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A School They Called Alcatraz: Kuper Island

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Why would children risk their lives to run away from school? In the heart-wrenching podcast, Kuper Island, journalist Duncan McCue investigates the suspicious death of Richard Thomas, a student at Kuper Island Residential School. McCue uncovers stifled police investigations, confronts perpetrators of abusers and witnesses a community trying to rebuild. He joins Crime Story to talk about a story close to his heart. For early access to Crime Story episodes and to listen ad-free, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on our show page in Apple Podcasts. This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-17-1.7096841

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A School They Called Alcatraz: Kuper Island

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