Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

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Taylor Rae

7 episodes

1 week ago

A Canadian based pod run by a true crime junkie with a background in Criminal Psychology. It's purpose is to educate, inform, entertain, and raise awareness. All research is completed by the host and all efforts are put forth to remain sensitive to victims and their families.

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Episodes (7/7)

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 7: The Youngest Woman Sentenced To Death (Christa Pike)

It's been 30 years of solitude for Christa Pike. 30 years to think about her crime. 30 years awaiting death. But what exactly is the story behind the headlines of the youngest woman sentenced to death in the last 200 years? At only 18 years old she was convicted of a crime so shocking that life in prison seemed too easy a punishment.

Join your host Taylor Rae as she deep dives into the case of Christa Pike and the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

Time stamp to skip details of the murder:

22:00-24:15

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Links to Sources:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1054/124745/20191206143532120_Pike%20cert%20extension%20request.pdf

https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0205p-06.pdf

https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/e2009-00016-cca-r3-pd.html

https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Order%20setting%20execution%20%2814%29%20-%20Christa%20Gail%20Pike.pdf

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1 month ago

32 minutes 24 seconds

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 6: The Murder of Tori Stafford

Spring of 2009 in a small Ontario town, Victoria Stafford, a beautiful and vibrant little girl, just shy of her 9th birthday looked forward to another day at school. Tragically, she would never make it home.

The senseless murder of a child, a shaken country, questions regarding the decisions of law enforcement. This case made national headlines, sparked one of the largest manhunts in Ontario’s history, and sent locals spiraling as the loss of one of their own forced a once quiet town into an epicenter of media turmoil.

Join your host Taylor Rae as she dives into the harrowing case of Tori Stafford.

Time Stamp to skip details of murder: 21:40 - 22:23

Link to Tori's memorial page: https://www.brockandvisser.com/obituaries/victoria-stafford

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Links to sources:

https://canadianmedialawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/R_v_Rafferty_2010_ONSC_6980.pdf

https://canadianmedialawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/R._v._McClintic.pdf

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/tori-stafford-christie-blatchford

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-in-memory-of-tori-stafford-10-years-later

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2 months ago

31 minutes 51 seconds

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 5: In Her Skin, The Murder of Rachel Barber

Have you ever wanted something? Wanted it so badly you'd do anything for it? Would you kill for it?

Rachel Barber's life was a good one. She was pretty, popular, talented, everything a teenage girl could want. Though it seemed that someone else wanted this more than anything....and they, they were willing to kill for it.

Join your host Taylor Rae as she dives into the senseless murder of Rachel Barber, a case that begs the question. How far are you willing to go for what you want?

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Links to the book, movie, and source material:

https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/in-her-skin/umc.cmc.4ak0x2t3rrogdvw7u07sj8hmm?action=play

https://www.amazon.ca/Perfect-Victim-chilling-daughters-disappearance/dp/0143001027

https://rachelbarberofficialmemorial.yourwebsitespace.com/bio.html

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertson-who-strangled-dancer-rachel-barber-in-1999-freed-on-parole/news-story/5ce7e1bd298fbc40145f6aacf02dbfed

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4 months ago

28 minutes 57 seconds

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 4: The Survival of Alison Botha

Alison Botha lived a good life, travelling the world, spending time with friends, and furthering her career. This would all change when a chance encounter with evil changed her future and re-wrote the landscape of justice systems around the world. Hers is a story of courage, triumph over evil, but most of all. Hope.

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Link to Alison's trust:

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-14-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-a-victim-alison-botha-fights-for-her-life-a-second-time/

Sources:

https://www.mandela.ac.za/Leadership-and-Governance/Nelson-Mandela-University-Council-Africa-Award/Alison-Botha-2016

https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/alison/umc.cmc.6upnwamszjz1bt2qrun4wgrts

https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/minister-pieter-groenewald-cancels-parole-alison-bothas-attackers-04-feb-2025

https://www.amazon.ca/Have-Life-Alisons-Journey-Marianne-ebook/dp/B01G8WS2CG

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Special thanks to my husband for being my sound engineer 🎧 Couldn't do this without your endless patience 🫶🏻 MUAH

6 months ago

40 minutes 4 seconds

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 3: The Richardson Family Murders

Does a child truly know right from wrong? Should they be held accountable for their choices? What if these choices led them to murder?

Join your host, Taylor Rae as she dives into the case of Jasmine Richardson, Canada's youngest serial killer.

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Runaway-Devil-Forbidden-12-Year-Old-Murder/dp/0771073615

https://www.ipl.org/essay/Jasmine-Richardson-Research-Paper-2E056E857C88DBAB

https://mail.crimelibrary.org/news/original/0107/1702_canadian_murders4.html

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Special thanks to my husband for being my sound engineer 🎧 Couldn't do this without your endless patience 🫶🏻 MUAH

8 months ago

36 minutes 34 seconds

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 2: Colonel Russell Williams

Colonel David Russell Williams was a well-respected member of society, high ranking officer at CFB Trenton, and a doting husband. What those around him didn't know was that he harbored a sick and twisted secret. But you know what they say about secrets......what is in the dark, will always come to light.

Deep dive with your host Taylor Rae as she delves into the secret life and crimes of a hometown hero turned sadistic killer.

Sources:

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/russell-williams-case

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261358214_A_case_study_of_D_Russell_Williams

https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/51

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2012/2012onca35/2012onca35.pdf

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8 months ago

31 minutes 43 seconds

Killer Instinct: Behind the Headlines

Episode 1: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka "The Ken and Barbie Killers"

Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like a picture perfect couple. Young, attractive, and madly in love. No one around them could have imagined the evil lurking beneath the surface.

Deep dive with your host Taylor Rae, as she delves into the gruesome truth of one of Canada's most infamous serial killer couples.

Sources:

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paul-bernardo-and-karla-homolka-case

https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/practice/law-reviews/iiclr/pdf/vol7p193.pdf

Skip Intro: 2:22

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9 months ago

38 minutes 48 seconds