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!
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

Sunday Jul 27, 2025
Sunday Jul 27, 2025
Shadows of the Past: Toronto's Gay Village Murders of the 1970s and Early 1980s
In the heart of Toronto’s vibrant gay village, a sinister shadow fell across the 1970s and early 1980s—a string of brutal, unsolved murders that left a community gripped by fear and a city haunted by questions. Seven men—Arthur, Fred, Jim, Doug, Brian, Sandy, and Billy—met horrific ends, their lives cut short in a wave of violence marked by frenzied stabbings, strangulation, and chilling “overkill.” From the blood-soaked floors of modest apartments to the crowded washroom of the St. Charles Tavern, these crimes painted a grim portrait of a time when prejudice silenced justice and the vulnerable were left defenseless.
Join Jay Nicoll, private investigator and host of Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast, as he unravels the chilling details of these forgotten murders. Step into the neon-lit nights of Toronto’s gay village, where disco beats masked a growing dread, and graffiti scrawled in bar bathrooms whispered, “Who’s next?” Each victim’s story is brought to life with heart-wrenching clarity, from Arthur Walkley’s ransacked apartment to Sandy LeBlanc’s slaughterhouse of a home, stabbed over 100 times in a frenzy of rage.
But the mystery deepens: could these cold cases be linked to one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers, Bruce McArthur? In 2018, as McArthur’s gruesome crimes came to light, Toronto Police reopened these files, probing whether the young landscaper, then haunting the same bars, was a predator in the making. With no answers yet, the truth remains elusive, and the shadows of the past loom large.
Shadows of the Past is a gripping journey into a dark chapter of Toronto’s history, where courage clashed with cruelty, and a community’s fight for justice endures. Will you help uncover the truth? Tune in to Ontario Cold Cases and join the quest to give these men the answers they deserve.
Available now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe today and don’t miss a single episode of this haunting true crime saga.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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Harold Walkley:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/harold-walkley/
Fred Fontaine:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/fred-fontaine/
James Stewart Kennedy:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/james-stewart-kennedy/
James Douglas Taylor:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/james-douglas-taylor/
Brian Dana Latocki:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/brian-dana-latocki/
Alexander “Sandy” Leblanc:YouTube - https://youtube.com/@OntarioColdCases?si=kzL7lN_x8U1oTDq7
William Duncan Robinson:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/william-duncan-robinson/
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Saturday Jul 26, 2025
Saturday Jul 26, 2025
Shadows of the Past - Toronto's Gay Village Murders of the 1970s and Early 1980s
This Sunday, July 27, on Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast, we step into the shadows of Toronto’s past—a city pulsing with life, but hiding a deadly secret.
In the 1970s, Toronto’s gay village was a sanctuary… until it became a hunting ground. Seven men—Arthur, Fred, Jim, Doug, Brian, Sandy, Billy—brutally murdered. Stabbed, beaten, strangled, their lives stolen in blood-soaked apartments and barroom corners.
I’m Jay Nicoll, private investigator, and I’m digging into these cold cases—unsolved, untouched for decades. The St. Charles Tavern, a neon-lit refuge, was their last stop. Graffiti in the bathrooms screamed, “Who’s next?”
Was it one killer stalking the night? Or a wave of hate that silenced a community? And then… a chilling question: Could these murders be linked to Canada’s notorious serial killer, Bruce McArthur?
From blood-stained carpets to a city gripped by fear, we’ll uncover the lives lost, the clues left behind, and the fight for justice that burns to this day. Arthur Walkley, stabbed in his ransacked home. Fred Fontaine, beaten in a barroom, clinging to life for months. Sandy LeBlanc, a disco king, slaughtered in a frenzy.
This is Ontario Cold Cases. These men deserve answers. You might hold the key. Call 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS. Join me this Sunday, July 27, as we unravel Shadows of the Past: Toronto’s Gay Village Murders.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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Harold Walkley:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/harold-walkley/
Fred Fontaine:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/fred-fontaine/
James Stewart Kennedy:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/james-stewart-kennedy/
James Douglas Taylor:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/james-douglas-taylor/
Brian Dana Latocki:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/brian-dana-latocki/
Alexander “Sandy” Leblanc:YouTube - https://youtube.com/@OntarioColdCases?si=kzL7lN_x8U1oTDq7
William Duncan Robinson:https://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/william-duncan-robinson/
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Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Episode 4 - The Gardner Museum Heist
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
The Gardner Museum Heist Episode 4: Current Status and Ongoing Efforts
Will the Stolen Masterpieces Ever Return?
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist—a $500 million theft that shocked the world—remains unsolved, but hope burns eternal. In Episode 4: Current Status and Ongoing Efforts, the gripping finale of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast’s World True Crime Thursday series, host Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations brings you to July 2025, where the search for 13 stolen masterpieces continues.
From the mafia’s deadly grip to dead-end leads, the trail of Rembrandt’s “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” and Vermeer’s “The Concert” has gone cold. Yet, new clues—a 2015 video hinting at guard Rick Abath’s role, retired FBI agent Geoff Kelly’s 2024 sightings, and Anthony Amore’s upcoming book “The Rembrandt Heist”—keep the mystery alive. With a $10 million reward and the museum’s relentless campaigns, the fight to reclaim these treasures is far from over. But can a case this old, with suspects long gone, ever be solved?
Tune in to Episode 4: Current Status and Ongoing Efforts on Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast to explore the heist’s lasting wound and the hope that endures. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen—don’t miss the thrilling conclusion!
Because every case deserves answers, and every masterpiece belongs home. Subscribe now to stay with us for every mystery!
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The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 1: The HeistThe Heist That Shook the WorldYouTube - https://youtu.be/gmSxcHrR25w?si=Wnucmrq_mC-FGkfw
Episode 2: Early Leads and SuspectsYouTube - https://youtu.be/Th21h2X5SGo?si=ky1ScYQZpG4-HfaZ
Episode 3: The Mafia Connection YouTube - https://youtu.be/__dPrQt7cys?si=ebYDAWhoWuIr9bOf
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Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Who Is She?
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Who Is She?
A Mick & Mack Mystery
Inspired by a True Story
Toronto, 1949.
When a young wife and mother vanishes after her shift at a Danforth Avenue diner, detectives Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely are called in to investigate. What begins as a routine missing persons case quickly turns into something darker: whispers of a man in a brown delivery truck, a suitcase found in the Don Valley, and a local mechanic who flees town without a trace.
The deeper they dig, the colder the trail becomes—until all that's left is a map of unanswered questions and a feeling in Mick’s gut that something terrible was buried… somewhere close.
With no body, no suspect, and no way to prove what they suspect, the case is shelved. Forgotten by most. But not by Mick.
Toronto, 1995.
Demolition crews tear up the concrete floor of an old car dealership—poured in 1949—and discover what was hidden beneath it for nearly half a century: a woman’s bones, red-blonde hair, a dental plate, and the truth.
Her killer may never be known.
But maybe, just maybe… her name can be.
“She was found at last… but her name, even now, remains a mystery.”
Who Is She? is a chilling and emotional Mick & Mack mystery inspired by the unsolved case of the Robertson Motors Jane Doe. It’s a story about the victims we forget, the justice that takes too long, and the quiet persistence of those who never stop looking.
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Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
The Gardener's Grim Harvest: The Bruce McArthur Story
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
The Gardener's Grim Harvest: The Bruce McArthur Story
Episode 1: McArthur and the Victims
In 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 men—Skanda, Abdulbasir, Majeed, Soroush, Kirushna, Dean, Selim, and Andrew—fell to his shadow, their remains buried in the soil of the very community that embraced him. For years, the Village trembled with unease, its trust eroding as the disappearances mounted.
But the truth couldn’t stay buried forever. When one loss struck too close, a community’s cries pierced the silence, forcing a reluctant investigation into the light. What emerged was a portrait of a monster cloaked in normalcy—and a fight for justice that refused to fade.
Join Jay Nicoll, host of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, as he digs into the chilling layers of Bruce McArthur’s crimes. In this gripping three-part series, we unveil the lives taken, the investigation’s stumbles and triumphs, and the resilience of a community reclaiming its soul.
Tune in to “The Gardener’s Grim Harvest: The Bruce McArthur Story” and confront the shadows of one of Canada’s darkest chapters.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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Sunday Jul 20, 2025
38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret McWilliam’s Killer
Sunday Jul 20, 2025
Sunday Jul 20, 2025
38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret McWilliam’s Killer
A 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, and subjected to a vicious assault, Margaret fought for her life. Her body was discovered the next morning, leaving behind a crime scene that would haunt investigators for decades. A distinctive shoe print from a rare Korean-made runner—sold only at Bata Shoe Stores—earned the case its chilling nickname: the “Cinderella Murder.” Yet, despite this clue and a DNA profile extracted years later, her killer remains a ghost.
For 38 years, Margaret’s family has lived with the unbearable weight of unanswered questions. Who was the man seen fleeing the park that night? Why has the DNA evidence led to a dead end? And could new forensic breakthroughs finally unmask the predator who stole a daughter, a friend, and a future?
In this gripping episode of Ontario Cold Cases - Canada's True Crime Podcast, host Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations takes you deep into the heart of Toronto’s most enduring mystery. Uncover the suspects who slipped through the cracks—like the infamous Paul Bernardo and Russell Williams—and explore why they were ruled out. Hear the pleas of Margaret’s mother, Charlotte, whose relentless pursuit of justice echoes through the decades. And learn how cutting-edge genetic genealogy might hold the key to breaking the silence.
This is more than a cold case—it’s a call to action. With every listen, you join the fight to bring Margaret’s killer to justice. Tune in, and help us ensure that no victim is forgotten.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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Saturday Jul 19, 2025
38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret McWilliam’s Killer
Saturday Jul 19, 2025
Saturday Jul 19, 2025
38 Years of Silence: The Hunt for Margaret McWilliam’s Killer
A 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 us this Sunday July 20th on Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast. Step into the haunting mystery of the “Cinderella Murder”—a case defined by a single shoe print, a DNA clue with no name, and a family’s unrelenting search for answers.
A distinctive Korean-made runner. Skin cells on her sweater holding the killer’s identity. A witness spotting a man fleeing the scene—red hat, muscular build, gone into the night. Suspects like Paul Bernardo and Russell Williams came up—then faded away. The truth stays buried, but hope isn’t lost.
With genetic genealogy lighting the way in cold cases, could 38 years of silence finally shatter? Join me as we unravel the clues, feel the heartbreak, and call on you to help bring justice to Margaret McWilliam—a daughter, a friend, a life stolen too soon.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
Subscribe now to Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Margaret’s story is waiting—and her killer’s time may be running out.
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Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Episode 3 - The Gardner Museum Heist - The Mafia Connection
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
The Gardner Museum HeistEpisode 3: The Mafia Connection
Uncover 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 masterpieces—Rembrandt’s stormy seascapes, Vermeer’s priceless The Concert, Degas’ delicate sketches—has gone cold. Early suspects like guard Rick Abath and crime lord Whitey Bulger led nowhere, but a new theory emerges: the Boston mafia, with its iron grip on the city, might hold the key. From Robert Donati’s rumored plan to trade the art for a mobster’s freedom to Carmello Merlino’s failed 1999 sting, the FBI chases a rogues’ gallery of mob figures—only to hit walls of silence and death. Were the paintings a mob bargaining chip, hidden in a safe house, or lost forever?
Join Jay as he unravels the Patriarca crime family’s deadly web, where every lead is a gamble and every suspect’s secrets are buried deep. Episode 3: The Mafia Connection is a pulse-pounding dive into a case that refuses to be solved.
Because every mystery deserves a voice. Subscribe now to Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and don’t miss the thrilling conclusion in Episode 4!
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The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 1: The HeistThe Heist That Shook the WorldUploaded to YouTube - https://youtu.be/gmSxcHrR25w?si=Wnucmrq_mC-FGkfw
The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 2: Early Leads and SuspectsThe Hunt for Stolen Masterpieces Begins!Uploaded to YouTube - https://youtu.be/Th21h2X5SGo?si=ky1ScYQZpG4-HfaZ
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Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
The Restorer’s Redemption
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
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 MacNeely, two sharp-witted investigators with a knack for uncovering the rot beneath the varnish. As they dig into the origins of the piece, a sinister signature reemerges: a symbol used during World War II by a master forger known only as Ordo—a ghost from Nick’s past, presumed dead in Prague.
Teaming up with the brilliant and enigmatic Eve Whitmore, and rare book dealer Edward Thornton, Mick and Mack follow a trail of elegant forgeries, coded war-time documents, and twisted vendettas through Toronto’s elite art world. But when the forgeries begin appearing at high-profile auctions—and a deadly fire is set to erase the evidence—the case becomes a race against time.
Now Nick must confront the one man who matches his skill... and his sins.Because some forgeries are more than fakes.
Some are messages.
And some are traps.
Praise for Mick & Mack Mysteries:
“Smart, stylish, and packed with wit—Toronto’s answer to Holmes and Watson, with a splash of noir and a twist of Cold War espionage.”
Perfect for fans of historical mysteries, wartime intrigue, and art-world deception.
Available in podcast form on Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast.
Subscribe now—because some stories are too good to be true.
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
The Unsolved Mystery of Superman's Fall: The Death of George Reeves
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
The Unsolved Mystery of Superman's Fall: The Death of George Reeves
The 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 of Steel fall?
Beneath the official verdict lies a web of shocking inconsistencies: a gun wiped clean of fingerprints, no gunpowder residue, conflicting reports of one shot heard versus three bullets fired, and a shell casing found in an impossible location. Unexplained bruises on Reeves' body hint at a struggle, while the 45-minute delay in calling police screams of a compromised scene.
Enter the shadowy figures: a distraught fiancée whose bizarre comments preceded the fatal shot , and a jilted lover whose powerful, mob-connected husband allegedly controlled the very funeral home where Reeves' body was prepared. Even the high-profile attorney hired by Reeves' mother mysteriously dropped the case, whispering of "very bad people" involved.
Was it the despair of a typecast actor, a tragic accident fueled by a drunken argument, or a sinister act orchestrated by powerful forces in the murky depths of old Hollywood?
Decades later, the truth remains shrouded in mystery. Join Ontario Cold Cases as we delve into the perplexing final moments of George Reeves, where the questions linger, the theories persist, and the silence of that Benedict Canyon bedroom continues to echo.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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