Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

The Big Fix | Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast The Big Fix A Mick & Mack Mystery In the smoky backrooms of 1950s Toronto, where the racetracks hum with whispers and odds are chalked faster than you can blink, one name rules the bookmaking world: Manny “The Hat” Kaufmann. But when a longshot wins big and a rival bookie turns up dead—strangled with jockey silks and a losing ticket stuffed in his mouth—Manny finds himself framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Enter Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely—two sharp-talking cops who know every back alley, every bent cop, and every trick in the book. As rumors swirl and crooked cops close in, the duo must navigate a tangled web of race-fixing, double-crosses, and a killer hiding in plain sight. With a jittery fall guy named Shnooky, a dame who burns ledgers and hearts, and a two-bit hustler with delusions of grandeur, it’s a race against time—and everyone’s betting dirty. Will Mick and Mack crack the case before the city’s underworld g...

  A Life Cut Short: The Murder of Alison Parrott True Crime. Real Justice. In the sweltering summer of 1986, 11-year-old Alison Parrott's life was brutally cut short in a senseless crime that shocked Toronto. Her disappearance sparked a massive investigation, but the truth remained elusive for over a decade. Join us as we explore the twists and turns of this Ontario cold case, and the justice that finally came, years later. Dive into the heart-wrenching story of Alison Parrott and the perseverance of her family and the police who refused to give up. Discover how advances in DNA technology breathed new life into the investigation, leading to the conviction of Francis Carl Roy. Listen now to Ontario Cold Cases - Canada's True Crime Podcast and experience the gripping tale of a community's tragedy and triumph. Find us wherever you get your podcasts and join the conversation on true crime and justice. Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice. Subscr...

Vanished in Windsor: The Jerome Allen Mystery | Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast Vanished in Windsor: The Jerome Allen Mystery On a crisp October night in Windsor, Ontario, Jerome Allen stepped into Leopard’s Lounge and Broil—a pulsing hotspot of nightlife at 1190 Wyandotte Street West. The clock edged toward 2:45 a.m., the air thick with music and revelry. At 6 feet 4 inches and 179 pounds, Jerome wasn’t a man who faded into the crowd. Yet, in the blink of an eye, he was gone. By sunrise, the 29-year-old father had vanished without a trace, leaving behind a shattered family and a mystery that refuses to let go. Welcome to Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, hosted by Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations. In this episode, we dive into the chilling disappearance of Jerome Allen—a night out that spiraled into a haunting homicide investigation. What happened in those shadowy hours after he was last seen? Did he walk into the night alone, or did someone ensure he’d never retur...

Vanished in Windsor: The Jerome Allen Mystery | Patreon Vanished in Windsor: The Jerome Allen Mystery It was a crisp October night in Windsor, Ontario, when Jerome Allen stepped into Leopard’s Lounge and Broil—a throbbing heartbeat of nightlife at 1190 Wyandotte Street West. The clock ticked toward 2:45 a.m., the air alive with music and chaos. At 6 feet 4 inches and 179 pounds, Jerome stood tall, unmistakable—yet, in an instant, he vanished. By sunrise on October 20, 2018, the 29-year-old father was gone, leaving a family broken and a mystery that grips Windsor to this day. Welcome to Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast. I’m Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations. This Sunday, May 4, we dive into the chilling enigma of Jerome Allen—a night out that twisted into a haunting homicide. What swallowed him in those shadowy hours? Did he walk away—or was he taken? Trace the case with us: a trail of elusive clues—from arrests in 2019 that promised justice, only to collapse under the...

The JonBenet Ramsey Murder: Ev…–Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast – Apple Podcasts The JonBenet Ramsey Murder: Evidence, Theories, and Unanswered Questions (Part 1) It was a night bathed in the glow of Christmas magic—December 25, 1996, in the picturesque town of Boulder, Colorado. The Ramsey family—John, Patsy, and their children, Burke and JonBenet—returned to their elegant Tudor mansion after a festive holiday party, the air alive with twinkling lights and the promise of a peaceful slumber. Snowflakes drifted silently onto the quiet streets as six-year-old JonBenet, a radiant star of the pageant world, was tucked into bed. But within those walls, a shadow was stirring. By morning, a frantic 911 call would shatter the silence, a cryptic ransom note would emerge, and the lifeless body of a little girl would be uncovered in the basement—transforming a holiday dream into a decades-long nightmare. Nearly 30 years on, the murder of JonBenet Ramsey remains an enigma that grips the world...

  MURDER AT THE MIDNIGHT MATINEE A Mick & Mack Mystery Toronto, 1948. At the once-glorious Royal Grenadier Theatre, the midnight screening of an avant-garde film draws a curious crowd of cinephiles, censors, and skeptics. But when famed surrealist director Valentin Duprés is found strangled in the projection booth—his body tangled in celluloid and secrets—the show takes a deadly turn. As the reels keep spinning, Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely step into a world of smoke and symbolism, where meaning hides behind metaphors and every suspect speaks in riddles. Among them: —A starry-eyed film student with something to prove —A crusading city councillor with a moral axe to grind —A projectionist who worships celluloid like scripture —A weary theatre manager with bills to pay —And a psychologist convinced that cinema can drive people mad The deeper Mick digs, the more he realizes the murder isn’t just about censorship or controversy—but about a hidden reel containing somet...

The Endgame: The Yorkshire Ripper’s Fall (Part 5 of 5) | Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast The Endgame: The Yorkshire Ripper’s Fall (Part 5 of 5) The hunt stumbles. The hammer falls. The north mourns. Step into the final chapter with Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast as we close the Yorkshire Ripper saga in Part 5: "The Endgame: The Yorkshire Ripper’s Fall." You’ve traced Peter Sutcliffe’s twisted roots in Part 1, flinched at his ’75 rehearsals in Part 2, crossed the bloody dawn of four kills in Part 3, and rode the savage peak of 13 murders and 7 survivors in Part 4. Now, the chaos crashes—five years of terror end not with a bang, but a fluke, and the reckoning’s a bitter pill. It’s late 1980—13 women dead, from Wilma McCann’s Leeds nightmare to Jacqueline Hill’s dorm-side doom, 7 clawing back from the brink, a £6-million manhunt drowning in its own mess. West Yorkshire Police chase ghosts—Wearside Jack’s taunting tape, nine missed chats with Sutcliffe, 2 milli...