Rehtaeh Parsons and Johnathan Townsend

Motive and Opportunity

Keith starts this weeks episode with a story of bullying that has a tragic end, and Amanda tells us the story of a young murderer named Johnathan Townsend.

Sources: Keith:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Rehtaeh_Parsons

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-boy-in-notorious-rehtaeh-parsons-photo-talks-for-first-time-about-what-happened

http://rehtaehparsons.ca

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/five-years-gone/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/15/rehtaeh-parsons-second-man-walks-free-humiliation-canadian-teen-killed-herself

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(hacker_group)

No Place to Hide (2015)

Amanda:

https://thewalrus.ca/how-canadas-health-care-system-helped-create-a-killer/

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/judge-you-planned-and-you-acted-on-the-murder-townsend-gets-life-in-prison-1.3449382

https://torontosun.com/2013/09/25/us-girl-12-charged-in-connection-to-sault-murder

https://www.sootoday.com/city-police-beat/sault-killer-johnathan-townsend-loses-appeal-murder-conviction-stands-7644289#:~:text=Townsend%20was%2018%20when%20he,Marie%20courthouse.

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/im-proud-of-myself-i-finally-did-it-i-took-someones-life-583907

https://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/04/27/family-of-murder-victim-to-speak-in-sault

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2017/2017onsc1204/2017onsc1204.html?resultIndex=1&resultId=4617cb76cb93471cba2b1270802cd59a&searchId=2024-03-11T15:44:07:094/96b0e6cf0cc14e5fbc7636bbdbe63e27&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQASSm9obmF0aGFuIFRvd25zZW5kAAAAAAE

Resources:

Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada.

You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one: Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth)

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support.

Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453

TransLife - 1-877-330-6366