S01067 Mr. Big police operations documentary York University Archives & Special Collections (CTASC)
305 Scott Library, 4700 Keele Street, York University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Telephone: 416-736-5442 Fax: 416-650-8039 Email: archives@yorku.ca http://www.library.yorku.ca/web/archives/
2023-12-19 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.10.1 2026-03-11 04:26 UTC English Mr. Big police operations documentary S01067 1982, 1999-2015 * 0.22 m of textual records* 1 audio cassette* 1 DVD York University Archives & Special Collections (CTASC)
305 Scott Library, 4700 Keele Street, York University Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3 Telephone: 416-736-5442 Fax: 416-650-8039 Email: archives@yorku.ca http://www.library.yorku.ca/web/archives/

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Series consists of records created and accumulated by Theresa Burke, a producer for the CBC investigative show “The fifth estate,” and the episode, “Mr. Big stings: cops, criminals and confessions,” that aired on January 16, 2015. Files consist of interview transcripts, draft scripts, research and production material, notebooks and background research and scripts from previous “Fifth estate” episodes of individuals involved in Mr. Big cases, an investigative technique whereby an undercover member of law enforcement befriends a suspect in hopes of eliciting information or a confession on a particular crime.

Series is arranged by record type (textual records, sound recording, moving images) then in alphabetical order.

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Andy Rose : court records, interview transcript and previous fifth estate show transcripts 2019-041/007(07) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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Another Mr. Big case 2019-041/007(08) 4 Feb. 2005, 7 Feb. 2009 1 folder of textual records

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Background and general research 2019-041/007(09) [ca. 2014] 1 folder of textual records

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Burns and Rafay : cut downs 2019-041/007(10) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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Chetwynd murders : research material and correspondence 2019-041/007(11) 1982, 2013 1 folder of textual records

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Draft scripts 2019-041/007(12) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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Draft script : final 2019-041/007(13) Jan. 2015 1 folder of textual records

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Draft scripts : part 1 2019-041/007(14) 2014-2015 1 folder of textual records

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Draft scripts : part 2 2019-041/007(15) [2015?] 1 folder of textual records

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Draft scripts : part 3 2019-041/007(16) 2014-2015 1 folder of textual records

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Draft scripts : part 4 2019-041/007(17) [2015?] 1 folder of textual records

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Hennessey and Cheeseman : transcript from fifth estate episode “Bad day at Barrhead” 2019-041/007(18) 27 Feb. 2008 1 folder of textual records

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Hennessey and Cheeseman : transcripts from previous fifth estate episodes 2019-041/007(19) 27 Feb. 2008, 4 Feb. 2009 1 folder of textual records

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Interview transcripts 2019-041/007(20) 1999, [ca. 2014] 1 folder of textual records

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Interviews : Keith Pearce 2019-041/008(01) 18 Sept. 2014 1 folder of textual records

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Jason Dix : court records, interview transcript and research material 2019-041/008(02) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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Kyle Unger : media reports and transcript of fifth estate episode “The wrong man” 2019-041/008(03) 2009-2010 1 folder of textual records

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Notebook : interview notes 2019-041/008(04) 9 Nov. 2012-Feb. 2013 1 folder of textual records

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Notebook : Mr. Big cases 2019-041/008(05) 27 Aug. 2014-23 Oct. 2014 1 folder of textual records

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The panel 2019-041/008(06) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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File consists of interview notes and transcripts with individuals and experts on Mr. Big cases and the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding Mr. Big police operations.

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Production files, research materials and correspondence 2019-041/008(07) 2014-2015 1 folder of textual records

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Quick fact sheet on first Mr. Big operation 2019-041/008(08) [ca. 2014] 1 folder of textual records

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Rafay, Burns : television episode and interview transcripts, correspondence and research material 2019-041/008(09) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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Ratté : transcript from fifth estate episode “The vanishing” 2019-041/008(10) 1 Mar. 2013 1 folder of textual records

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SCC [Supreme Court of Canada] decision 2019-041/008(11) 2014 1 folder of textual records

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File consists of interview transcripts and notes about the SCC ruling that called into question the reliability of confessions obtained during Mr. Big sting operations. Also included is a photocopy of the SCC decision.

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State of Washington, plaintiff v. Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay defendants : verbatim report of proceedings : volume I : transcripts 2019-041/008(12) 21-22 Mar. 2003 1 folder of textual records

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Interview about penitentiary (PEN) and Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) squads in Kingston, Ontario 2019-041/011(38) [200-?] 1 audio cassette

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48 Hours : mystery : perfectly executed 2019-041/011(51) 2007 1 DVD (1 hr., 26 min., 48 sec.) ; 3.93 GB

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 Moving images

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