Tracking a Killer: The Cold Case Files

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CityNews reporters, Fil Martino and Madison Fitzpatrick hate the thought of cold cases gathering dust in police departments across the country. Together they’ve teamed up to take a closer look at the cases that refuse to crack, in an effort to track down Canada’s most violent perpetrators. Hear directly from the victims’ family, friends and detectives tasked with searching for answers.

DEC 6

Mistie Murray

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection calls it case fraught with a lot of sadness. 16-year-old high school student Mistie Murray disappeared from Goderich, Ontario on May 31st, 1995. Her adoptive father was charged with murder. He was acquitted in 1997. Mistie has never been found.

21 min
NOV 29

Michael Nigris

Michael Nigris was shot and killed in the Oshawa, Ontario plaza parking lot where he worked on March 30th, 2023. Durham Regional Police say they have been able to locate two individuals they believe were involved in his murder, but there have never been any arrests in this case. His sister says this is not going to be a cold case and they will exhaust every resource they have to get justice.

8 min
NOV 22

Sharmini Anandavel

15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel left her Toronto apartment on June 12, 1999 after telling her parents she was headed out to see about a new job. She never returned. Months later her remains were found in Finch East Park. Police had a suspect early on, but there has never been an arrest in this case.

16 min
NOV 15

William Pennell

Unidentified human remains were discovered on July 16, 1980, in the area of Steeles and Concession in Markham. For over 40 years the identity of the person was unknown, but with the use of genetic genealogy the remains were identified in 2023 as belonging to William Pennell. The 26-year-old had escaped from a correctional facility in Kingston.

43 min
NOV 8

Patrick Santos

21-year-old Patrick Santos’ body was found in the backyard of his father’s Scarborough, Ontario home on September 17, 2006. His hands and feet were bound and tape was wrapped around his head. Police say he had been beaten and suffocated. His mother is looking for answers all these years later and still seeks justice for her son.

26 min
NOV 1

Alberta Williams

24-year-old Alberta Williams from Vancouver, British Columbia disappeared in August of 1989 after being out with friends at a bar in Prince Rupert where she had been doing some seasonal work. Three weeks after her disappearance her body was found on Highway 16. A missing person's case became a homicide.

39 min
2023-04-02 · BONUS

Crime Stoppers

See it. Say it. Stop it. The Crime Stoppers program offers anonymity to anyone providing information of significant use or leading to an arrest, but how effective is it when it comes to cold cases? In this bonus episode we talk to Sean Sportun, Chair of Toronto Crime Stoppers who says the program is 100 per cent relevant.

17 min
2023-03-27

Sheryl Sheppard

In January of 1998, 29-year-old Hamilton, Ontario resident Sheryl Sheppard disappeared. Police say it is like she vanished off the face of the earth. The last person to see her was her fiancé Michael Lavoie. According to investigators he had dropped her off at an adult entertainment club in Niagara Falls. In this episode we talk to Sheryl's mother who has never given up on trying to find out what happened to her daughter and to the detective working on this 25-year-old cold case.

28 min

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51 Ratings

Nice to hear local cold cases.

Feb 29

Vereecke

It’s great to hear about local cold case file. Would like to hear more details about the cases. Pod cast is very generic. More details to help solve case would be helpful. Asking some tough questions or digging a bit deeper. Maybe even shaking the tree a little. Call out the killers Ask them why they committed such a cowardly offence and how they can live with their actions. Certain someone knows something. Shake up their emotions.
Very disappointed

Dec 12

TinaOttawa

Very little discussion about the actual case! Sorry, I don’t like leaving a negative review but I could not get through the first episode!
Ummm

2023-03-28

tarty42

I hope this officer isn’t interviewed anymore. If I hear Ummm one more time from him I’ll scream. Not a very well spoken man. Ummm Boring!!
Excellent

2022-01-12

palybaby

Best show of its kind I’ve heard. Without sensationalization. I recognize many of the cases and always wanted to know what happened. Not really a fan generally of this kind of show but your BT spot made me look at it. Nice job ladies. Hard to listen to but necessary I think.

CityNews reporters, Fil Martino and Madison Fitzpatrick hate the thought of cold cases gathering dust in police departments across the country. Together they’ve teamed up to take a closer look at the cases that refuse to crack, in an effort to track down Canada’s most violent perpetrators. Hear directly from the victims’ family, friends and detectives tasked with searching for answers.