Tonight on Northern Dark, we examine the unsolved deaths of billionaire pharmaceutical executive Barry Sherman and his wife Honey Sherman, found inside their North York home in December 2017. Early assumptions spread fast, but as investigators and experts looked closer, the details raised harder questions — about the scene, the timeline, and what didn’t fit.

Years later, the home is gone, the investigation remains open, and no one has been charged. This is a story about power, uncertainty, and the unsettling reality that even the most high-profile cases can remain unfinished.

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Episode Notes

1. Wikipedia (Barry Sherman): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Sherman
2. Toronto Police (archived news release): https://web.archive.org/web/20171218112158/http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/39905
3. CBC (court-documents reporting, 2021): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/barry-honey-sherman-murder-2021-1.5860527
4. Forbes (Donovan book excerpt, 2019): https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2019/11/25/honey-and-barry-sherman-billionaire-murders-kevin-donovan-book-excerpt/
5. SuccessStory bio profile: https://successstory.com/people/bernard-c-sherman

A young woman is found murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building in 1995. Police quickly zero in on her ex-partner, Glen Assoun — but the truth behind this case is far more complicated. Missing files, alternate suspects, and a dangerous serial killer in Halifax raise a haunting question: did the system pursue the wrong man?

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Episode Notes

Primary Investigations & Long-Form Reporting

1. Halifax Examiner – Dead Wrong (Part 1) https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigation/dead-wrong/
2. Halifax Examiner – Dead Wrong (Part 2) https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigation/dead-wrong-part-2/
3. CBC News – Glen Assoun granted freedom after wrongful conviction https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/glen-assoun-justice-supreme-court-1.5038635
4. CBC News – Serial killer Michael McGray once considered a strong suspect https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/michael-mcgray-serial-killer-brenda-way-glen-assoun-1.5209623
5. Innocence Canada – The Case of Glen Assoun https://www.wrongfulconvictions.ca/cases/glen-assoun/
6. Innocence Canada – Public Case Summaries https://www.innocencecanada.com
7. Global News – Wrongfully convicted man laid to rest in Nova Scotia https://globalnews.ca/news/11245324/wrongfully-convicted-man-halifax-laid-rest/
8. Global News – Daughter seeks answers after wrongful conviction https://globalnews.ca/news/10172551/glen-assoun-daughter-wrongful-conviction-probe/
9. Alberta/Nova Scotia oversight investigation into handling of Assoun files https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/16/alberta-watchdog-will-investigate-n-s-police-handling-of-wrongful-murder-conviction/

Tonight on Northern Dark, we revisit the murder of 14-year-old Dana Bradley — a case that shook Newfoundland in 1981 and remains unsolved more than forty years later.We walk through her disappearance, the discovery, the investigation, the false confession, and the modern forensic efforts still underway today.

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Sources Used

1. CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador – Comprehensive reporting on the Dana Bradley case (1981–2023)
2. The Telegram (St. John’s) – Archival news coverage from 1981 onward
3. CBC Archives – National coverage and anniversary features on the case
4. CTV News Atlantic – Retrospectives and updates on renewed forensic efforts
5. Global News – Reporting on the false confession and case developments
6. Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) – Public statements and appeals regarding the ongoing investigation
7. RCMP Atlantic Division – Statements on cooperation, forensics, and cold-case protocols
8. National Centre for Missing Persons & Unidentified Remains – Case summary and historical context
9. CBC Radio – Longform interviews and community reflections on Dana Bradley’s impact
10. Public reporting on Canadian forensic advancements and cold-case DNA testing (2000–2010)

Tonight on Northern Dark: We examine the killing of Tim McLean, a 22-year-old man murdered aboard Greyhound Bus 1170 near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba — one of the most shocking and unsettling crimes in modern Canadian history.

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Show Notes

• CBC News – Initial reporting on the Greyhound bus attack https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bus-beheading-shocks-nation-1.734949
• CBC News – Eyewitness accounts https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/greyhound-bus-beheading-witnesses-recount-horror-1.734995
• Globe and Mail – Detailed eyewitness breakdown https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-quiet-ride---then-carnage/article4280621/
• Winnipeg Free Press – NCR ruling coverage https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2009/03/05/li-found-not-criminally-responsible
• Global News / Canadian Press – Vince Li / Will Baker NCR timeline https://globalnews.ca/news/1855998/timeline-of-decisions-in-the-case-of-vince-li/
• CTV News – Name change & expanded privileges https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/vince-li-changes-name-to-will-baker-wins-more-freedom-1.2782363
• Manitoba Government – Tim McLean Memorial Bursary https://residents.gov.mb.ca/reference.html?d=details&program_id=5400
• APTN – Interview with Tim’s mother, Carol deDelley https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/mother-of-tim-mclean-talks-about-his-murder-and-use-of-not-criminally-responsible-defence-in-court/
• OurCommons.ca – Federal committee testimony from Carol deDelley https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/41-1/JUST/meeting-77/evidence

On a quiet spring night in Ancaster, Ontario, a husband steps outside for a quick test drive with two men interested in buying his pickup truck. He tells his wife he’ll be right back.

He never returns.

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• Global News – Tim Bosma trial and forensic coverage: https://globalnews.ca
• CBC News – Case updates and trial reporting: https://cbc.ca
• Hamilton Spectator – In-depth reporting on the investigation and trial: https://thespec.com
• Court records and appeal summaries (public): https://www.ontariocourts.ca/coa
• Additional reporting on Laura Babcock & Wayne Millard cases: https://www.ctvnews.ca

Tonight on Northern Dark, we head to a quiet stretch of farmland near Shedden, Ontario — where eight men from the same motorcycle club were found dead inside four abandoned vehicles. What looked like a gang war turned out to be something far darker: a betrayal from within.

Through police records, trial evidence, and first-hand accounts, we uncover how loyalty, ego, and fear collided on one April night in 2006, destroying the Bandidos Motorcycle Club in Canada.

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Sources Used

1. CBC News – “Timeline: The Bandidos Massacre.” (Updated 2009/2016) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bandidos-massacre-timeline-1.784978
2. CTV News – “Timeline: The Shedden Massacre.” (April 2009) https://www.ctvnews.ca/timeline-the-shedden-massacre-1.386980
3. The Toronto Star – “Inside the Bandidos Massacre Trial.” (Peter Edwards, Oct 2009) https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2009/10/29/bandidos_massacre_trial.html
4. Global News – “The Shedden Massacre: How the Bandidos’ Canadian Chapter Destroyed Itself.” (Stewart Bell, Apr 2016) https://globalnews.ca/news/2640394/the-shedden-massacre-how-the-bandidos-canadian-chapter-destroyed-itself/
5. CanLII – R. v. Kellestine et al., 2009 ONSC 3974 (Official Judgment). https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2009/2009onsc3974/2009onsc3974.html

From Paul Bernardo’s emotionless grin to Russell Williams’ secret trophies, Inside the Mind of a Killer explores the psychology and criminology behind some of Canada’s darkest crimes.Mark walks us through the science — psychopathy checklists, brain imaging, behavioural analysis — while Leah joins later to reflect on guilt, control, and what past Northern Dark cases reveal about the criminal mind.

Referenced Cases & Sources

All information verified through publicly available records and Canadian outlets:

• Paul Bernardo – Parole Board of Canada decision (2023); CBC and Global News coverage.
• Dr. Robert Hare – UBC Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R).
• Clifford Olson – CBC Archives (1981 – 2010); RCMP case summaries.
• RCMP ViCLAS & Behavioural Sciences Branch – RCMP National Police Services documentation.
• Luka Magnotta – CBC News trial coverage (2014); expert testimony on personality disorders.
• Vince Li / Will Baker – Justice Canada NCRMD framework; National Trajectory Project findings.
• Russell Williams – Global News trial reporting; court transcripts.
• Robert Pickton – CBC News and RCMP investigation summaries.
• Dr. Kim Rossmo – Simon Fraser University / RCMP training materials.
• Bruce McArthur – Toronto Police Services Board Missing-Persons Review (2019).
• Cheryl Regehr, PhD (U of Ottawa) – “True Crime and Empathy Fatigue,” 2023.
• British Journal of Psychology (2024) – Meta-analysis on true-crime audience motives.

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Tonight on Northern Dark, we travel across Canada to four places where crime and tragedy left something behind.

From the Screaming Tunnel in Niagara — where fire and fear still echo in the stone. To Toronto’s Don Jail — its walls steeped in punishment, execution, and unrest. To the Banff Springs Hotel — where a bride’s last step became a legend that still dances. And finally, to the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse — where a keeper vanished into violence, and the light was never the same.

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