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Suspicion: Murder on Mount Olive

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Episode publication activity over the past year

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It could happen to you

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Donovan’s conversation with Canada’s Dean of lawyers who advocates for the wrongfully convicted. James Lockyer talks about the new federal p...

Smokescreen

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There can be problems when using confidential informants and hearsay evidence, especially when a man’s freedom is at stake. Lawyer Dean Embry’s ...

Colour Blinded

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, we hear a top cop’s story of being Black and on the job in one of Canada’s biggest police forces.  Listen to Keith Merith’...

Choices

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s now been 13 years. Chris reflects on decisions he made. The friends he had. Staying out that hot night in August instead of going home. And on ...

Trial and Error

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A trial scheduled for one month becomes two. The Judge is not pleased. It’s now down to 12 jurors to determine Chris and Awet’s fate – but the l...

The Third Man Theory Rocks Trial

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The day of the murder from all sides. Chris, Awet Asfaha, two young women — each give a different perspective on the events leading up to Kim Golaub...

Two Down, One To Go

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris is out on bail leading up to the trial. Toronto Police show up at his house one night. They end up assaulting his father, arresting his brother,...

Why did Kevin Donovan investigate this case?

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Donovan talks about why he decided to look at Chris Sheriffe's case. Hear from him, and catch up on the series so far, while getting a glimpse o...

Bodies To His Name

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bombshell. On the eve of the murder trial, a young Toronto police officer emerges with two confidential sources, one of them purporting to be a gang m...

The Story So Far...

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday, April 4, the second half of Murder on Mount Olive's season starts with episode 6, Bodies To His Name, as well as episode 7, one week earl...

Playing For Your Country

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who is Chris Sheriffe? Elite soccer player. Aspiring carpenter. Good family. We hear from the people who knew him best, mother, sister, coach. We also...

Where's The Gun?

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The forensics. How three bullets killed a man. The gun shot residue. Where it landed and where it didn’t land gives homicide detectives some help, b...

Gladiator School

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Twelve years into his life sentence for murder, Chris Sheriffe is a model prisoner. He’s doing all the courses available behind bars, plus weekly me...

Video: Kevin Donovan talks with Chris Sheriffe behind bars

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Watch or listen to this bonus video footage, where Kevin Donovan sits down with Chris Sheriffe in prison at Collins Bay. Listen to episode 3 of Murder...

The Hunt

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Homicide detectives get lucky. The best witness possible, and he’s talking, and he’s got a partial licence plate from a car that left the scene ri...

The Crime

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On a hot, sunny day in August a man is shot three times. It happens outside a barbecue. Witnesses give different descriptions of the shooter; police f...

A second sneak peak: Suspicion Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Coming Friday, March 7, episodes 1, 2 and 3 (for subscribers) will be available for Suspicion Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive. Toronto Star Chief Inve...

Suspicion returns March 7 with Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Toronto Star Chief Investigative Reporter Kevin Donovan, who brought you the Billionaire Murders, is back with Murder on Mount Olive, an investigation...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E12 Domestic Troubles and More

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 12 of “The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman” Kevin Donovan is joined by producer Raju Mudhar, a...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E11 Gift Bags and Blood Stains Part 2

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In episode eleven of “The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman” Kevin Donovan uses what he knows about the kil...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E10 Gift Bags and Blood Stains Part 1

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In episode ten of “The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman” Kevin Donovan examines crime scene photos, includ...

S3 40 Years Cold | E4 The Impact

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With court decisions in place, do Tice and Gilmour’s families ever find closure? The complicated conclusion of how grief and relief live side by sid...

S3 40 Years Cold | E3 The Killer

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who is Joseph George Sutherland? What would lead him to such depraved acts? In Moosonee, Ontario, we learn of the horrific circumstances that shaped t...

S3 40 Years Cold | E2 The Science

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A scientific breakthrough helped catch a notorious American serial killer. Could that same technology be used to catch Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour’s...

S3 40 Years Cold | E1 The Victims

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour were living separate lives. One, a newly divorced mom of four; the other, in her early 20s with a love of fashion and her ...

Introducing Suspicion Season 3, 40 Years Cold

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, June 17, the Toronto Star's crime podcast Suspicion launches Season 3, "40 Years Cold." In 1983, two women – Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour ...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E9 Succession

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The four children of slain billionaires Honey and Barry Sherman squabble over their new-found riches, but only two really want power. Hanging over al...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E8 Perfect Storm

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Honey and Barry Sherman had nothing on their calendar, friends were away and Barry’s life was a who’s who of suspects. He also owed a lot of mone...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E7 Pointing Fingers

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A long, winding road takes reporter Kevin Donovan to a most unusual meeting in a cold garage with Honey and Barry Sherman’s only son, the man who ca...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E6 Family Matters

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All the money in the world can’t buy happiness and the home of Honey and Barry Sherman tells that story. Honey was tough on the kids. Barry was a...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E5 Wrong Turns

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When the lead Toronto homicide detective avoids the crime scene and juniors can’t walk across the road to collect key surveillance video, that’s ...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E4 King and Queen

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Barry Sherman the Generous, the Brilliant, the Tough Negotiator. Honey Sherman the Ferocious, the Brave, the Fundraiser. It was love at first sight in...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E3 The Day They Died

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We follow the footsteps of Honey and Barry Sherman and the mysterious "Walking Man" as they converge on Old Colony Rd., in what became a horrible, mur...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E2 The Bodies

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After Honey and Barry Sherman are found hanging, police sources say it is a murder-suicide and cause outrage among Sherman friends who believe othe...

S2 The Billionaire Murders | E1 The Man on the Inside

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Where are Honey and Barry Sherman? It’s a typical day for these eccentric billionaires but they’re not answering the phone. After a gruesome dis...

Introducing Suspicion Season 2, The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Launching Feb. 10, Season 2 of “Suspicion” brings “The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman,” a podcast pr...

Update: New name and new season coming soon

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you so much for listening to Death in a Small Town. With the trial beginning this fall, we'll continue to update you as news comes in. Meantime,...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E7 Graduation Day

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the McLellans prepare to celebrate son Luke’s graduation, the Ontario Provincial Police make an arrest in Nathaniel’s case. It’s been six yea...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E6 Shattered Faith

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The small-town rumour mill is in overdrive. When Rose-Anne and Kent see a police car they expect to be pulled over.  Their extended family is torn –...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E5 A Mother Fights Back

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is normal behaviour when your child is dying? Rose-Anne and Kent confront doctors and learn what they were saying behind their back. Rose-Anne di...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E4 The Daycare

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the tunnel vision of police and doctors narrows even further, we investigate. The daycare operator’s media posts and interviews with locals help ...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E3 The Case

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shortly after Nathaniel is buried, police use a ruse to bring his parents in for interrogation. Rose-Anne and Kent reveal new information and the myst...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E2 Suspicion

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Detectives zero in on parents Rose-Anne and Kent McLellan, while their son clings to life. While their every action is called into question, police co...

S1 Death in a Small Town | E1 Just Another Day

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Roll out of bed, get the kids to school, then off to work. Just before noon, disaster. A mysterious injury to young Nathaniel McLellan puzzles doctors...

Introducing Suspicion Season 1, ‘Death in a Small Town,’ a new podcast hosted by Kevin Donovan

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What began as just another day for the McLellan family would end with their youngest son clinging to life in hospital and a cloud of suspicion hangin...