509 - 13 Hours of Terror: The 2020 Nova Scotia Massacre

About this episode

The episode explores the 2020 Nova Scotia Massacre, detailing the events and failures surrounding the tragic incident.

In April of 2020, while the rest of the world fixated on the terrifying early days of the Covid pandemic, a 51-year-old denturist in rural Nova Scotia launched one of the deadliest mass shootings in North American history — murdering 22 people across 13 horrifying hours while disguised as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. We dive deep into the shocking failures, bizarre details, and devastating human stories behind these attacks: a case involving fake police cars, burning homes, biker gang rumors, domestic violence, smuggling, and a law enforcement response so chaotic it still fuels outrage and conspiracy theories years later.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Cummins

Topics covered

• mass shooting
• Nova Scotia
• law enforcement
• domestic violence
• conspiracy theories
• Covid pandemic

Keywords

• mass shooting
• Nova Scotia
• law enforcement response
• domestic violence
• conspiracy theories
• Covid pandemic
• biker gang rumors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Places: Nova Scotia

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