The Lake Family Murders [1]
Canadian True Crime
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The Banister Families of the 1930s
May Banister was a single mother to four children in rural New Brunswick during the Great Depression. The family were known to rely heavily on neighbours, charitable organisations and the kindness of strangers. They would sell flowers and wreaths they'd made into car owners who drove them around Moncton for extra money. When we can't reliably access basic human necessities like food, clothing and shelter, we become desperate. There's a strong established link between poverty and crime.
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