Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast
by Jay Nicoll
Explore the unsolved mysteries of Ontario, Canada with our captivating true crime podcast, Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast. Join our team of dedicated detectives from Nicoll Investigations as they investigate cold cases, homicides, missing persons, and other crimes, all across Canada. Delve into forgotten crimes and help us remember the victims and bring justice and hopefully peace, to the families. Tune in to our engaging exploration of unsolved mysteries today and discover the chilling stories that deserve to be remembered!
Episodes
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The Prophet of Chatsworth: Fred King and the Church of Jesus Christ Restored
The Prophet of Chatsworth: Fred King and the Church of Jesus Christ Restored For decades, a former ski resort near Chatsworth, Ontario was the home base of the Church of Jesus Christ Restored, led by Fred King, whom his followers called the Prophet. Members were taught that his word was God’s....
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Please Help Find Justin Pollari
Please Help Find Justin Pollari Full story : https://open.substack.com/pub/ontariocoldcase/p/the-skateboard-stayed-behind-the?r=2bvz9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Justin "Woody" Pollari was 14 when he disappeared from St. Joseph Island, Ontario on Friday, December 7,...
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You Don't Just Vanish Off An Island - The Disappearance of Justin Pollari
You Don't Just Vanish Off An Island - The Disappearance of Justin Pollari For almost 25 years, Justin Pollari's disappearance has been dismissed as a runaway. Four months and 60+ witnesses later, the evidence says otherwise — and a formal submission to the OPP is in preparation. But the last...
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Justin Pollari — A Property For Sale, And A Race Against Time
Justin Pollari — A Property For Sale, And A Race Against Time We can now account for almost every hour of Justin Pollari's final day on December 7, 2001. A restaurant earlier that day. A friend's place where people saw him drinking with other teens. The Community Hall later that night — where his...
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Justin Pollari — Investigation Update: New Tips, Corroborated Evidence, and What Comes Next
Justin Pollari — Investigation Update: New Tips, Corroborated Evidence, and What Comes Next When I first took on the Justin Pollari case in March of this year, I described it as one of the most preventably unsolved cases I had encountered. A 14-year-old classified as a runaway on the basis of a...
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UPDATE on Justin Pollari (June 1, 2026)
UPDATE on Justin Pollari (June 1, 2026) New tips are coming in and several have corroborated what I already knew — the investigation is moving forward. A formal submission to the OPP is being prepared. Eyewitnesses have come forward. Justin's confirmed last location is established. To keep this...
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Tragic Update: Missing 90-Year-Old Toronto Man Located Deceased
Tragic Update: Missing 90-Year-Old Toronto Man Located Deceased This is an Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast Special Edition Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and east-end Toronto community following the sad news about 90-year-old Joseph. He was last seen around midnight on...
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The Final Days - The Sherman Murders (Episode 1)
The Final Days - The Sherman Murders (Episode 1) The unsolved murders of Barry and Honey Sherman — where fortune, family, and enemies collide. December 2017: Barry and Honey review blueprints for their dream home. Honey misses a key meeting—emails she's 'dealing with some stuff.' They drive home...
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From Rags to Riches - The Sherman Murders
From Rags to Riches - The Sherman Murders The unsolved murders of Barry and Honey Sherman — where fortune, family, and enemies collide. Barry Sherman: Orphaned at nine, PhD from MIT, built Apotex into Canada's generic drug giant—fighting Big Pharma in hundreds of patent battles. Honey Sherman…
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Billionaire Blood: The Sherman Murders Episode 1 - From Survivors to Titans
Billionaire Blood: The Sherman Murders Episode 1 - From Survivors to Titans. The unsolved murders of Barry and Honey Sherman — where fortune, family, and enemies collide. In the shadows of Toronto's elite, billionaire Barry Sherman built an empire challenging Big Pharma, while his wife Honey…
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Billionaire Blood: The Sherman Murders Episode 1 - Trailer
Billionaire Blood: The Sherman Murders Episode 1 - From Survivors to Titans. The unsolved murders of Barry and Honey Sherman — where fortune, family, and enemies collide. Imagine walking into your dream home one December evening... and never walking out again. Toronto, 2017. Barry Sherman, the...
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
The Mysterious Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold In December 1910, 25-year-old Dorothy Arnold, heiress to a wealthy New York perfume fortune, stepped out for a routine shopping trip on Fifth Avenue and vanished into thin air. Educated at Bryn Mawr, dreaming of a writing career, secretly involved…
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The Lure - The Murder of Amy Mihaijevic
The Lure - The Murder of Amy Mihaijevic Friday, October 27, 1989. A man calls 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic: 'I'm your mom's coworker. Help me pick a surprise gift for her promotion.' She agrees to meet him secretly at the shopping center. Witnesses see her talking to a stranger... then she's gone...
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Echoes of Innocence: The Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
Echoes of Innocence: The Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic In 1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic vanished from a Bay Village, Ohio shopping center after a deceptive phone call lured her into danger. Her body was found months later in a remote field, launching one of Ohio's largest unsolved...
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The Pinkerton Hunt - The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
The Pinkerton Hunt - The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold A wealthy family hires the famous Pinkerton Detectives with unlimited funds. They scour hospitals, ships to Europe, chase elopement leads, offer big rewards... yet Dorothy Arnold disappears forever. Family secrets? Foul play? The 1910…
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Echoes of Innocence: The Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
Echoes of Innocence: The Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic In 1989, a phone call shattered a family's world... 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic, bright and trusting, lured to a shopping plaza by a stranger posing as her mom's friend. She vanished. Massive searches. Body found in a remote field.…
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The Silence of Beachview Avenue: The Murder of Leah Sousa
The Silence of Beachview Avenue: The Murder of Leah Sousa In the quiet shores of Cumberland Beach, Ontario, the 1990 Labor Day weekend turned deadly when 13-year-old Leah Sousa was brutally murdered in her home. Her mother, Lora, survived a savage attack but lost all memory of the assailant due…
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The Last Sighting
The Last Sighting December 12, 1910. Dorothy Arnold, 25, leaves her Upper East Side mansion for 'shopping.' She buys chocolates, a book, chats cheerfully with a friend on Fifth Avenue... then heads toward Central Park. She was never seen again. No body. No trace. What happened to Dorothy? New...
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
The Mysterious Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold In December 1910, 25-year-old Dorothy Arnold, heiress to a wealthy New York perfume fortune, stepped out for a routine shopping trip on Fifth Avenue and vanished into thin air. Educated at Bryn Mawr, dreaming of a writing career, secretly involved…
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The Survivor's Silence
The Survivor's Silence Lora Sousa survived a brutal blitz attack—but her memory was erased forever. She saw the killer's face, yet trauma locked it away. Her daughter Leah wasn't so lucky. Explore suspects like 'Mister X,' a possible serial predator. Ontario Cold Cases uncovers the truth.…
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The Vanishing of Dorothy Arnold
The Vanishing of Dorothy Arnold Imagine walking Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1910... buying chocolates, waving goodbye to a friend... and vanishing forever. Dorothy Arnold did just that. Heiress. Writer. Secret lover. Her family waited weeks to call police. Pinkerton Detectives chased leads...
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The Haunting Shoeprint
The Haunting Shoeprint In 1990, a killer left one chilling clue: a bloody Nike shoeprint in a Cumberland Beach home. 13-year-old Leah Sousa was murdered, her mother left for dead. Was it convicted killer Brian Ellson? Or a hidden predator? Tune into Ontario Cold Cases now. Because every case...
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The Silence of Beachview Avenue: The Murder of Leah Sousa
The Silence of Beachview Avenue: The Murder of Leah Sousa In the quiet shores of Cumberland Beach, Ontario, the 1990 Labor Day weekend turned deadly when 13-year-old Leah Sousa was brutally murdered in her home. Her mother, Lora, survived a savage attack but lost all memory of the assailant due…
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The Silence of Beachview Avenue: The Murder of Leah Sousa
The Silence of Beachview Avenue: The Murder of Leah Sousa Labor Day 1990: Cumberland Beach was paradise—until murder struck. 13-year-old Leah Sousa, sexually assaulted and bludgeoned in her own backyard. Her mother Lora, left for dead in a blitz attack. Baby brother spared. No DNA, but a bloody...
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The Gravel Pit Murders of Kathy Potter and Lee Kirk
The Gravel Pit Murders of Kathy Potter and Lee Kirk On a warm October night in 1971, two teenage girls set off for a visit that would change everything. Kathy Potter, 13, and Lee Kirk, 15, left their Toronto foster home heading for Richmond Hill. They never arrived. Two days later, their bodies...
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Unravel the Mystery: The Murder of Simone Sandler
Unravel the Mystery: The Murder of Simone Sandler Uncover the haunting truth behind Simone Sandler's tragic fate. In 1994, this 21-year-old university student vanished from Toronto's streets, only to be found brutally murdered in the Keating Channel. As Ontario Cold Cases delves into the twists…
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The Hour Delia Adriano Vanished: A Cold Case in Oakville
The Hour Delia Adriano Vanished: A Cold Case in Oakville September 26, 1982. Oakville, Ontario. Delia Adriano was twenty-five, engaged to be married, and just days from her birthday. Dropped off by her fiancé at 9:30 PM, she took the few steps toward her family's door. She never made it inside....
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Unresolved Silence (Full Episode Available Now!)
Unresolved Silence (Full Episode Available Now!) Delving into Ontario's Enduring Cold Case Mysteries In "Unresolved Silence," we uncover the haunting world of Ontario's unsolved homicides, where justice lingers in the shadows. From Toronto's high-profile enigmas like the Sherman murders and Bruce...
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THE GIRL IN THE BOILER ROOM: The Murder of Andrea Atkinson
THE GIRL IN THE BOILER ROOM: The Murder of Andrea Atkinson A Toronto nightmare, a shocking betrayal, and a mother's decades-long fight for justice. In October 1990, six-year-old Andrea Atkinson left her Toronto apartment to play. Just hours later, she was gone. Ten agonizing days of frantic...
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The Girl in the Boiler Room: The Murder of Andrea Atkinson (Trailer)
The Girl in the Boiler Room: The Murder of Andrea Atkinson (Trailer) October 1990. Toronto. A Sunday morning turned into a nightmare when six-year-old Andrea Atkinson vanished. Ten days later, her body was found in the most unthinkable place: the boiler room of her own apartment building. The...
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Unresolved Silence
Unresolved Silence Delving into Ontario's Enduring Cold Case Mysteries In "Unresolved Silence," we uncover the haunting world of Ontario's unsolved homicides, where justice lingers in the shadows. From Toronto's high-profile enigmas like the Sherman murders and Bruce McArthur's victims to rural...
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Unresolved Silence - Trailer
Unresolved Silence - Trailer In the heart of Canada's most populous province, silence hides the truth. Unsolved homicides that haunt families for decades. From Toronto's elite murders to rural river discoveries. Explore the code of silence, forensic revolutions like genetic genealogy, and cases...
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Midnight on King Street - Available Now!
Midnight on King Street - Available Now! A Mick & Mack New Year’s Caper New Year’s Eve, 1950s Toronto. Snow drifts along King Street. Fireworks wait their turn. And inside the Royal York Hotel, a perfectly ordinary briefcase sparks extraordinary suspicion. When detectives Mick McCathie and Archie...
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The Setup - Midnight on King Street (Available Now)
The Setup - Midnight on King Street (Available Now) New Year’s Eve in Toronto. Snow on King Street. Champagne in the air. And one briefcase no one wants to claim. Subscribe to Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast today so you never miss an episode! Please share your thoughts and...
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Midnight on King Street
Midnight on King Street A Mick & Mack New Year’s Caper New Year’s Eve, 1950s Toronto. Snow drifts along King Street. Fireworks wait their turn. And inside the Royal York Hotel, a perfectly ordinary briefcase sparks extraordinary suspicion. When detectives Mick McCathie and Archie “Mack” MacNeely...
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Midnight on King Street
Midnight on King Street A Mick & Mack New Year’s Caper New Year’s Eve, 1950s Toronto. Detectives Mick McCathie and Archie MacNeely are on light duty… until a mysterious briefcase turns a celebration into a quiet panic. Rumors spread. Suspicions rise. And the truth is far more embarrassing than...
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The Longest Night of the Year
The Longest Night of the Year A Mick & Mack Mystery When time is stolen, someone always pays. Christmas Eve in 1950s Toronto should have been quiet. For Detectives Mick McCathie and Archie MacNeely, it begins as a routine errand—a sealed envelope, a short drive, no urgency. But when the envelope...
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The Longest Night of the Year
The Longest Night of the Year When time is stolen, someone always pays. Toronto, Christmas Eve. A routine errand goes missing… and a man is found frozen in an alley— his watch stopped at 11:17. As snow falls and bells ring by hand, Detectives Mick McCathie and Archie MacNeely uncover a crime…
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Bowmanville Jane Doe: The Red Garnet Ring Mystery
Bowmanville Jane Doe: The Red Garnet Ring Mystery An unidentified young woman of Caribbean heritage, found in a remote Ontario marsh – who was she? In 2006, skeletal remains of a young woman were discovered in a marshy field near Bowmanville, Ontario. Estimated to be 18-25 years old at death, she...
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Bowmanville Jane Doe: The Red Garnet Ring Mystery
Bowmanville Jane Doe: The Red Garnet Ring Mystery An unidentified young woman of Caribbean heritage, found in a remote Ontario marsh – who was she? In 2006, skeletal remains of a young woman were discovered in a marshy field near Bowmanville, Ontario. Estimated to be 18-25 years old at death, she...
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Bowmanville Jane Doe: The Red Garnet Ring Mystery
Bowmanville Jane Doe: The Red Garnet Ring Mystery An unidentified young woman of Caribbean heritage, found in a remote Ontario marsh – who was she? Hidden in a boggy field off Highway 401... skeletal remains discovered in 2006. A young woman of Caribbean descent, with a distinctive red garnet…
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Pregnant Métis Woman Abigail Andrews Vanishes in Fort St. John, April 7, 2010
Pregnant Métis Woman Abigail Andrews Vanishes in Fort St. John, April 7, 2010 Abigail Andrews, a single Metis woman, lived in a basement suite in Fort St. John, British Colombia. She worked at FSJ Fashions, and The Frontier Bar and Grill. She was pregnant but not yet showing. Abigail was last…
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Lost in the Shadows: The Unsolved Murder of Kelly Mombourquette
Lost in the Shadows: The Unsolved Murder of Kelly Mombourquette A City’s Dark Secret. A Murder Unsolved. A Girl Forgotten. In the shadows of Toronto’s neon-lit streets, 14-year-old Kelly Mombourquette vanished into the night—only to be found on October 19, 1987, her lifeless body discarded in a...
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Vanished in the Night: The Unsolved Murder of Debbie Silverman
Vanished in the Night: The Unsolved Murder of Debbie Silverman In the pre-dawn hours of August 12, 1978, 21-year-old Debbie Silverman stepped into the hallway of her Toronto apartment building—and vanished. A vibrant young woman with a love for disco, exotic perfumes, and dreams as big as her...
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The Unsolved Tragedy of Lizzie Tomlinson
The Unsolved Tragedy of Lizzie Tomlinson A Chilling Mystery That Grips the Heart of Toronto In the spring of 1980, 6-year-old Lizzie Tomlinson vanished from “Stinky’s Park,” a seemingly safe haven in Toronto’s east end. Lured away by a bearded stranger with piercing blue eyes, the shy young…
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A Chilling Look at the Lyle Ford Case
A Chilling Look at the Lyle Ford Case The Unsolved Murders of Toronto’s Sex Trade Workers: A Mystery Awaits in Toronto’s Darkest Corners In the gritty streets of 1980s and 1990s Toronto, a shadow hunted the vulnerable. Five sex trade workers, their lives snuffed out by strangulation, their bodies...
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The Unsolved Murders of Lori Pinkus and Toronto’s Sex Trade Workers
The Unsolved Murders of Lori Pinkus and Toronto’s Sex Trade Workers Unraveled Secrets in the Shadows of Toronto In the dark streets of Toronto, a sinister pattern emerged from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s: five sex trade workers, including Lori Pinkus, brutally strangled and left in chilling...
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Three women. Three decades. One invisible killer.
Three women. Three decades. One invisible killer. For more than forty years, the murders of Christine Prince, Claire Samson, and Gracelyn Greenidge haunted Toronto: separate lives, separate eras, the same unseen predator. No connections. No suspects. Only the same trace of DNA that refused to…
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The Murder of Donna Oglive – A Cold Case Breakthrough
The Murder of Donna Oglive – A Cold Case Breakthrough A Cold Case Cracked. A Killer Caught. The Truth Unearthed. In the gritty streets of 1998 Toronto, 24-year-old Donna Oglive—a sharp, street-smart mother pregnant with her second child—was found strangled in a desolate parking lot, her body...
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The Tragic Case of Susan Siegel and a Potential Serial Killer
The Tragic Case of Susan Siegel and a Potential Serial Killer A City Stalked by Shadows. A Killer Still at Large. In the gritty underbelly of 1980s Toronto, a predator hunted the vulnerable. Susan Siegel, a 20-year-old sex trade worker, vanished into the night of December 16, 1984, only to be…
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About this show
Explore the unsolved mysteries of Ontario, Canada with our captivating true crime podcast, Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast. Join our team of dedicated detectives from Nicoll Investigations as they investigate cold cases, homicides, missing persons, and other crimes, all across Canada. Delve into forgotten crimes and help us remember the victims and bring justice and hopefully peace, to the families. Tune in to our engaging exploration of unsolved mysteries today and discover the chilling stories that deserve to be remembered!
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