The Murder of Brenda Young (NL)
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Episode 107 - In June of 1993, 9-year-old Cindy Young found her mother, Brenda, deceased on the floor of their St. John’s, Newfoundland apartment. Brenda Marie Young, 26, and a mother of two was brutally murdered while her children slept. Almost immediately, police had focused on a suspect, Brenda’s boyfriend, 28-year-old Randy Druken. But, in this case, things are not always as simple as they first appear. Come see us at CrimeCon in Orlando from May 1-3, 2020. Use POUTINE20 when buying your tickets. End of episode promo for Deadly Misadventures hosted by Justin from Generation Why and Tyler from The Minds of Madness. Sources and Further Reading: [Police interviewing children tend to ask ‘largely inappropriate’ questions which could lead to wrongful convictions: study | National Post] [Randy Druken says he's innocent - CBC]  R. v. Druken (R.J.), 1995 CanLII 10478 (NL SC), R. v. Druken (R.J.), 1994 CanLII 10500 (NL SC), R. v. Druken (R.J.), 1995 CanLII 10537 (NL SC), [The Lamer Report]  [#wrongfullyconvictedwednesday Randy Drunken - Toronto Defence Lawyers] [Randy Druken - Innocents Database of Exonerations] [3 Nov 1994, 4 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com] [Randy Druken back in St. John’s court today | Provincial | News | SaltWire] [Fisherman’s Road: ‘What kind of sick bastard would kill and rape their mother’] [PressReader.com - Drug Addict Wins 2M in Wrongful Conviction Case] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/crown-drops-3-charges-against-randy-druken-1.727346 Support the show.
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