Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

A Killer in the Dark – The Murder of Patricia Bovin | Patreon Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast Coming This Sunday, February 2nd A Killer in the Dark – The Murder of Patricia Bovin It was a warm spring night in 1969 when 22-year-old Patricia Bovin tucked her two little boys into bed, believing they were safe in their modest King Street apartment in London, Ontario. But beyond the thin walls and dim glow of her window, someone was watching—waiting. By morning, Patricia was dead. Stabbed over a dozen times in a silent, frenzied attack. Her children, just one and three years old, were left alone with their mother’s body, crying in the eerie stillness of a crime scene no one had heard. Her murder barely made the news. There was no manhunt. No outcry. No justice. London, Ontario, was already earning a reputation as a city where killers roamed unchecked. That same year, the so-called London Chambermaid Slayer left a trail of bodies. But Patricia’s murder didn’t fit the pattern...

Pearls, Lies, and Alibis - Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Pearls, Lies, and Alibis Toronto, 1952: The city hums with glitzy galas, smoky jazz clubs, and secrets lurking in every shadow. But when a scandalous affair leads to murder, Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely find themselves neck-deep in a mystery that’s as tangled as a string of pearls. It starts with a politician’s wife, Lila Pritchard, whose charm is as sharp as her tongue—and whose lies could fill a ballroom. When her lover turns up dead in a dark alley behind the glamorous Palais Royale, the spotlight shifts to her, her powerful husband, and a trail of corruption that leads straight to City Hall. As Mick and Mack unravel the threads of deceit, they’re plunged into a whirlwind of high-stakes drama: a desperate fugitive on the run, a trail of dirty money, and a shadowy shooter who’s always one step ahead. From chaotic chases to a midnight showdown at the Woodbine Racetrack, the detectives must s...

The Co-Ed Killer: Terror in Southeastern Michigan - Part 2 | Patreon The Co-Ed Killer: Terror in Southeastern Michigan - Part 2 Southeastern Michigan, late 1960s—a region once defined by quiet college towns became a haunting landscape of fear. Seven young women, aged 13 to 21, vanished under chillingly similar circumstances, their bodies discovered in horrifying states of violence. Stabbings, strangulation, post-mortem mutilation—the press christened the perpetrator with terrifying names: the Ypsilanti Ripper, the Michigan Murderer, and the Co-Ed Killer. In Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast , we continue our gripping exploration of one of North America’s most notorious serial killer cases. Part 2 of The Co-Ed Killer: Terror in Southeastern Michigan delves deeper into the murder of 18-year-old Karen Sue Beineman, the Michigan Murderer’s final victim, whose tragic end brought investigators face-to-face with their prime suspect—John Norman Collins. Unravel the details of ...

Vanished in the Shadows: The Soraya O’Connell Mystery | Patreon Vanished in the Shadows: The Soraya O’Connell Mystery On a warm summer evening in August 1970, fifteen-year-old Soraya O’Connell waved goodbye to her mother at a bustling youth drop-in center in London, Ontario. It was supposed to be a night of card games and laughter—a safe place to enjoy the carefree moments of teenage life. But Soraya never made it home. By 10:00 p.m., her mother returned to find her daughter gone, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. Why did Soraya leave early? Who—or what—waited for her along that shadowy stretch of Fanshawe Park Road? Four years later, a chilling discovery in a quiet rural field would deepen the mystery. Soraya’s remains, carefully posed and left miles from her last known steps, bore an eerie resemblance to other unsolved cases haunting the Forest City. Was her tragic end the work of a serial predator lurking in the shadows of London? Vanished in the Shadows: The Soraya O’...

Vanished in the Shadows: The Soraya O’Connell Mystery (Trailer) | Patreon Vanished in the Shadows: The Soraya O’Connell Mystery (Trailer) New Episode Premiering Sunday, January 26 On a warm summer evening in 1970, 15-year-old Soraya O’Connell set out for what should have been a typical night at a youth center in London, Ontario. By the time her mother arrived to pick her up at 10 p.m., Soraya was already gone. What followed was a desperate search that stretched on for years, only to end with a grim discovery that would raise more questions than answers. Four years later, on May 26, 1974, Soraya’s remains were uncovered in a secluded area of Perth County, miles from where she was last seen. Her tragic fate bore haunting similarities to other unsolved murders in the area, including Lynda White and Jackie English. All three young women were abducted, and their bodies were posed and left in remote locations. Were these deaths the work of the same shadowy figure? A calculated predator who s...

Lost in the Eternal City: The Disappearance of Mirella Gregori | Patreon Lost in the Eternal City: The Disappearance of Mirella Gregori In the heart of Rome, a seemingly ordinary May afternoon in 1983 turned into a decades-long nightmare. Fifteen-year-old Mirella Gregori, vibrant and full of life, stepped out of her home after receiving a mysterious phone call. Promising to return in ten minutes, she vanished without a trace. Just forty days later, another disappearance shocked the world—that of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican citizen. What connects these two chilling cases? Was Mirella’s disappearance the result of a shadowy plot involving international terrorists, as some claim? Could both girls have been victims of a serial killer who preyed on Rome’s young women? Or does the truth lie even deeper, hidden behind the Vatican’s impenetrable walls? With suspects that include a high-ranking Vatican official and theories ranging from political conspiracies to a sinister predator stalking the...

The Mystery of the Maple Leaf Matchbook | Patreon The Mystery of the Maple Leaf Matchbook A Mick & Mack Mystery Toronto, 1952. A city of snow-dusted streets, neon lights, and secrets that lurk in the shadows. When a body is found behind Honest Ed’s, it seems like an open-and-shut case. But for Detective Mick McCathie and his wisecracking partner, Mack MacNeely, the devil is in the details—and this crime scene is downright bizarre. A murder weapon abandoned in the snow. A matchbook from the seedy Maple Leaf Hotel. A receipt for five pounds of bananas. The clues don’t add up, but they lead to a trail that winds through smoky jazz clubs, gritty racetracks, and the shadowy underbelly of Toronto’s gambling world. As Mick and Mack dig deeper, they uncover a web of debts, danger, and deception—and the stakes are higher than they ever imagined. From the sultry chanteuse with secrets to the slippery card sharks and muscle-bound enforcers, everyone has something to hide. And when the detecti...