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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

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14:57

The Gardener's Grim Harvest: The Bruce McArthur Story

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/22

The Gardener's Grim Harvest: The Bruce McArthur StoryEpisode 1: McArthur and the VictimsIn the heart of Toronto’s Gay Village, a sanctuary turned sinister.** Men began to vanish—fathers, dreamers, friends—leaving behind only whispers and weathered posters fluttering on lampposts. Unseen, a predator thrived among them: Bruce McArthur, the jovial landscaper whose hands shaped gardens and hid horrors.By day, he trimmed lawns with precision. By night, he stole lives with chilling intent. Eight

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18:52

38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/20

38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret McWilliam’s KillerA Routine Jog. A Brutal Attack. A Mystery That Refuses to Die.On a warm August evening in 1987, 21-year-old Margaret McWilliam laced up her running shoes and stepped out for a jog in Toronto’s Warden Woods Park. It was a routine she knew well—a moment of peace in her busy life as a student and part-time worker. But that night, she wouldn’t return. Somewhere along the familiar path, a predator was waiting.Ambushed, dragged into the shadows,

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2:05

38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/19

38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret McWilliam’s KillerA Routine Jog. A Brutal Attack. A Mystery That Refuses to Die.August 27, 1987. A warm Toronto evening. Margaret McWilliam, a 21-year-old student with a bright future, laces up her running shoes for a jog in Warden Woods Park. It’s a routine she knows well—until it becomes her last. Ambushed. Dragged into the shadows. Brutally murdered. Nearly four decades later, her killer remains a phantom.I’m Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations, and join

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15:36

Episode 3 - The Gardner Museum Heist - The Mafia...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/17

The Gardner Museum HeistEpisode 3: The Mafia ConnectionUncover the Mob’s Secrets in the Gardner Museum Heist!Dive into the shadowy underworld of 1990s Boston with Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast as we continue our World True Crime Thursday series. In Episode 3: The Mafia Connection, host Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations pulls you into the heart of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist—the $500 million theft that left the art world reeling.The trail of 13 stolen

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33:22

The Restorer’s Redemption

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/16

The Restorer’s Redemption A Mick & Mack Mystery“A forged past. A burning truth. And a ghost who never died…”When a priceless medieval manuscript is revealed to be a forgery during a glittering Toronto gallery gala, famed art restorer Nicholas Hawthorne becomes the prime suspect in a scandal that could destroy his career—and his freedom. But Nick insists the manuscript was real when it left his hands. Someone switched it. Someone who knows his secrets.Enter Detectives Mick McCathie and Mack

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32:38

The Unsolved Mystery of Superman's Fall: The Death of...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/15

The Unsolved Mystery of Superman's Fall: The Death of George ReevesThe Man of Steel. The Hollywood Dream. The Unsolved Murder.On a quiet summer morning in June 1959, Hollywood reeled from an impossible headline: Superman was dead. Not the invincible hero, but George Reeves, the beloved actor who brought him to life for millions. His death, officially ruled a suicide, quickly became Tinseltown's most enduring and unsettling mystery—a cold case that continues to baffle and divide.But how could the Man

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21:44

The Bloody Palm Print: Unmasking the Killer of...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/13

The Bloody Palm Print: Unmasking the Killer of Lawrence CowanIn 1976, the quiet, close-knit community of Smiths Falls, Ontario, was shattered by a brutal act of violence. Lawrence Cowan, the beloved owner of Cowan's Dairy Bar—a cherished local landmark—was senselessly murdered during a masked armed robbery. The perpetrator vanished into the night, leaving behind a scene of horror and a single, chilling clue: a bloody palm print on a door frame.For nearly five decades, this print has held the key to

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The Bloody Palm Print: Unmasking the Killer of...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/13

The Bloody Palm Print: Unmasking the Killer of Lawrence Cowan (Trailer)In the quiet heart of Smiths Falls, Ontario, a chilling secret has festered for nearly five decades.September 3rd, 1976. A beloved local figure, Lawrence Cowan, owner of the iconic Cowan's Dairy Bar, is brutally gunned down during a masked robbery. The killer vanishes, leaving behind a scene of unspeakable horror... and one crucial, blood-soaked clue.A single, bloody palm print. The sole tangible link to a phantom assailant. For

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18:54

Episode 2 - Early Leads and Suspects - The Gardner...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/10

The Gardner Museum HeistEpisode 2: Early Leads and SuspectsThe Hunt for Stolen Masterpieces Begins!In the dead of night, they struck—a daring heist that stripped the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of $500 million in art. Now, the chase is on. Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast takes you back to 1990 Boston in Episode 2: Early Leads and Suspects of our World True Crime Thursday series, hosted by Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations. The FBI scrambles to unravel a crime with no

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33:13

The Private Investigators Convention

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/10

The Private Investigators ConventionA Mick & Mack Mystery As heard on Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime PodcastThey came to toast the best in the business. One of them came to kill.Toronto, 1950. The chandeliers of the Royal York Hotel gleam, the band plays smooth jazz, and the world’s greatest private eyes gather for a convention of crime-solvers, cloak-and-dagger panels, and one very prestigious award.But when a famous publisher is found murdered in a locked suite—shot through the heart

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42:23

Tom Thomson: Life, Art, and Canada's Enduring Mystery

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/08

Tom Thomson: Life, Art, and Canada's Enduring MysteryThe wilderness held his genius. It also claimed his life.Tom Thomson, the visionary artist who captured the untamed soul of Canada, vanished into the depths of Algonquin Park in July 1917, just weeks shy of his 40th birthday. The official verdict: accidental drowning. But over a century later, the chilling questions persist, echoing through the very landscapes he immortalized.His upturned canoe was found, but his body surfaced eight days later—an

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45:39

The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/06

The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy A True Crime Mystery from Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime PodcastSix teenage friends. One late-night adventure. Zero answers.In the early hours of St. Patrick’s Day 1995, six high school boys vanished from the icy shores of Lake Ontario. What began as a night of celebration in Pickering, Ontario quickly turned into one of Canada’s most baffling mysteries. They were seen on grainy surveillance footage, heard revving a stolen motorboat—and then,

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The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/05

The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy (Trailer) 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 of Canada’s most baffling disappearances—from marina surveillance footage… to

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15:08

The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 1: The Heist

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/03

The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 1: The HeistThe Heist That Shook the WorldIn 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 astonishing half a billion dollars. Then, they vanished, leaving behind empty

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37:19

Murder at Maple Leaf Stadium

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/02

Murder at Maple Leaf Stadium A Mick & Mack Mystery Toronto, 1949. The crowd roars. The bat cracks. And a body hits the dirt.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 MacNeely are called in to keep a lid on the investigation before the press

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24:44

Hidden Horror: The Adam Strong Investigation

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/07/01

Hidden Horror: The Adam Strong InvestigationIn 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 harrowing investigation that would uncover years of hidden horror. In this

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4:43

Siding with Bad Guys

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/06/30

Siding with Bad GuysActivists targeting revolutionary crime-fighting tool“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 ReaganParticularly 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 Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.A nearly 10,000-word opus entitled,

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16:54

The Enduring Mystery of Mistie Murray

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/06/29

The Enduring Mystery of Mistie MurrayOn 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 - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, host Jay Nicoll, founder of Nicoll

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The Enduring Mystery of Mistie Murray - Trailer

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/06/28

The Enduring Mystery of Mistie Murray - TrailerOn 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 stepfather, Steven Murray, the last to see her—later charged, tried, and

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31:40

The Bennington Triangle: Vermont's Unsolved...

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast ·

2025/06/26

The Bennington Triangle: Vermont's Unsolved DisappearancesIn 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, offering no answers. Each case is a haunting puzzle, marked by exhaustive

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