Canada's Sweetest Heist

From 2011-2012, Quebec was the scene of a bizarre agricultural crime. Thieves stole nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup, worth $18.7 million, from a warehouse holding the province's 'strategic reserve.' This global reserve, managed by Quebec's producers to stabilize market prices, was hit by a complex theft that required a massive investigation to unravel.

#Canada #Quebec #MapleSyrup #TrueCrime

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist

Canada's Sweetest Heist

From 2011-2012, Quebec was the scene of a bizarre agricultural crime. Thieves stole nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup, worth $18.7 million, from a warehouse holding the province's 'strategic reserve.' This global reserve, managed by Quebec's producers to stabilize market prices, was hit by a complex theft that required a massive investigation to unravel.

#Canada #Quebec #MapleSyrup #TrueCrime

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist

"Brent led a life fully committed to his values and his pleasures; unlike most people, he didn’t see a contradiction between the two." —David Velasco for Harper's https://harpers.org/archive/2025/10/the-good-pervert-david-velasco-brent-sikkema-art-friendship?src=longreads #truecrime #memoir #art

I try to keep #books in every bag I regularly use. In my backpack I always have my Kindle and currently have The Mothman Prophecies and a #truecrime book by the legendary Ann Rule. In my messenger bag I rock when I'm walking sometimes, I keep The Way of Zen by the great Alan Watts. And in my secondary backpack (I own three) I currently have Seven Plays by Sam Shepard. You never know when you've got some time to kill.

#bookstodon #buddhism

A #book that some of you may find interesting

This details the poisoning of a man living in Parker Road, Oratia (West Auckland) in the 1890s. It's a true story. The author has done a lot of research and not only tells the story of what happened and the trial, but also followed the lives of his family afterwards. The intergenerational impact of what had happened really struck me.

#NZ#TrueCrime

A #book that some of you may find interesting

This details the poisoning of a man living in Parker Road, Oratia (West Auckland) in the 1890s. It's a true story. The author has done a lot of research and not only tells the story of what happened and the trial, but also followed the lives of his family afterwards. The intergenerational impact of what had happened really struck me.

#NZ#TrueCrime

Appeals Court Overturns Murder and Kidnapping Conviction in Etan Patz Disappearance
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The judges’ decision echoed ProPublica’s reporting from 2013 that raised questions about the veracity and legality of suspect Pedro Hernandez’s confessions in one of the most famous missing child cases in U.S. history.
https://www.propublica.org/article/etan-patz-pedro-hernandez-conviction-overturned-murder-kidnapping?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Crime#TrueCrime#Law #Police

When Clayton Strong drove his wife’s body to a hospital in Idaho, the coroner took his word that it was a natural death.

Five years later, Strong’s next wife turned up dead too: shot in the chest in Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Idaho #DomesticViolence#Women#TrueCrime#Crime#Murder