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.

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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 Press

Jenkins challenging faint hope clause | The Chatham Voice

Killer allowed to pay last respects at grandmother's funeral | Chatham Daily News

Brian Douglas Jenkins (1949-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial

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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 Ritz

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Music - www.purple-planet.com

https://pleasebringmehome.com/canada/derek-ritz-ritzy/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/perth-sebringville-derek-ritz-missing-1.3951254

https://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-ago

https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/justice-for-ritzy-push-for-closure-continues-eight-years-after-derek-ritz-vanished

https://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=pyoSTilD7M2YsUbm

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sdzGpYhipkF6zYcxfDUsj?si=MWajT0icR66bYmGqR-b0AA

Perth 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.

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music - www.purple-planet.com

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/born-to-run-and-die/article770873/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tyrone-conn-s-escape-ends-in-death-1.169758

https://youtu.be/Iw7USH1_l-s?si=yWIYw4zCEje2ErDl

https://youtu.be/jVho8TyCzCE?si=LVVHXY9bCvW5b_QQ

Who Killed Ty Conn by Linden MacIntyre and Theresa Burke

Who 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.html

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-a-mothers-pain-20-years-on-it-is-too-hard-and-sad-to-think-about-the-horror-she-suffered

https://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-90091

https://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.html

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-the-grim-20-year-anniversary-since-holly-jones-was-abducted-and-killed

https://torontosun.com/news/horrific-crime-holly-jones-murder-20-years-ago

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/heart-of-darkness/article714553/

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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.

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https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario

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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/OminousOntario

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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?

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https://linktr.ee/OminousOntario

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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?

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https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lfp-archives-the-enduring-mistie-murray-mystery

https://www.fact.on.ca/news/news0006/np000606.htm

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/dad-once-accused-in-teen-daughter-mistie-murrays-vanishing-dies-at-68

https://www.remembering.ca/obituary/steve-murray-1075963848

https://everything2.com/title/Mistie+Murray

https://www.newspapers.com/image/514104024/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/505921065/?clipping_id=33052648

https://www.newspapers.com/image/504440201/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/949455095/?match=1&terms=mistie%20murray

1221DFON - Mistie Nicole Murray

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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/OminousOntario

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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/OminousOntario

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