Ominous Ontario is Southern Ontario's local true crime podcast. Covering murders in Ontario, Canada, host Steph Gick digs deep to find the important details to present to you.
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They say the greatest pain a person can experience is burying their own child. For the Jenkins family in 1998, that nightmare would test the limits of forgiveness in ways most parent could never imagine.
Sources:
Life With Murder documentary on Amazon Prime
Nov 11, 2000, page 4 - North Bay Nugget at (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/733761556/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)Newspapers.com (http://Newspapers.com)™ (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/733761556/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)
Jan 14, 1998, page 5 - The Windsor Star at (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/504312388/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)Newspapers.com (http://Newspapers.com)™ - (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/504312388/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)Newspapers.com (http://Newspapers.com)™ (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/504312388/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)
Oct 26, 2000, page 5 - The Windsor Star at (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/505884646/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)Newspapers.com (http://Newspapers.com)™ - (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/505884646/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)Newspapers.com (http://Newspapers.com)™ (https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/505884646/?match=1&terms=Mason%20Jenkins)
Jenkins approved for escorted release to attend interment | London Free Press (https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/jenkins-approved-for-escorted-release-to-attend-interment)
Jenkins challenging faint hope clause | The Chatham Voice (https://chathamvoice.com/2014/03/17/jenkins-challenging-faint-hope-clause/)
Killer allowed to pay last respects at grandmother's funeral | Chatham Daily News (https://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/02/18/killer-allowed-to-pay-last-respects-at-grandmothers-funeral)
Brian Douglas Jenkins (1949-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176115558/brian_douglas-jenkins)
Music: www.purple-planet.com (http://www.purple-planet.com)
18 Nov 2025
The Disappearance of Derek Ritz
New Year's Eve parties are supposed to be a fun celebration of hope for your best year yet, but an alleged crime in Sebringville during a New Year's Eve party in 2016-2017 is one everyone attended likely wants to forget - and no one is talking about it. Please listen closely - you could have info needed to solve the disappearance of 51-year-old Derek Ritz
Sources:
Music - www.purple-planet.com (http://www.purple-planet.com)
https://pleasebringmehome.com/canada/derek-ritz-ritzy/ (https://pleasebringmehome.com/canada/derek-ritz-ritzy/)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/perth-sebringville-derek-ritz-missing-1.3951254 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/perth-sebringville-derek-ritz-missing-1.3951254)
https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/perth-opp-to-conduct-underwater-search-for-man-missing-since-new-years/ (https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/perth-opp-to-conduct-underwater-search-for-man-missing-since-new-years/)
https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/private-investigator-shares-details-of-investigation-into-stratford-man-who-disappeared-five-years-ago (https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/private-investigator-shares-details-of-investigation-into-stratford-man-who-disappeared-five-years-ago)
https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/justice-for-ritzy-push-for-closure-continues-eight-years-after-derek-ritz-vanished (https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/justice-for-ritzy-push-for-closure-continues-eight-years-after-derek-ritz-vanished)
https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/what-happened-to-derek-ritz-family-friends-still-looking-for-answers-eight-years-after-he-disappeared/ (https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/what-happened-to-derek-ritz-family-friends-still-looking-for-answers-eight-years-after-he-disappeared/)
https://youtu.be/ggly70tkyHw?si=pyoSTilD7M2YsUbm (https://youtu.be/ggly70tkyHw?si=pyoSTilD7M2YsUbm)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sdzGpYhipkF6zYcxfDUsj?si=MWajT0icR66bYmGqR-b0AA (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sdzGpYhipkF6zYcxfDUsj?si=MWajT0icR66bYmGqR-b0AA)
Perth County man with meth ties heading back to jail | The Stratford Beacon Herald (https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/perth-county-man-with-meth-ties-heading-back-to-jail)
7 Nov 2025
The Tragic Life and Death of Ty Conn
Thank you so much for your patience as I took a much needed 3 weeks off for my birthday!
Ty Conn was locked up for as long as he could remember - first in his bedroom as a child and then in cells from 14 up. Despite never causing physical harm to anyone, Ty would be sentenced to over 47 years in prison because of his incredible skill at escaping. His daring escape from Kingston Pen in 1999 would prove to be his last.
Sources:
music - www.purple-planet.com (http://www.purple-planet.com)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/born-to-run-and-die/article770873/ (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/born-to-run-and-die/article770873/)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tyrone-conn-s-escape-ends-in-death-1.169758 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tyrone-conn-s-escape-ends-in-death-1.169758)
https://youtu.be/Iw7USH1_l-s?si=yWIYw4zCEje2ErDl (https://youtu.be/Iw7USH1_l-s?si=yWIYw4zCEje2ErDl)
https://youtu.be/jVho8TyCzCE?si=LVVHXY9bCvW5b_QQ (https://youtu.be/jVho8TyCzCE?si=LVVHXY9bCvW5b_QQ)
Who Killed Ty Conn by Linden MacIntyre and Theresa Burke
Who killed Ty Conn : MacIntyre, Linden : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/whokilledtyconn0000maci/page/224/mode/2up)
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