{"id":20678,"date":"2021-12-14T23:46:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T04:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20678"},"modified":"2021-12-14T23:46:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T04:46:17","slug":"toronto-police-release-video-of-suspect-in-billionaires-2017-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/12\/14\/toronto-police-release-video-of-suspect-in-billionaires-2017-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto police release video of &#8216;suspect&#8217; in billionaires&#8217; 2017 murders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Toronto police have asked for the public&#8217;s help in identifying a suspect in the high-profile murders of a Canadian billionaire and his wife.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Barry Sherman, 75, and Honey Sherman, 70, were found strangled in their Toronto home in December 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Police released a short clip of an individual walking near the Sherman&#8217;s home on the night they were killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">This is the only person captured on footage nearby that day who police have been unable to identify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">On Tuesday, the lead detective in the investigation, Sgt Brandon Price, said the individual entered a &#8220;well-defined area, tight around the Sherman property&#8221; on the evening of 13 December, 2017 &#8211; the night police believe the murders took place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Asked by reporters why this individual had been declared a suspect instead of a person of interest, Sgt Price said: &#8220;We have this individual coming into a very defined area&#8230; and remaining in that area for a period and then leaving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;We have been unable to find a purpose&#8221; for that person to be there, he said, adding the suspect&#8217;s actions were &#8220;very suspicious&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Police have asked anyone who recognises the individual to come forward. The suspect is estimated to be between about 5ft 6in and 5ft 9in tall with a distinctive gait, but they have been unable to confirm the person&#8217;s gender, age, weight, or skin colour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-42864082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The mystery of the strangled billionaires<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Barry Sherman was one of Canada&#8217;s richest men, the founder of generic drug maker Apotex. He and his wife were well-known philanthropists who gave millions to hospitals, universities and Jewish organisations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The couple were found strangled in their Toronto home on 15 December, both fully clothed by the indoor pool deck. Police said there had been no signs of a break-in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Autopsies revealed they had both died from ligature neck compression, or strangulation with material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">In January 2018 &#8211; about six weeks after the Sherman&#8217;s had been found &#8211; police said the pair were victims of a double homicide, and that both had been targeted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Since the Sherman&#8217;s murder, police have conducted approximately 250 witness interviews, received 1,255 tips from the public, and obtained 41 warrants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The Sherman family has criticised the police handling of the investigation, and in 2018 offered a C$10m ($7.8m; \u00a35.88) reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect. On Tuesday, police said the Sherman&#8217;s reward remained available to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-59657761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Toronto police have asked for the public&#8217;s help in identifying a suspect in the high-profile murders of a Canadian billionaire and his wife. 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