CANADALAND16 Dec 2024

The Great Darkness

This is part two of our mini series: Black Market Babies (part one, here).

It’s a family story that lay hidden for decades. Then the tech was born, the DNA came to light, and after the shock, the investigation began.

An underworld tale of the international baby smuggling ring that bought and sold hundreds of newborns out of Montreal in the 1950s.

A family story told by the families. One reporter whose own mother was bought and sold. And another whose own DNA tied her to the one of the alleged masterminds behind the black market baby trade.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Reported by: Ilana Gordon and Adam Segal

Written by: Ilana Gordon, Adam Segal and Bruce Thorson

Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)

Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)

max collins (Production Manager)

Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Additional music by Tristan Capacchione and Audio Network

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