Valley of Secrets
The Voices Made Me Do It: The Blackman Family Murders
Send us Fan Mail In the early morning hours of January 18, 1983, screams and gunshots bring RCMP to a home on Spuraway Avenue in Coquitlam. Inside, six members of the Blackman family are dead. But what happened that morning began months earlier. In this episode of Valley of Secrets, we look at the Blackman family murders, the warning signs leading up to them, and the complexities of severe mental illness as one young man became increasingly disconnected from reality. Could this tragedy have been prevented? Sources: Booth, J. H. (2013). A voice out of nowhere: Inside the mind of a mass murderer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/j... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/01/... https://web.archive.org/web/200707240... https://www.bcrb.bc.ca/dec064.html https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/j... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/j... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/a... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/n... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/n... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/j... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/n... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/j... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/n... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/j... https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/n... https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/do... https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/do... Support the show Subscribe to Valley of Secrets for new bi-weekly true crime cases. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lk8QNGhBUQFQgRaJeLQnW?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1835568930?app=podcast&at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_http&itscg=30200&itsct=lt_p&ls=1&mt=2 Join the community: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valleyofsecretspodcast_?igsh=MWR1NzF6OXU2OXFrNw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18qVcox9Wx/?mibextid=wwXIfr Business inquiries or case suggestions: Valleyofsecretspod@gmail.com ‼️ Disclaimer ‼️ Valley of Secrets covers real true crime cases using public sources, archival reports, and family or community input when available. Episodes may include sensitive topics such as violence, trauma, and loss. Viewer discretion is advised. All individuals are presumed innocent unless prove...
