THE MISSING BOYS OF CALEDON: What Happened to Eric Larsfolk & John McCormick Jr.?
On August 24, 1981, Eric Larsfolk, 14, and John McCormick Jr, 15, were last seen driving a field car on the McCormick farm in Caledon, Ont. For the past 40 years, the Larsfolks have tirelessly searched for Eric, while others have fought to keep the truth buried. Podcast coming fall 2021.
The Unsolved Murder of Jason MacCullough (1999) - Dartmouth, NS (Interview with Vanessa Clark)
On Saturday, August 28, 1999, 19-year-old Jason MacCullough was shot in the back of the head while walking home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. His murder is considered to be a completely random act of violence.
MISSING: Audrey Desjardins (1996) - Welland, ON
On October 3, 1996, 42-year-old Audrey Desjardins disappeared after dropping off a friend/co-worker in Welland, Ontario. There has been no sign of Audrey or her 1985 Ford Crown Victoria since.
UNSOLVED: The Murder of Barbara Elaine Chapman (1984) - Frankford, ON
Barbara Chapman lived with her two children in a home north of the village of Frankford. On the morning of January 23, 1984, while she prepared breakfast for her two children, someone was waiting.
MISSING: Dean Curtis Mortensen (1992) - Edmonton, AB
Dean Mortensen was a student at the University of Alberta when he vanished after a night out in January of 1992. Aside from his hat—discovered weeks later—no trace of Dean has ever been found.
MISSING: The Disappearance of Diane Bélanger (1982) - Montréal, QC
Diane Belanger was not supposed to disappear. Was it a case of mistaken identity?
MISSING: Clayton Mark Bussiere (1982) - Mission, B.C.
On October 17, 1982, Clayton played a few hands of poker with friends after finishing his shift at Abbotsford Taxi Ltd. When it ended, he left to drive home. Hours later, someone saw a passenger in his vehicle.
Part 3: The Calgary Serial Killer
In Calgary, the rumours of a serial killer began with the 1991 murder of 16-year-old Jennifer Janz – but hers was not the first.
Part 2: The Calgary Serial Killer - The Unsolved Murder of Rebecca Boutilier
In December of 1991, Rebecca Boutilier became a mother. On February 12, 1993 – when Rebecca was 20 and her son was 15 months old – she disappeared. Her body was found one month later, next to a busy road in Calgary.
MISSING: The Jack Family - 08/02/1989 - Prince George, B.C.
The offer was too good to be true.
On Tuesday, August 1, 1989, Ronnie Jack left the First Litre Pub in Prince George, British Columbia, feeling hopeful. Someone at the bar that night had offered to help.
The disappearance of the Jack family is the first and only of its kind in Canadian history.
What Happened to Sylvia Klayh? (1967) - Brereton Lake, Manitoba
On August 13, 1967, 14-year-old Sylvia Linda Klayh was at her family’s cabin in Brereton Lake, Manitoba, with her father and two siblings. Sylvia had spent the morning arguing with her father…
More than 52 years after she disappeared, investigators are treating Sylvia’s case as a homicide.
UNIDENTIFIED: Carbon Jane Doe - Found in 1995 - Alberta
She was likely last seen alive between 1980 and 1985. She was between 5’0” to 5’4” tall, had multiple dental fillings, and may have had children. She would have suffered from repetitive fevers due to brucellosis, a disease not commonly found in Canada.
MISSING: Bonnie Joan Thomas (1978) - St. Stephen, NB
On Friday, March 17, 1978, 30-year-old Bonnie Thomas drove across the border to go to a dance in Calais, Maine. She never made it home.
UNSOLVED: Lucas Shortreed - 10/10/08 - Alma, ON (SOLVED 2022)
Lucas Shortreed never saw it coming. The car that struck the 18-year-old from behind on a dark country road - as he walked home to Fergus, from a party in Alma - left his lifeless body on the gravel, surrounded by shards of glass and vehicle debris.
MISSING: Marguerite Cardwell - 09/10/73 - Calgary, AB
In early September, 1973, 31-year-old Marguerite Cardwell did two things: she purchased a .303 calibre hunting rifle, and on September 10, she told told a friend she was planning to travel to either Edmonton or Vancouver. The mother from Calgary was never seen again.
UNIDENTIFIED: Bowmanville Clarington Jane Doe - 2006 - Bowmanville, ON
On October 26, 2006, a man harvesting dogwood plants in a marsh in Bowmanville, ON, discovered the skeletal remains of a woman with no hair and no clothes. The boggy field was the closest stop off the eastbound exit of Hwy. 401.
UNIDENTIFIED: Kenora “Millie” Jane Doe (2009) - Kenora, ON
On June 17, 2009, a hiker walking near the Trans-Canada Highway discovered the body of a woman in a small blue one-person tent, in a wooded area along the Winnipeg River, in Kenora, Ontario.
MISSING: Christine Ziomkiewicz - 06/23/78 - Kingston, ON
Christine Ziomkiewicz had an ordinary Friday evening on June 23, 1978. The 27-year-old lab technician at Queen’s University went shopping, spoke to a neighbour, and went inside her apartment with groceries. By morning, she was gone without a trace.
UNSOLVED: Delia Adriano - 09/26/1982 - Oakville, ON
Delia Adriano was last seen alive when her fiancé dropped her off at her home in Oakville on Sept. 26, 1982. Six weeks later, her body was discovered near Milton, ON.
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In late spring of 1980, Slave Lake was burning.
In one day, the wildfires just outside the small town in Alberta would take the life of a water bomber pilot, the efforts of over 125 RCMP officers, and destroy the innocence of a boy, his family and an entire community.