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The Shell Lake Massacre Episode 5 - The Confession

The Shell Lake Massacre Episode 5 - The Confession

FromThe Shell Lake Massacre


The Shell Lake Massacre Episode 5 - The Confession

FromThe Shell Lake Massacre

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

They say there are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth... But when one of us is dead, can the truth ever really be known? We’ll never know with complete certainty what happened in the home of Jim and Evelyn Peterson on that fateful day in August of 1967, but we do have one side of the story. Days after the family was slaughtered, Victor Ernest Hoffman confessed to committing one of the worst random mass murders in Canadian history. Episode 5 explores the confession of Victor Ernest Hoffman and shocking details that were revealed throughout the course of the trial.
Released:
Sep 12, 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.