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22 Murders
22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia | Paul Palango
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A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors. As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details were oddly hard to come by. Who was the killer? Why was he not apprehended? What were police doing? How many were dead? And why was the gunman still on the loose the next morning and killing again? The RCMP was largely silent then, and continued to obscure the actions of denturist Gabriel Wortman after an officer shot and killed him at a gas station during a chance encounter. Though retired as an investigative journalist and author, Paul Palango spent much of his career reporting on Canada’s troubled national police force. Watching the RCMP stumble through the Portapique massacre, only a few hours from his Nova Scotia home, Palango knew the story behind the headlines was more complicated and damning than anyone was willing to admit. With the COVID-19 lockdown sealing off the Maritimes, no journalist in the province knew the RCMP better than Palango did. Within a month, he was back in print and on the radio, peeling away the layers of this murderous episode as only he could, and unearthing the collision of failure and malfeasance that cost a quiet community 22 innocent lives.
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Kris10H
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Book #35
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As a bluenoser, this one's close to home, literally. They could never make a movie based on the NS massacres of April 2020, because the sheer volume of people involved, and the complexity of the situation, complete with unbelievable lies and cover-ups. Palango's comprehensive research and writing on the subject are both very informative and eye-opening.

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FantasyChick
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Took a step back from reading challenges last month and think I'm skipping out this month as well. We have been adjusting to new schedules and are finding that what little spare time we have these days are better spent destressing and enjoying things just for the sheer fun of it.

I had some holds come in today so tonight we ignore the housework and veg out.

#FuckItFriday #ChillNight #ItWillStillBeThereTomorrow #QualityTime

gossamerchild I REALLY like the #fuckitfriday hashtag. I might have to use that 😂 It perfectly sums up how I almost always feel by the end of the week. I completely feel this post! 13mo
FantasyChick @gossamerchild #fuckitfriday seems to be my life motto at this point 🤣🤣🤣 13mo
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bookaholic1
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#66
This was one hellava book. Very impressive if I say so myself

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I bought this today, looking so forward to reading it..the pain the people felt in Nova Scotia, and the grief my country felt when this happened.

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