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The Shell Lake Massacre Episode 3 - The Last of the Petersons

The Shell Lake Massacre Episode 3 - The Last of the Petersons

FromThe Shell Lake Massacre


The Shell Lake Massacre Episode 3 - The Last of the Petersons

FromThe Shell Lake Massacre

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

19 year old Kathy Hill was just over one month into life as a newlywed when an unexpected knock on the door changed everything. Within hours she was in a car heading toward the home she had left just a few weeks earlier, but the family she had left behind wouldn't be there when she returned. All but one member of her family had been annihilated in a crime that still stands as one of the worst random mass murders in Canadian history... and she had no clue who the sole survivor was. Episode 3 explores Kathy's journey back to Saskatchewan, the police hunt for the killer and the funeral for 9 members of the Peterson family.
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (6)

On Aug. 15, 1967, James and Evelyn Peterson and seven of their children were murdered in their home near Shell Lake, Sask. in a shocking crime that still stands as one of the worst random mass murders in Canadian history. More than 50 years later, a new podcast from Rawlco Radio explores the untold story of the Peterson family and the events surrounding their deaths. Over six episodes, you'll get to know the Petersons with the help of Kathy Hill, the only remaining family member, as she shares the most intimate details of their story in this exclusive series. Listeners will meet the neighbours who arrived at the Peterson farm to discover the horrific mass murder and learn about the circumstances that led to this unimaginable crime. The podcast covers the RCMP search for the killer and the eventual confession of Victor Hoffman. Brittany Caffet, host of The Shell Lake Massacre, grew up near Shell Lake and has a personal connection to the tragedy: Kathy Hill is the great aunt of her spouse.