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Episode 5: The Battered Woman Defence
Season 1 Episode 5
The 1987 case of Angelique Lavallee provides a roadmap for the “battered woman defence.” Canada’s first female Supreme Court justice, Bertha Wilson, …
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 4: Responsibility Pie
Season 1 Episode 4
Helen is interrogated by police officers who say they understand the abuse she’d been living with, and know that something had to happen for her to g…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 3: All Hell Breaks Loose
Season 1 Episode 3
Wes Naslund talks about growing up with his father. Miles Naslund is reported missing, but no one seems to care he’s gone. Helen and her family live …
3 years ago
Episode 2: Helen in Hell
Season 1 Episode 2
Helen Naslund speaks from prison for the first time. Helen describes how she met and married Miles, and the only time she tried to leave. Early one m…
3 years ago
Episode 1: The Ticking Time Bomb
Season 1 Episode 1
Wes Naslund gets a phone call from his brothers at the farm. Friends and family describe the domestic abuse they suspect was going on in the Naslund …
3 years ago
Introducing: In Her Defence
Season 1
The first two episodes of In Her Defence will be released on October 10th. Follow now so you don’t miss a new episode.
Theme song, “The Fighter,” by J…
3 years, 1 month ago