Ominous Ontario

They say the greatest pain a person can experience is burying their own child. For the Jenkins family in 1998, that nightmare would test the limits of forgiveness in ways most parent could never imagine. Sources:Life With Murder documentary on Amazon Prime Nov 11, 2000, page 4 - North Bay Nugget at Newspapers.com™Jan 14, 1998, page 5 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™Oct 26, 2000, page 5 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™Jenkins approved for escorted release to attend interment | London Free PressJenkins challenging faint hope clause | The Chatham VoiceKiller allowed to pay last respects at grandmother's funeral | Chatham Daily NewsBrian Douglas Jenkins (1949-2016) - Find a Grave MemorialMusic: www.purple-planet.com

UPDATE: Stratford police have officially announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the confirmed whereabouts of Derek Ritz. Now is the time - if you know something, SAY SOMETHING! New Year's Eve parties are supposed to be a fun celebration of hope for your best year yet, but an alleged crime in Sebringville during a New Year's Eve party in 2016-2017 is one everyone attended likely wants to forget - and no one is talking about it. Please listen closely - you could have info needed to solve the disappearance of 51-year-old Derek RitzSources:Music - www.purple-planet.comhttps://pleasebringmehome.com/canada/derek-ritz-ritzy/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/perth-sebringville-derek-ritz-missing-1.3951254https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/perth-opp-to-conduct-underwater-search-for-man-missing-since-new-years/https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/private-investigator-shares-details-of-investigation-into-stratford-man-who-disappeared-five-years-agohttps://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/justice-for-ritzy-push-for-closure-continues-eight-years-after-derek-ritz-vanishedhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/what-happened-to-derek-ritz-family-friends-still-looking-for-answers-eight-years-after-he-disappeared/https://youtu.be/ggly70tkyHw?si=pyoSTilD7M2YsUbmhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1sdzGpYhipkF6zYcxfDUsj?si=MWajT0icR66bYmGqR-b0AAPerth County man with meth ties heading back to jail | The Stratford Beacon Herald

Thank you so much for your patience as I took a much needed 3 weeks off for my birthday!Ty Conn was locked up for as long as he could remember - first in his bedroom as a child and then in cells from 14 up. Despite never causing physical harm to anyone, Ty would be sentenced to over 47 years in prison because of his incredible skill at escaping. His daring escape from Kingston Pen in 1999 would prove to be his last.Sources:music - www.purple-planet.comhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/born-to-run-and-die/article770873/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tyrone-conn-s-escape-ends-in-death-1.169758https://youtu.be/Iw7USH1_l-s?si=yWIYw4zCEje2ErDlhttps://youtu.be/jVho8TyCzCE?si=LVVHXY9bCvW5b_QQWho Killed Ty Conn by Linden MacIntyre and Theresa BurkeWho killed Ty Conn : MacIntyre, Linden : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

When a bubbly and compassionate 10-year-old disappeared close to home, the city of Toronto was left in a panic. When 2 bags were discovered floating in Lake Ontario the next day, the innocence of a community would be lost forever. Sources:https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/jones_holly/hiscox_transcript.htmlhttps://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-a-mothers-pain-20-years-on-it-is-too-hard-and-sad-to-think-about-the-horror-she-sufferedhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/briere-pleads-guilty-tohollyjoness-murder/article25679175/https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/jones_holly/https://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/05/12/toronto-neighbourhood-remembers-holly-jones/https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/holly-jones-suspected-killer-married-a-saultite-90091https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/stories/hollys-legacy-lives-on/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/holly-jones-how-10-year-old-s-murder-a-decade-ago-brought-a-toronto-community/article_62aec504-6680-5344-95b6-3143645e5a87.htmlhttps://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-the-grim-20-year-anniversary-since-holly-jones-was-abducted-and-killedhttps://torontosun.com/news/horrific-crime-holly-jones-murder-20-years-agohttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/heart-of-darkness/article714553/Music: www.purple-planet.com

Divorce is never easy - but when kids are involved, it can become even more difficult. When custody battles began heating up for the Campione family in 2006, the outcome would be catastrophic. Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntariomusic: www.purple-planet.com

In 2009, Burlington and beyond would come together to rally for a young woman that was dying of cancer. What would happen after would send shockwaves through not just Ontario, but all of Canada.CORRECTION: I just realized I said her knuckle tattoos said "Don't Quit", which is incorrect. They say "Won't Quit". Sources:https://linktr.ee/OminousOntarioMusic: www.purple-planet.com

On a perfect fall day in 2015, the Ottawa Valley was gripped with fear when a man went on a killing spree, taking police on a 4 hour manhunt. His record of abuse was well documented - so how did he manage to take three lives in three separate locations that day? Sources:https://linktr.ee/OminousOntariomusic: www.purple-planet.com

On a warm late spring day, 16-year-old Mistie Murray told her mother she was going to band practice after school. The problem was, there was no band practice, and Mistie never came home. Did tunnel vision prevent police from closing a solvable case? Sources:https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mysteryhttps://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htmhttps://lfpress.com/news/local-news/dad-once-accused-in-teen-daughter-mistie-murrays-vanishing-dies-at-68https://www.remembering.ca/obituary/steve-murray-1075963848https://everything2.com/title/Mistie+Murrayhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/514104024/https://www.newspapers.com/image/505921065/?clipping_id=33052648https://www.newspapers.com/image/504440201/https://www.newspapers.com/image/949455095/?match=1&terms=mistie%20murray1221DFON - Mistie Nicole MurrayMusic: www.purple-planet.com

Diane Werendowicz was days away from her 24th birthday when children playing in the woods would find her body. It would take 17 years to find her killer - and his conviction would only be the first chapter in a legal drama that would make history in Canadian courts.Sources:https://linktr.ee/OminousOntariomusic: www.purple-planet.com

On September 1, 1994, Toronto firefighters would find the burned remians of an emaciated girl in a suitcase in an industrial area of Vaughan. It would take 17 years to learn her identity, and the horrors she endured in her short time in Canada.Sources:https://linktr.ee/OminousOntarioMusic: www.purple-planet.com

On a cold winter night in 2007, a 911 call came in reporting an apparent suicide in a residential garage in Markham. As the caller entered the house, a murder scene was revealed inside. What happened at the family home that February night? Sources :Research Sources: https://linktr.ee/OminousOntarioFamily Of Murder Victim Issues Statement After FuneralSecond woman in double murder laid to restMusic: www.purple-planet.com

It started as an average summer day for the family of 6 in Kitchener, Ontario in the summer of 2000. What family would find the next morning would cause a grief that consumed a whole community and left more questions than answers.Episode Note: I tried, and looked up many pronunciation websites, but I might very well have mispronounced certain names and medical conditions. I have found no other podcasts or YouTube videos about this story to compare, and I deeply apologize if I have made any mistakes, especially with names.Sources:Family Killing Shocks Neighborhood https://share.google/xVE9maEEEeHkONfZGDeaths of Kitchener family ruled murder-suicide | CBC News https://share.google/YgvR021V9EqmalcJLLuft inquest hears how murder-suicide likely unfolded - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/BebPFpl4VG2LCBI1GLuft mass murder shocked Kitchener 15 years ago https://share.google/NwqqcZmzcpeNYPrEHJust two of nine Luft inquest recommendations implemented https://share.google/KIM7O2x96wPpJfp6Ohttps://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2000/07/08/family-killing-shocks-neighborhood/51312051007/luft.pdf https://share.google/KBe4Okq6APrwFTQUsDanger signs preceded family slaying - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/5lcXDS83ctNWURUiPLuft believed wife was involved in cult - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/BBpmYsgbAG0PT4dveLuft inquest hears how murder-suicide likely unfolded - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/Yztt9SoANPXMfUAZs'What's happened to society?' - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/fV7POoCaZ8iRvUIU1Mother recounts horrific scene of family's murder-suicide - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/poodW5uTJgDFdEHi1Private funeral slated for victims of murder-suicide - The Globe and Mail https://share.google/GHaKKWsuqJXZSrEcbState-of-Mental-Health-profile-Ontario.pdf https://share.google/bONCTAb487wTGq7WkVilem "Bill" Luft b. 1957 , Czechoslovakia d. 6 Jul 2000 Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations https://share.google/HL9Ty1Iq5CBFFFqlUDon't blame mental illness for Luft murders, sister says https://share.google/QOAAQBtQU6AD0MD9UMusic: www.purple-planet.com

In October of 1984, the small village of Queensville was shaken when a 9-year-old girl was murdered. Police honed in on a suspect, and what would result is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice Ontario would ever see. Sources: Toronto police identify killer in cold case of 9-year-old Christine Jessop | CBC News https://share.google/iAQjTGJBTbLy1NkCohttps://youtu.be/6lbjB9nh0T0?si=A8NZlViwKL0H8rMPGuy Paul Morin - CRWC https://share.google/nFNks7Bzz2T0hyHS6Calvin Hoover's family 'devastated' to learn police believe he killed Christine Jessop | CBC News https://share.google/mrgoTvpP170ziimBZInside the hunt for Christine Jessop's real killer - Toronto Life https://share.google/gRjJ5L3VwCN0A6TCkMANDEL: Mother and slain daughter reunited at long last | Toronto Sun https://share.google/tfUO5C0DrvsePARJtMusic: www.purple-planet.com

For 9 years, a serial killer was operating completely unsuspected in Woodstock, Ontario. While she was preying on the most vulnerable people in society, she was also confessing to her crimes - but no one was listening. EPISODE CORRECTION: At 28:33, I call Meadow Park by the wrong name. I use Meadow Wood instead, which is not correct. Sources:'If you ever do this again, we'll turn you in,' pastor told killer nurse https://share.google/cwJ0tFvim1f87tvWjSeeing red https://share.google/J24N0WTfqybVWu18jhttps://youtu.be/n3QxsNCg6uQ?si=fI-8kfVu-MILiVpv'Systemic vulnerabilities' let killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer keep on killing — report | CBC News https://share.google/tnllSjeSqbj5Bv9zPElizabeth Wettlaufer - Agreed Statement of Facts | PDF | Hypoglycemia | Blood Sugar https://share.google/Q85MttpgDIguhCjijNursing home didn't follow reporting rules, Wettlaufer inquiry hears | CBC News https://share.google/OIJF3tR1hfcHj3l2gNursing home worried about Wettlaufer for years, but kept her on as a cost-saver | CBC NewsPressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine SubscriptionsAlleged nursing home murder victim remembered by son on birthday | CBC NewsSaint Elizabeth HR didn’t contact references when hiring Elizabeth Wettlaufer, inquiry hears - London | Globalnews.ca https://share.google/Ol7uG7BLCFcOzuGVJWettlaufer back at women's prison in Kitchener, Ont. https://share.google/YCx6EXjpRqHc5zB5LMusic: www.purple-planet.com

When Bill and Bridget Harrison bought their home in Mississauga, they knew it would be their forever home. What they didn't know was that one by one, the whole family would die in it over a 4 year span. Sources:Improbable Cause: The Harrison Family Murders | The Star https://share.google/BnB3IirnGw4gPHB17Melissa Merritt found not guilty of killing former mother-in-law, faces retrial in ex-husband's murder | CBC News https://share.google/kzBdsyLcDsA1C0l2AWoman gets 15 years for role in ex-husband's death, but will spend 1 day in jail due to time served | CBC News https://share.google/hlQQG4T2eA96nnpgOOrdeal continues in tragic Harrison family case: Retrial ordered for Melissa Merritt, previously found guilty in murder of ex-husband | The Pointer https://share.google/mPp1U4mhr9jnM7xlSA family was systematically slaughtered in this house—by a very angry ex - Toronto Life https://share.google/yAlDsxPxNEm08GplBMANDEL: Double killer looking for love online | Toronto Sun https://share.google/Nnvbvb4V12alLI8AYPeel police — and no one else — probing their own missteps in Harrison family murders https://share.google/UMgEeMvtI336cPFUrCrown seeks two-year jail term for drunk driver https://share.google/3yBNMob8bIV2uGqn92023 ONCA 3 (CanLII) | R. v. Merritt | CanLIIMusic: www.purple-planet.comChristie Blatchford: Why I can’t completely share the outrage over McClintic’s healing lodge transfer | National Post https://share.google/yPcOelmOgzKcWtUOq

Rural West Montrose is a picturesque village with a covered bridge that attracts tourists from all around the province - most of whom have no idea about the horrific murder-suicide that took place just a couple hundred feet away. Sources:Wilson Letson b. 1904 Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Dec 1947 West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations https://share.google/rOITYjHlJanGKkymKMemories of murder-suicide still linger in West Montrose https://share.google/83u71PoO1zBrZpOkRWinona Republican-Herald 29 December 1947 — Winona Newspaper Database https://share.google/cndDIF6h10bVAqxeihttps://youtu.be/gqimPS6u5-w?si=geNDHC5kCcwbmu9ZBridgeport Hotel, Bridgeport, Ontario: Waterloo Region Generations https://share.google/K3QEKHVKIVesTGaH9Percy Letson b. Mar 1909 Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Dec 1947 West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region GenerationsElisha "Losh" Pollock b. Jun 1862 , Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown: Waterloo Region GenerationsWhat Is Juvenile Incorrigibility?Archibald Hewitt "Hugh" Letson b. 11 May 1904 West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Dec 1947 West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region GenerationsMary Eleanor "Eleanor" Springer b. 1929 Hardy, Saskatchewan d. 8 Nov 2005 Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region GenerationsMusic: www.purple-planet.com

When a torso is fished from a harbour off an Oshawa pier, police are baffled. A few months later, plumbers will unlock the mystery and Oshawa will learn about a monster among them. Sources https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2021/2021onsc1906/2021onsc1906.html?resultIndex=6Public memorial service planned Dec. 9 for Oshawa murder victim Rori Hache https://share.google/eIdLyHVvjVVSAA6bD2020 ONSC 7580 (CanLII) | R. v. Strong | CanLII https://share.google/MXBekZVDGRaVGT5dh'I think it's a body': Anglers recount finding missing teen's torso in Oshawa harbour https://share.google/vl9C9RxJJIEs3v4z2Kandis Fitzpatrick's remains found 14 years after she went missing — convicted killer led police to body | CBC NewsAdam Strong's double murder trial hears gruesome details | Toronto SunTestimony sees Strong accused of violent sexual behaviour | The Oshawa ExpressMusic - www.purple-planet.com 'I was scared:' Witness says she was choked by murder suspect Adam Stronghttps://youtu.be/VZuuizpMcyw?si=bBJm3Cp9AxVZBBvd

On August 30,2010, police discovered an abandoned car, which led them straight to a bloody crime scene. Fifteen years later, and the killer of Sonia Varaschin has still not been found. Please listen carefully - you may be the key to finding a murderer. Sources: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/497437/meurtre-sonia-varaschin-enquetehttps://youtu.be/Lu34bMiZVKI?si=bMjSv27xJpVOukdbhttps://globalnews.ca/news/10727233/sonia-varaschin-murder-information-appeal-continues/Police renew search where Sonia Varaschin's body was found https://share.google/uV0dvoQURqJqjyb3Mhttps://youtu.be/MMR_5CJfzuY?si=X0aMJzsHFNwcAiW2Sonia Varaschin’s spirit lives on at camp she loved https://share.google/w8MhxgR57aTeJkzQFMusic: www.purple-planet.com

On April 6, 1999, one Ottawa workplace was forever changed when a former employee opened fire, taking four lives. This is a case that shone a harsh light on workplace bullying and harassment in the province. Sources:https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/remembering-the-1999-oc-transpo-shooting-i-only-wish-i-got-to-know-him-betterhttps://ottawa.citynews.ca/2019/04/01/remember-this-the-oc-transpo-massacre-1351031/Suicide notes at transit shooting inquest | CBC NewsPublic Transit in Ottawa: A historical look at OC Transpo ridershipOttawa Massacre | The Canadian EncyclopediaPierre Lebrun profiled at inquest | CBC NewsPressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine SubscriptionsOC Transpo: What took the police so long? | CBC NewsMusic: www.purple-planet.com

When two monsters cross paths, it would spread fear through every parent and child in Woodstock - and would rob them of their sense of security forever. Sources:Crime Beat: Tori Stafford — Never Forget Part 1 | S2 E13EXCLUSIVE: Tori Stafford killer accused by family of extorting own mother | Globalnews.caTaking Tori: Crimes Canada volume 13 by Kelly Banaski Terri-Lynne McClintic And The Tori Stafford MurderTerri-Lynne McClintic pleads guilty in prison assault | CBC NewsTori Stafford killer Terri-Lynne McClintic sent to healing lodge | London Free PressTerri-Lynne McClintic transferred back to Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener | Globalnews.caMichael Rafferty and Terri-Lynne McClintic Now: Where Are Tori Stafford's Killers Today? UpdateMother describes day Tori Stafford disappeared | CBC NewsMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com/

Five children find the torso of a man on a Hamilton hillside. What happens next would become one of the most most sensational trials to ever occur in the city. Sources: Deadly Canadian Women - Patricia MacQuarrie, dist. Quagmire Press The Infamous Murderess Evelyn Dick – Homicide CanadaPaul Wilson: Saved from the gallows, Evelyn Dick lives on | CBC NewsPressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions Music: www.purple-planet.com

It was a case so horrific that two police officers would leave their positions and never return. Join me as I discuss Darlene Prioriello and the changes her case made to both parole laws and forensics in Canada. Sources: David Dobson | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersOur True Crime Podcast episode 208 Rapist's teary contrition, family's cold disdain clash at hearing - The Globe and MailThe Case of Darlene Prioriello I Murder By Design # 1 on Vimeo The Detectives - Season 1, Episode 5 Music: www.purple-planet.com

How could Toronto police have the name of a killer for nearly a year and do nothing as he went on to kill 2 more people? Join me this week as I discuss the murders of Laura Babcock, Wayne Millard, and Tim Bosma. Sources: Dark Ambition - The Twisted Pact of Serial Killers Dellen Millard & Mark Smich by Ann Brocklehurst https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/millard-must-serve-75-years-in-prison-before-able-to-apply-for-parole-1.4222248 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/millard-sentencing-1.4949055 https://zeph456.medium.com/the-longest-sentence-in-ontario-history-dellen-millard-32ca0d8e1126 Laura Babcock's dad asked that he not be questioned by daughter's accused killer, but judge allowed it | CBC News Serial killer Dellen Millard gets 1 year for role in prison stabbing | CBC News Court denies Millard appeal in father's murder, but stacked parole struck down | CBC News Music: www.purple-planet.com

Imagine the place you are supposed to be safe becoming your worst nightmare. In this episode , I take you back to the first recorded high school shooting in North America.Sources:https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/23/brampton-centennial-students-still-haunted-by-shooting-rampage-40-years-on.htmlhttps://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5662197-1975-school-shooting-newly-released-police-documents-tell-first-hand-tale-of-deadly-1975-school-shootings/https://www.insauga.com/did-you-know-about-bramptons-tragic-high-school-shooting/

Over a dozen people knew a murder had occurred, yet it was almost never considered a murder at all.In this episode, we discuss how two teenagers served less than a half dozen years combined for murder.Sources:https://globalnews.ca/news/7458803/bathtub-girl-exclusive-interview/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bathtub-girl-killer-gets-early-release-for-university-studies-1.854264

An 11-year-old girl is lured away from her safe Toronto neighbourhood and found dead two days later. Will the evidence the jury didn't get to hear let a killer walk free?Sources: https://globalnews.ca/news/6729686/alison-parrott-leader-of-the-pack/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parrots-killer-convictedhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/documentary-follows-mother-who-forgave-killer-1.242620https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1986/8/11/the-horror-of-child-murdersMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com/

In Cambridge, ON in 1987, a mother is brutally slain in the middle of the day. Her killer is never found.Sources: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/8766466-ontario-cold-case-family-still-searching-for-closure-31-years-later/?fbclid=IwAR0llrAeL2HRXZVxCnA92GAxyhM6-qkn9LhYDs0ds3gCy6GquK3adyetJQgMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com