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22 Murders

Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia

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A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors.

As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details were oddly hard to come by. Who was the killer? Why was he not apprehended? What were police doing? How many were dead? And why was the gunman still on the loose the next morning and killing again? The RCMP was largely silent then, and continued to obscure the actions of denturist Gabriel Wortman after an officer shot and killed him at a gas station during a chance encounter.

Though retired as an investigative journalist and author, Paul Palango spent much of his career reporting on Canada’s troubled national police force. Watching the RCMP stumble through the Portapique massacre, only a few hours from his Nova Scotia home, Palango knew the story behind the headlines was more complicated and damning than anyone was willing to admit. With the COVID-19 lockdown sealing off the Maritimes, no journalist in the province knew the RCMP better than Palango did. Within a month, he was back in print and on the radio, peeling away the layers of this murderous episode as only he could, and unearthing the collision of failure and malfeasance that cost a quiet community 22 innocent lives. Crime Freedom & Security Murder Organized Crime Politics & Government True Crime

What the critics say

PRAISE FOR 22 MURDERS:

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“22 Murders is a must read.” St. Albert Today

PRAISE FOR PAUL PALANGO:
“Why isn’t the Nova Scotia mass shooting a national scandal? It may well turn out to be if Paul Palango has anything to say about it.” NOW (Toronto)

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READ ,Scotians ,Canadians ask WTHell is going on, God help us all.
WHY, is this happening. How many more lives,lies,corruption.WHY?




In memory of Susan Butlin Tatamagouche, NS. Murdered in cold Blood.

Thank you Paul… I prayed for someone like you ..

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I hesitated getting this book. I think I’m one of those people who like the world with my embedded head in the sand.
Once I started listening, I was riveted I realized I was in agreement that things didn’t sound right with the whole thing. I had to know more and more.
Well done Mr Palango!

22 murders

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You don’t like it that’s fine

But this is closer to the truth than anything coming from the RCMP or the MCC and I think now at the end of the MCC we can say that something is amuck.

A story that must be heard

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Claiming that the RCMP are engaged in a coverup of this scale is an extraordinary claim, but Paul Palango offers truly extraordinary evidence. He decisively proves the Rcmp is lying, even though he isn't able to dig deep enough to discover the truth

Sometimes conspiracies are true

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A lot can be learned from this. If you are Canadian true crime enthusiast. You will love this book.

Great Canadian read

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