E114: Lulonda Flett

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Lulonda Flett, an indigenous Canadian woman who killed 5 people when she set a house on fire in Winnipeg.

(note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little)

We thank our listeners (6:57). We get into some stats (12:15) and then dive into the setting (13:10), the killers early life (23:56) and the timeline (31:11). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (44:28) followed by “Where are they now?”(51:53). We get into our Take Aways and what we think made the perp snap (53:45).

As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (58:15) and some shout outs (1:00:50).

Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time… look alive y’all, it’s crazy out there!

Shout Outs

The United States vs Billie Holiday
https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-6f7be3b0-69c5-49ab-8472-2b5b1dabcfe8

Hollywood Crime Scene – Billie Holiday
Pt 1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-179-billie-holiday-part-1/id1262899883?i=1000510535176
Pt 2 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-180-billie-holiday-part-2/id1262899883?i=1000511322591

Throughline: The United States vs Billie Holiday
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday/id1451109634?i=1000493988024

Doing Justice
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-justice/id1547845293

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Articles/Websites

Murderpedia (n.d) Lulonda Lynn Flett. Retrieved 02/23/2021 from https://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/flett-lulonda.htm

Turner, James. (05/03/2013). Lulonda Flett, the map of human frailties, and where they can lead us. Winnipeg Crime. Retrieved 02/23/2021 from https://winnipegcrime.com/2013/05/03/lulonda-flett-the-map-of-human-frailties-and-where-they-can-lead-us/

Pritchard, Dean. (05/02/2013). Life sentence sought for Lulonda Flett, Austin Street firebug. Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 02/25/2021 from https://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/05/02/life-sentence-sought-for-lulonda-flett-austin-street-firebug

FIREFighting in Canada. (06/20/2011). City remembers five killed in rooming-house fire. Retrieved 02/28/2021 from https://www.firefightingincanada.com/city-remembers-five-killed-in-rooming-house-fire-9147/

CBC News. (12/19/2007). ‘Superjuice’ homebrew wreaks havoc on First Nations. Retrieved 02/28/2021 from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/superjuice-homebrew-wreaks-havoc-on-first-nations-1.673920

CanLii. (03/12/2014). R. v. Flett (L.L.), 2014 MBCA 111 (CanLII). Retrieved 02/28/2021 from https://www.canlii.org/en/mb/mbca/doc/2014/2014mbca111/2014mbca111.html

V/Lex. (06/13/2013). R. v. Flett (L.L.), (2013) 292 Man.R.(2d) 297 (QB). Retrieved 02/28/2021 from https://app.vlex.com/#vid/680839553

May, Katie. (04/22/2017). The deadly cocktail. Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 02/28/2021 from https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/the-deadly-cocktail-420140583.html

CBC News. (06/14/2013). Girlfriend of fire victim outraged by arsonist’s sentence. Retrieved 02/28/2021 from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/girlfriend-of-fire-victim-outraged-by-arsonist-s-sentence-1.1329555

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC). (2015). What is Gladue? https://www.nwac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/What-Is-Gladue.pdf

Turner, James. (07/18/2011). Woman charged in fatal Winnipeg fire freed from jail days before blaze. Metro. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://www.metro.us/woman-charged-in-fatal-winnipeg-fire-freed-from-jail-days-before-blaze/

Santin, Aldo. (05/02/13). ‘I never meant for this to happen’: woman who set deadly rooming-house fire. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Sentencing-for-woman-who-killed-five-in-rooming-house-fire-begins-205771591.html

Video

True Crime House Fire // Lulonda Flett https://youtu.be/o86HXbHzqmk

History

St. Theresa Point First Nation. (n.d.). St. Theresa Point First Nation History. Retrieved 02/25/2021 from https://www.stpfirstnation.com/first-nation-history

Wikipedia contributors. (04/27/2020). St. Theresa Point First Nation. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02/25/2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Theresa_Point_First_Nation&oldid=953568617

Wikipedia contributors. (02/04/2021). Treaty 5. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02/26/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treaty_5&oldid=1004891384

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (08/27/2020). Winnipeg. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 02/26/2021 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Winnipeg

Wikipedia contributors. (02/25/2021). Winnipeg. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02/26/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winnipeg&oldid=1008866410

Indigenous Awareness Canada. (n.d.). What is a Reserve? Retrieved 02/26/2021 from https://indigenousawarenesscanada.com/indigenous-awareness/what-is-a-reserve/

How Not to Get Murdered

(substance use/abuse) SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662 HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/

Free podcast and resources for black/indigenous/POCs
https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

https://southaisiantherapists.org

Mental health resources just for indigenous communities
https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Indigenous

Mental Health America resources for BIPOC folks
https://www.mhanational.org/bipoc-mental-health

StrongHearts Native HelpLine for Domestic Violence help for indigenous folks in America. https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/

https://www.thehotline.org/

Ending Violence Association of Canada
https://endingviolencecanada.org/

Domestic Violence Hotlines worldwide
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_domestic_violence_hotlines&oldid=997533704

Promo

Murderific True Crime Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murderific-true-crime-podcast/id1366667764

Music

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