Major case updates: what happened next
The verdict is rarely the end of the story.
In the two years since our last Major Case Updates episodes, some of the cases we’ve covered have reached a resolution, others have had significant developments or taken unexpected turns... and some are still far from over.
You don't need to remember the original episodes. Each update starts with a quick but immersive recap of the case, then picks up the story from where we left off.
Part 1 | Cases covered in this episode with approximate timestamps:
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3:00 Lush and Whiteway Fatal Car Crash (final conviction)
10:00 Harrison Family Murders (final conviction)
25:00 The Murder of Reena Virk (Kelly Ellard update)
39:00 The Rallo Family Murders (Jon Rallo update)
43:00 The Murder of Laura Letts (Peter Beckett update)
48:00 Legacy Christian Academy (new convictions and charges)
1:09:00 The Mushroom Murders (update and feedback)
More information, resources, information sources, credits:
www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/219
Part 2 will be available soon.
We’ll cover:
Hockey Canada - updates since the trial, new information
Personal update from Kristi
Kevin O’Leary backflips on his data centre
Parole updates, including:
Paul Bernardo, Travis Vader, Cruse Wellwood and Cameron Moffatt, Dellen Millard, Albert Johnson Walker, Mark Twitchell and more.
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Credits:
Research: Carol Weinberg
Senior Producer: Lindsay Eldridge
Audio Editor, Voice of Disclaimer: Erik Krosby
Additional Research, Writer, Narrator, Sound Design: Kristi Lee
Music Credits:
Theme songs: We Talk of Dreams
All other music from Epidemic Sound and Blue Dot Sessions
Sources:
Lush and Whiteway Fatal Car Crash (Nicholas Villeneuve update):
Harrison Family Murders (Melissa Merrit update):
The Murder of Reena Virk (Kelly Ellard update):
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/31/bc-victoria-reena-virk-killer-day-parole-extended/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kerry-sim-arrested-breach-of-conditions-1.7447793
https://globalnews.ca/news/11288151/kerry-sim-kelly-ellard-day-parole-revoked-behaviour/
The Rallo Family Murders (Jon Rallo update)
The Murder of Laura Letts (Peter Beckett update)
Legacy Christian Academy (conviction updates)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/john-olubobokun-guilty-plea-9.7000870
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/john-olubobokun-1.7590609
https://globalnews.ca/news/11470714/sentencing-former-christian-academy-director-delayed-november/
https://www.scharfsteinlaw.com/app/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-07-Brief-of-Law-Plaintiffs.pdf
https://scharfsteinlaw.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-06-09-Notice-of-Appeal.pdf
The Mushroom Murders