True North True Crime

18/11/2025

🚨 MISSING - NANAIMO 🚨 Sherry Shelley was last heard from Nov 13, 2025. Her disappearance is considered suspicious. Anyone with information is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP!

Where is Sherry Shelley?

Nanaimo, British Columbia RCMP are urgently appealing for information in the disappearance of 64-year-old Sherry Shelley, a case now being treated as highly suspicious.

Sherry was last heard from on November 13th, 2025. Her disappearance is described as completely out of character, and concern has escalated after investigators found some of her personal belongings scattered along a remote logging road off Ware Road in Lantzville.

Police believe Sherry was in the area sometime overnight between Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, possibly travelling in her white 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan. She may have been seen between the north Nanaimo Walmart area and the old logging road where items were located. RCMP have not said whether her vehicle has been recovered.

The investigation has now been taken over by the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit, underscoring the urgency and complexity of the case.

Anyone who may have seen Sherry, her vehicle, or anything unusual in the area is urged to contact Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.

14/11/2025

Epiosde: The Maine Registry Murders

This episode was originally a TNTC+ bonus episode.

In April 2006, a 20-year-old man drove from Nova Scotia to Maine with a chilling plan. Armed with names and addresses from the state’s s*x offender registry, he hunted down two men, Joseph Gray and William Elliott, in a series of calculated attacks. What compelled this seemingly ordinary young man to cross borders and commit such violent crimes? In this episode, we explore the events leading up to the murders, the controversy surrounding public registries, and the unsettling questions left in the wake of his actions.

Podcast Episode · True North True Crime · 2025-11-13 · 35m

10/11/2025

In this previously released TNTC+ bonus episode, we're taking you inside a world few people truly understand — the work of cadaver search dogs and their handlers.

We’re joined by Jason McMillan, Vice President and K9 Handler with Canadian Cadaver Canines — a volunteer-based team that assists in searches for missing persons across Canada. Jason and his cadaver dog, Osiris, bring compassion, skill, and unwavering dedication to every case they work on, from wilderness recoveries to historic investigations.

This is part of our ongoing conversation series exploring the many roles involved in the search for the missing. In this thoughtful and eye-opening interview, we learn about the science, training, and emotional weight of this work — and the powerful bond between handler and dog.

Podcast Episode · True North True Crime · 2025-11-10 · 1h 29m

07/11/2025

True North True Crime has been nominated for Outstanding True Crime Series at the The Canadian Podcast Awards.
Thank you for supporting independent storytelling.
As the podcast receives more attention, our thoughts are with the families who have an empty seat at their dinner table.
This nomination is for them and for everyone who continues to care and help carry their voices forward.

The nominees for Outstanding True Crime Series are…
Haunted Canada
Rooked
True North True Crime
Un Peu De Crime Dans Ton Cafe
Uncharted

🏆PODCASTERS VOTE NOW! 🏆
Voting for the 8th Canadian Podcast Awards is now open until Nov 22nd 2025 11:59pm EST. Visit canpodawards.ca to become a member and vote for your favourite Canadian podcasts.

🍁 What are the Canadian Podcast Awards? 🍁
The Canadian Podcast Awards are an industry award to highlight Canadian talent and diversity in podcasting.
Nominations and voting are done by the body of registered CPA members.

🗣️Who can be a voting member?🗣️
Anyone who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident that has been a host or technical producer for a podcast can become a registered member.

🇨🇦Why can only Canadian podcasters join?🇨🇦
This is an award to bring attention to the podcasting industry and artistry we have here in Canada. It is meant to focus on amplifying Canadian voices and build community.

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03/11/2025

Still wrapping our heads around this one.

We’re proud to be featured in an Amazon Music campaign spotlighting the top true crime podcasts in Canada.

From recording in our small home studio on Vancouver Island to seeing our podcast featured in the heart of Toronto… it’s a surreal and grateful moment.

Thank you to Amazon Music for the feature, to our incredible partners Acast for their support, and to Parviz Fotos for capturing these amazing shots.

And of course, thank you to everyone who listens, shares, and believes in independent storytelling. 💙

30/10/2025

True North True Crime has been featured by Amazon Music alongside some amazing Acast podcasts.

Listen to them all now on Amazon Music and support independent podcasting.

30/10/2025

Episode: The Last Hangings in Canada

On a cold December night in 1962, two men were led through the echoing halls of Toronto’s Don Jail. Beneath their feet, a trapdoor waited. Minutes later, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin became the last people ever executed in Canadian history.

In this special Halloween episode, we step back into that chilling night — and the crimes that brought both men to the gallows.

Through archival records, press accounts, and historical context, we explore how Lucas and Turpin’s deaths marked not only the end of two lives, but the end of capital punishment in Canada.

This is the story of justice, mercy, and the night the noose fell for the last time.

Available on all podcast platforms.

28/10/2025

This weekend, True North True Crime partnered with actors and storytellers Justin and Violet Rain to present a 3-Day Media Camp for the youth of Wei Wai Kai and We Wai K*m First Nations.

Over three days, participants learned filmmaking, storytelling, and media literacy while creating three PSA-style commercials and a short documentary. The camp encouraged teamwork, creativity, and living with intention.

Justin, known for his roles in Fear the Walking Dead, Blackstone, and Twilight, leads The Artist Inside Media Camp alongside Violet. Together they share a message of creativity, sobriety, and purpose, showing what is possible when you live with clarity and intention.

We are deeply grateful to the We Wai Kai and We Wai K*m Nations for welcoming us into their communities and for supporting this experience for their youth.

If your Nation or community is interested in bringing Justin’s Media Camp to your area, reach out to [email protected] for more information.

18/10/2025

Podcast Episode · True North True Crime · 2025-10-16 · 59m

16/10/2025

Ep. The Murder of Wayne Mallette and the Wrongful Conviction of Ron Moffat

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/true-north-true-crime/id1516149477?i=1000731375279

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2p0HyVOAG5Gn20prz2qHdn

Seven-year-old Wayne Mallette vanished on the deserted grounds of Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition on September 15, 1956. Within days, police zeroed in on 14-year-old Ron Moffatt, extracting a confession during a parent- and lawyer-free interrogation and securing a juvenile conviction—while the real predator, Peter Woodcock, remained free to kill again. In this episode, we trace the investigation, the tunnel vision that led to a wrongful conviction, and the 1957 courtroom turn that cleared Moffatt.

We’re joined by journalist and author
Nate Hendley, whose book The Boy on the Bicycle documents the case and its legacy in Canadian justice: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-boy-on-the-bicycle-a-forgotten-case-of-wrongful-conviction-in-toronto/9781988274515.html

1. Episode artwork featuring Wayne and his parents
2. Sketch of the suspect
3. Child ra**st and murderer Peter Woodcock
4. Ron Moffat (left) and Author Nate Hendley

16/10/2025

If you have information about the 2017 disappearance of Jordan Holling, please call the Campbell River RCMP at 250-286-6221

🕯️ Jordan Holling – Community Appeal

This week marks another year since 17-year-old Jordan Holling went missing from Campbell River in October 2017.

Jordan was last seen in the early morning hours near 16th Avenue after leaving a friend’s home. He has not been seen or heard from since.

While Crime Stoppers is helping to share this reminder, it’s important to be clear:

🔴 If you have any information—no matter how small—please contact the Campbell River RCMP directly at 250-286-6221.

Even the smallest detail could assist investigators and bring long-awaited answers.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), but information that may advance this investigation is best directed to the RCMP.

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