On Mother’s Day weekend in 2009, 36-year-old Mi’kmaq mother of five Tanya Jean Brooks vanished in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The next afternoon, her body was found in a narrow window well at the former St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School — and the case has remained unsolved ever since. In this episode of Dark Roast & Dark Crimes, Keltee walks through Tanya’s life, the last known sightings, the early investigation, and the theories that still surround her murder, while centering the heartbreak and determination of the family still fighting for answers.

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Sources:

•Government of Nova Scotia, Rewards for Unsolved Crimes: Tanya Jean Brooks

•Halifax Regional Police News Release (2025): Ongoing Investigation of Tanya Brooks’s Murder

•CityNews Halifax (2025): “Police continue investigating cold murder file in Halifax” by Natasha O’Neill

•CityNews Halifax (2019): “‘Her life was stolen’: 10 years after Tanya Brooks’ murder” by Meghan Groff

•Judy Haiven (2022): “Halifax’s Mother’s Day murder: Tanya Brooks – A Memorial Walk”

•VICE (2015): “The Unsolved Murder of Tanya Brooks” by Hilary Beaumont

•Global News (2017): “Final remains of murdered Nova Scotia woman returned to family” by Aly Thomson

•True Crime Diva (2021): “Murder in Halifax: Who killed Tanya Jean Brooks?”

•Nova Scotia Advocate (2019): “The murder of Tanya Brooks, 10 years later” by Judy Haiven

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In this episode of Dark Roast & Dark Crimes, Keltee tells the story of Theresa Allore, a 19-year-old college student who vanished from the Eastern Townships of Quebec in November 1978. Months later, Theresa was found in a rural creek — and what followed was decades of unanswered questions, investigative missteps, and a family refusing to let her name fade into the background. We’ll walk through the timeline, the key evidence, and how Theresa’s brother John Allore turned grief into a relentless fight for truth and accountability.

Listener discretion advised.

Official / primary-style sources

•Sûreté du Québec – Dossiers non résolus (Cold Cases): Theresa Allore (official case listing + tip line info).

•Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) – The Sherbrooke Record archive

•Nov 16, 1978 (“Allore search hits dead end” era reporting).

•Aug 19, 2002 (coverage during renewed attention/investigation).

Family-led research (very useful for timeline + context)

•Who Killed Theresa? (official site / case hub)

•Podcast page (episode directory)

•Case update post (John Allore site — updates + reflections on investigative angles)

Reputable media coverage / broader context

•The Canadian Press reprint (40-year look back / John Allore seeking answers)

•L’actualité (French feature on the case and John Allore’s search)

•CityNews/Ottawa (Canadian Press-style reporting on Quebec cold case efforts; includes Allore’s perspective)

•Global News (John Allore legacy + connection to the case)

Book (longform, detailed)

•Penguin Random House: Wish You Were Here (Allore & Pearson) — publisher page

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