{"podcast":{"title":"Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History","slug":"dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170","podcast_index_feed_id":329170,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU8758037629","website_url":"http://darkpoutine.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fa6161fa-d858-11ec-92a4-e3736c3e7410/image/e74115dceaaabb5341e68cb64ee2f4f2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Curiouscast","episode_count":428,"summary":"True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real Canadians. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/darkpoutine","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170"},"episode":{"title":"Left in the Cold: The Winnipeg Homeless Murders","slug":"left-in-the-cold-the-winnipeg-homeless-murders","published_at":"2026-02-02T20:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170/left-in-the-cold-the-winnipeg-homeless-murders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4972522823.mp3?updated=1769400913","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4972522823.mp3?updated=1769400913","summary":"Episode 404: In April 2015, someone began targeting some of the city’s most vulnerable residents: men living rough, sleeping outside, and often already failed by every system meant to protect them. By the time the killing stopped, three were dead: 37‑year‑old Miles Monias, 48‑year‑old Stony Stanley Bushie, and 65‑year‑old Donald Collins. Their killer was another man on the margins, a homeless drifter with a long history of violence and untreated mental illness, John Paul Ostamas. Sources: Media Release - April 28, 2015 - Winnipeg Police ServiceR. v. Ostamas, 2016 MBQB 136 (CanLII)R. v. Ostamas (J.P.) (2016), 329 Man.R.(2d) 203 (QB) | vLexR v Ostamas, 2022 MBCA 68 (CanLII)John Paul Ostamas | APTN ArchivesJohn Paul Ostamas | Global News, Videos & ArticlesWinnipeg's Duck Face Serial KillerWinnipeg's historyGarden Hill First Nation | WikipediaLittle Grand Rapids First NationApr 27, 2015, page 16 - Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com™Apr 29, 2015, page A5 - Telegraph-Journal at Newspapers.com™May 2015: Death and the homelessTHE FIRST NATIONAL INDIGENOUS BROADCASTER IN THE WORLD | APTNWinnipeg police charge man in connection with 3 murders | APTNMan charged with 3 Winnipeg killings came from ‘good family’ in Eabametoong First Nation | APTNMay 2016: Guilty plea in killing spree'3 monstrous murders': Homeless killer John Paul Ostamas will get no parole for 75 years | CBC News‘Person of interest’ located by Winnipeg Police: Sources - WinnipegPolice say suspect in Winnipeg deaths known to Ontario policeMurder charges for deaths of homeless Native men in ManitobaAccused serial killer John Paul Ostamas sought help from Kenora pastorStoney Bushie's friends, family gather for Winnipeg prayer service | CBC NewsOstamas tried to burn down Winnipeg hotel, police say - WinnipegThunder Bay-a…","meta_description":"Episode 404: In April 2015, someone began targeting some of the city’s most vulnerable residents: men living rough, sleeping outside, and often already fa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170/episodes/left-in-the-cold-the-winnipeg-homeless-murders/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history-329170/left-in-the-cold-the-winnipeg-homeless-murders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}