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-...
May 14, 2022•33 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Coming May 2022: the return of Someone Knows Something. In Season 7, host David Ridgen and American journalist Amanda Robb investigate the 1998 murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian — Robb’s uncle — who was shot in an act of anti-abortion violence. The series explores the anti-abortion radical who was responsible for the murder and the possible links to similar attacks on Canadian doctors. With protests on the rise and debates about reproductive rights heating up in the U.S., could more violence be on t...
May 04, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On September 28, 1996, Melanie Ethier says goodbye to her mother Celine, and goes to a friend’s house to watch a movie. Melanie is never seen again.
Oct 15, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Conversations with Melanie’s friends who were with her the day she disappeared. Could something they noticed help the investigation?
Oct 14, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Melanie’s 10-minute walk home becomes 24 years of unanswered questions. Did someone see or hear her that night? And what about Celine’s suspicions about an old friend of the family?
Oct 13, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast A closer look at the alibi of a person who has been on Celine’s radar for a while.
Oct 12, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast The final regularly-planned episode. New information about Melanie’s case continues to come to light. What does this mean for Celine and the case?
Oct 11, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast David and Trevor follow new tips in the Kerrie Brown case and learn more about who the 911 caller may have been looking for on the night Kerrie was murdered.
Oct 15, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast David looks deeper into Donnie’s case file to try piecing together his final days and hours, while Debra takes a new approach to try shaking something loose. New revelations ensue. 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
Jun 08, 2020•59 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Debra proposes a new dig on a Mississippi property in her search for answers. Could it be the spark the case needs? 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
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 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
May 25, 2020•56 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 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
May 18, 2020•50 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 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
May 11, 2020•49 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In SKS Season 6, David Ridgen investigates the case of 19-year-old Donald Izzett Jr., who disappeared during a road trip across the U.S.
May 04, 2020•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode, David and Thomas Moore reflect on their search for justice and what they’ve learned in the years since their investigation into the 1964 Klan murders of Henry Dee and Thomas’ brother Charles Moore.
Sep 23, 2019•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast David follows up on tips, rumours and accusations surrounding the Kerrie Brown case, and tracks down more potential suspects. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Mar 06, 2019•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trevor Brown speaks for the first time with the man who was accused of murdering his sister. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Nov 19, 2018•27 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Patrick Sumner was arrested and charged with Kerrie's murder, but discharged after a preliminary hearing. He has never spoken to the media to give his side of the story. Until now. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Nov 19, 2018•56 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast David tracks down the civilian phone operator who says she received a suspicious phone call the night Kerrie disappeared. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Trevor wasn't Kerrie's only sibling. David takes the investigation closer to home. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Nov 05, 2018•56 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast A woman writes a name on a scrap of paper and hands it to Jim Brown. Is this the tip he's been waiting for? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Nov 05, 2018•48 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast A retired RCMP officer claims that certain suspects, tips and evidence may have been overlooked during the original investigation, including a very suspicious phone call. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 29, 2018•54 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Another muscle car, similar to the one seen by witnesses near the crime scene, was out driving through Thompson on the night of Kerrie's murder. The driver of that car was known as Mad Max. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 29, 2018•32 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast The investigation leads to the owner of an auto body shop, who has information about Patrick Sumner's vehicle, and similar cars that may have been in Thompson on the night of Kerrie's murder. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 29, 2018•37 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast A local teenager witnessed two vehicles leaving the crime scene the night Kerrie was murdered. What did he see that night? And more importantly, who? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Another young woman was brutally murdered in northern Manitoba in 1971. But unlike the Brown case, a perpetrator was eventually brought to justice. What can be learned from the Helen Betty Osborne case? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 22, 2018•54 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast David speaks with the woman who discovered Kerrie's body to learn about the crime scene and meets with the police officer currently in charge of Kerrie's case. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast On a cold October night in 1986, 15-year-old Kerrie Brown disappeared from a house party. Her friends and family recall that fateful night and the devastating effect it's had on their lives. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks/someone-knows-something-season-5-kerrie-brown-transcripts-listen-1.4850662
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In SKS Season 5: Kerrie Brown, David Ridgen travels north to Thompson, Manitoba to investigate the brutal unsolved murder of 15-year-old Kerrie Brown.
Oct 05, 2018•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Updates on Seasons 1 through 4. And an announcement: SKS will be back with Season 5 in October 2018.
Jul 03, 2018•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
