In this episode, you’ll hear facts about the humble lobster and a case where lobsters are the motive for murder. The Cape Breton “Murder for Lobster” case tore apart a small fishing village and rocked the community. The murder of Phillip Boudreau divided the residence of Petit-de-Grat and begged the question, “Is this what can happen when small-town people are pushed to their limits?”
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/the-killing-of-phillip-boudreau
https://chboudreau.com/tribute/details/1587/Philip-Boudreau/obituary.html (most photos)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/pas/murder-for-lobster
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/james-landry-murder-for-lobster-full-parole-1.4952674
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/fisherman-convicted-in-murder-for-lobster-case-granted-day-parole-1.4186671 (Philip’s boat pic, pic 7)
https://www.cbc.ca/ns/fromthefield/2013/06/beauty-evil-and-truth-in-petit-de-grat.html
https://contrarian.ca/2014/12/07/the-untold-truth-of-the-petit-de-grat-tragedy/ (Twin Maggies)
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/696074/verdict-joseph-james-landry-nouvelle-ecosse?tz=EST (James Landry)
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/murder-for-lobster-cape-breton-fisherman-saw-red-during-attack-1.2573006 (Dwayne Samson)
The Killing of Phillip Boudreau – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnq3cAOp0-0
Murder in the Cove – Amazon Prime
Lobster Pics
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/06/white-lobsters-caught/15224451/ (Albino)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fishing-albino-lobster-1.4417954 (Lucky the Albino)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/12/us/cotton-candy-lobster-maine-scn/index.html (Haddie and friend)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/us/calico-red-lobster-virginia-rare-trnd/index.html (Freckles)
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.4235835 (Yellow Lobster)
https://patch.com/massachusetts/roslindale/pinchy-the-rare-halloween-lobster-now-on-display_6d9899a9-roslindale (Pinchy the Lobster)
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