Episode 30: The Mayerthorpe Tragedy

This week's episode is about the tragic March 2005 events that unfolded on a farm just outside of Mayerthorpe, Alberta. The largest one day loss of RCMP officers in modern Canadian history, the shooting made international news. The investigation reveals the man responsible was a problematic individual in his community, and had help. Join Lindsay as she retells the circumstances that led up to the ambush and the two men involved behind the scenes in helping the perpetrator. Sources:https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/roszko-james-timeline.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayerthorpe_tragedy#Victimshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21515352-the-mayerthorpe-storyhttps://genius.com/Corb-lund-horse-soldier-horse-soldier-lyricshttps://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2008/2008abqb242/2008abqb242.html?resultId=ad659892c74f4a5f8cb38e0b97deba41&searchId=2025-04-14T21:42:45:915/fb3deceef92b462daec07579ae2502b0&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAMamFtZXMgcm9zemtvAAAAAAEhttps://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2009/2009abqb60/2009abqb60.html?resultId=92935e73673d4890b8b92a8f2ffedce2&searchId=2025-04-14T21:43:16:808/52efedb641d74a79a4f92ecebd249af8&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAMamFtZXMgcm9zemtvAAAAAAEhttps://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/doc/2010/2010abca274/2010abca274.html?resultId=cea7134dd8f54b0087c7171a5217b18f&searchId=2025-04-14T21:43:16:808/52efedb641d74a79a4f92ecebd249af8&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAMamFtZXMgcm9zemtvAAAAAAE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.