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Jun 27
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S33 E2: Something Monstrous | Calls From...

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‘They called him the Candyman.’


In British Columbia’s lower mainland, children are disappearing. Families are terrified as the local RCMP attempts to find out who is preying on vulnerable kids.


At a time when both the public and the police don’t know how to deal with a serial killer, Clifford Olson slips through the cracks.

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