Webinvestigative journalist connie walker joins us on explore to talk about her new spotify podcast series, stolen: Surviving st michael's (episode six drops the same. Michael's, connie unearths how her family's story fits into one of canada's darkest chapters: The residential school system. Michael’s, connie unearths how her family's story fits into one of canada's darkest chapters: The residential school system. Webthe fourth episode of stolen: Michael’s is the perfect example of this. By now, three episodes in, we know the story; We’ve met the main characters; Webfor nearly the past year, canadian journalist connie walker has been working on an investigation into her father's experience at st. Michael’s opens with a violent and haunting piece of family lore. In the 1970s, connie walker’s father, then a member of royal canadian mounted police,. Webafter operating as a residential school for more than 100 years, st. Michael’s burned to the ground in 2001. Dozens of survivors, including howard, went to the school.