The Fifth Estate Season 45 Episodes
Season 45 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Targeted / Is Murder in Your DNA?Inside the gun lobby's fight to save assault weapons in Canada. Also, DNA Detective Cece Moore tracks a Canadian cold case with a provocative technique that could revolutionize crime fighting.
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Episode 2 - When Terror Comes HomeThe plan for de-radicalizing returning ISIS fighters. Dozens of Canadians have already returned home after joining terror organizations abroad. Others are waiting in detention camps in Syria. The federal government says it has a plan to keep the public safe if or when they do return. Bob McKeown investigates Canada's strategy and finds there are serious concerns about how effective it will be.
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Episode 3 - The Forgotten / Havana SyndromeA young journalist in 1970s Montreal goes undercover to work inside a Quebec youth detention centre, and exposes cruel and negligent treatment of young girls, including the use of restraints and solitary confinement. Forty years later, the Fifth Estate meets some of the women who lived the appalling details of these news stories, and hears about how they remain haunted by the way it altered their lives. Next, In 2017, dozens of US and Canadian diplomats and their families experience strange health symptoms like serious headaches, severe nosebleeds, and loss of vision, Doctors were perplexed. Was the cause a mysterious sonic attack from Cuba? Well...new Canadian research sheds new light on the cause. Still….there are many questions left unanswered and the mystery continues. Jayme Poisson investigates.
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Episode 4 - The Hood: Cops, gangs and a community in the crossfireNorth central Regina is one of Canada’s most dangerous neighbourhoods, where indigenous gang violence is on the rise and the police response is matching it. The community is caught in the crossfire. It's a conflict with deep roots, and some alarming new dynamics. But beyond the headlines about guns, drugs and gangs there are some surprisingly hopeful solutions with people determined to take back control of their community. Duncan McCue digs into all of that in a special hour-long edition of the Fifth Estate.
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Episode 5 - Dear Mr. BissonnetteAlexandre Bissonnette went into a mosque in Quebec City and gunned down 6-people in 2017. Is he a terrorist or a mentally ill young man turned monster? Mark Kelley investigates the path of a killer through the people closest to him and real life "Mindhunter" profilers, to discover mass shooters are always hidden in plain sight.
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Episode 6 - My Father's Killer / Wronged (Ashley Smith)Christiano Savioli travels from Italy to remote Cortes Island, British Columbia in search of his father’s killer. He wants to know why his father's murder, 9 years ago, has not yet been solved and he is offering a 10-thousand dollar reward. CBC obtains police reports that say investigators have a suspect but there's been no arrest. And what Christiano discovers is that some in the small, close-knit community don't seem to want the murder solved. Also, The tragic death of inmate Ashley Smith in 2007 was supposed to change everything for mentally ill patients in prison. Canadians were horrified to see the video of her suicide with prison guards looking on that The Fifth Estate fought to make public. The inquest into her death called for 104 recommendations including eliminating solitary confinement. We investigate the case of Joey Toutsaint, an inmate with serious mental illness who, by his own count, has spent nearly six years (2580 days) in isolation in prison.
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Episode 7 - Muskoka Murders: Closing in on the KillersThere are new developments in the cold case that has shocked and captivated Canadians. The lead police investigator sits down with The Fifth Estate for the first time, talking about developments in the case in a Fifth Estate special updating the investigation.
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Episode 8 - Captive: Caitlan Coleman vs. Joshua BoyleIn a Canadian exclusive, The Fifth Estate takes the public behind the headlines of the country's highest profile domestic abuse and sexual assault trial as it unfolded, revealing the experiences and impacts on the alleged victim. Caitlan Coleman tells the story of her volatile relationship with estranged husband Joshua Boyle.
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Episode 9 - The List / Vintage GrapesIn an investigation into clergy abuse within the Roman Catholic Church in Canada, The Fifth Estate follows abuse survivors on their quest for accountability. Then, Even in 1990 he was a polarizing force, bragging about his signature move, the sucker punch. Bob Mckeown revisits the famous Fifth Estate interview Eric Malling did with Don Cherry. It's a one two punch of hockey and politics that reminds us that times have changed but Don Cherry hasn't.
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Episode 10 - Hockey Fight / Sexism in ScienceThe Fifth Estate reveals the real lives of enforcers' wives - and takes Canadians on the journey of three women demanding change in the NHL. Also, Before Jane Goodall had begun her study of chimpanzees, there was Anne Innis Dagg. She's a Canadian and the first to conduct scientific studies of giraffes, or any large mammal, in the wild. She was a young researcher, working on her own in Africa in the late 1950s - her observations about the behaviour of giraffe laid the foundation for all future giraffe studies. In the 1970s despite her extensive qualifications she was denied tenure at several Ontario universities which effectively ended her giraffe research and academic career. Instead of giving up Anne became an activist for women’s rights, especially in academia. She taught part-time, published books but never got the support or recognition she deserved. The scientific community eventually found her again and raised her profile, there's been a film made about her life and several universities are trying to make up for their rejection. She’s received many awards and will soon hear whether she will be a recipient of the Order of Canada.
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Episode 11 - Passport Babies / Confronting HateThe Fifth Estate investigates the shadow industry of "Birth Tourism" facilitating this growth; agencies that help women come to Canada just to have a baby and leave with a Canadian passport and all the privileges that come with it. The mothers pay 30-70 thousand dollars to travel from other countries, get coaching on getting through immigration, comfortable housing, access to top notch doctors and hospitals care in Canada. Host Erica Johnson, digs into the impact of birth tourism on one city, Richmond BC, and the implications for the health care system. Next, The Fifth Estate takes you inside a secret world that many people have no idea even exists -- the world of activists willing to risk their personal security to confront organized hate groups known as the extreme right wing. Host Gillian Findlay goes on a virtual ride-along with undercover members of a loose collective known as Antifa, who are willing to go to extreme lengths - counter-protest, outing individuals they accuse of belonging to hate-groups and even using violence themselves, to expose those they believe are undermining the norms and values of Canadian society. And they are doing it, they say, whether we like it or not.
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Episode 12 - The Autopsy Pt.1 / The InsiderWhat if Justice got it wrong? An autopsy tells the story of the dead but can also determine the future of the living, especially in criminal cases. Concerns raised about autopsy findings in some cases in Alberta prompted the provincial Justice Ministry to commission an expert panel to conduct a review. The Fifth Estate has discovered that review led to questions about autopsy findings used in some murder cases, including whether there was even murder at all. Also, Toronto-raised Benny Hinn has been one of the most high-profile and controversial Christian evangelists in the world for more than 3 decades. His international crusades and "miracles" on stage have become legendary. His recent apparent renunciation of asking for money for blessings is the subject of debate and scepticism. The Fifth estate revisits the Benny Hinn story it started 10 years ago. The public has had little chance to get inside the tight-knit world of the Pastor Benny ministry. Until now. His nephew, Costi Hinn, has broken with the family and written a tell-all book about his experience with what is known as the Prosperity Gospel.
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Episode 13 - The Autopsy Pt.2 / How Boeing CrashedEight years ago a review of autopsies signaled to Alberta Justice that it had a big problem on its hands. In part two The Fifth Estate tells the inside story of how senior Alberta government officials ultimately abandoned their probe into miscarriages of justice, while prisoners were left to serve out their time. Also, Boeing used to be known as the gold standard in safety, but critics say it has lost its way in the pursuit of profits. We tell the story of the two recent 737 Max crashes and show how experts say those accidents were preventable. The story is told by the key players in the tragedy: pilots, legislators, Boeing insiders and the families of the victims. But the biggest revelations are provided by Boeing itself. Internal memos and emails show that Boeing officials knew of the potential for a catastrophic crash well before it happened.
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Episode 14 - Runaway Train / Who Are They? Reconstructing Faces of the DeadA former front line investigator with CP Rail's own police force alleges that his investigation into the deadly derailment of Train 301 last winter near Field, B.C. was shut down after just a month by his company. Also, Fifteen students, one instructor and an RCMP officer use forensic sculpture in a last ditch effort to identify the remains of 15 men found in Canada.
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Episode 15 - The Priest's Confession / John Connelly's DeathAn abusive Catholic priest's prison confession in Quebec raises questions about how clergy sexual assault is prosecuted in Canada and why church superiors have never been charged. Also, After nearly 20 years of fighting Toronto police over the cause of their son's mysterious death, John Connelly's parents appear to have reached the end of the line — or have they?
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