Finding Shelley
This true crime investigated series takes a deep dive into the life and disappearance of London, ON resident Shelley Descroches, including growing up in foster care, entering into sex work and following leads of what might happened to her. This series inspired Stand Up Speak Up co-founder Karla’s involvement with raising funds and awareness for foster care reform.
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 1 - Getting To Know Shelley
Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go missing from London, Ontario, Canada in the last decade. In this series, we go beyond the police and news reports to take an in-depth look at Shelley’s life, ask questions…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 2 - Shelley Goes Missing
Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go missing from London, Ontario, Canada in the last decade. In this series, we go beyond the police and news reports to take an in-depth look at Shelley’s life, ask questions…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 3 - What Happened to Shelley?
Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go missing from London, Ontario, Canada in the last decade. In this series, we go beyond the police and news reports to take an in-depth look at Shelley’s life, ask questions…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 4 - Series Update
We take a look at the Finding Shelley Desrochers series so far. You’ll hear some of Karla’s radio interviews, and then get an inside view of what it’s been like behind the scenes working on this podcast and dealing with the flood of information that has come in. Have you…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 5 – Pushing For Change
By now you’ve heard Shelley’s story. You’ve heard about her troubled childhood, her time in the foster care system, how she was trafficked into sex work, and everything we know about Shelley’s disappearance. We now wanted to make the most of all the attention this series has received, so we…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 6 – Stories from the Streets
Karla took to the streets of London, with Chris from Canadian Private Investigation Services, to see what they could find out with regards to Shelley’s disappearance. Karla talks about what that experience was like, visiting crack houses, and talking to people on the street. We also hear two dramatic stories…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 7 – Uncovering the Truth
Karla and private investigator Chris Williams of Canadian Private Investigation Services spent an entire day in London, Ontario in the area where Shelley was last seen. They speak with people who live in the neighbourhood, other sex workers, and drug users who live in the crack houses that Shelley frequented.…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 8 – New Year’s Eve 2015
We call in the London Police after making a gruesome discovery. Karla and Chris Williams P.I. enter dangerous situations while trying to uncover the truth about Shelley Desrocher’s disappearance. At this point in time, we’ve been led to a group of individuals and one theory that seems highly likely. These…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 9 – Honouring Shelley
After a dramatic episode 8 of Finding Shelley Desrochers, we now bring the series to a close. Karla shares her final thoughts on the case and an update on police involvement. We’ll hear from Dr. Pauline Boss, an educator, and researcher, widely recognized for her research on ambiguous loss –the…