A small town. A missing boy. A silence that lasted more than 40 years.

In 1984, 14-year-old John Doyle Jr. disappeared from his home in the rural community of Mitchell Settlement, New Brunswick. Weeks later, his body was found. The case remains unsolved. No one was arrested. For decades, no one spoke openly about what happened.

This teaser introduces Up North — a Canadian true crime podcast investigating one of the country’s forgotten cold cases. Hosted by Derek Hamilton, who grew up in the very community where the murder took place, the series explores the lingering impact of an unsolved murder, the silence that followed, and a long-overdue reckoning.

What really happened to John Doyle Jr.? And why has it taken more than 40 years for the truth to surface?

The conversation begins June 19th, 2025, at a long-overdue town hall in Jaquet River, New Brunswick.

Up North is a Derek Hamilton and Podium Podcasts Production, launching late June 2025.