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Ambushed

Ambushed

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A well-liked couple - an RCMP officer and a kindergarten teacher - are gunned down in a small, Alberta town. Twenty years later, the mystery still lingers. Who killed Lorraine McNab and Peter Sopow? A six part podcast investigates, hearing from cops who worked the case, and family who harbour their own suspicions.

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Episodes
  • Episode 6 - Another killing, a final suspect

    Episode 6 - Another killing, a final suspect
    Dec 13 2017
    The double homicide marks the beginning of a dark time for the town of Pincher Creek. After a local man dies in police custody, questions are raised about whether the RCMP itself played a role in Peter and Lorraine’s murder.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 5 - The Prime Suspect

    Episode 5 - The Prime Suspect
    Dec 13 2017
    An elementary school teacher emerges as the main suspect. Pincher Creek residents debate if he is capable of committing murder.
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    18 mins
  • Episode 4 - The Red Car

    Episode 4 - The Red Car
    Dec 13 2017
    In the months before she was murdered, Lorraine McNab was getting a lot unwanted phone calls, but were they anything more than a persistent suitor? And why was a red sports car parked at the end of a country road the night before the murders?
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    22 mins
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