If you were in the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto on December 17, 2022, you might have come across a very normal scene: a group of teenage girls hanging out. They were rowdy and obnoxious, like most teens having fun. Some of them would eventually head to a house party, but for eight of the girls, their night would end much differently. Those eight girls ended up arrested for the murder of Kenneth Lee in what would later be deemed a "swarming attack."

The news shocked the city. What happened? How could this have happened?

Journalist Inori Roy wrote about this case for The Walrus. She's here to make sense of that night.

If you’re a true ‘true crime’ fan then you probably know who Kristi Lee is. She’s the creator and host of Canadian True Crime. For nine years and across hundreds of episodes, Kristi has dug deep into some of Canada’s most infamous, unsolved or current cases, uncovering lesser known facts and working with victims and their families to tell their story the right way.

This week on Crime Story, Kristi Lee on what it takes to make her hit show.

Quincy Cross is in prison for the murder of Jessica Currin. In August of 2000, Jessica’s body was discovered behind a middle school in Mayfield, Kentucky. Her clothes were ripped. She was bruised, beaten and her body burned.

For years, it looked like the case would go unsolved. Until a woman named Susan Galbreath started digging around. Susan had an unlikely connection to the case: she said God had instructed her to solve Jessica’s murder. And while she followed God’s plan, the police began following her lead. From the beginning, all Susan could focus on was Quincy Cross. Eventually police set their sights on four other people as well.

But after listening to the new podcast, Bone Valley: Graves County, you really start to doubt almost everything anyone says about this case. Because, despite a mission from God, this case may actually be built on a testimony of lies.

This week on Crime Story, Kathleen sits down with the host and producers of Graves County, Maggie Freleng and Rebeca Ibarra.