Pat Stay: Five Seconds, Two Case Files

Five seconds in a Halifax nightclub. Years of court proceedings. Mara and Julian remember Dartmouth battle rapper Pat Stay, follow the murder conviction and life sentence, and unpack the separate Tyler Keizer case whose conviction was overturned in June 2026. Two cases, different evidence, different outcomes—and a closer look at what a camera can really prove. Content note: Fatal stabbing, homicide, grief and criminal trials; non-graphic. Chapters 00:00 Five seconds 01:06 The name beyond Nova Scotia 02:04 The person before the case number 05:00 What the sentencing judge found 07:38 What the footage could carry 11:08 Seventeen is not the sentence 13:38 A camera without an identification 16:22 The finding that changed the second file 18:41 Headlines, counts, and the people left behind Sources https://decisions.courts.ns.ca/nsc/nssc/en/item/523358/index.do https://decisions.courts.ns.ca/nsc/nsca/en/item/523765/index.do https://pni-etear.navigahub.com/ETear/20250621/CRPRINT2025-06-214AS.pdf https://www.halifax.ca/home/news/hopscotch-arts-festival-returns https://halifax.citynews.ca/2022/09/27/police-look-for-photos-or-videos-in-pat-stay-homicide-investigation-5875763/ https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251202/t001a-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251202/dq251202a-eng.htm Contact: [email protected]