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Canadian Creepies

Canadian Creepies

Welcome to Canadian Creepies—the podcast that digs into the dark corners of Canada’s past and present. Your hosts Valerie, Ali, Amanda Joy ( host of Down the Crooked Path), and sometimes Kyle explore the true crime cases that haunt us, the paranormal encounters that make us question what’s real, and the unsettling folklore that lingers just out of sight.From cults to cold cases, ghosts to government cover-ups, we don’t just tell the stories—we ask why they still matter.It’s creepy. It’s Canadian

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064 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 05

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/23

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!They knew who he was.They knew what he had done.And still… they were told to wait.In Part 05 of the Barbara Stoppel case, the investigation reaches a breaking point. As the reinvestigation team closes in on their prime suspect, internal politics, missing evidence, and mounting pressure from an impending public inquiry begin to stall everything.Despite clear recommendations from FBI profilers and their own investigators, the push to conduct a critical

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Bonus Episode - A Ghost in the Room: A Conversation...

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/22

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!What happens when you take ghost stories out of the shadows… and place them inside historic homes?In this special interview, we sit down with Ann McDougall, author of A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses, to explore the space where history, belief, and the unexplained collide.Drawing on her years working in historic house museums, Ann shares the stories that shaped her book—from quiet, unsettling encounters to the broader

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DTCP - 043 Old Montreal Hauntings Part 02

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/21

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Old Montréal is known for its beauty. Cobblestone streets, historic buildings, a city that feels frozen in time.But some parts of its past were never laid to rest.In Part 02 of our Old Montréal hauntings series, we step into places where history still lingers.At Auberge Saint-Gabriel, the city’s oldest inn, guests have reported piano music with no source and the voice of a child echoing through empty rooms.In Place Jacques Cartier, once a site of

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063 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 04

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/16

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!By the time investigators began to take a closer look, the pattern was impossible to ignore.In this episode, we examine the escalating violence of Terry Arnold—a man who moved through cities, left behind victims, and repeatedly slipped through the cracks of the system meant to stop him.From missed opportunities and ignored warning signs to multiple victims across the country, the case reveals just how long this pattern was allowed to continue.We also

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DTCP 042 - The Witch of Plum Hollow

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/14

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In the 1800s, in rural Ontario, one woman became known for what she could see.Elizabeth “Mother” Barnes—often called the Witch of Plum Hollow—was said to read tea leaves, predict futures, and help locate missing people in her community. Some believed she was gifted. Others weren’t so sure.Rumoured to be the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, her reputation spread quietly through Leeds County, built on word of mouth, strange accuracy, and stories that

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062 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 03

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/09

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!As the case against Thomas Sophonow begins to unravel, another name comes into focus—one that was present from the very beginning.In this episode, we examine the man who slipped through the cracks.From early warning signs and escalating violence to repeated police contact that led nowhere, the pieces were there. They just weren’t put together.We also explore how investigative tunnel vision, flawed procedures, and missed opportunities allowed the real

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DTCP 041 - The Ghost Ships of the Eastern Shore

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/07

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!For centuries, people along Canada’s eastern shores have reported the same impossible sight:A glow on the water. Fire where there should be none. A ship appearing… and disappearing just as quickly.From the Northumberland Strait to Baie des Chaleurs, sightings of burning vessels have been recorded for generations—some vivid, others just a flicker on the horizon.Explanations range from atmospheric phenomena to stories of curses, pirates, and ships that

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Re Release: 004 Evelyn Dick

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/04/02

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!We are headed back to episode 004 this week. We will return to The Barbara Stoppel Case next week.This episode Ali & Valerie discuss Evelyn Dick. Evelyn was a Canadian socialite suspected of killing her husband and son. Although she never confessed to either crime.Evelyn Dick - The Forgotten Rebelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slN2h-afbEI Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9tfdDQui60We want to hear from you! Do you

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DTCP 040 - Valley of Warmth

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/31

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Deep in the wilderness of Canada’s North—where the mountains cut through the sky and the land feels untouched by time—there are whispers of something that shouldn’t exist.A valley hidden within Nahanni National Park Reserve… A place said to be warm in the dead of winter. Where snow refuses to settle. Where green life thrives against all odds.Prospectors spoke of it in hushed tones. Indigenous oral histories echo something strange in the land. And those

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061 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 02

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/26

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Amanda and Valerie are back again to discuss the absolute trash police work that was conducted throughout this case.Thank you to our research queen, Christine!Nominate your Creep of the Week at speakpipe.com/canadiancreepies✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤

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DTCP 039 - Canadian Crawler

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/24

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we step into a series of encounters that don’t quite fit within the lines of traditional folklore.It begins with a report from northern Canada. A man driving a remote highway sees something ahead of him — pale, hairless, and moving low to the ground in a way that doesn’t match anything he knows. What follows isn’t just fear, but obsession. Tracks. Disturbed earth. The sense that whatever he saw didn’t just pass

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060 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 01

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/19

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Today we begin The Barbara Stoppel Case.It’s a story filled with frustration, missteps, and twists that don’t sit right the deeper you go. This is Part 01 of a case that raises a lot of questions and doesn’t offer easy answers.This week’s Creep of the Week is Bob Gale, following controversy surrounding the ownership of a signed copy of Mein Kampf while serving as Niagara Regional Chair.And for the first time, this case was researched by Christine, and

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DTCP 038 - George Hayward's Dream

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/17

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!One night, British man George Hayward had a dream that felt different from the rest.In it, he saw his brother in danger. The dream was vivid, unsettling, and anchored to a place he had never seen before — a remote stretch of land in Canada.When he woke, he told his family the dream felt disturbingly real.Days later, the news arrived.George’s brother had died in Canada… and the circumstances appeared to match what George had seen while he slept.The dream

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059 Winnipeg's Sexiest Man

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/12

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!He was a familiar face on Winnipeg television. Confident. Charismatic. The kind of broadcaster viewers trusted to deliver the news each night.Some even called him “Winnipeg’s Sexiest Man.”But years after leaving the spotlight, Steve Vogelsang would reappear in headlines for something very different: a string of bank robberies across the Canadian Prairies.In this episode of Canadian Creepies, we explore the strange and unsettling fall of a local media

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DTCP 037 - Frog Lake

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/10

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!At Frog Lake, Cree warriors led by Wandering Spirit killed nine settlers in an event that would become one of the most remembered and misunderstood moments of the North-West Resistance. In the aftermath, Canadian forces retaliated swiftly, and several Cree leaders were executed.But alongside the official records and military reports, another story survived.Multiple Cree witnesses later spoke of looking to the sky that day and seeing a figure in the

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058 The Lapu-Lapu Day Attack

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/05

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!On April 27, 2024, thousands gathered along a Vancouver street to celebrate Lapu-Lapu Day, a festival honouring a Filipino hero and the strength of the Filipino community in Canada. Families filled the streets. Music played. Food vendors lined the blocks. It was meant to be a day of culture, celebration, and community.In a matter of seconds, that celebration turned into chaos.In this episode of Canadian Creepies, we examine the Lapu-Lapu Day attack — what

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DTCP 036 - The Lady in Red

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/03/03

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!She doesn’t drift through old cemeteries or crumbling ruins. She appears where chandeliers once glittered, where music played late into the night, and where glamour and tragedy quietly collided.Known as the Lady in Red, this spectral figure is defined by her striking scarlet dress — a vivid counterpart to the more familiar White Lady. Across Canada, sightings of a woman in red have echoed through hotels, theatres, and historic public spaces, each story

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057 764: The Internet Cult

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/02/26

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Not all cults gather in compounds or behind closed doors. Some form quietly, hidden in plain sight, built through screens, messages, and digital connection.In this episode of Canadian Creepies, we examine the disturbing rise of an online network known as 764, exploring how internet spaces can be used to manipulate, isolate, and radicalize vulnerable people. What begins as community can slowly shift into control, secrecy, and harm, leaving lasting

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DTCP 035 - Bird Rock

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/02/24

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Surrounded by violent waters and sharp stone, Bird Rock earned a deadly reputation long before a lighthouse was built to protect passing ships. After countless wrecks, a beacon was finally raised, but the danger did not end there.The lighthouse’s first keeper reportedly lost his sanity on the isolated island, warning as he was taken away that no keeper would ever remain on Bird Rock for ten years.What followed was a chilling pattern. Keeper after keeper

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056 The Doula Fraud Case

Canadian Creepies ·

2026/02/19

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In a profession built on trust, compassion is supposed to be the foundation.Doulas are invited into some of the most vulnerable moments of people’s lives — offering support, reassurance, and care when families need it most. But what happens when that trust is carefully studied, copied… and exploited?In this episode, we explore a disturbing case of deception that unfolded not through violence, but through emotional manipulation. Messages asking for help

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