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Episode 2 - Early Leads and Suspects - The Gardner Museum Heist

The Gardner Museum Heist
Episode 2: Early Leads and Suspects
The 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 fingerprints, no footage, and a trail gone cold. Was it Rick Abath, the guard with a suspicious door-opening stunt? Whitey Bulger, Boston’s untouchable crime lord? Or Robert Donati, a mobster whose murder hints at deadly secrets? A mysterious 1994 letter teases hope, but every clue crumbles.
Join us as we navigate a web of suspects, dead ends, and tantalizing what-ifs in this gripping four-part series. Who pulled off the heist of the century, and where are Rembrandt’s and Vermeer’s masterpieces now? Tune in to Episode 2: Early Leads and Suspects to follow the evidence—and don’t miss the twists to come!
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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The Private Investigators Convention

The Private Investigators Convention
A Mick & Mack Mystery
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They 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 with no weapon in sight—suspicion turns inward. Every guest is a suspect. Every alibi is questionable. And the one thing harder than solving a perfect murder… is solving it in a ballroom full of detectives.
Enter Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely—Toronto’s finest (and most reluctant) gumshoes—dragged into the fray as egos clash, secrets surface, and silk scarves start turning up in all the wrong places. When Vicky Langford, a rising star in the field, is kidnapped mid-convention, the case becomes personal—and the clues point to betrayal, blackmail, and one very dangerous bestseller.
With suspects including a pompous Belgian sleuth, a foppish British lord, and a hard-boiled American gumshoe drowning in whisky, The Private Investigators Convention is a witty, whip-smart whodunnit full of banter, twists, and vintage intrigue.
Because in a hotel full of detectives...
someone had the audacity to commit the perfect crime.
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Tom Thomson: Life, Art, and Canada's Enduring Mystery

Tom Thomson: Life, Art, and Canada's Enduring Mystery
The 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 unusually long time—bearing a violent bruise on his temple and fishing line eerily wrapped around his ankle. Conflicting witness accounts, whispers of a drunken brawl, and a rumored secret pregnancy with a local woman only deepened the shadows. Was it a tragic accident, a desperate suicide, or something far more sinister?
From the last sighting with a man who owed him money, to threats from a volatile acquaintance, the suspects and motives are as murky as the lake that swallowed him. And what of the shocking discovery of bones in a shallow grave decades later, challenging the very location of his final rest?
TOM THOMSON: LIFE, ART, AND CANADA'S ENDURING MYSTERY plunges into the heart of Canada's most captivating unsolved case. Explore the life of the artistic icon, his profound connection to the wild, and the masterpieces that defined a nation. Then, confront the unsettling evidence, the conflicting theories, and the whispers of a century-old cover-up.
The truth lies buried, but the mystery lives on. Dare to uncover it?
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy

The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy

A True Crime Mystery from Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast
Six 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, nothing. No bodies. No wreckage. Not a single trace.
For nearly thirty years, the families of Jay Boyle, Chad Smith, Robbie Rumboldt, Jamie Lefebvre, Michael Cummins, and Danny Higgins have waited. Hoped. Mourned. And asked the same chilling question: What really happened that night on the water?
Was it a reckless joyride gone wrong? Or something far darker?
In this gripping and meticulously reported special from Ontario Cold Cases, host Jay Nicoll dives deep into the case that haunts a generation. Featuring the tireless efforts of private investigator Bruce Ricketts, shocking gaps in the police investigation, overlooked surveillance footage, and a trail of theories—from tragic accident to sinister foul play—The Lost Boys of Pickering is a haunting journey into a night that changed six families forever.
One cold lake.

Six missing boys.

And a mystery that refuses to stay buried.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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The Lost Boys of Pickering - A Canadian Tragedy (Trailer)

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 botched investigations… to the theories that won’t let this case rest.
This is The Lost Boys of Pickering.
Only on Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 1: The Heist

The Gardner Museum Heist, Episode 1: The Heist
The Heist That Shook the World
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 astonishing half a billion dollars. Then, they vanished, leaving behind empty frames and a mystery that’s haunted the art world for 35 years.  
Ontario Cold Cases - Canada’s True Crime Podcast dives into this audacious crime with a gripping four-part World True Crime Thursday series. Hosted by Jay Nicoll of Nicoll Investigations, we’ll take you inside the Venetian palace-turned-crime scene, reveal the guards’ fateful decisions, and trace the trail of clues into Boston’s shadowy underworld. Where did the art go? Who pulled off the heist of the century?  
Tune in for Episode 1: The Heist, and step into the night that changed art history forever. The search for answers starts here.  
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Murder at Maple Leaf Stadium

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 catches wind. But the deeper they dig, the stranger the box score becomes: a coded notebook disguised as stats, a batboy taking secret signals, and a charming ex-ballplayer turned flashy bookie with his fingers in every dugout from Buffalo to Baltimore.
At the heart of the mystery is Patches O’Sullivan—too smooth to be innocent, too cocky to be clean—and the unstoppable Rosie “Reds” DeLuca, tavern queen and thorn in every crook’s side.
With rising sports magnate Jack Kent Cooke watching from the wings, Mick and Mack must uncover the truth before the next pitch—and the next body—drops.
Because in postwar Toronto, even the cleanest game can hide a killer in the crowd.
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Hidden Horror: The Adam Strong Investigation

Hidden Horror: The Adam Strong Investigation
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 harrowing investigation that would uncover years of hidden horror. In this episode of Ontario Cold Cases, host Jay Nicoll delves into the meticulous police work, the emotional trial, and the community’s quest for justice. Through detailed storytelling and expert insights, we honor Rori and Kandis’s memories while exploring the dark underbelly of a city that'll never be the same. Join us as we unravel one of Ontario’s most chilling cases and reflect on the enduring impact of these senseless tragedies.
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Siding with Bad Guys

Siding with Bad Guys
Activists 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 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 Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.
A nearly 10,000-word opus entitled, Guardrails for Police Use of Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Ontario, obtained by the Toronto Sun, is packed with bureaucratese. The commission wants “guardrails” to derail police snooping in DNA databases. But cops don’t do that now.
They are not allowed.
Internet Genetic Genealogy has been the big bang in homicide investigations. In Toronto alone, 59 murders and sexual assaults have been cleared, along with the identification of those nameless individuals who ended up dead.
You may know the names: Christine Jessop, Erin Gilmour, Susan Tice and scores of others.
For the report, the commission invited a wide swath of people and groups to give their input. That includes cops, community groups and a slew of activists.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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The Enduring Mystery of Mistie Murray

The Enduring Mystery of Mistie Murray
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 - Canada’s True Crime Podcast, host Jay Nicoll, founder of Nicoll Investigations, plunges into the haunting disappearance that still echoes through the streets of Goderich. With razor-sharp expertise, Jay reconstructs that fateful day: the last sighting in the town square, the desperate searches along Lake Huron’s shores, and the chilling suspicion that fell on Mistie’s stepfather, Steven Murray. A trial gripped the nation—yet an acquittal left the case dangling in shadow, with no body, no evidence, and a truth that refuses to surface.
Was Mistie snatched by a stranger lurking in the twilight? Did she stumble into a tragic accident, swallowed by the lake or the woods? Or does the key lie closer to home, buried in secrets yet untold? As Jay unravels the theories and confronts the emotional wreckage left behind, one question burns: What really happened to Mistie Murray?
Join Ontario Cold Cases as we peel back the layers of this decades-old enigma, inviting you—the listener—to help crack a case that’s haunted Canada since 1995. Tune in, dig deep, and be part of the search for justice. Because Mistie’s story isn’t over—and the truth is still out there, waiting to be found.
Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.
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