About this episode
The episode explores the tragic events of a van attack in Toronto in 2018 and the motivations of the perpetrator, Alec Manassian.
(Part 1/2 ) ENCORE PRESENTATION In the spring of 2018, a beautiful Toronto day is broken by a man in a white rental van. He picks a busy part of town...a place where many people will be out and about. He pulls onto the sidewalk, and hits the accelerator. Ten minutes later, he's murdered 11 people. Police immediately arrest 25-year-old Alec Manassian. He claims to have a cause: the "incel revolution." In this multipart story from DEVIANT, host Dan Szematowicz explores this dark day, and the killer who claims allegiance to a bizarre online community. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Dan Szematowicz
Topics covered
- true crime
- incel culture
- Toronto van attack
- documentary
- society
- violence
Keywords
- Toronto
- Alec Manassian
- incel
- van attack
- true crime
- Dan Szematowicz
- documentary
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Toronto
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