The Murder of Ardeth Wood

Published: March 7, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'Episode 210:\\xa0In the summer of 2003, Ardeth Wood, a 27-year-old PhD candidate studying philosophy at the University of Waterloo, was enjoying a well needed break at her parent\\u2019s home in the Orleans neighbourhood of Ottawa. In the early afternoon of August 6, 2003, wanting to take advantage of a beautiful, warm summer day Ardeth borrowed her brother\\u2019s bike to go for a ride. Ardeth never came home.\\nArdeth\\u2019s disappearance triggered one of the largest searches in Ottawa\\u2019s history up to that point covering the almost 200 kilometres of bike paths around the capital city and its suburbs. Five days later, Ardeth\\u2019s body was discovered. She\\u2019d been drowned on purpose and then hidden by her killer in a densely wooded area along the banks of Green\\u2019s Creek. Police had no suspects. Fearing for their own safety, many of the residents of Ottawa were terrified to use the parks and bike paths for some time even with increased police patrols. It would be more than two years before charges were laid against the man accused of Ardeth\\u2019s murder.\\n\\nSources and Further Reading:\\nThe Disappearance of Ardeth Wood An Anthology of True Crime by Pete Dove - Ebook | Scribd\\nArdeth Wood - Wikipedia\\nMurder She Solved - The Pathway Predator - Dailymotion Video\\nArdeth WOOD | Obituary | Ottawa Citizen\\nArdeth Mary Margaret Wood (1975-2003) - Find a Grave Memorial\\nThe value of virginity? \\xab knitnut.net\\nUniversity of Waterloo \\u2014 September 10, 2003: Scholarship remembers murdered grad\\nA Mother\\u2019s Grief \\u2013 The Healing Power of Forgiveness | Nourished Motherhood Blog\\nArchived Ardeth Remembered\\nArchived A death that touched an entire city\\nArdeth Wood murder resonates 10 years later | CBC News\\nInterview with Colum Wood \\u2014 YouTube\\nGlobal study on homicide\\nKristen Gilchrist (2010) \\u201cNewsworthy\\u201d Victims?, Feminist Media Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2010.514110\\nSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'