The Last Man Hanged in Alberta

True Crimes in the Great White North

06-05-2021 • 44 mins

On Sunday, June 28th, 1959, a couple and their five young children were murdered and stuffed in the grease pit of their family garage. The man convicted is now known as the last man ever to be hanged in Alberta.

Megs lets us in on how the death penalty was abolished in Canada by crimes like this one.

This podcast is dedicated to the loving family and friends of Raymond and Daisy Cook and their 5 small children.

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