. Here we present The Halifax Explosion, in honour of the 100th annoversary of the disaster. Prior to the detonation of the first atomic bomb was the largest man made explosion humanity had seen. It devastated Halifax and many residents died, or were severely injured. As well as the loss of life and limb, many were left without adequate shelter from the cruel Nova Scotia winter.
Thanks to Erica and D'Arcy for sharing music in this episode, for sharing Joshua Smith's song, The Day The City Died. You can find it here: https://joshuasmith.bandcamp.com/
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Episode 295: On the afternoon of December 20, 1974, a storekeeper in Calgary, Alberta, alerted the police about a customer, Philippe Laurier Gagnon, 26, who became aggressive after being denied the sale of airplane glue. The individual fled, and police pursued him to his residence two blocks away. When officers approached the suspect's residence, they were met with gunfire. Additional police, more than 130 officers, arrived to find the suspect armed with two rifles rifle in a garage. Gagnon refused to come out. A shootout ensued, resulting in the death of Detective Boyd Davidson, 43, after being shot in the neck. Six other officers were wounded by gunfire, and several others were injured.

After a military armoured car arrived, police gained the upper hand, smashed into the house and dislodged the gunman from his hideout. Gagnon, who had two rape convictions, a history of assault as well as a record of mental illness and drug abuse, also died at the scene in a hail of bullets as he charged at the officers.

Detective Davidson, a 23-year veteran of the police force and key figure in establishing the combined police and fire arson squad, left behind a wife and five children. His death and what was learned from the events led to the creation of the Calgary Police Service’s tactical team and changes to policing nationwide.

Sources:

Calgary Herald 21 Dec 1974, page 1

Edmonton Journal 24 Dec 1974, page 3

The Ottawa Journal 24 Dec 1974, page Page 2

The Vancouver Sun 28 Dec 1974, page 60

The Daily Herald-Tribune 30 Dec 1974, page 2

Black Friday: The day that changed policing in Canada

Calgray Herald - 40 years ago Black Friday transformed Calgary policing

Thugs, Thieves & Outlaws: A dark day for Calgary police

Calgary Police Service | Facebook

Tribute to fallen officers | Calgary Police

About our Tactical Unit | Calgary Police

Calgary's armoured rescue vehicle set to retire

Calgary police unveil new armoured vehicle | CBC News

Black Friday | YouthLinkYYC | YouTube

PTSD among Police Officers: Impact on Critical Decision Making

PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURIES

Public Safety Personnel’s interpretations of potentially traumatic events

Development of an Evidence-Informed Solution to Emotional Distress in Public Safety Personnel and Healthcare Workers: The Social Support, Tracking Distress, Education, and Discussion CommunitY (STEADY) Program

Calgary Police Service officer joins somber list of members killed in line of duty - Calgary

Driver in death of CPS officer sentenced to 12 years

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