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The Most Wanted Olympian from Suspicion
Ryan Wedding was once a promising young athlete, a snowboarder who reached the Olympics. Now captured after a decade on the run, he's accused of running a deadly international drug trafficking empire. Season 5, "The Most Wanted Olympian" is coming in the fall of 2026. How did a small town Canadian boy allegedly become a narco kingpin? In this new podcast from the Toronto Star and CBC, host Michelle Shephard and journalist Calvi Leon trace Wedding's descent into a violent criminal underworld…
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The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS5 E4: The Witness | The Most Wanted Olympian
On a warm afternoon in Medellín, Colombia, a man is shot point-blank while eating lunch. The assailants flee, and a photo of the man's body - still holding a…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS5 E3: Mr. Perfect | The Most Wanted Olympian
Michelle Shephard travels to Mexico City, visiting the last known locations Ryan Wedding was spotted. After almost 10 years on the run, it's suspected that…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionBehind-the-scenes: Reporters discuss making The Most Wanted Olympian
Calvi Leon and Michelle Shephard, the reporters behind the Most Wanted olympian podcast, pull back the curtain on how a rookie journalist's door-knock at a…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS5 E1: The Gentle Giant | The Most Wanted Olympian
Shots ring out in a neighbourhood north-west of Toronto. A father is dead and a mother and daughter are in hospital, battling for their lives. When Toronto…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS5 E2: The Boss | The Most Wanted Olympian
Former federal agent Brett Kalina is one of only a handful of law enforcement officers to come face to face with Ryan Wedding. In 2008, after years following…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionIntroducing The Most Wanted Olympian, Suspicion Season 5: How did Ryan Wedding become an alleged narco kingpin?
Ryan Wedding was once a promising young athlete, a snowboarder who reached the Olympics. Now captured after a decade on the run, he's accused of running a…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionIntroducing What Happened to the Harrisons?
In less than five years, three people would end up dead in the same house. Toronto Star investigative reporter, Amy Dempsey Raven, spent more than a decade…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionWas justice served? Kevin Donovan on the Mount Olive verdict — and the case that isn't over yet
The faint hope hearing in the Mount Olive murder case has concluded, but for Toronto Star chief investigative reporter Kevin Donovan, the outcome raises…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionA major update in the Mount Olive case is forcing a closer look at everything we thought we knew
For years, the legal fate of Awet Asfaha and his co-accused Christopher Sheriffe seemed sealed — appeals exhausted, the book closed. But Toronto Star chief…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionIt could happen to you
Kevin Donovan's conversation with Canada's Dean of lawyers who advocates for the wrongfully convicted. James Lockyer talks about the new federal plan that…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionSmokescreen
There can be problems when using confidential informants and hearsay evidence, especially when a man's freedom is at stake. Lawyer Dean Embry's conversation…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionColour Blinded
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's conversation…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionChoices
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 what he…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionTrial and Error
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 lone Black juror…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionThe Third Man Theory Rocks Trial
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's brutal…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionTwo Down, One To Go
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, and not…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionWhy did Kevin Donovan investigate this case?
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 of the…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionBodies To His Name
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 member…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionThe Story So Far...
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 early for…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionPlaying For Your Country
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 learn…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionWhere's The Gun?
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, but not…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionGladiator School
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 meetings of…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionVideo: Kevin Donovan talks with Chris Sheriffe behind bars
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 on Mount…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionThe Hunt
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 right after Kim…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionThe Crime
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 flood the…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionA second sneak peak: Suspicion Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive
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 Investigative…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionSuspicion returns March 7 with Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive
Toronto Star Chief Investigative Reporter Kevin Donovan, who brought you the Billionaire Murders, is back with Murder on Mount Olive, an investigation of a…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E12 Domestic Troubles and More
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, as the two…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E11 Gift Bags and Blood Stains Part 2
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 killings to…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E10 Gift Bags and Blood Stains Part 1
In episode ten of "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman" Kevin Donovan examines crime scene photos, including the…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS3 40 Years Cold | E4 The Impact
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 side for…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS3 40 Years Cold | E3 The Killer
Who is Joseph George Sutherland? What would lead him to such depraved acts? In Moosonee, Ontario, we learn of the horrific circumstances that shaped the man…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS3 40 Years Cold | E2 The Science
A scientific breakthrough helped catch a notorious American serial killer. Could that same technology be used to catch Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour's killer? It…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS3 40 Years Cold | E1 The Victims
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 life…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionIntroducing Suspicion Season 3, 40 Years Cold
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 – were…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E9 Succession
The four children of slain billionaires Honey and Barry Sherman squabble over their new-found riches, but only two really want power. Hanging over all of this…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E8 Perfect Storm
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 money. If there…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E7 Pointing Fingers
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 calls himself…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E6 Family Matters
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 soft touch…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E5 Wrong Turns
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 a sign of a…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E4 King and Queen
Barry Sherman the Generous, the Brilliant, the Tough Negotiator. Honey Sherman the Ferocious, the Brave, the Fundraiser. It was love at first sight in the '70s…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E3 The Day They Died
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, murderous…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E2 The Bodies
After Honey and Barry Sherman are found hanging, police sources say it is a murder-suicide and cause outrage among Sherman friends who believe otherwise…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS2 The Billionaire Murders | E1 The Man on the Inside
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 discovery, the…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionIntroducing Suspicion Season 2, The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman
Launching Feb. 10, Season 2 of "Suspicion" brings "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman," a podcast probing the strange…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionUpdate: New name and new season coming soon
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, we want…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E7 Graduation Day
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 years. Why are…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E6 Shattered Faith
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 – some say…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E5 A Mother Fights Back
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 digs deeper…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E4 The Daycare
As the tunnel vision of police and doctors narrows even further, we investigate. The daycare operator's media posts and interviews with locals help fill in…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E3 The Case
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 mystery of…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E2 Suspicion
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 conduct…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionS1 Death in a Small Town | E1 Just Another Day
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 at two…
The Most Wanted Olympian from SuspicionIntroducing Suspicion Season 1, 'Death in a Small Town,' a new podcast hosted by Kevin Donovan
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 hanging over his…