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Jan 2022
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Shafia Family Murders

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Ep 68: On June 30, 2009, a black Nissan Sentra was found submerged in the Rideau Canal in Ontario Canada. The car contained the bodies of three young girls and one older woman.

It would seem on the outset like a tragic accident but a deeper look would reveal that these women were targeted by someone they knew in an act of betrayal that would shock the entire country


Sources for Today's Episode:

• An article in Maclean’s

• An episode of Forbidden: Dying for love

• An article from the Toronto Star

• Stacy Mallicoat’s book, “Women and Crime”


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• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

• Produced by James Varga

• Edited by Jose Alfonzo

• Music by Dessert Media


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Keywords: Kingston Ontario, Canada, Zainab, Sahar, Geeti, Rona Muhammad Omar, Afghan decent, "Honor Killing", Tooba Mohammad Yahya, Mohammad Safia, Hamed Safia, Rideau Canal 

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