The Murder of Taylor Samson

2026-03-02

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Episode 408: In August 2015, 22-year-old Dalhousie University physics student Taylor Samson walked into an apartment on Henry Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, carrying 20 pounds of marijuana. He never walked out. What followed became one of Nova Scotia’s most closely watched murder cases. William “Will” Sandeson — a former university track athlete and incoming medical student — was arrested days later. Surveillance footage showed Samson entering Sandeson’s apartment. Blood and DNA evidenc...

Episode 408: In August 2015, 22-year-old Dalhousie University physics student Taylor Samson walked into an apartment on Henry Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, carrying 20 pounds of marijuana. He never walked out.

What followed became one of Nova Scotia’s most closely watched murder cases. William “Will” Sandeson — a former university track athlete and incoming medical student — was arrested days later. Surveillance footage showed Samson entering Sandeson’s apartment. Blood and DNA evidence tied the scene to a fatal gunshot. Samson’s body was never recovered.

This is the story of Taylor Samson’s disappearance, and the long road to justice for his killer.

Sources:

Statement from Dalhousie University regarding charges laid in Taylor Samson case
William Sandeson | Global News, Videos & Articles
How a Drug-Dealing Med Student Was Convicted of Murder | VICE
Murder trial told of evidence found in ice-cream truck at Sandeson farm | CBC News
Police search for Dalhousie student's body as track athlete faces murder charge CityNews
R. v. Sandeson, 2025 NSCA 86 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2024 NSCA 72 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2023 NSSC 130 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2023 NSSC 64 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2022 NSSC 387 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2022 NSSC 254 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2022 NSSC 151 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2022 NSSC 111 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2020 NSCA 47 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2017 NSSC 193 (CanLII)
R. v. Sandeson, 2017 NSSC 146 (CanLII)