Episode 41: The Murder of Laura Babcock
She went missing. Law enforcement didn’t take it seriously; and in the end, Toronto had 3 murders.
Laura Babcock was a 23-year-old aspiring actress and had recently graduated from the University of Toronto. It was early summer of 2012 and friends described Laura as “going through some things” as she moved out of her parent's home and tried to find her way in life. The bubbly, fun woman that her friends and family knew was starting to act differently; so when she stopped communicating in early July that year, police didn’t take her disappearance seriously. It wasn’t until the murder of Tim Bosma and the arrests of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich that police began looking into Laura’s case.
Researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate
Sound Editing by moInspo
Music by Timmoor from Pixabay
Promo: True Consequences
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Sources Used:
Closing arguments in the Laura Babcock murder trial - CHCH
Laura Babcock murder: Two men get consecutive life sentences - BBC News
Family of murdered Toronto woman being forced to prove to coroner she's dead | CBC News
Winnipeg Free Press, Jun 1, 2013, p. 36 | NewspaperArchive®
Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 27, 2018, p. 4 | NewspaperArchive®
CBC News: The National
'Are you nervous?' Dellen Millard questions Laura Babcock's father at murder trial | CBC News
What the jury didn't hear at the Laura Babcock murder trial | CBC News
Suspect in Babcock trial gets into heated exchange with missing woman’s ex-boyfriend | Globalnews.ca
Laura Babcock murder trial: Can cellphone records really prove where someone was? | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/topic/Tag/Babcock Murder Trial
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