Uncover: Calls From a Killer

<p>The country is shocked to learn that a serial killer has been paid by the police - $100,000 in return for the locations of his murder victims.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Even as decades have passed, opinions are split on this controversial deal. Was Clifford Olson rewarded for his heinous crimes, or was this necessary to stop the killing? And what do the architects of the deal think about it today?</p>

<p>It’s the summer of 1981 and the RCMP have their sights set on Clifford Olson, who is well known to them as a career criminal and informant.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>As police investigate, kids continue to be taken. Kids like Judy Kozma, a 14-year-old who never made it home from her shift at McDonald’s. By the time he’s finally arrested, Olson has murdered at least eleven young people.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The RCMP’s case against him is weak - until Olson proposes a deal.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In the present day, Arlene speaks to family members of those he killed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>‘They called him the Candyman.’</p><p><br></p><p>In British Columbia’s lower mainland, children are disappearing. Families are terrified as the local RCMP attempts to find out who is preying on vulnerable kids.</p><p><br></p><p>At a time when both the public and the police don’t know how to deal with a serial killer, Clifford Olson slips through the cracks.</p>

Clifford Olson, a notorious serial killer who brutally murdered eleven children in the 1980s, shares his unsettling insights during chilling phone calls from prison. The conversation reveals his manipulative nature and the emotional complexities surrounding his actions. It also encourages reflections on guilt, redemption, and the murky motivations behind his heinous crimes. This dark exploration not only addresses the impact on victims' families but also confronts the uncomfortable truths about understanding the minds of such individuals.

<p>The voice of a killer. The truth uncovered.</p><p><br></p><p>For years, journalist Arlene Bynon took forbidden jailhouse calls from notorious murderer Clifford Olson. Hundreds of hours of secret recordings — hidden from prison guards and the public — are now being revealed.</p><p><br></p><p>In<strong> Uncover: Calls From a Killer</strong>, Arlene, joined by Nathaniel Frum, will expose what Olson told her, what police got wrong, and why authorities paid a serial killer $100,000.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Episode 1 is coming May 20, 2025. Binge all episodes early and ad-free by becoming a subscriber <a href="https://apple.co/cbctruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p>

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<p>The voice of a killer. The truth uncovered.&nbsp;<strong>Coming May 20, 2025</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>For years, journalist Arlene Bynon took forbidden jailhouse calls from notorious murderer Clifford Olson. Hundreds of hours of secret recordings — hidden from prison guards and the public — are now being revealed. In&nbsp;Uncover:&nbsp;Calls From A Killer, Arlene, joined by Nathaniel Frum, will expose what Olson told her, what police got wrong, and why authorities paid a serial killer $100,000.</p><p><br></p><p>Calls from a Killer&nbsp;unearths secrets that have been buried for decades. Episode 1 premiers via&nbsp;Uncover&nbsp;on May 20, 2025.</p>

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