The Alberta Murders

00:00 - Intro 02:23 - The Cook Family Massacre 07:32 - The Mayerthorpe Tragedy 12:50 - The Dexter Murders 18:17 - The Claresholm Highway Murders In the quiet towns and open landscapes of Alberta, four chilling crimes shattered the illusion of safety—each leaving behind deep scars and unanswered questions. This episode of *Northern Crimes* takes you inside Alberta’s darkest true crime stories: - The 1959 Cook family murders and the controversial execution of Raymond Cook - The 2005 Mayerthorpe tragedy, where four RCMP officers were ambushed in a deadly standoff - The twisted case of Mark Twitchell, a filmmaker obsessed with *Dexter* who turned fiction into fatal reality - And the 2011 Claresholm Highway massacre—a shocking ambush that left four young people dead These are stories of obsession, betrayal, and small-town horrors that still echo across the Canadian West. From crimes that changed national law enforcement policy to murders still debated decades later, this is a haunting journey through Alberta’s criminal past. Support Northern Crimes: https://patreon.com/northerncrimes Sources at https://northerncrimes.com 🎥 Northern Crimes brings you detailed, fact-based true crime stories from Canada, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest. Subscribe for new episodes every week. #alberta #truecrimestories #scarystories