Suspicion: Murder on Mount Olive
Episodes
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...