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February 27, 2008

Bad Day at Barrhead

Three years have passed since four young Mounties were cut down by cop-hater James Roszko on his farm in rural Alberta. Soon after those murders, the fifth estate began to investigate what really happened. The result of that investigation, 'A Hail of Bullets', raised troubling questions about how the RCMP policed Roszko and what could have been done to prevent those tragic killings. And even though two young local men were arrested this year and charged with four counts of first-degree murder, their role in the murder of the Mounties is far from clear.

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February 12, 2008

Amazing Grace

Benny Hinn may be the most popular personality in the Christian world today. Thousands pack arenas to see him heal the sick and the afflicted. Tens of thousands more watch his television program. Three seasons ago, reporter Bob McKeown investigated Benny Hinn's "miracles" as well as his ministry which collects millions of dollars every year in donations.

What's happened since then? An American senator is now investigating Hinn, requesting answers to questions about those donations and who benefits. We'll talk to the senator, as well as to one young girl who attended one of Hinn's shows, looking for a miracle, and find out what has happened to her since then.

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February 06, 2008

A Fight to the Death

You don't have to be a pro wrestling fan to recognize the name Chris Benoit. Last summer, newscasts and front-page headlines were filled with the story of the wrestling champion who murdered his wife and young son and then killed himself.

At the time, the focus turned to steroids and the part those drugs play in the pro wrestling world and in the life and death of Benoit and other wrestlers, many of whom died young. But, researchers studying the damage inflicted on the brains of pro footballers who had died by suicide turned to the case of Chris Benoit. Bob McKeown investigates their research and its startling conclusions.

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