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The Unsolved Halloween Murder …–Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast – Apple Podcasts

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The Unsolved Halloween Murder …–Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast – Apple Podcasts The Unsolved Halloween Murder of James Adamski On Halloween night 1982, 18-year-old James Adamski left a raucous costume party at a Depew, New York, bar, never to return home. Bludgeoned to death and discarded in a shallow grave, his murder remains one of Erie County’s most haunting unsolved cases. Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast crosses borders to unravel this chilling mystery with host Jay Nicoll, a seasoned investigator. From the vibrant chaos of the 5&23 Tavern to the desolate Ransom Road discovery, we trace James’s final hours, the stalled investigation, and the family’s enduring pain. With no suspects after 43 years, modern forensics and a $11,000 reward offer hope. Can you help crack this cold case? Join us to uncover the truth and honor a life stolen too soon. Subscribe for weekly dives into the forgotten and share to keep James’s story alive.  Because every case dese...

TWENTY YEARS ON: A BARRIE TRAGEDY April Dobson’s Unsolved Murder

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  Twenty-Years On: A Barrie Tragedy: April Dobson's Unsolved Murder 20 years later, who killed April Dobson on Barrie's 300 Browning Trail? Uncover the dark secrets, drug rumors, & 4 major theories surrounding this cold case. Available Now! Subscribe now to Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast. Episodes available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us for updates and more: @OntarioColdCases Ontario Cold Cases - Wordpress https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/ Ontario Cold Cases - Substack https://substack.com/@ontariocoldcase For more videos subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/@OntarioColdCases?sub_confirmation=1 @PlayMorePods #AprilDobson, #OntarioColdCases, #NicollInvestigations, #BarrieCrime, #TrueCrimePodcast, #UnsolvedMurder, #JusticeForApril, #TrueCrimePodcast , #OntarioTrueCrime , #CanadianTrueCrime 

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast S1-EP10 Tracy Kundinger

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  Thornhill’s Dark Secret: Who Killed Tracy Kundinger? From Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, a chilling journey into the unsolved murder of 18-year-old Tracy Kundinger in 1970s Thornhill, Ontario. Strangled in a park just steps from home, her death points to a jealous ex, serial rapists, or a shadowy bus passenger. Secrets, alibis, and a family’s enduring grief haunt this case. Dive into this gripping true crime tale of innocence lost and justice denied. Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice. Subscribe now to Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast. Episodes available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us for updates and more: @OntarioColdCases Ontario Cold Cases - Wordpress https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/tracy-kundinger-cold-case/ Ontario Cold Cases - Substack https://substack.com/@ontariocoldcase For more videos subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/@OntarioColdCases?sub_confirmation=1 @PlayMorePo...

The Unsolved Murders of Lori Pinkus and Toronto’s Sex Trade Workers - YouTube

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The Unsolved Murders of Lori Pinkus and Toronto’s Sex Trade Workers - YouTube 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 scenes far from where they were last seen. Were these murders the work of a single predator stalking the city’s most vulnerable? Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast dives deep into these haunting mysteries, unearthing clues that could finally crack these decades-old cases. Lori Pinkus, a young woman fleeing a troubled past, met a tragic end behind Brockton High School in 1991. Her final words to her mother—“If I die, will you bury me?”—echo as a heartbreaking plea. Now, a breakthrough male DNA profile offers hope for justice, but the killer’s identity remains elusive. Could it be Gregory George Ashford, a ...

The Girl in the Boiler Room Andrea Atkinson and a Toronto Nightmare - YouTube

The Girl in the Boiler Room Andrea Atkinson and a Toronto Nightmare - YouTube THE GIRL IN THE BOILER ROOM: Andrea Atkinson and a Toronto Nightmare Toronto, October 1990. Six-year-old Andrea Atkinson vanished from the high-rise she called home. The sudden disappearance of an innocent child launched a frantic, city-wide search that consumed a community and broke a family. Ten agonizing days later, the worst was confirmed. Andrea’s tiny body was found hidden in the boiler room—a maintenance space in the very apartment building where she should have been safe. She had been brutally sexually assaulted and murdered. The killer was the person no one suspected: John Carlos Terceira, the building’s 18-year-old caretaker—a familiar face, a trusted fixture, and ultimately, a devastating betrayer. Convicted of first-degree murder, Terceira was sentenced to life. For over three decades, the Atkinson family has fought to keep the only thing left of their peace: their daughter’s killer behind bars. N...

The Murder of Donna Oglive – A Cold Case Breakthrough - YouTube

The Murder of Donna Oglive – A Cold Case Breakthrough - YouTube 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 chillingly posed. Her murder joined a string of unsolved killings haunting the city’s sex trade workers, each case a whisper of a possible serial predator lurking in the shadows. For over two decades, Donna’s death remained a mystery, her killer slipping through the cracks of justice—until now. On a fateful night in 2025, a stunning breakthrough: Ronald Ackerman, a 50-year-old trucker, is arrested at Pearson International Airport, his identity unraveled by the relentless power of genetic genealogy. A relative’s DNA led cold case detectives to a man who was never on their radar, exposing a killer hiding in plain sight. But was Donna’s d...

The Cannington Cover-Up: The Unsolved Shearer Family Murders

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  The Cannington Cover-Up: The Unsolved Shearer Family Murders In the dead of night, flames devoured a quiet farmhouse—and a family's secrets. August 4, 2007. Cannington, Ontario—a sleepy rural haven where neighbors wave from unlocked porches—awakens to inferno. Firefighters battle the blaze on Cameron Street, only to unearth a nightmare: beloved teacher Don Shearer and his 16-year-old son Andrew, bludgeoned to death *before* the fire roared to life. The arson? A desperate bid to erase the evidence. And on the scorched lawn, the surviving son, Charles, clings to life amid his own burns—a lone witness, or something more? This was no random tragedy. In a town that trusted too easily, the killer struck with intimate fury, vanishing into the shadows of Brock Township. For over a decade, Durham Regional Police and the OPP Cold Case Squad have chased ghosts: a tight circle of suspects, whispers of betrayal, and a fire's cruel deception. Was it rage? Revenge? Or a deeper, festering gr...