Ten years, 13 home invasions, one killer—and the cops who refused to sleep until they got him.
43 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestIt's spring and fear hangs over west-end Montreal. For weeks, an unknown man has been entering people's homes at dusk and threatening them at gunpoint. He ties them up, robs them and then disappears. Between 2006 and 2009, he committed 13 home invasions, one murder, three attempted murders and one hostage taking; leaving dozens of traumatized families in his wake. Using unusual investigative techniques, the police spend ten years tracking him down. Under the close scrutiny of journalist Patrick Lagacé, the series sheds light on many facets of the story that have remained in the shadows.
Direction
St-Pierre builds dread like a horror filmmaker who knows the monster is real.
Writing
Lagacé's narration treats victims with dignity, never sensationalizing.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The case terrorized Montreal's west end so thoroughly that 'The West End Rapist' became shorthand for a city's collective anxiety—yet English Canada barely noticed.
Patrick Lagacé became so entangled in the investigation that defense lawyers later tried to subpoena his notes, arguing he'd become 'an instrument of the state.'
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