Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast
Explore the unsolved mysteries of Ontario, Canada with our captivating true crime podcast, Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast. Join our team of dedicated detectives from Nicoll Investigations as they investigate cold cases, homicides, missing persons, and other crimes, all across Canada. Delve into forgotten crimes and help us remember the victims and bring justice and hopefully peace, to the families. Tune in to our engaging exploration of unsolved mysteries today and discover the chilling stories that deserve to be remembered!
Episodes
Six teenage boys.
A stolen boat.
A freezing lake in the middle of the night.
And then… nothing.
On St. Patrick’s Day, 1995, six friends from Pickering vanished without a trace. No bodies. No wreckage. Not a single answer.
Was it a tragic accident? Or something far more sinister?
Join myself, Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations, this Sunday, July 6th as we unravel one o...
In the early hours of March 18, 1990, as Boston reeled from St. Patrick’s Day revelry, two men in police uniforms slipped into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. In a brazen 81-minute spree, they outsmarted lax security, duped the night guards, and made off with 13 irreplaceable masterpieces—works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Degas—valued at an astonishin...
Slugger Johnny “Jolt” Jensen rounds third under the glow of the Maple Leaf Stadium lights—only to collapse dead at home plate. What looked like a thrilling game turns into a deadly scandal as whispers of poison, gambling, and game-fixing ripple through the stands.
Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacN...
In the quiet city of Oshawa, Ontario, a seemingly ordinary man hid a monstrous secret. Adam Strong, a reclusive basement dweller, was a predator who preyed on the vulnerable. His victims, Rori Hache and Kandis Fitzpatrick, were young women with bright futures, their lives tragically cut short. When a plumber’s gruesome discovery led to Strong’s arrest, it marked the beginning of a harrow...
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”— Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Particularly if you’re a crime victim in Canada.
One of the most revolutionary developments in solving murders, sex assaults, and identifying John and Jane Does has now come under the scrutiny of the Information and Priv...
On a warm spring evening in May 1995, 16-year-old Mistie Murray stepped out of her dance class in the quiet town of Goderich, Ontario—and vanished into the night. No footsteps, no witnesses, no trace. What happened next would shatter a family, stun a close-knit community, and leave a mystery that has defied answers for nearly three decades.
In this pulse-pounding episode of Ontario Cold Cases -...
On a warm spring evening in 1995, the quaint town of Goderich, Ontario—nestled along the shimmering shores of Lake Huron—was forever changed. Sixteen-year-old Mistie Murray stepped out of her dance class… and vanished into thin air.
She was supposed to walk home. She never arrived. What happened to Mistie Murray?
A small town gripped by fear. A family shattered by suspicion. Her stepf...
In the wild heart of Vermont’s Bennington Triangle, a chilling enigma unfolded between 1945 and 1950. Five people vanished without a trace—Middie Rivers, a seasoned hunter; Paula Jean Welden, an 18-year-old college student; James Tedford, a veteran who disappeared from a moving bus; Paul Jepson, an 8-year-old boy; and Frieda Langer, a camper whose body was later found, offe...
Deep in the misty reaches of Algonquin Park, a local artist is found dead in Canoe Lake—eerily echoing the fate of famed painter Tom Thomson in 1917. Officially, it’s a tragic accident. Unofficially? The lake remembers.
Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely are sent north to investigate—but as they delve into the mystery, they uncover more than just a death. A haunted canvas. Whi...
Angelien Quesnelle was murdered in 1991 and, for 34 years, her family has lived without answers. OPP investigators have never stopped searching for her killer, relentless in their pursuit of the truth. On Monday, the OPP announced that they had arrested and charged suspected serial killer, David Snow in the long-unsolved cold case murder in the Bancroft area.
Because every case deser...
Scolding, posturing has not solved one MMIWG cold case
We all remember the scoldings.
Daily, we were told that the crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) was our fault. In some ways, it was true, but in most ways, it wasn’t.
So we launched a commission that cost a zillion dollars and had a pre-determined outcome.
Reality, however, scorched the commission’s narrative and that of ...
On a crisp autumn morning in October 1997, 18-year-old Jami Furnandiz dropped off her toddler son, Stefan, at a daycare in Port Perry, Ontario—and vanished without a trace. A devoted young mother with her son’s name tattooed on her ankle, Jami was balancing high school and parenthood when she disappeared, leaving behind a shattered family and a small town gripped by unease. Nearly three decades l...
In the summer of 1991, 19-year-old Glenda Morrisseau—a vibrant Indigenous woman from Sagkeeng First Nation—vanished from a Winnipeg street after a night with family. Three weeks later, her body was found in a desolate St. Boniface scrapyard, brutally beaten and bound. Thirty-four years on, her killer remains at large.
In this gripping true crime narrative, Jay Nicoll, host of O...
When celebrated geologist Dr. Clifford Baines is found dead at the base of the Scarborough Bluffs, the fall seems tragic—but accidental. That is, until Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely uncover missing notes, a bitter land dispute, and a legend buried deep beneath the cliffside soil.
As developers clash with environmentalis...
Uncover the chilling truth behind one of America's most infamous serial killers. Billy the Axeman's brutal crimes left a trail of terror across the Midwest and beyond, with families being brutally murdered in their homes. Join Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations as he delves into the facts, theories, and investigations surrounding this cold case. From the gruesome crim...
Genetic genealogy is a powerful tool that blends DNA testing with traditional genealogical research to uncover family history, identify biological relationships, and trace ancestral origins. It has transformed how we explore our roots, solve mysteries, and even crack cold criminal cases, as seen in the Christine Jessop case featured in Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast. Below, I’ll explore what gene...
In the quiet rural haven of Lynden, Ontario, a chilling crime shattered the peace on December 30, 2010. Audrey Gleave—a brilliant, quirky 73-year-old retired science teacher—was found brutally stabbed to death in her own garage. No forced entry. Nothing stolen. Her loyal German Shepherds locked away, unable to protect her. The scene screamed calculation, rage, and a kil...
This Sunday, June 15, on Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast... prepare to step into a mystery that’s haunted a small town for over a decade.
Lynden, Ontario—a quiet rural community where violence feels like a distant rumor. But on December 30, 2010, that peace was shattered. Audrey Gleave, a 73-year-old retired science teacher, was found brutally stabbed i...
On a cold November morning in 1966, a soldier stumbled upon a scene of unimaginable horror in the depths of Hodgemoor Wood, Buckinghamshire. In a secluded clearing, nearly a mile from an abandoned car, lay the brutalized body of Dr. Helen Davidson—a beloved physician whose face had been disfigured, her eyes forced back into their sockets. Beside her, in a heartrending act...
She thought she was going to a school exam.
She never came home.
Toronto, 1952. When sixteen-year-old Julie Wozniak vanishes after receiving a call from a man claiming to be a doctor with the Board of Education, Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely are drawn into the most chilling case of their careers.
The caller knew Julie’s n...
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