Episode 5: New Evidence

What Happened to Holly Bartlett

Re-opening a closed case isn’t easy. The 2010 death of Holly Bartlett, ruled an accident by Halifax police, was already the subject of a 2014 review by the Sûreté Du Quebec. Now, another four years have passed, and Bartlett’s family and friends are hopeful that new light can still be shed on the case. Host Maggie Rahr meets with private investigator Tom Martin to re-examine the clothes Holly was wearing when she was found. Then, Tom catches another break, Nova Scotia’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Marni Wood, has agreed to meet with him to discuss her original autopsy on Holly. We’ll then talk to Brian Parsons, who uncovered new evidence back in 2014 when he discovered a transit bus CCTV video from the night of March 26th. Finally, we’ll compare the conflicting stories of the last person to have seen Holly before she died, the taxi driver who dropped her off that night – and Maggie tries calling him to get his side of the story.