VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIAIn 2003, a local dry cleaner was opening up his shop for the morning, when he saw an abandoned shopping cart with a large object slumped into it.Find out more about:True Crime Podcasts - Live in Toronto - August 18The Royal Cinema’s monthly signature seriesTrans Pulse ProjectGender Bandit.comPodcast recommendationsCrime Writers On (true crime podcast and documentary reviews, pop culture, and more)CBC's Uncover: The Cat Lady CaseWant to support my sponsors? Here's where the discount codes are:www.canadiantruecrime.ca/sponsors* Correction notice: in the final paragraphs of this episode, a report from Statistics Canada was quoted. “….“Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2017”, reports that from 2010 to 2017, there were 31 hate crimes targeting transgender or asexual people that were reported to police.” - Please note that the published report used incorrect terminology - the word asexual should actually be agender. Statistics Canada have been notified of this error and have promised to update their report.Credits: Research and education: Eliot Waddingham, transgender activist and educator. Gender Bandit.comWriting, narration, music arrangement, audio production: Kristi LeeAudio editing: We Talk of DreamsDisclaimer voiced by the host of Beyond Bizarre True Crime Other credits and sources can be found on the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.