In Her Defence: Breach of Trust

Episode 5: Bad Apples

Police sexual misconduct isn’t only a problem in Regina. Investigation shows dozens of officers around the country are accused of misusing their power – and databases – f

Episode 4: Eyes on IEIS

Jana learns more about Robert Semenchuck’s life and history as a police officer – and about the powerful database he was using to access personal information about his vi

Episode 3: Witnesses to a Crime

Dozens of women receive a mysterious phone call from police in Regina, telling them they’ve been witnesses to a crime. A meeting with police investigators leaves some vic

Episode 2: Bob. Bob Semenchuck.

Officers at the Regina Police Service begin an internal investigation of one of their colleagues, and turn up a case larger and more complex than they could have imagined

Episode 1: Steve Wrong Number Boy

It was one single word that caught the attention of Kerry Benjoe, and made her question what she knew about the man she’d been seeing on-and-off for five years. What she

Introducing In Her Defence: Breach of Trust

What happens when one of the “good guys” turns out to be a bad guy? A Regina police officer preyed on hundreds of vulnerable women using information from police database

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Persevere, keep trying, don’t give up / âhkamêyimok

What was Amber doing when she disappeared? Police provide some new information about the rest of the phone call, and their investigation. Amber’s mother faces a serious n

The Voice / ni nisitawinawâw

The release of the voice brings out a flood of tips and suspects. Experts study the tape for clues about the voice, while police come to realize the recording doesn’t hav

Blatant Failures / mâmâsîs ê-tôtahkik

A notorious serial killer prompts a broad reckoning around the murder of Indigenous women and girls in Canada. Amber’s family files an official complaint around how her m

What the trees know / kîkwây mîtosak ê-kiskêyihtahkik

Police decide to release the tape to the public, hoping someone will recognize the voice of the man who was with Amber when she disappeared. Amber’s remains are found in

Home / wîkihk

Amber’s cousin gives us a tour of Fort Chipewyan, the northern Alberta community where Amber was raised. We learn about Amber’s life before she disappeared, and about the

Missing / ê-wanihiht

Amber Tuccaro flies south to Edmonton with her baby and a new friend, and vanishes. Amber’s family doesn’t trust the police investigation, and her relatives and friends d

Introducing In Her Defence: 50th Street

Do you recognize this man’s voice? Coming this fall, In Her Defence: 50th Street investigates the unsolved murder of Amber Tuccaro, who disappeared from the Edmonton are

Crime Story: An in-depth interview with Jana Pruden

In this special bonus episode, our host Jana Pruden sits down with Crime Story’s Kathleen Goldhar to discuss the question, “How should we deal with women who kill their a

Episode 8: Freedom

Did Helen really kill Miles? A burning question remains. As Helen works toward release from prison, we think about what made Miles who he was, and consider the legacy of

Episode 7: Seemed Like a Loser

Appealing a plea deal is a long-shot, but defence lawyer Mona Duckett wants to take it on. The Crown says justice has been served. The Court of Appeal considers Helen’s f

Episode 6: Thanks, Gentlemen

Helen is sent to prison for the death of her husband. Around the country, people object to her sentence and the way she’s treated in court. In the isolation of prison, He

Episode 5: The Battered Woman Defence

The 1987 case of Angelique Lavallee provides a roadmap for the “battered woman defence.” Canada’s first female Supreme Court justice, Bertha Wilson, attempts to expose sy

Episode 4: Responsibility Pie

Helen is interrogated by police officers who say they understand the abuse she’d been living with, and know that something had to happen for her to get free. Someone she