Someone Knows Something

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Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine's family are left without answers.

In Season 9 of the award winning podcast Someone Knows Something, David Ridgen, along with Christine's mother, reopen the investigation and come face to face with the man who said he killed Chrissy.

Someone Knows Something is the investigative true crime series by award-winning documentarian David Ridgen. Each season tackles an unsolved case, uncovering details and bringing closure to families.

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Previous seasons: S1: Adrien McNaughton. S2: Sheryl Sheppard. S3: Dee & Moore. S4: Greavette. S5: Kerrie Brown. S6: Donald Izzett Jr.. S7: The Abortion Wars. S8: The Angel Carlick Case.

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S9 E1: Chrissy

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11/06/24 • 35 min

Chrissy Harron didn’t feel well on May 18, 1993, and stayed home from school, but eventually her mother insisted that she get to afternoon class. Chrissy left, slamming the door, and would never be seen again. How can someone simply vanish, and did the local police find anything of use in their investigation?

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S8 E1: Angel

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09/18/23 • 46 min

Eighteen-year-old Angel Carlick was set to graduate high school when she disappeared in Whitehorse in 2007. Her remains were found 6 months later. It’s been 15 years and her murder remains unsolved. Find the full-text transcript for this episode here: www.cbc.ca/1.6970507

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S6 Episode 3: Frenemy

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05/24/20 • 55 min

Detectives interrogate an apparent witness about his involvement in Donnie’s disappearance and question his credibility. Is he telling the truth or is there more to the story than he’s letting on? Meanwhile, David tracks down the witness’s family and friends to get to the bottom of his story. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-6-donald-izzett-jr-transcripts-listen-1.5558068

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S9 E2: Ringel

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11/13/24 • 29 min

A decade after her disappearance, a previously uninvestigated local man comes forward at a family gathering and confesses to killing Christine Harron. Chrissy's mother Mary Ann is told that the case is a "slam dunk". And the outcome of an upcoming trial could mean she will finally learn the truth. But this is just the beginning.

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S6 Episode 1: Mother’s Day

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05/10/20 • 48 min

On Mother’s Day 1995, Debra receives a distressing phone call from her son, Donnie. Crying and upset, he asks her to wire him some money. After what sounds like a scuffle and a scream, the phone goes dead. Debra never hears from Donnie again. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-6-donald-izzett-jr-transcripts-listen-1.5558068

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S6 Episode 2: Pitfire

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05/17/20 • 50 min

Debra notices a man repeatedly named in Donnie’s case file as a potential witness. Yet police never spoke to him. Could he be the key to finding out what happened to Donnie? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-6-donald-izzett-jr-transcripts-listen-1.5558068

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Introducing Season 9: The Christine Harron Case

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10/30/24 • 2 min

Someone Knows Something host David Ridgen's latest investigation is 15 years in the making. Season 9 follows the story of Ontario teenager Christine Harron who disappears in 1993. A mysterious man confesses to her murder, but the police case stalls out — and then David steps in.

Episodes will be released weekly starting Wednesday, Nov. 6. Subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts to get all episodes early and ad-free.

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S7 E1: Aiding, Abetting, Abortion

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05/14/22 • 32 min

Access to abortion has taken on urgency as the laws protecting it come under attack in the U.S. Working with family member Amanda Robb, David examines the murder of her uncle, an abortion provider in the U.S., and the resulting conviction of a fanatical sniper. Both discover that this murder may be the endgame of a series of doctor shootings that actually began in Canada. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/someone-knows-something-the-abortion-wars-transcripts-listen-1.6736516

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S7 E5: Nemesis

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05/31/22 • 39 min

David and Amanda examine the relationship between religious beliefs and justification for violence. The investigation takes them to Washington, D.C., where they meet with an American evangelical minister who was involved in the anti-abortion movement — leading protests against Dr. Barnett Slepian and blockading the clinic where he worked. Has the minister’s position changed? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/someone-knows-something-the-abortion-wars-transcripts-listen-1.6736516

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S7 E2: Remembrance

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05/15/22 • 32 min

In the 1990s, three Canadian abortion providers are shot and gravely injured — all about a year apart, all around Remembrance Day. David begins his examination of these attacks by speaking to Canadian family members. In so doing, David discovers connections between the Canadian shootings and the murder of Amanda Robb’s uncle, Dr. Barnett Slepian. An eyewitness account reveals new information publicly for the first time. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/someone-knows-something-the-abortion-wars-transcripts-listen-1.6736516

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