Episode 4: Ecole Polytechnique University Shooting

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On this podcast, we will be talking about all thing’s crime. From murder, to missing persons, to mass shootings, to just plain old spooky! Layered with some lighthearted humor...and some not so lighthearted humor. Please be advised that this podcast is filled with adult content and explicit language; listener discretion is advised.

On today’s episode, we will be talking about the school shooting at Ecole Polytechnique University on December 6th, 1989. 14 women were killed during this shooting by Marc Lepine. These women were bold, brilliant, brave, and beautiful; all taking engineering in a time when that was difficult for women to do. They were taken from this world too soon and our hearts go out to their families.  

Please take a moment to remember the following woman, along with all the other individuals victimized in this shooting;

• Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student
• Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
• Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
• Barbara Daigneault (born 1967), mechanical engineering student
• Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968), chemical engineering student
• Maud Haviernick (born 1960), materials engineering student
• Maryse Laganière (born 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department
• Maryse Leclair (born 1966), materials engineering student
• Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967), mechanical engineering student
• Sonia Pelletier (born 1961), mechanical engineering student
• Michèle Richard (born 1968), materials engineering student
• Annie St-Arneault (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
• Annie Turcotte (born 1969), materials engineering student
• Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958), nursing student

Resources: 

https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/1989-gunman-massacres-14-women-at-montreals-cole-polytechnique 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNFNqMPlxqg 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xarUlZ28irQ 

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/polytechnique-tragedy 

Music:  

“H&E Home” by Devil Music  

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