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For decades, a former ski resort near Chatsworth, Ontario was the home base of the Church of Jesus Christ Restored, led by Fred King, whom his followers called the Prophet. Members were taught that his word was God’s. Court heard that Sunday services could run from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., and that King singled people out for what he called corrections and chastisements: yelling, hair-pulling, public humiliation, and beatings in front of the congregation.

After a former member, Carol Christie, spoke out in her book and on CTV’s W5, OPP spent 16 months investigating. In April 2014, King was arrested and faced 31 charges. In May 2016, four days before trial, he pleaded guilty to nine assaults. The sexual allegations were withdrawn, and the court heard no explanation.

Joining me is Mike King of Profiling Evil (no relation to Fred King), who explains why predators use faith as a costume and what to watch for in any group.

Content note: This episode discusses physical abuse, public humiliation, and allegations of sexual abuse involving adults and children. Listener discretion is advised. All allegations that did not result in a conviction are unproven.

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Justin "Woody" Pollari was 14 when he disappeared from St. Joseph Island, Ontario on Friday, December 7, 2001. He'd be 39 now.

For almost 25 years they've called him a runaway. But he left everything — his clothes, his money, the board that never left his side — and vanished without a trace. That's not a runaway.

The people who know are on that island, and some of them will never phone a tip line or talk to police. But they'll talk to me, face to face, once they trust me. And there are locals holding pieces of this who never see a post like this at all. The only way to reach them is to **be there** — in the community, knocking on doors.

That's what the family's fund is for. Not overhead — the drive north, the days on the island, the conversations that only happen in person: https://gofund.me/d0d07a9de

Jay Nicoll is a licensed private investigator (Nicoll Investigations, Richmond Hill, Ontario) and host of the Ontario Cold Cases podcast. Allegations referenced are under investigation and are not findings of fact.

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For almost 25 years, Justin Pollari's disappearance has been dismissed as a runaway. Four months and 60+ witnesses later, the evidence says otherwise — and a formal submission to the OPP is in preparation. But the last stretch of this case can't be worked from southern Ontario. The people who know what happened are on St. Joseph Island. Some of them, for their own reasons, will never sit down with police — but they'll talk, in person, to an investigator they've come to trust. Others are older residents who never see a social media post at all, and can only be reached by knocking on the door. This fund pays for exactly that: getting onto the island and staying long enough to do it right — the travel, the days on the ground, the face-to-face conversations that finally move a 25-year-old case. Every dollar is a mile closer to bringing Justin home.

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Justin Pollari — A Property For Sale, And A Race Against Time

We can now account for almost every hour of Justin Pollari's final day on December 7, 2001.

And now we need help, urgently.

We're preparing a formal OPP submission. This is the moment that matters most.

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When I first took on the Justin Pollari case in March of this year, I described it as one of the most preventably unsolved cases I had encountered. A 14-year-old classified as a runaway on the basis of a single family account. Friends who tried to give police information and were dismissed. A basement with a dirt floor that became cement in the weeks after his disappearance.

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Justin's mother, Lori Smith, has directed all GoFundMe contributions directly to the investigation. We are currently at 14% of our goal. The goal covers travel, witness interview documentation, legal consultation, and the costs of a professional submission package.

If you have been following this investigation and believe — as I do — that Justin Pollari's case deserves the kind of attention it was denied in 2001, please consider contributing or sharing.

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Justin would be 39 years old today. His mother has never stopped looking. Neither will I.

— Jay Nicoll, Nicoll Investigations

New tips are coming in and several have corroborated what I already knew — the investigation is moving forward.

A formal submission to the OPP is being prepared. Eyewitnesses have come forward. Justin's confirmed last location is established.

To keep this investigation going I need your support. His mother Lori has directed all GoFundMe funds directly to the costs of this investigation.

We're at 14% of our goal. Link below.

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Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and east-end Toronto community following the sad news about 90-year-old Joseph.

He was last seen around midnight on January 29, 2026, near Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street East. Police had shared that he may have been driving a greyish-blue Toyota Corolla and was without his necessary medication due to health conditions.

After widespread public appeals and a search that lasted nearly two weeks, Toronto Police confirmed on February 11 that Joseph was located deceased. The investigation remains ongoing, but authorities have stated it does not appear to be a criminal matter.

This heartbreaking resolution highlights the vulnerability of our seniors, especially in extreme weather, and the importance of community vigilance in missing persons cases.

Rest in peace, Joseph. 

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December 2017: Barry and Honey review blueprints for their dream home. Honey misses a key meeting—emails she's 'dealing with some stuff.' They drive home separately that night... and vanish. Bodies found days later, staged by the pool. No cameras. No forced entry. Eight years on, still no arrests. Who wanted them gone?

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The unsolved murders of Barry and Honey Sherman — where fortune, family, and enemies collide.

Barry Sherman: Orphaned at nine, PhD from MIT, built Apotex into Canada's generic drug giant—fighting Big Pharma in hundreds of patent battles. Honey Sherman: Born in a Holocaust DP camp, became Toronto's philanthropic powerhouse. Together, they amassed billions... until murder struck in 2017. Their story starts here.

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The unsolved murders of Barry and Honey Sherman — where fortune, family, and enemies collide.

In the shadows of Toronto's elite, billionaire Barry Sherman built an empire challenging Big Pharma, while his wife Honey became a beloved philanthropist rising from Holocaust survivor roots. But on a quiet December night in 2017, their North York mansion became a crime scene. Bodies posed by the pool, no forced entry, no robbery—yet the case remains unsolved eight years later.

Episode 1 traces their extraordinary lives: Barry's relentless patent wars and Apotex fortune; Honey's warmth and charitable legacy; their family, inner circle, and brewing tensions. As Toronto Police use AI to sift clues and unsealing battles rage in court, questions linger: Who had motive in a world of billions and grudges?

Listen to Ontario Cold Cases for the full story. Justice delayed is justice denied.

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