Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

  VANISHED IN THE NIGHT: The Unsolved Mystery of Lisa Maas and Ontario’s Lost Daughters   In the pre-dawn haze of July 17, 1988, Lisa Maas—22, five months pregnant, and chasing a fresh start—drove into the darkness of Woodford, Ontario, and disappeared. Her green Plymouth Fury was found two days later, abandoned on a muddy farm lane, doors flung open, papers strewn like a cry for help. Her driver’s license surfaced miles away, tossed aside like a taunt.   Was it the shadowy male acquaintance who last saw her, his story unraveling under scrutiny?   A predator lurking on the lonely backroads?   Or a secret buried near the farmhouse she never escaped?   Thirty-seven years later, the truth remains elusive—yet the whispers of foul play grow louder.   But Lisa’s story isn’t alone. From Lois Hanna, vanishing weeks earlier, to Amber Potts Jaffary and beyond, Ontario’s lost daughters haunt the province’s quiet corners—young women stolen after nights of revelry,...

Vanished in the Night: The Unsolved Mystery of Lisa Maas and Ontario’s Lost Daughters (Trailer) | Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast Vanished in the Night: The Unsolved Mystery of Lisa Maas and Ontario’s Lost Daughters July 17, 1988. 4:30 a.m. The backroads of Woodford, Ontario, lie silent—until Lisa Maas vanishes. A 22-year-old dreamer, five months pregnant, drives into the night after a party. Her car’s found days later—stuck in mud, doors wide open, papers scattered like a scream frozen in time. Her license? Tossed miles away, a mocking clue. Thirty-seven years later, the shadows still hide her fate. This Sunday, March 30, on Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast , I’m Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations, and we’re tearing into the enigma of Lisa Maas. Was it the male acquaintance who last saw her, his story fraying at the edges? A predator stalking the dark? Or a truth buried near that Annan farmhouse? And then there’s Lois Hanna, Amber Potts Jaffary—Ontario’s lost daught...

  Vanished in the Islands: The Disappearance of Faloma and Maleina Luhk
 Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast It was a quiet morning on Saipan Island.
 The sun had just risen. The sea breeze was warm.
 Two young sisters—Faloma and Maleina Luhk—walked to their village bus stop like they did every school day.
 They sat down. They waited. Twenty minutes later, the bus pulled up.
 But the girls were gone. No witnesses. No footprints. No sign of a struggle.
 Just an empty bench—and a mystery that would haunt an entire island. What followed became the largest and most expensive missing persons investigation in the history of the Northern Mariana Islands.
 The FBI. Homeland Security. Navy helicopters. Air Force planes. Underwater divers. Jungle search dogs.
 Everyone searched.
 No one found them. Suspects came and went.
 Dark secrets surfaced.
 A possible sighting. A chilling discovery.
 Still—no answers. Now, over a decade later, this case remains unsolved.
 But someone, some...

Johnny Thunders: Unraveling the Mystery Behind a Punk Legend’s Death Johnny Thunders: Unraveling the Mystery Behind a Punk Legend’s Death He was chaos wrapped in leather and eyeliner. A guitar slinger with a sneer, a swagger, and a sound that could slice through the thickest smoke-filled club. Johnny Thunders didn’t just play rock ‘n’ roll—he was rock ‘n’ roll. From the streets of the Bronx to the neon-lit gutters of New York’s East Village, he carved his name into history as the wild heart of The New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers. His music inspired a generation of punks, his reckless spirit became the stuff of legend. But on April 23, 1991, in a rundown hotel in New Orleans, his story took a dark and final turn. Thunders was found curled in a fetal position, his body stiff with rigor mortis, his belongings gone. The official story? An overdose. Case closed. But the people who knew him weren’t buying it. His family claimed he was dying of leukemia.
 His friends whispered about a ro...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast - Vanished Without a Trace: The Disappearance of Lois Hanna | Free Listening on Podbean App Vanished Without a Trace: The Disappearance of Lois Hanna She turned off the lights, but never made it to bed. July 3rd, 1988. A warm summer night in the quiet town of Lucknow, Ontario. As the Celebrate In ’88 festival came to an end, 25-year-old Lois Hanna said goodnight to her brother, stepped out of the arena, and disappeared into the dark. She made it home. That much is certain.
 Her pink dress was hung neatly in her closet.
 Her purse and keys were in their usual place.
 The television flickered in an empty room, a cup of tea left half-finished on the counter. But Lois was gone. No signs of a struggle.
 No forced entry.
 Just two drops of blood near the side door—and a chilling silence that has lasted nearly four decades. What happened to Lois Hanna? From frantic searches and whispered suspicions to DNA evidence and an unnamed man now living in Eastern Ontar...

  Vanished Without a Trace – The Disappearance of Lois Hanna (Trailer) coming this Sunday, March 23rd. July 3rd, 1988. A summer night filled with music, dancing, and celebration in the small town of Lucknow, Ontario. 25-year-old Lois Hanna was last seen leaving a community dance—radiant, responsible, and heading home for the night. She made it home.
She changed into her nightgown.
She brewed a cup of tea.
She turned on the TV. Everything was in its place... except Lois. No forced entry.
No struggle.
Just two drops of blood… and an empty house frozen in time. In this chilling episode, we peel back the layers of a decades-old mystery that continues to haunt a family, a town, and the investigators who have never stopped searching. From mysterious sightings and DNA breakthroughs, to a suspect who once sat at the Hanna family’s kitchen table—this is a story of heartbreak, silence… and secrets buried deep. Who followed her home that night?
Why was no one ever charged?
And could her kille...

Neon Lights & Dark Secrets: The Nightclub Murders of Vancouver - Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Neon Lights & Dark Secrets: The Nightclub Murders of Vancouver Vancouver, 1975. A city of flashing neon, smoky jazz clubs, and underground deals. A world where glamour and danger walked hand in hand. Three women—Gail Rogers, Barbara LaRocque, and Deborah Roe—each full of life, each drawn to the allure of the nightclub scene. A go-go dancer, a country singer, and a vibrant young woman with dreams bigger than the city skyline. And one by one, they were murdered. Gail vanished after her shift at the notorious Penthouse Nightclub. Three weeks later, her body was found, bound and beaten, discarded in a creek bed. Barbara was last seen outside a club on Howe Street, her bright future cut short when she was strangled with her own scarf. Deborah was found facedown in a shallow pool of water—assaulted, beaten, and left to drown. The police said their deaths were linked ...