Shattered Innocence: The Murders Leanne McFarlane and Jeffrey Taylor

Episode 362: On the morning of May 29, 2010, gunshots shattered the quiet of a rural property just outside Cranbrook, British Columbia. By the time police arrived at the scene, two lives had been tragically cut short in an apparent case of mistaken identity.The victims were Jeffrey Todd Taylor, 42, and Leanne Laura MacFarlane, 43, a couple who had been renting half of a duplex on a large piece of land for about three months. They had no connection to the criminal underworld and appeared to have been innocent victims caught in the crossfire of a drug gang dispute.Over the last 15 years, authorities and the couple’s family and friends have fought to bring their killers to justice.Source:Obituary of Leanne MacFarlane | McPherson Funeral Service - CranbrookRemembering the life of Jeffrey Taylor.City of Cranbrook - Our CityCranbrook BC | The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Ktunaxa First Nation4 charged in alleged B.C. murder conspiracy | CBC NewsB.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial in Cranbrook double homicide | CBC NewsCharges laid 8 years after innocent B.C. pair were killed in targeted shooting | CBC NewsFour charged in murder plot that saw innocent Cranbrook couple executedMasked man held gun to head of slain woman's sister-in-law, court hearsDaughter of Cranbrook woman slain in mistaken identity murders shocked at not guilty verdict2013 BCSC 828 (CanLII) | R. v. Adams | CanLII2016 BCCA 330 (CanLII) | R. v. Correia | CanLII2020 BCSC 608 (CanLII) | R. v Correia | CanLII2022 BCSC 647 (CanLII) | R. v Correia | CanLII2024 BCCA 361 (CanLII) | R. v. Correia | CanLII2025 BCSC 372 (CanLII) | R. v Correia | CanLIIMan who killed 2 in case of mistaken identity sentenced to life in prison | CBC NewsMan pleads guilty to Cranbrook mistaken identity murdersMan who killed 2 in case of mistaken ident