Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

What Happened to Suzy Lamplugh? (Part 1) - Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast | Podcast on Spotify What Happened to Suzy Lamplugh? (Part 1) On a bright summer morning in July 1986, Suzy Lamplugh, a confident and ambitious 25-year-old estate agent, stepped out of her office for what should have been a routine house showing. She was scheduled to meet a client—a man known only as “Mr. Kipper”—at 37 Shorrolds Road in Fulham, London. It was a normal appointment. Until it wasn’t. Suzy never came back. Hours later, her white Ford Fiesta was found abandoned near Fulham Football Club. Unlocked. Purse inside. Keys missing. Of Suzy? No trace. For nearly four decades, her case has haunted Britain. Who was Mr. Kipper? Why was her car found miles away from the meeting point? And what about the unsettling reports of a mysterious blue BMW, an eerie anagram in her client’s name, and the chilling theory that she may have been taken abroad? From high-profile suspects to explosive new theories, What Happene...

Deadlier Than Maple Syrup - A Mick & Mack Mystery - Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Deadlier Than Maple Syrup - A Mick & Mack Mystery In 1950s Toronto, scandals are sweeter than syrup—and far deadlier. When a bohemian artist is found murdered in the middle of a glittering gala, Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely are drawn into a sticky web of lies, corruption, and betrayal. What starts as a high-society scandal soon spirals into a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the city’s most powerful players. Their investigation takes them from the jazz-soaked halls of the Palais Royale to a hidden smuggling operation dripping with counterfeit maple syrup. At every turn, Mick and Mack uncover secrets buried beneath Toronto’s polished exterior: a politician with too much to lose, a femme fatale playing both sides, and a mysterious mastermind pulling strings from the shadows. As the bodies—and the barrels—pile up, Mick and Mack must untangle a network of b...

Part 2: Murder, Madness, and Money – The True Horrors of H.H. Holmes - Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Part 2: Murder, Madness, and Money – The True Horrors of H.H. Holmes Step inside the mind of one of history’s most chilling killers—a man who built an empire of deception, fraud, and murder. H.H. Holmes, America’s first documented serial killer, was more than just a conman; he was an architect of horror. His infamous "Murder Castle" in Chicago was no ordinary hotel—it was a labyrinth of terror, complete with soundproof chambers, hidden gas pipes, and trapdoors that led straight to the basement, where bodies vanished without a trace. With the 1893 World’s Fair as his hunting ground, Holmes lured unsuspecting victims—young women seeking work, travelers in search of lodging, and anyone who fell for his charming façade. But once they stepped inside, they never came out. How did Holmes construct a palace of death in the middle of Chicago? How many victims di...

  The Unsolved Murder of Kelly Morrisseau She was seven months pregnant. She was brutally stabbed. She fought for her life in the freezing cold. And her killer is still out there. In the early morning hours of December 10, 2006, the lifeless body of 27-year-old Kelly Morrisseau was found in a snowy parking lot of Gatineau Park, Quebec. She had been savagely attacked—stabbed multiple times and left to die alone in the darkness. Just hours earlier, she had been seen in Ottawa’s Vanier sector, stepping into a mysterious car with an unknown man. She was never seen alive again. Who was the man last seen with Kelly? Why was she driven across the river to Quebec? And why has this case remained unsolved for nearly two decades? Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast takes a deep dive into this chilling case, unraveling the evidence, the investigation, and the haunting mystery that still lingers. From the last moments of Kelly’s life to the heartbreaking impact on her family, we e...

Part 3 - MURDER IN PARADISE: THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF SIR HARRY OAKES | Patreon Part 3 - MURDER IN PARADISE: THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF SIR HARRY OAKES Scandal, Power, and the Cover-Up That Shook the British Empire A millionaire bludgeoned to death in his bed. His body drenched in gasoline, feathers scattered across the corpse, and a fire set to erase the evidence. But the flames never took hold. The body remained, and with it—a mystery that has haunted the world for over 80 years. This wasn’t just any murder. This was the brutal killing of Sir Harry Oakes—Canada’s richest prospector-turned-tax exile, a man who built a fortune in gold and sought refuge in the sun-drenched Bahamas. But in July 1943, paradise turned into a nightmare. The murder should have been solved. The evidence was there. The Bahamian police were ready. But the case was hijacked by none other than the Duke of Windsor—formerly King Edward VIII—who bypassed local authorities and installed two shady detectives from Miami to l...

  THE MAKING OF A MONSTER: H.H. Holmes’ Early Life and Criminal Beginnings (Part 1) Before the Murder Castle. 
Before the Chicago World’s Fair. 
Before he became America’s first documented serial killer. 
He was just Herman Webster Mudgett—a brilliant but disturbed boy growing up in small-town New Hampshire. From a young age, there were signs of something… off about him. The stories would later become legend: a frightened child locked in a room with a human skeleton, a boy dissecting animals instead of playing with friends, a teenager charming his way out of trouble while secretly plotting his next deception. But was he born a monster, or was he made into one? In this gripping first episode of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, we trace the origins of H.H. Holmes —his strict upbringing, his first taste of fraud, and the early crimes that set him on the path to becoming one of history’s most terrifying killers. Inside this episode: * The Skeleton Incident – How a chi...

  The Vanishing of Erin ‘Portia’ McGonigal She was planning a fresh start. But before she could leave, she vanished. On October 6, 2015, Erin McGonigal, also known as Portia Devine, Portia Elizabeth Westendorp, or Erin Irene Mattar, was preparing to move out of her Mississauga home. A social media-savvy model, dancer, and entrepreneur, Erin was always connected—until she wasn’t. She never packed her truck.
She never picked up her phone.
She was never seen again. Her sudden silence was the first red flag. But the real mystery? It took 49 days before anyone officially reported her missing—and it wasn’t her husband or family who did. It was three friends, troubled by her disappearance and determined to get answers. What happened in those missing weeks? Why did stories change? And why does it feel like no one—not even law enforcement—has all the answers? From the creators of Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast comes a chilling investigation into one of Ontario’s most un...