Fears about tainted candy have been around probably as long as trick or treating has, and for the most part it is an urban legend. Each year there seems to be some hysteria around someone finding razor blades or needles in their kid's Halloween candy, but almost always this turns out to be a hoax or a prank. However, on Halloween night in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O'Bryan nearly proved this urban legend to be real when he ate a Pixy Stick he received while trick-or-treating and died almost immediately after

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For years, Russell Williams appeared to have everything: a decorated military career, a position of authority, and the trust that came with commanding one of Canada’s largest air bases. But behind that carefully constructed public image was a disturbing secret life that would eventually escalate into something far more sinister. When two women connected to the military community became victims, investigators were faced with a case that would expose just how different the man they thought they knew really was.

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Cobb Chris, " Court hears details of final hours of Williams’ murder victims", Ottawa Citizen, October 21,2010, https://globalnews.ca/news/99998/court-hears-details-of-final-hours-of-williams-murder-victims/, Accessed October 19, 2026

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Oshawa This Week, " Col. Russell Williams took numerous photos of Marie France Comeau", Durham Region, October 20, 2010, https://www.durhamregion.com/news/col-russell-williams-took-numerous-photos-of-marie-france-comeau/article_34f8638d-5876-5d46-bf58-ba8617cdbd73.html, Accessed October 19, 2026

Sengupta, Sounak, " Russell Williams: Where is the Killer Now?", The Cinemaholic, April 25,2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/russell-williams-where-is-the-killer-now/, Accessed October 19, 2026

Sengupta, Sounak, " Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau Murders: How Did They Die? Who Killed Them?", The Cinemaholic, April 25, 2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/jessica-lloyd-and-cpl-marie-france-comeau-murders-how-did-they-die-who-killed-them/, Accessed October 19, 2026

This week we are exploring three Halloween themed crimes, including a pumpkin patch perpetrator, viral doorbell camera footage featuring masked figures, and a Michael Myers robbery.

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Morrison, Kent; “Edmonton pumpkin theft caught on camera”; Global News; Aug 17, 2028; https://globalnews.ca/news/4394933/edmonton-pumpkin-theft-caught-on-video/; accessed Oct 12, 2026.

Bonavita, Julia; “Viral Halloween ‘break-in’ scare leads police to surprising discovery about suspects: report”; Fox News; Oct 28, 2025; https://www.foxnews.com/us/viral-halloween-break-in-scare-leads-police-surprising-discovery-about-suspects-report?msockid=0ec379440cb56fb121086e410d1d6e9e; accessed Oct 12, 2026.

Grissom, Jake; “Surveillance video laugh unravels ‘Michael Myers’ robbery scheme at Citrus County Florida liquor store”; Tampa Free Press; Sept 23, 2026; https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/surveillance-video-laugh-unravels-michael-myers-robbery-scheme-at-citrus-county-florida-liquor-store/ar-AA2cQg0v; accessed Oct 12, 2026.