The Fantasia Cold Case
4/27/202640 min
A random Facebook post. A strip club that burnt down long ago. A mother missing for 30 years.
It wasn’t much. But it was enough for reporter Kallan Lyons to start digging into The Fantasia Cold Case.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Kallan Lyons (Reporter), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editing & Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network
More information:
- Wendy Renee Smith Cold Case Profile - York Regional Police
- COLD CASE: Fantasia Hotel haunts Wendy Smith’s family years after closure - York Region
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First 90 secondsCallan Lyons· Guest0:00
[whistles] Canadaland, funded by you.
Jesse Brown· Host0:03
I'm Jesse Brown, and today a story that began with a Facebook post.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:08
Hey, y'all. If you're a lover of true crime and cold cases, please support the search for my mother. Her case has been left with no answers. I hope to change that.
Jesse Brown· Host0:18
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