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Crime Squad

Hosted by Natasha · true crime · EN

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Crime Squad podcast: where Canadian true crime meets immersive storytelling. Through detailed research and atmospheric narration, Crime Squad doesn't just recount the facts -- it explores the human stories behind them. From haunting cold cases to the crimes that shook communities across the country, join the squad and listen while I examine the motives, the mysteries, and the victims, ensuring these stories are never forgotten.

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What is Crime Squad about?

Crime Squad podcast: where Canadian true crime meets immersive storytelling. Through detailed research and atmospheric narration, Crime Squad doesn't just recount the facts -- it explores the human stories behind them.

Who hosts Crime Squad?

Crime Squad is hosted by Natasha. The show has published 48 episodes to date.

What has Crime Squad covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The Man in the Tank" (24 October 2026, 10 minutes), "The Case that Changed the Rules" (17 October 2026, 9 minutes), and "The Forensic Revolution: How Science is Rewriting Canadian Cold Cases" (14 October 2026, 11 minutes).

How often does Crime Squad publish?

Crime Squad publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 48 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Crime Squad?

Booking probability for Crime Squad is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Crime Squad requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Crime Squad's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Natasha hosts Crime Squad, a true crime podcast with 48 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Oct 24, 202610 min

    For more than four decades, one of Canada's most haunting mysteries had no answers and no identity. In 1977, the body of a young man was discovered in a rural Alberta septic tank. He had been brutally tortured and...

  • Oct 17, 20269 min

    This is the case that proved genetic genealogy doesn't just uncover the truth... it can change the rules of justice itself. For nearly four decades, the murder of eight-year-old Ljubica Topic remained one of Ontario's...

  • Crime Squad

    JOIN THE SQUAD!

    Oct 14, 20261 min

    If you like Canadian true crime, be sure to Join the Squad. Subscribe to Crime Squad podcast wherever you listen. Canadian + True Crime + Immersive Storytelling

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  • Oct 13, 202615 min

    In February 2008, 24‑year‑old Marilyn Bergeron walked out of her parents’ home in Quebec City and vanished. Hours earlier, she’d been captured on surveillance looking over her shoulder, nervous, unsettled — and far from...

  • Aug 29, 202624 min

    Sixteen‑year‑old Mekayla Bali vanished in broad daylight from Yorkton, Saskatchewan on April 12th, 2016 — leaving behind one of Canada’s most haunting and perplexing missing‑person cases. Surveillance footage, phone...

  • Aug 16, 202613 min

    In the spring of 1911, a murder in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, would ignite one of the most important legal debates in Canadian history. It involved a young immigrant woman, a lifetime of violence, and a legal system...

  • Jun 22, 202614 min

    This bonus episode is associated with the limited series "Command & Controversy: The Rise and Fall of the Canadian Airborne Regiment". Listen in as Clayton Matchee's former wife, Marj Matchee, details the slow descent...

  • Jun 17, 202629 min

    Before the torture. Before the cover-ups. Before the trials and televised hearings - there was a pill. A small, bitter tablet that every soldier in the Canadian Airborne regiment swallowed before stepping foot in...

  • Nov 23, 202542 minS0

    <p>In the wake of the Somalia Affair, the Canadian government moved quickly — not to ensure justice, but to control the damage. The Airborne Regiment was disbanded in disgrace. A public inquiry was launched, then...

  • Nov 14, 202532 minS0

    <p>In 1993, the Canadian Airborne Regiment was deployed to Somalia on a peacekeeping mission — but what unfolded was a brutal incident that shattered the illusion of military honour and exposed deep-rooted issues within...

  • Jul 30, 202540 minS4

    <p>During the 1960s and 70s, the cities of London and Guelph, Ontario, were gripped by a wave of violence that left communities shaken and families devastated. </p><p><br></p><p>A series of sexual assaults and brutal...

  • May 28, 20251 hourS4

    <p>May 5 is the National Day of awareness and remembrance for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals. </p><p><br /></p><p>This episode examines the cases of Joanne Ghostkeeper, Karina...

  • Apr 27, 202528 minS4

    <p>In 1964, Barb Dorrington had a crush on a boy named Scott Leishman. And in 1968, Scott would be the victim of a horrific crime. Barb has spent countless hours trying to find answers in Scott's case, and is releasing...

  • Mar 28, 202533 minS4

    <p>In March of 1995, six teenage boys attended a party - but never came home. </p><p><br /></p><p>Six families in Pickering, Ontario, still wonder what happened to them. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

  • Mar 25, 202517 minS0

    <p>#SearchTheLandfill, an international movement, was born of Winnipeg, Manitoba's government and police force refusing to search local waste management facilities for the remains of four Indigenous women who were...

  • Mar 1, 202539 minS4

    <p>Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. To most, this is unimaginable. But to others - justified.</p><p>In this episode we explore two cases; Scarlett Chen and Katie Baker. </p><p>This...

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