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Satanic Panic

Satanic Panic

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 Throughout the 1980s, Satanic cults were widely believed to be preying on children — torturing and terrorizing them as part of dark rituals. Across North America, there were hundreds of false allegations, scores of unjust criminal trials and countless lives torn apart. But never any real proof. By the early 90s, the panic reached the tiny Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. And nearly 30 years later, the people touched by it all are still picking up the pieces. So what happened? And why do so many still believe to this day? Uncover: Satanic Panic investigates. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.Copyright © CBC 2025 True Crime
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  • Introducing: The Outlaw Ocean S2 and The repo man of the seas

    Introducing: The Outlaw Ocean S2 and The repo man of the seas
    Jun 30 2025

    The Outlaw Ocean is an anthology podcast that plunges you into the vast and often lawless world of the open seas. Today we're featuring an investigation from S2 called The Repo Man of the Seas.


    In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Urbina joins Max Hardberger. Depending on who you ask, Max is either a seagoing James Bond or a swashbuckling pirate. Hardberger runs a rare kind of repo service, extracting huge ships from foreign ports. His company is a last resort for ship owners whose vessels have been seized, often by bad actors, and over the years he’s built a reputation for taking the kinds of jobs others turn down. Hardberger’s specialty is infiltrating hostile territory and taking control of ships in whatever way he can – usually through subterfuge and stealth. Whatever part of the world his missions take him, Hardberger thrives in its grey areas.


    More episodes of The Outlaw Ocean are available at: https://link.mgln.ai/oo-sp
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    51 mins
  • Satanic Panic: Trailer

    Satanic Panic: Trailer
    Feb 7 2020
    Throughout the 1980s, Satanic cults were widely believed to be preying on children — torturing and terrorizing them as part of dark rituals. Across North America, there were hundreds of false allegations, scores of unjust criminal trials and countless lives torn apart. But never any real proof. By the early 90s, the panic reached the tiny Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. And nearly 30 years later, the people touched by it all are still picking up the pieces. So what happened? And why do so many still believe to this day? Originally launched by Uncover on February 5, 2020.
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    3 mins
  • Episode 1: 'It was such a perfect place'

    Episode 1: 'It was such a perfect place'
    Feb 6 2020
    Police Officer Claudia Bryden is drawn into a bizarre case unfolding in the peaceful Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. What starts with a single complaint about an alleged sexual assault in a home daycare grows into something bigger and more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.
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    37 mins
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This is an incredibly well done look at a small town case of mass hysteria. It takes a compassionate and careful look into how and why this criminal case happened. I cannot recommend this enough, it’s become one of my favourite true crime podcasts

Fascinating look at a Canadian mass hysteria

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I couldn’t get more than a few minutes in, because the slow and ludicrously melodramatic narration of the host is unbearable. She constantly pauses for dramatic effect ant puts excessive emphasis wherever she thinks she can get away with it. It’s the way I would expect a 12-year old to read it.

Awful narration.

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