Listen: What Happened to the Harrisons? In less than five years, three people would end up dead in the same house - Toronto Star

Host Amy Dempsey Raven, an investigative reporter for the Toronto Star, spent more than a decade asking what really happened inside that house?

When a third member of this family died in the same house, police could no longer see it as a coincidence.

From the outside, 3635 Pitch Pine Crescent looked like the kind of home where nothing bad could happen, the gathering place for every birthday and holiday. Until, one spring night when tragedy struck. In less than five years, three people would end up dead in the same house. Each time, the authorities found a way to explain it away. But the family who loved them knew something was wrong.

Host Amy Dempsey Raven, an investigative reporter for the Toronto Star, spent more than a decade asking what really happened inside that house?

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In April 2009, Bridget Harrison comes home to find her husband of 40 years dead behind a locked bathroom door. Bill had been alone in the house. Police say he died naturally. But for his family, something’s not adding up.

When Caleb Harrison meets Melissa Merritt, she gives him two kids who look like him and a fresh start. But their marriage burns to the ground…and what’s left is a bitter, years-long battle waged through the courts, the police, and a string of accusations.

A year after burying her husband, Bridget is certain his death was no accident - and she’s ready to say so, out loud, in a courtroom. But she never gets the chance.

Caleb has turned his life around. Then, one morning, he doesn’t show up for work. When police arrive at the Harrison home for the third time in four years, theycan no longer call it a coincidence.

Coming Tuesday, September 22, or binge all episodes here.

Broke and starting over, Melissa and her new husband Chris find an unexpected friend in a generous stranger named Sue. But nothing about their new life is quite what it seems — and someone is listening to their every word.

Coming Tuesday, September 29, or binge all episodes here.

It looks like the Harrisons might finally get justice. But as the trial approaches, key evidence is tossed out. And a strong motive comes to light.

Coming Tuesday, October 6, or binge all episodes here. 

With the killers convicted, the Harrisons expect answers. How the hell did three people die before this killing spree ended? Before the family can catch their breath, they get awful news.

Coming Tuesday, October 3, or binge all episodes here. 

Read Amy Dempsey Raven’s original reporting.

The deaths of Bill and Bridget Harrison were not investigated as homicides until their son, Caleb, was murdered. That’s when police finally