Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

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 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 

  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 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 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 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 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...

The Kansas City Alias: The Mystery of Room 1046 and Artemus Ogletree In January 1935, a man named 'Roland T. Owen' checked into this Kansas City hotel... ...He asked for a room with maximum discretion, never unpacked, and only communicated with one person: "Don." Days later, he was found bound, stabbed, and brutally tortured. When asked who did this, he whispered: "Nobody." A hidden life. A missing killer. This is the mystery of Room 1046.  The two-part episode starts today, Thursday October 9th. Subscribe now to Ontario Cold Cases and help solve the secrets of Room 1046. Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice. 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_co...

Big Ed Delahanty The Vanishing - YouTube Vanished at Niagara Falls: The Strange Death of Big Ed Delahanty The Vanishing
1903. Baseball legend Ed ‘Big Ed’ Delahanty boarded a train bound for New York… but he never arrived. Put off near Niagara Falls after a drunken outburst, he walked into the night — and was never seen alive again. Days later, his body surfaced below Horseshoe Falls. Accident? Suicide? Or murder? 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/ Ontario Cold Cases - Substack https://substack.com/@ontariocoldcase For more videos subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/@OntarioColdCases?sub_confirmation=1 @PlayMorePods #OntarioColdCases, #NicollInvestigations , #canadiancrime , #ColdCasePodcast , #ontariocrime, #On...

The Fortune Teller's Game Trailer - YouTube The Fortune Teller’s Game (Trailer) 
Toronto, late 1940s. A tea shop, a silk shawl, and a matriarch named Milly Fortunato. She predicts a death before midnight — and it happens. Then another prophecy comes true. Mick & Mack dig behind the velvet curtain: teapots hiding betting slips, cookbooks hiding ledgers, rivals circling like wolves. And when Milly predicts her own death, the lights go out. In the dark, the truth comes clear — the killer isn’t fate. The Fortune Teller’s Game. A Mick & Mack Mystery, only on Ontario Cold Cases. Coming Wednesday October 8, 2025! Subscribe to  Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast today so you never miss an episode! Please share your thoughts and questions in the comments. 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 subscrib...

Vanished at Niagara Falls The Strange Death of Big Ed Delahanty Trailer - YouTube ⚾ Vanished at Niagara Falls: The Strange Death of Big Ed Delahanty ⚾ He was one of baseball’s first great sluggers — a towering figure who hit for power and average, adored by fans and feared by pitchers. But in July of 1903, Ed “Big Ed” Delahanty stepped off a train near Niagara Falls… and vanished into the night. Days later, his body was found battered beneath Horseshoe Falls, stripped of his valuables and shrouded in mystery. Did he stumble to his death on the dark and dangerous International Railway Bridge?
 Did despair drive him to leap into the river?
 Or was he the victim of foul play, robbed and left to drown in the roaring waters? More than a century later, the case remains unsolved — a haunting mystery where baseball history meets true crime. Join me, Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations, as we dive into one of the strangest disappearances in sports history:
 Vanished at Niagara Falls: The Strang...

Unveiling the Mystery of Benita Tarantino's Murder - YouTube Unveiling the Mystery of Benita Tarantino’s Murder A City Stalked by Shadows. A Killer Still at Large. In the neon-lit streets of 1980s Toronto, a predator hunted the vulnerable, leaving a trail of unsolved murders that haunt the city to this day. Among them: 17-year-old Benita Tarantino, a troubled teen who vanished one night in 1985, just days after her engagement. Her body, found weeks later in a chilling tableau—clad in a single sock, propped against a tree—whispers of a sinister force. Was she the victim of a serial killer who preyed on sex trade workers, striking with terrifying precision on weekend nights? In this heart-pounding episode of Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast, dive into Benita’s tragic story and the eerie connections to other unsolved slayings. From the chilling diary of convicted killer Gregory George Ashford, who mused, “Killing didn’t hurt as much as I thought,” to the shadowy actions...

The Unsolved Tragedy of the Airst Family: A Chilling Triple Murder A Blood-Soaked Mystery That Haunts Toronto In the dead of a foggy September night in 1979, the Airst family—Ike, Celia, and their son Avrom—met a gruesome fate in their North York home. Bludgeoned to death with chilling precision, their blood-drenched bodies were discovered by their daughter, Simmie, in a scene that would scar Toronto’s history. No forced entry. No stolen valuables. Just a savage, personal rage that left $6,000 untouched and a family destroyed. The Brutal Slaying of Harold and Florence Fagan A Cold Case That Still Grips Toronto A Deadly Silence on Dewbourne Avenue On a cold March morning in 1978, Toronto’s North York was shattered by a brutal double murder. Harold and Florence Fagan, a beloved couple in their sixties, were gunned down in their home—Harold shot in the chest and head, Florence executed with a single bullet to the head. Their chauffeur discovered the grisly scene, the house ransacked but e...

Keswick Man Convicted in 2000 Belleville Sexual Assault After 25 Years Keswick Man Convicted in 2000 Belleville Sexual Assault After 25 Years A Predator’s Past Unearthed. A Survivor’s Justice Won. For 25 years, a brutal crime haunted Belleville. A woman, attacked in the shadows of a bustling festival, endured a nightmare at the hands of a predator in a hotel change room. Beaten, assaulted, and robbed of her peace, she lived trapped in fear—her assailant a ghost, untouchable. Until now. William Dale thought he’d escaped justice after the vicious 2000 assault. But a cigarette butt, a scrap of toilet paper, and a trail of DNA refused to let the truth die. When cutting-edge genetic genealogy cracked the case wide open, Belleville Police closed in, unmasking a monster hiding in plain sight. From a cold case to a courtroom, the relentless pursuit of Det. Const. Andrea Boulay and her father’s forensic legacy brought Dale to his knees. As the victim’s heartrending words reveal a life scar...

(1) Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Brutal Kidnapping & Torture - YouTube Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Brutal Kidnapping and Torture in $1M Bitcoin Plot In the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency , a brutal crime is about to unfold. A woman with a secret, a fortune in Bitcoin, and a target on her back. When she's ambushed in broad daylight, her life becomes a living nightmare. Thrown into a van, she's subjected to a terrifying game of cat and mouse, held captive by a group of ruthless men demanding her digital millions. But in this twisted game, there are more players than she knows. As she endures unimaginable torture, she realizes her captors are just pawns in a bigger, more sinister plot. One wrong move could mean the end of her life. But a chance at escape—and a desperate race against time—will test her will to survive. Based on a shocking true story, this gripping thriller plunges you into a world of digital crime and relentless terror, where every second counts and th...

The Brutal Toronto Slaying of the Fagan's - YouTube The Brutal Slaying of Harold and Florence Fagan A Cold Case That Still Grips Toronto A Deadly Silence on Dewbourne Avenue On a cold March morning in 1978, Toronto’s North York was shattered by a brutal double murder. Harold and Florence Fagan, a beloved couple in their sixties, were gunned down in their home—Harold shot in the chest and head, Florence executed with a single bullet to the head. Their chauffeur discovered the grisly scene, the house ransacked but eerily untouched by forced entry. Less than $1,000 was taken, yet the precision of the killings whispered a darker truth: this was no random robbery. Harold, a charismatic entrepreneur behind the CNE ’s bustling concession stands, had enemies in the shadows of his carnival empire—perhaps even rivals in Montreal . The Fagans, pillars of Toronto’s Jewish community, lived a life of prominence, but their home had been targeted before. Did they open the door to a familiar face ...

  The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Anstey A Murder Unsolved. A City in Shadows. A Truth Waiting to Be Uncovered. In the gritty heart of Toronto’s underbelly, 21-year-old Lisa Anstey fought to survive. A First Nations mother of two, known as “Jemma” or “Terri,” she was a fierce spirit trapped in a world of addiction and danger, working the streets since age 11. On May 12, 1997, her life was brutally cut short. Found strangled in a dark laneway near the notorious Street City, her body bore the scars of trauma—and a missing shoe that hinted at a killer’s chilling motives. Was it a trophy? A careless mistake? Or a message? Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast dives deep into Lisa’s unsolved murder, unraveling a web of secrets in a city plagued by violence against sex trade workers. With no witnesses in the chaotic homeless camp and a DNA profile—a white male with light eyes and blonde or red hair—leading nowhere, the case grows colder. Was it Peter Dale MacDonald, a known strang...

  An Ottawa Serial Killer? The Unsolved Cases of Melinda Sheppit & Sophie Fillion Melinda Sheppit A single snakeskin stiletto lies abandoned in an Ottawa parking lot. Beside a dumpster, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Melinda Sheppit tells a story of heartbreak and horror. Strangled and left for dead on September 30, 1990, the beautiful high school student had been drawn into a dangerous world, working the streets for just three weeks. Over three decades later, her murder remains unsolved—and the chilling question lingers: Was a serial killer hunting Ottawa’s most vulnerable? In this gripping episode of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, we unravel the haunting mystery of Melinda’s death. Pregnant and trapped by a ruthless pimp, her life was spiraling. A psychological profile points to an introverted “night owl” killer, but no one has faced justice.  Sophie Fillion In the shadows of Ottawa’s streets, a mother’s desperate fight for her children ended in trag...

  The Vanishing of Justin Pollari: A Trail Gone Cold In the quiet town of Hilton Beach, Ontario, a 14-year-old boy named Justin Pollari walked through his front door on December 7, 2001... and vanished into the night. Troubled by a broken home and carrying the weight of a fight he wouldn’t explain, Justin grabbed his skateboard, stuffed a backpack with clothes, and ran. A scrape on his lip. A six-inch Mohawk hidden under a black toque. Red running shoes fading into the darkness. A gas station attendant in Sault Ste. Marie—67 kilometers away—swears they saw him climb into a Quik X truck, headed for the unknown. His family believed he was bound for Toronto. But the sprawling city swallowed every trace of him. Searches turned up nothing. Sightings flickered, then faded. Was Justin running from his past—or toward something no one could predict? Did he start a new life as “Joe,” wearing a wooden name tag etched with “Woody”? Now, at 36 years old, is he still out there, hiding in plain s...

  The Enduring Mystery of Richard "Peewee" Marlow A Child Vanished. A Mystery Endures. On a chilly July evening in 1944, nine-year-old Richard “Peewee” Marlow pedaled his sister’s bicycle into the twilight of south Etobicoke’s Beta Street—and vanished without a trace. At just 3’8” and 50 pounds, the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy with a scar on his temple was too small to disappear unnoticed. Yet, despite desperate searches by police, army militia, and a heartbroken community, no sign of Peewee—or his fate—has ever been found. The bicycle, left abandoned in the yard, holds secrets that refuse to speak. What happened to the boy in the dark blue windbreaker and striped jersey, wearing an enigmatic aluminium ring etched with the initials K.L.? Did he wander too far? Or did something—or someone—lurk in the shadows of that quiet Toronto street? Decades later, with his siblings gone and only DNA samples preserved, the truth remains elusive. Dive into the chilling enigma of Richard “Pe...

  The Unsolved Tragedy of the Airst Family: A Chilling Triple Murder A Blood-Soaked Mystery That Haunts Toronto In the dead of a foggy September night in 1979, the Airst family —Ike, Celia, and their son Avrom—met a gruesome fate in their North York home . Bludgeoned to death with chilling precision, their blood-drenched bodies were discovered by their daughter, Simmie, in a scene that would scar Toronto’s history. No forced entry. No stolen valuables. Just a savage, personal rage that left $6,000 untouched and a family destroyed. Who could have slipped into the Airsts’ private world to unleash such brutality? Was it tied to Ike’s controversial property empire, rumored to have crossed the Mafia ? Or Celia’s fiery activism against Soviet oppression ? The eerie parallels to the 1978 Fagan murders —another North York couple slain with excessive violence—hint at a deeper, darker connection. Yet, nearly three decades later, the killer remains a shadow, and the truth lies buried in a maz...

The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Anstey - YouTube The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Anstey A Murder Unsolved. A City in Shadows. A Truth Waiting to Be Uncovered. In the gritty heart of Toronto ’s underbelly, 21-year-old Lisa Anstey fought to survive. A First Nations mother of two, known as “Jemma” or “Terri,” she was a fierce spirit trapped in a world of addiction and danger, working the streets since age 11. On May 12, 1997, her life was brutally cut short. Found strangled in a dark laneway near the notorious Street City , her body bore the scars of trauma—and a missing shoe that hinted at a killer’s chilling motives. Was it a trophy? A careless mistake? Or a message? Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast dives deep into Lisa’s unsolved murder, unraveling a web of secrets in a city plagued by violence against sex trade workers. With no witnesses in the chaotic homeless camp and a DNA profile—a white male with light eyes and blonde or red hair—leading nowhere, the case grows colder. ...

  A Mother’s Tragic End - The Unsolved Murder of Sophie Filion In the shadows of Ottawa’s streets, a mother’s desperate fight for her children ended in tragedy. Sophie Filion, a 23-year-old with wavy brown hair and a fierce love for her two young kids, was found strangled in December 1993, her body stuffed into garbage bags in a Westboro parking lot. Clad only in a slip, she had been left for days—a chilling echo of a killer’s cruelty. Was Sophie the victim of a random act, or one of many in a sinister pattern targeting Ottawa’s sex workers? Last seen on November 15, 1993, leaving her Vanier home for the ByWard Market, Sophie stepped into a white delivery van near Kent and Laurier Streets, never to return. Despite police narrowing their focus to a single suspect, her killer remains free, and the question looms: Was a serial killer stalking the city’s most vulnerable? With possible links to the 1990 murder of 16-year-old Melinda Sheppit and a 2012 police warning of a deadly pattern,...

Unresolved: The Tragic Case of Melinda Sheppit #crime - YouTube Unresolved: The Tragic Case of Melinda Sheppit  A single snakeskin stiletto lies abandoned in an Ottawa parking lot. Beside a dumpster, the lifeless body of 16-year-old Melinda Sheppit tells a story of heartbreak and horror. Strangled and left for dead on September 30, 1990, the beautiful high school student had been drawn into a dangerous world, working the streets for just three weeks. Over three decades later, her murder remains unsolved—and the chilling question lingers: Was a serial killer hunting Ottawa’s most vulnerable? In this gripping episode of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast , we unravel the haunting mystery of Melinda’s death. Pregnant and trapped by a ruthless pimp, her life was spiraling. A psychological profile points to an introverted “night owl” killer, but no one has faced justice. As police hint at connections to other unsolved murders , including that of Sophie Filion , whisper...

  Vanished Without a Trace: The Mysterious Disappearances of Wendy Smith, Pierre Mercon, Cheryl Rowe  Three individuals have disappeared from Richmond Hill, Ontario over the last few decades. These are their stories.  Wendy Smith  It was supposed to be a new beginning. On April 13, 1995, Wendy Renee Smith was heading to her first shift at a new job. She never arrived. Police believe she was murdered, but for nearly 30 years, her case has remained a cold, silent mystery.  Pierre Mercon  Pierre Mercon, 21, was last seen around 2 a.m., phoning his mother from a pay phone outside the now-defunct Original Six Sports Bar. He asked her to pick him up at a nearby corner, but when she arrived, he was gone. The only trace left behind was his camouflage poncho, found under a table inside the bar.  Cheryl Rowe  Cheryl, 45, was last seen on the night of December 22, 2011. She was supposed to meet her daughter to exchange clothing but never showed up. The last ...

  Unraveling a 40-Year Mystery: The Donna Awcock Case She was a 17-year-old girl, an active and busy teenager who loved to babysit and play baseball. But on October 13, 1983, Donna Awcock disappeared, only to be found brutally murdered hours later. Her case went cold, and for four decades, her killer has walked free. Now, her sister Tammy Dennett is determined to find answers and get justice for Donna. She believes someone knows something—and she won't rest until they come forward. Join the Ontario Cold Cases podcast as we unravel the chilling details of the Donna Awcock case. We'll explore a terrifying web of bizarre inconsistencies and unsettling missed opportunities, from a mysterious "mash-up" composite sketch to a wanted fugitive living just down the hall. We'll also ask difficult questions about a system that failed Donna, and whether new forensic science can finally bring her killer to justice. Can a 40-year-old mystery finally be solved? Because every case...

  The Murder of Christine Prince  She was a Welsh nanny with a bright future, an engaged woman living her dream in a new country. But on a quiet night in Toronto, Christine Prince disappeared. Her body was found days later, miles from home, in the murky waters of the Rouge River. Her murder remains one of Canada's most chilling unsolved cold cases. For over 40 years, police have followed a trail of clues that lead to dead ends and shocking suspects, including notorious serial killers. Yet the questions remain: Who abducted Christine? Why was she taken? And will the DNA evidence preserved for decades finally lead to a breakthrough? Join the Ontario Cold Cases podcast as we revisit the tragic and mysterious final hours of Christine Prince. We delve into the details of a case that has haunted a nation for generations, exploring the potential suspects and the crucial evidence that could still bring a killer to justice. Do you hold a key to this 40-year-old mystery? We’ll reveal th...

  The Unsolved Case of Valerie Karen Stevens: A Search for Answers In the early hours of September 9, 1989, Valerie Karen Stevens, a 19-year-old mother from Toronto, left her young daughter in the care of a teenage couple and set out to meet friends at the popular Diamond Club in downtown Toronto. Pregnant at the time, Valerie was never seen alive again. Days after she vanished, the teenage couple, who had been watching her daughter for several days, reported her absence. Her welfare checks went unclaimed, and her bank account remained untouched—indicators that something was gravely wrong. Valerie’s skeletal remains were discovered three years later in October 1992 by hunters in a wooded area near Burford, Ontario. Although an autopsy could not determine her cause of death, police suspected foul play. Witnesses suggested that Valerie may have been hitchhiking when she encountered her killer, potentially leading to her tragic fate. Because every case deserves answers—and every victi...

  The Enduring Mystery of Richard "Peewee" Marlow A Child Vanished. A Mystery Endures. Seventy-nine years ago on on July 18, 1944, nine-year-old Richard “Peewee” Marlow was last seen on south Etobicoke’s Beta Street in south west Toronto. That February night, most of the Marlow family had gone to see a movie. Richard had seen the picture the night before and opted to stay home with his older brother Gerald. Richard went outside to ride his sister’s bicycle He hasn't been seen since.  Both Etobicoke Police and the army militia were called in to conduct searches to no avail; as Etobicoke Creek was dredged with no result; and as family members, neighbours and friends combed the area, but found no sign of the little boy who was nicknamed ‘Peewee’ because, at just 3’8” and 50 pounds, he was so small for his age.  When he went missing, Richard, had blond hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his right temple by the hairline, and was last seen wearing a dark blue windbreaker, long blue...

The Vanishing of Justin Pollari - YouTube The Vanishing of Justin Pollari: A Trail Gone Cold In the quiet town of Hilton Beach, Ontario , a 14-year-old boy named Justin Pollari walked through his front door on December 7, 2001 ... and vanished into the night. Troubled by a broken home and carrying the weight of a fight he wouldn’t explain, Justin grabbed his skateboard, stuffed a backpack with clothes, and ran. A scrape on his lip. A six-inch Mohawk hidden under a black toque. Red running shoes fading into the darkness. A gas station attendant in Sault Ste. Marie —67 kilometers away—swears they saw him climb into a Quik X truck , headed for the unknown. His family believed he was bound for Toronto . But the sprawling city swallowed every trace of him. Searches turned up nothing. Sightings flickered, then faded. Was Justin running from his past—or toward something no one could predict? Did he start a new life as “Joe,” wearing a wooden name tag etched with “Woody”? Now, at 36 years old,...

The Enduring Mystery of Richard Peewee Marlow - YouTube The Enduring Mystery of Richard "Peewee" Marlow A Child Vanished. A Mystery Endures. On a chilly July evening in 1944, nine-year-old Richard “Peewee” Marlow pedaled his sister’s bicycle into the twilight of south Etobicoke’s Beta Street—and vanished without a trace. At just 3’8” and 50 pounds, the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy with a scar on his temple was too small to disappear unnoticed. Yet, despite desperate searches by police, army militia, and a heartbroken community, no sign of Peewee—or his fate—has ever been found. The bicycle, left abandoned in the yard, holds secrets that refuse to speak. What happened to the boy in the dark blue windbreaker and striped jersey , wearing an enigmatic aluminium ring etched with the initials K.L.? Did he wander too far? Or did something—or someone—lurk in the shadows of that quiet Toronto street? Decades later, with his siblings gone and only DNA samples preserved, the truth remain...

  The Mysterious Disappearance of Ingrid Bauer: A Cold Case That Haunts Ontario August 16, 1972. Kleinburg, Ontario. Fourteen-year-old Ingrid Bauer steps out of her family’s home, barefoot, to visit her boyfriend just miles away. She promises to return by 10:30 p.m.—but vanishes without a trace. No wallet, no purse, no clues. In a new episode of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, dive into one of Canada’s most baffling mysteries, where a massive manhunt, helicopters, and scuba divers uncovered nothing.  Was Ingrid taken by a predator like Donald Everingham, a convicted rapist, or Ronald Glenn West, a former cop turned murderer known as the .22 Killer? In the semi-rural Kleinburg of the 1970s, hitchhiking was common—but deadly. With no evidence and fading hope, the Bauer family still seeks answers, haunted by the unknown.  Subscribe to Ontario Cold Cases to uncover the full story of Ingrid’s disappearance. Share your theories and join the discussion as we un...

  The Mysterious Disappearance of Ingrid Bauer: A Cold Case That Haunts Ontario August 16, 1972. Kleinburg, Ontario. Fourteen-year-old Ingrid Bauer steps out of her family’s home, barefoot, to visit her boyfriend just miles away. She promises to return by 10:30 p.m.—but vanishes without a trace. No wallet, no purse, no clues. In a new episode of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, dive into one of Canada’s most baffling mysteries, where a massive manhunt, helicopters, and scuba divers uncovered nothing.  Was Ingrid taken by a predator like Donald Everingham, a convicted rapist, or Ronald Glenn West, a former cop turned murderer known as the .22 Killer? In the semi-rural Kleinburg of the 1970s, hitchhiking was common—but deadly. With no evidence and fading hope, the Bauer family still seeks answers, haunted by the unknown.  Subscribe to Ontario Cold Cases to uncover the full story of Ingrid’s disappearance. Share your theories and join the discussion as we un...