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Unsolved Canadian Mysteries

Unsolved Canadian Mysteries

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Behind every feel-good Canadian story is another that is dark, twisted and mysterious. Come listen and learn about the stories that shook the nation -- or maybe didn't -- in our new podcast series, Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, with co-hosts Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman.
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In our twenty-eighth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong, Dylan Fairman and Christina Koutsi venture to the First Wolseley Cemetery. The cemetery is said to contain the graves of many early Wolseley settlers, men and women, who struggled against all odds to make the town of Wolseley possible. However, most of the wooden graves we…
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In our twenty-seventh episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the 1903 and follow-up 1907 sightings of a strange creature near Partridge River in the Yukon. The 1903 sighting was by Georges Dupuy, James Lewis Buttler, Tom Leemore, Father Pierre Lavagneux, and five First Nations individuals. The 1907 sighting…
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In our twenty-sixth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss Jerome, the legless, mysterious man who appeared on the shores of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia in 1863. Eight-year-old George Albright was the first to discover Jerome, and once realizing what this lump on the beach was, he immediately went for help. Onc…
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In our twenty-fifth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss Mekayla Bali's disappearance which occurred on April 12, 2016. Bali was a 16-year-old girl from Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Considered a "homebody", "quiet", "shy" and a "good listener", she always dreamed of travelling to a city like Regina or Saskatoon…
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In our eighth Patreon exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton and Dylan discuss the authenticity of T. G. Hamilton's famous ectoplasmic photography. Thomas Glendenning and Lillian May Hamilton were faced with the sudden loss of their son due to the Spanish Influenza of 1918. Like many people at the time, they were struggling to cop…
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In our twenty-fourth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss Edwin Fuhr's close encounter of the second kind, which occurred on Septemeber 1st, 1974. Edwin Fuhr was a farmer near Langenburg, Saskatchewan and was out one morning harvesting his canola, when he rode his swather up a small hill on his property. …
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In our seventh Patreon exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, we explore the story of the Calgary mummy. In 1948, the Pearce family moved into 1805 20th Avenue NW in Calgary, Alberta. From the moment they arrived, Mrs. Pearce began complaining that something felt off about the place. She used the term "creepy presence". Their daughters a…
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In our sixth Patreon exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, we explore the legend of the Okanagan lake monster, Ogopogo. Ogopogo, originally called "na-it-aka", or "spirit of the water" by the Syilx people, is a legendary lake spirit that controlled passage across Lake Okanagan. Legends even claim a story where a visiting chief came to t…
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In our twenty-third episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss a crime spree that took place in London Ontario during the 1960s-1980s that left dozens dead and many more with unanswered questions. On October 4, 1969, Jackie English needed a ride home from work. She had just gotten a second job working at The Me…
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In our fifth Patreon exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, we explore the August 1, 1989 disappearance of Doreen Jack (26) Ronald “Ronnie” Jack, (26), Russel Jack (9), and Ryan Jack (4). The story begins at First Litre Pub near Prince George, British Columbia, where Ronnie is approached by an unknown man at the bar. Ronnie is looking fo…
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Come celebrate Halloween the Unsolved Canadian Mysteries way, with scary stories from Dylan, Kenton and our editor Christina. Some stories are true, some are legends, and some are, well... you'll find out. This is our first attempt at something like this, so we would love to know your thoughts, and would love to know (after you finish watching it),…
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In our twenty-second episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss Canada's oldest documented case of demonic possession, the story of Barbe Hallay of 1660. Barbe Hallay would find employment at Beauport, New France (outside modern-day Quebec City) as a teenager. However, not long after getting her position there,…
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In our twenty-first episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss The Lost Lemmon Mine. In 1870, Joe Lemmon and Blackjack were prospecting near the North Saskatchewan River not far from Calgary, Alberta. They would find gold placer deposits along the shoreline, and quickly found the primary gold vein. After mining…
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In our third Patreon exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, we explore the infamous story of the Mad Trapper of Rat River. Albert Johnson shook national headlines in 1932 when he led RCMP officers on a month-long manhunt through the unforgiving Yukon and Northwest Territories. What started as a simple trap-line tampering investigation le…
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In our twentieth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss The Mad Trapper Of Sheslay. Michael Oros, or The Mad Trapper Of Sheslay, moved to Alaska in an attempt to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War. After finding the conditions in Fairbanks too desolate, he moved south, into northern British Columbia t…
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In our nineteenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss The Bell Island Boom. Right before noon on Sunday, April 2, 1978, a massive explosion rocked a small mining island in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Bickford family farm had exploded. Within days, military officials from Canada, Russia, and the USSR d…
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In our second Patron exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, we explore the haunting of the Dagg family. In the summer of 1899, the Dagg family would be visited by a paranormal entity. At first, it would play pranks on the family, but soon became violent, especially towards the family's adopted daughter Dinah. After one particular nasty e…
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In our eighteenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss The Disappearance of Nick and Lisa Masee. The Masse's disappeared from their North Vancouver home on August 11, 1994. Nick was a former banker with the BMO, and was known for his dealings on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, the "scam capital of the world…
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In our first Patron exclusive episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, we explore the mysterious death of Tom Thomson. Tom Thomson was a famous Canadian painter who frequented Algonquin Provincial Park. In 1917, he went on a canoe trip down the river... only to be found a week later, dead in the water with a bruise on his temple and fishing line wra…
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In our seventeeth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss The Baldoon Mystery. This story is a famous story out of Ontario in the former community of Baldoon. The McDonald family would move onto the property to start a life of their own, only for unexplained paranormal happenings to start occurring. After a …
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In our sixteenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss Ronald Bax, who shot and killed Krystal Senyk on March 1st, 1992. Following the murder, Bax disappeared and has been missing for over thirty years. Various theories exist as to what happened to him, from taking his own life to starting a new life under…
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In our fifteenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the famous Canadian legend of the Wendigo. While most people have heard of the Wendigo, this episode digs deeper into the legend and discusses historical accounts of the creatures. One of the stories includes that of the famous Wendigo killer jack Fidd…
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In our fourteenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the mysterious deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman in 2017. Once the 15th wealthiest people in Canada, they were found dead in their mansion. From botched police investigations, bad blood within the family, and two very strange statues, this unsolved my…
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In our thirteenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the strange 1967 encounter Stephen Michalak had while prospecting for silver at Falcon Lake, Manitoba. What he saw that day left him with permanent injuries and brought various military and aerospace experts to the small community. What did he see? Or…
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In our twelfth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman debate the claims made by Jan Perkowski in their 1972 report, "Vampires, dwarves and witches among the Ontario Kashubs". This report discusses the various vampiric creatures that terrorized the community of Wilno, the ways to identify them, and the ways to destr…
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In our eleventh episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman travel to St. Henry's Kronsberg Cemetery. According to Ghost Stories in Saskatchewan, Volume 3, by Jo-Anne Christensen, this is the most haunted cemetery in the province. Legend has it that the cemetery is haunted by not only spirits, but also a dark, winged fi…
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In our tenth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the Tunnel Monster of Cabbagetown. In 1978, Ernest saw this mysterious creature in the tunnels below Toronto -- and then it spoke! 44 years later, the mystery is unsolved. Was it an Indigenous legend come to life, an illusion of a drunken man or something …
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In our ninth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the murder of Frank Smith on May 20, 1935, the subsequent multiple trials of his wife Mary Smith, and the disturbing visions that haunted her afterward. The research for this episode was done by Melanie Cole of melaniecole.com…
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In our eighth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the death of Peter "The Lordly" Verigin. Verigin was a Russian philosopher whose ideology was so extreme that it got him and his fellow Doukhobors kicked out of Russia. They came to Canada to start a new life, only to find a lot of new problems -- ones th…
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In our seventh episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss Oak Island, Nova Scotia, and the supposed treasure buried there. Six people have died trying to get this treasure, with wide-ranging theories of what it might be, including English gold, French jewels, the secret writings of William Shakespeare, or perha…
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In our sixth episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the July 5, 2004 disappearance of Tamra Jewel Keepness from her home in Regina, Saskatchewan. We go over testimony from the people in the house, the police and review the possibilities of what may have happened that night.…
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In our second episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman celebrate Halloween by discussing the frequent beheadings of people who visit Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada in the Northwest Territories. This episode covers several ongoing cold cases, so if you have any information about what is happening, please cont…
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In our very first episode of Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, Kenton de Jong and Dylan Fairman discuss the disappearance of Granger Taylor on November 29, 1980. We realized after recording that we mistook his name as Taylor Granger, not Granger Taylor, so we apologize for that. Going forward Kenton will do his homework better.…
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