Transcript of Introducing Season 9: The Christine Harron Case

This is a CBC podcast.

We gathered here this morning for a celebration of life.

We need life of Christine Here, who has died by the violence of our fallen world. From CBC Podcasts, I'm David Ridgeon, and this is Someone Knows Something, Season 9.

Her and I had spent the morning together watching on television. And then she left to go to school. She walked down the other side of the street and around the corner. And that was the last I've seen of her.

Christine Heron was 15 years old in the spring of 1993 when she disappeared. And in over 30 years, there has been no trace of her.

I did know before the night was over she was dead, though. Call it mother's intuition or whatever, I knew she was gone.

But then, after many years, a prime suspect comes into focus. The Crown attorney told us it was a slam dunk at one point. He was 90 Are you 100% sure he was going to be convicted. A story of murder and heartbreak and investigative error. Listen to me very carefully, all right? Right now, you're under arrest for the murder of Christine Heron because You told that police officer that you killed her. What happens when the truth seems to be a lie? This story here, you mean me? Until the day I died.

Fucking doesn't leave me with these lips.

What happens when a mother refuses to give up.

I know all the different emotions you go through and how you got to handle it. Everybody kept telling me, Why aren't you crying? I said, That's not going to get nothing done.

How How do we know when someone is a killer?

I just want to talk to him.

About what?

I just want to ask him some questions to do with Christine.

I'm David Ritten, and this is Someone Knows Something Season 9, The Christine Heron Case. Coming soon wherever you get your podcasts. Did you know Christine? Did you kill Christine? Why did you confess to her murder? For more CBC podcasts, go to cbc. Ca/podcasts.