Podcast
The Bitter Witness
Hosted by Rebecca McNall · EN
True Crime Podcast hosted by Rebecca McNall. Join Rebecca as she dives in to all things spooky, freaky weird and criminal on weekly episodes.
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Episode 68 Captain Conrad Henri Roy III
3w ago01:11:26Tap to summarizeJoin Rebecca as she dives into the tragic death of Captain Conrad Roy. This one will bring your bitterness level to an all new high! Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessText or Call 9-8-8 In Canada or the USA for Suicide Crisis HelplineReferences ABC News. (2017, August 5). Texting suicide victim Conrad Roy’s relationship with Michelle CarterBarron, J. (2017). "The Girl From Plainville"Carr, E. L. (Director). (2019). I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter [Documentary]. HBO Documentary Films. [1]CBS News. (2019, October 1). Death by text. Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter (2019) Tunick, Mark (April 16, 2019). Texting, Suicide, and The Law.Westenfeld, A. (2022, April 1). Where is Michelle Carter now? Esquire.
Transcribe →Episode 67 The Murder of Debbie Timlock
Apr 2400:42:32Tap to summarizeJoin Rebecca as she looks at the devastating murder of Debbie Timlock in beautiful and scenic Collingwood Ontario CanadaEnjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences Adams, I. (2024, February 23). ‘An undue risk to society’: Man who murdered Collingwood woman in 1989 back behind bars after parole violations. Simcoe.com.Adams, I. (2025, November 6). Police recall 1989 murder of Collingwood single mom. Simcoe.com.Engel, E. (2019, May 3).Full parole granted for man convicted in brutal 1989 Collingwood murder. Barrietoday.com. Engel, E. (2025, November 14). Collingwood murderer denied parole again after appeal. OrilliaMatters.com.
Transcribe →Episode 66 The Murder of Colleen Slemmer
Apr 501:21:46Tap to summarizeJoin Rebecca as she looks at one of the worst killers she has come across to date. Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences Center, D. P. I. (2026, January 27). Death-Sentenced prisoner Christa Pike files religious challenge to Tennessee’s execution protocol. Death Penalty Information Center. Hale, S., & Hale, S. (2024, September 17). Court settlement ends isolation for the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. Nashville Banner. Job Corps coed enters plea. (n.d.). https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/job-corps-coed-enters-plea-ep-894342050-353644911.htmlMyers, A. L. (2026, March 21). Tennessee plans rare execution of a woman. She’s fighting back. USA TODAY. Pike ’s own words did her in - Court not convinced killer reacted to save another inmate’s life. (n.d.). Springer, P. (2000). A Love to Die for. Pinnacle Books.State vs Pike
Transcribe →Episode 65 The La Loche School Shooting
Mar 2001:02:49Tap to summarizeLa Loche Saskatchewan, a remote town surrounded by Canada's stunning Boreal Forest was shattered by a school shooting in 2016. Join Rebecca as she dives deep into all the factors surrounding this tragedy. Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences 2018 SKPC 28 (CanLII) www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/teacher-shot-in-la-loche-school-recalls-randan-fontaine-drawing-up-plans-for-mass-shooting/Jazmin Camchong, Kelvin O Lim, Sanjiv Kumra, AdverseEffects of Cannabis on Adolescent Brain Development: A LongitudinalStudy, Cerebral Cortex, Volume 27, Issue 3, March 2017, Pages1922–1930,www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/10-year-anniversary-school-shooting-la-loche-sask-ceremony-
Transcribe →Episode 64 The Cowden Family Murders
Feb 1900:43:36Tap to summarizeA 52 year old unsolved case..... a suspect who is now 77..... why has there been no justice for the Cowden Family?? Join Rebecca as she dives into the facts of this truly heartbreaking case.Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences StrangeOutdoors.com. (2024, September 5). The disturbing murders of the Cowden Family near Applegate Lake — StrangeOutdoors.com. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/cowden-murdershttps://docpub.state.or.us/OOS/searchCriteria.jsfThe Bulletin - Sep 3, 1990https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-little-886086277Rule, A. (2009). But I trusted you: And Other True Cases.
Transcribe →Episode 63 The Kalamazoo Rampage Shootings
Feb 1101:16:44Tap to summarizeThe senseless rampage shootings that occurred in 2016, could they have been prevented?? Rebecca dives into the facts of the case....... Join her as she pulls out all the facts!! Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences "20/20" The Deadly Ride (TV Episode 2019)Bowman, J. (2016, February 23). One Kalamazoo victim a Battle Creek retired teacher. Detroit Free Press. Diaz, J., Martinez-Ramundo, D., & Yang, A. (2019, February 23). Uber driver shooting rampage victim, 17, discusses long road to recovery: “Sometimes I don’t feel normal.” ABC Newslaw.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2018/338792.htmlLawsuit claims Uber could have stopped driver Dalton before Kalamazoo shooting spree. (2021, September 15). WWMT. Michigan Department Of Corrections Policy DirectiveEffective Date -09/18/2023Rex Hall Jr., rhall2@mlive.com & Rex Hall, rhall2@mlive.com. (2016, March 15). Accused mass killer Jason Dalton changed guns after one jammed, police believe. Mlive.
Transcribe →Episode 62 The Murder of Christina Sanoubane
Feb 400:43:51Tap to summarizeThe horrifying murder of a beautiful young woman, a man is in prison for the crime ... but is it the right man?? Rebecca has some questions....... Join her for a dive into this case! Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences Associated Press. (2017, May 22). Judge denies inmate’s request for DNA testing in 2000 death. (2000, September 7). More evidence released in CR Murder. Radio Iowa. State of Iowa, plaintiff-appellee, vs. Carloss Darnell Robinson, defendant-appellant. :: 2003 :: Iowa Court of Appeals
Transcribe →Episode 61 The Moody Massacre
Jan 2801:11:29Tap to summarizeThe Moody Massacre is officially a closed case..... but should it be?? Join Rebecca as she sifts through the facts of the case to try and determine where the real shit pigs are!!! Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences Diaz, M., Toohy, K., Fernandez, K., Huff-Corzine, L., & Reckdenwald, A. (2022). Out of Sight, Out of mind: An analysis of family mass murder offenders in the US, 2006-2017. Journal of Mass Violence Research, 1(1), 25–43.Karlsson, L. C., Antfolk, J., Putkonen, H., Amon, S., Da Silva Guerreiro, J., De Vogel, V., Flynn, S., & Weizmann-Henelius, G. (2019). Familicide: A Systematic Literature Review. Trauma Violence & Abuse, 22(1), 83–98.Null. (2005, June 1). Sheriff talks about shooting rampage. Dayton-daily-news. St Clair, R. (2019). Saving stacy: The Untold Story of the Moody Massacre.Writer, S. (2008a, May 2). Former Logan County detective pleads guilty to child endangering. The Columbus Dispatch.Writer, S. (2008b, May 30). Former detective sentenced for endangering teenage witness. The Columbus Dispatch
Transcribe →Episode 60 John Frederick Thanos
Jan 1900:53:54Tap to summarizeJoin Rebecca as she dives into the absolutely awful case of John Frederick Thanos. Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences A Life of Crime From reform school to prison, Thanos’ past full of violence. (2021, September 30). Baltimore Sun.Murderer’s life as abused child recalled at hearing Thanos’ “sadistic” father beat him, social worker says. (2021, September 29). Baltimore SunOllove, M., & Banisky, S. (2018, October 24). Thanos died quietly after a life of fury THE EXECUTION OF JOHN THANOS. Baltimore SunPrison official who signed Thanos release papers suspended. (2021, September 30). Baltimore Sun.Small, G. (2018a, October 24). Thanos barred from waiving 240-day stay Execution delayed at least until March for teen-agers’ killer. Baltimore SunSmall, G. (2018b, October 24). Thanos: violent, venomous — and ‘damaged’ ‘Sick’ convicted killer is product of abuse, lawyer says. Baltimore Sun.Thanos Chronology (2021, September 29). Baltimore Sun.Thanos v. State. (2022, February 2). vLex. https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/thanos-v-state-no-886051842Waldron, T. W. (2018, October 26). State admits freeing Thanos was an error. Baltimore Sun.
Transcribe →Episode 59 Cherrylle Dell aka Canadian Shit Bitch
Jan 1201:11:44Tap to summarizeJoin Rebecca as she dives into the horrific case of Canadian Shit Bitch Cherrylle Dell Enjoy the Bitterness! Leave your thoughts on the episode here on Spotify!Head over to the Facebook page and say hi! Stop by the Youtube Page and leave a commentSend an email to thebitterwitness@gmail.comPlease Support the Show - patreon.com/TheBitterWitnessReferences www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/escaped-killer-arrested-in-toronto-1.1061528www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-village-vamp-and-her-two-dead-loversottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/archival-how-sex-lies-and-antifreeze-convicted-the-angel-of-death-cherrylle-dellhttps://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2018/2018onca674/2018onca674.html?www.muskokaregion.com/news/inmate-received-72-hour-pass-despite-assessment-s-warningwww.oxygen.com/charmed-to-death/crime-news/cherryle-dell-poisons-husband-scott-with-antifreeze-in-canada?
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