The Murder of Amber Kirwan (NS)
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Episode 087 - On the morning of October 9, 2011, 19-year-old Amber Kirwan failed to show up for an arranged ride home after leaving a local billiards hall in New Glasgow, N.S. After a massive search for almost a month Amber's body was found in a shallow grave in the nearby village of Heathbell. The man eventually charged and convicted of the crime had a surprising background. Should he have been in the community at all?
Sources:R. v. Falconer, 2016 NSCA 22 (CanLII) http://canlii.ca/t/gp1bxPictou County Advocate - archivesObituary of Amber Donna KirwanTimeline of Events in Amber Kirwan’s murder - Cape Breton PostSurveillance Video at Dooly's - The AdvocateMurder of Taxi Driver - Robert Gerald LeBlancThe song Taxi Phone by Dave Gunning
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