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.
At 11:18 I made myself a slice of bread, with cream cheese spread.
Had to answer a call and when I came back to the kitchen at 11:42 the bread was still there. However, the layer of cream cheese was gone.
Were still waiting for forensics, but we already have a main suspect.
She currently refuses to testify.
Police recommends to keep your eyes peeled for cheese thiefs in the area.
In the introduction to UNSPEAKABLE ACTS: TRUE TALES OF CRIME, MURDER, DECEIT, AND OBSESSION, editor Sarah Weinman writes about wanting pieces that call out problems in "the true-crime industrial complex", and she wound up with an excellent collection of true-crime pieces from the 2010s. The selections are generally very good. A thread of the highlights: (1/7)
The Dutroux Affair: NATO, The "Pink Ballets" & The Deep State Cover-Up
#DeepState #Geopolitics #InvestigativeJournalism #MarcDutroux #OperationGladio #Corruption #TrueCrime #History
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.
A woman from Georgia was arrested in Croatia after she allegedly helped Utah mom Elleshia Seymour kidnap her four kids after she travelled abroad with them.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Four children who disappeared from Utah with their mother in November 2025 have been located in Croatia, according to family members.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A technical deep dive into how Restic artifacts exposed INC Ransomware’s backup infrastructure, enabling data recovery and rare visibility into attacker operations.Cyber Centaurs Team (Digital Forensics & Data Breach Services)
Now confirmed! I am delighted to report that in Spring '26 I'll be offering two standalone (but related) modules with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity. Each focuses on an important novel related to the same real-life, #TrueCrime unsolved case. #DarkAcademia #PoliceProcedural
March: #LastSeenWearing by #HillaryWaugh: Discovering a Turning Point in #CrimeFiction
Info: blackberry.signumuniversity.or…
May: #TheSecretHistory by #DonnaTartt: Unpacking the 'WhyDunIt' #Mystery
A former Wisconsin store owner and local television gardening expert was attacked in Antigua just before the holidays.Gardening (All For Gardening)
Eunice Whitman's boyfriend was indicted for her murder on flawed evidence. A defense witness wrote that police should have treated no fewer than 12 people as suspects of “higher interest.”
A decade after the killing, no one has been convicted in Whitman’s death
propublica.org/article/eunice-…
#News #Alaska #Crime #TrueCrime #Murder #Justice #CriminalJustice #Law
Justine Paul was indicted on flawed evidence. A defense witness wrote that police should have treated no fewer than 12 people as suspects of “higher interest.” A decade after the killing, no one has been convicted in Whitman’s death.shoshana.gordon@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath "For the first time, it all made sense" Sale: $15.95 to $1.99 by Bill Browder Rating: 4.6/5 (9,826 Reviews) #Russia #Putin #MagnitskyAct #TrueCrime #Political #Thriller #Corruption #BookSky
