<p>The country is shocked to learn that a serial killer has been paid by the police - $100,000 in return for the locations of his murder victims.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Even as decades have passed, opinions are split on this controversial deal. Was Clifford Olson rewarded for his heinous crimes, or was this necessary to stop the killing? And what do the architects of the deal think about it today?</p>
Jun 09, 2025•34 min•Season 33Ep. 4
<p>It’s the summer of 1981 and the RCMP have their sights set on Clifford Olson, who is well known to them as a career criminal and informant.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>As police investigate, kids continue to be taken. Kids like Judy Kozma, a 14-year-old who never made it home from her shift at McDonald’s. By the time he’s finally arrested, Olson has murdered at least eleven young people.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The RCMP’s cas...
Jun 02, 2025•38 min•Season 33Ep. 3
<p>‘They called him the Candyman.’</p><p><br></p><p>In British Columbia’s lower mainland, children are disappearing. Families are terrified as the local RCMP attempts to find out who is preying on vulnerable kids.</p><p><br></p><p>At a time when both the public and the police don’t know how to deal with a serial killer, Clifford Olson slips through the cracks.</p>
May 26, 2025•40 min•Season 33Ep. 2
<p>Arlene Bynon answers a collect call. On the other end of the line is Clifford Olson: a man convicted of killing eleven children and teenagers in the 1980s. The oldest of them, eighteen. The youngest of them, nine. During years of secret phone calls from his prison cell, he tells this young journalist things he hasn’t told anyone else.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Decades later, Nathaniel Frum dusts off a box of old tapes inherited from his late grandfather. W...
May 20, 2025•32 min•Season 33Ep. 1
<p>The voice of a killer. The truth uncovered.</p><p><br></p><p>For years, journalist Arlene Bynon took forbidden jailhouse calls from notorious murderer Clifford Olson. Hundreds of hours of secret recordings — hidden from prison guards and the public — are now being revealed.</p><p><br></p><p>In<strong> Uncover: Calls From a Killer</strong>, Arlene, joined by Nathaniel Frum, will expose what Olson told her, what polic...
May 13, 2025•3 min
Groundbreaking investigations. Artful storytelling. Uncover the best in true crime. Follow the show to get the latest episodes in your feed, and to explore the rich 30+ season catalogue of award-winning investigative journalism.
May 07, 2025•3 min
In the wake of 9/11, anthrax-laced letters unleashed a new wave of terror across the nation. But who was behind the attacks — and why has America nearly forgotten this story? As government buildings shut down and law enforcement scrambled to track the perpetrator, the FBI launched one of the largest and most complex investigations in its history. Untangling a web of scientific evidence and false leads, the case took unexpected turns with lasting consequences. From Wolf Entertainment, USG Audio, ...
Apr 12, 2025•38 min
She had a million-dollar smile and a trail of dead men behind her— who was Sandra Bridewell? From Sony Music Entertainment comes Fatal Beauty. Host and investigative report Cooper Moll exposes the secrets of the 'black widow' on Fatal Beauty the latest true crime series to drop on The Binge. Search for Fatal Beauty wherever you get your podcasts to listen now. ...
Apr 01, 2025•5 min
The voice of a killer. The truth uncovered. Coming May 20, 2025 . For years, journalist Arlene Bynon took forbidden jailhouse calls from notorious murderer Clifford Olson. Hundreds of hours of secret recordings — hidden from prison guards and the public — are now being revealed. In Uncover: Calls From A Killer, Arlene, joined by Nathaniel Frum, will expose what Olson told her, what police got wrong, and why authorities paid a serial killer $100,000. Calls from a Killer unear...
Mar 10, 2025•4 min
An unlikely discovery ten miles out to sea leaves British detectives with a dead end case. Until an accidental doorknock leads to a shocking discovery and the start of a brand new investigation. You can binge all episodes of Sea of Lies ad-free on CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts .
Mar 06, 2025•47 min•Season 32Ep. 1
With the body now identified and the discovery of a man living under his name, Elaine Boyes is the only person who knows both men. So who is Ronald Platt? And who would want him dead? You can binge all episodes of Sea of Lies early and ad-free on CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts, or binge all episodes right now on YouTube ....
Mar 04, 2025•47 min•Season 32Ep. 2
With Ron and Elaine off to Canada, their connection to the mysterious David Davis looks as if it’s coming to an end. But when Elaine finds herself at the center of the investigation into Ron’s death, she’s under the watchful eye of Davis himself. You can binge all episodes of Sea of Lies early and ad-free on CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts, or binge all episodes right now on YouTube ....
Mar 03, 2025•45 min•Season 32Ep. 3
After the revelation that Albert Walker is one of the world’s most wanted men, Sam investigates his origin story - and the trail of crimes he committed on the opposite side of the Atlantic.
Mar 02, 2025•46 min•Season 32Ep. 4
As the police piece together a case against Albert, the pressure on him and Sheena builds. In uncovering the truth about their five years on the run, an uncomfortable revelation comes to light.
Mar 01, 2025•50 min•Season 32Ep. 5
With Albert awaiting trial, all eyes are on Sheena. The case against her father is far from a foregone conclusion and she’s the only one who knows the truth. But where do her loyalties lie?
Feb 28, 2025•37 min•Season 32Ep. 6
The trial attracts media coverage across the globe. Sheena finally has her moment on the stand, with Albert’s fate resting in her hands. Nearly 30 years on, Sam explores what’s happened to Albert Walker and the victims he left behind. Listener's guide to Uncover: What season should you cue up next?
Feb 27, 2025•40 min•Season 32Ep. 7
A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins. This is the story of a con man who couldn't stop lying. A tale of murder, stolen identities, fine art, a diaper stuffed with gold bars, and a crime solved by a Rolex watch. From rural Canada to coastal England, he lied and deceived at every turn. Award-winning podcaster Sam Mullins (Chameleon: Dr. Dante & Wild Boys) takes you inside the world of a devious scammer whose trail o...
Jan 22, 2025•3 min
As a teen, Anne-Marie Robinson dreamed of becoming a professional musician. The talented French horn player soon became the music teacher’s favourite. But it wasn’t the kind of attention she wanted. On a band trip, he bought the kids alcohol and she ended up in his hotel bed. Decades later, she ran into him. It was like seeing a ghost.
Jan 14, 2025•29 min•Season 31Ep. 1
Robinson stored her painful, high-school memories deep in her mind. But it all came flooding back in midlife after she saw the music teacher. She decided to confront him. That meeting led Robinson on a journey to discover what really happened and report it to police.
Jan 13, 2025•32 min•Season 31Ep. 2
More than a year after Robinson went to police, William Douglas Walker was charged with a sex crime. She alleged he groomed and controlled her when she was 16. After four and half years in court, a judge said there wasn’t enough proof she hadn’t consented to sex. The case was dismissed.
Jan 12, 2025•35 min•Season 31Ep. 3
Robinson couldn’t help but think if she knew there were other victims, the outcome of the case would have been different. The investigation finds another survivor, Robinson reaches out and gets a response right away: “Hello Powerful Woman.” She finally meets the woman who got the teacher banned.
Jan 11, 2025•38 min•Season 31Ep. 4
The desk in Jeanie McKay’s teenage bedroom had 56 notches: one for every time she had sexual intercourse with her music teacher. It would become evidence years later, when Walker was found guilty of professional misconduct and banned from teaching. During his statement, he referred to his former student as a “blip.”
Jan 10, 2025•45 min•Season 31Ep. 5
Jackie Short kept detailed diaries as a teen. She knew the teacher was making sexual advances to multiple students. At the same time, he was courting another teacher who would become his wife. On a band trip to Germany, Short told an administrator what was going on at their high school.
Jan 09, 2025•36 min•Season 31Ep. 6
Five alleged victims gather for the inaugural meeting of “the club no one wanted to join.” They say they were sexually harassed, exploited, assaulted or raped by Walker. One says her friend’s father punched the music teacher in the face. They want to find the man who threw the punch.
Jan 08, 2025•45 min•Season 31Ep. 7
Robinson meets Sam, the man behind the punch. He said in 1975, when he found out his 16-year-old daughter had sexual encounters with her high-school music teacher, he went to the principal. When Walker moved schools, he told Robinson about the punch — it made her feel sorry for him. But now she knows what really happened.
Jan 07, 2025•34 min•Season 31Ep. 8
A third alleged victim goes to the police about the music teacher, again resulting in no charge or conviction. In season one of this podcast, 10 men came forward to tell police they were sexually abused as teens by one teacher. He was led away in handcuffs and taken to prison. These women don’t understand the double standard for girls.
Jan 06, 2025•37 min•Season 31Ep. 9
The former teacher offers a letter of apology that leaves the survivors angry and unsatisfied. But Robinson makes a trip back to her old high school, reclaims her power and reveals what the investigation has given her. She, along with Peter Hamer from the first season of this podcast, form an advocacy group to help protect kids.
Jan 05, 2025•44 min•Season 31Ep. 10
Anne-Marie Robinson says that as a teen, she was raped by her music teacher. He says it was consensual sex. She reached out to journalist and podcast host Julie Ireton to share her story and together they have uncovered a trail of teen victims.
Dec 09, 2024•3 min
Avenger from Orbit Media tells the story of Miriam Lewin, one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades long campaign to bring her tormentors to justice. Avenger is...
Dec 06, 2024•32 min
In 2015, a 20-something American named John learns he might be a father. A prenatal paternity test confirms it, and he quickly pivots from college student to family man. But eight months into the baby’s life, a second test reveals John is not the father, shattering his new reality. “How could I be that unlucky?” A legal note: Over the course of this podcast, a number of allegations are made against Viaguard Accu-Metrics and its employees. When asked, company owner Harvey Tenenbaum said he stands...
Dec 05, 2024•35 min•Season 30Ep. 1
