Hunting the Suicide Salesman
Hosted by CBC
Following the critically acclaimed Hunting Warhead, host Daemon Fairless takes you into another dark corner of the internet in the second season: the online world where people help each other end their lives. When people around the world began dying several years ago after using a little-known substance, police agencies initially did not realize that many of those deaths were connected. Thanks to the persistence of surviving relatives and investigative journalists, the pieces of the puzzle were put together bit by bit. Their search led first to an online suicide forum and eventually to a Canadian seller: Kenneth Law. According to the police, he shipped more than 1,200 packages to 41 countries and could be linked to more than 145 deaths worldwide. But this story is about much more than just one man. It explores why desperate people turn to hidden online communities when they cannot find help or understanding in the real world. At the same time, the podcast takes an incisive look at a painful social taboo that we prefer not to talk about.
Episodes
Episode 5: ‘What if it's this simple?’
<p>Putting Kenneth Law behind bars won’t do anything to stop people from wanting to die… or going online to learn how. What – if anything – will?</p>
Episode 4: One Star Reviews
<p>The business of suicide is far bigger than one man. Meet the lawyers taking on the trillion-dollar company that sold far more of the substance than police allege Kenneth Law ever did.</p>
Episode 3: Greenberg
<p>After years of operating under the radar, Kenneth Law is now under police investigation. How does a once-successful businessman find himself bankrupt and in the business of suicide?</p><p><br></p><p>You can binge all episodes now on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuMdLmjdG8df5LyYjK64rqitTm7oN_kAP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>, or hear all eps ad-free on <a href="https://apple.co/cbctruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple
Episode 2: The Sting
<p>A string of suicides across the globe seem to be connected to a salesman in Canada. But does he know what he’s selling is being used for? An undercover journalist uncovers a bombshell.</p>
Episode 1: ‘Don't touch the glass’
<p>After a young British man ends his life with a mysterious substance, his grieving family stumbles into the online world that helped him – and countless others – die.</p>
Season 2 Trailer: Hunting the Suicide Salesman
<p>This season, host Daemon Fairless takes you inside the business of suicide and a deadly corner of the internet: the online world helping people take their own lives. </p>
Hunting Warhead is coming back, but first: Real talk on high-risk reporting
<p>They say you should never meet your heroes. Daemon Fairless disagrees. First, he has an update on the return of Hunting Warhead. But then he takes us behind-the-scenes on another project he’s been working on as a story editor: The Outlaw Ocean.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a frank, illuminating discussion with Ian Urbina, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who quit his New York Times job to do some of the hardest, most difficult and often dangerous reporting in the world. He’s since become the
Episode 6: Fallout
<p>At Faulkner’s final sentencing hearing, we finally discover the true extent of his activities on the dark web. We thought we knew everything he had been up to. We were wrong. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/hunting-warehead-transcripts-listen-1.5346693</p>
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