Suspicion Season 3: 40 Years Cold
Hosted by Kevin Donovan and Michelle Shephard · Toronto Star
4.6from 1,173 ratings
- 54
- Episodes
- 35
- Transcribed
- 1,173
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Suspicion Season 3: 40 Years Cold
Ryan Wedding was once a promising young athlete, a snowboarder who reached the Olympics. Now captured after a decade on the run, he's accused of running a deadly international drug trafficking empire. Season 5, "The Most Wanted Olympian" is coming in the fall of 2026. How did a small town Canadian boy allegedly become a narco kingpin? In this new podcast from the Toronto Star and CBC, host Michelle Shephard and journalist Calvi Leon trace Wedding's descent into a violent criminal underworld. From his beginnings at his family ski hill outside Thunder Bay, to Toronto and the shocking murders he's accused of ordering, to Mexico where he was believed to be protected by the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, they uncover his illicit connections and the stories behind the victims caught in the crossfire. Featuring on-the-ground reporting and original interviews, this podcast investigates the Canadian who the FBI called a "modern day El Chapo" and asks: what will it take to bring him to justice? The Most Wanted Olympian is an official 2026 Tribeca Festival Winner. The full podcast is coming to the Toronto Star's Suspicion and CBC's Uncover. Suspicion is the Toronto Star's investigative true crime podcast. Season 4, "Murder on Mount Olive," Chief Investigative Reporter Kevin Donovan, who brought you the Billionaire Murders, is back with Murder on Mount Olive, an investigation of a crime the courts closed the book on in 2012. This is the story of Christopher Sheriffe and his fight for justice, as he serves life in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. Season 3, "40 Years Cold," looks at a case that began four decades ago, when two women were killed in their Toronto homes. Wendy Gillis and Betsy Powell take you through the nights of the murders, the tragic circumstances of a murderer, and the stunning conclusion of a 40 years long cold case. Season 2, "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman," probes the case of the famous Toronto couple who were found strangled in their home in 2017. Kevin Donovan covered the Sherman case and fought court battles to access documents on the police investigation. Suspicion season 1, Death in a Small Town, was also hosted by Donovan. What began as just another day for the McLellan family would end with their youngest son clinging to life in hospital and a cloud of suspicion hanging over his mother and father.
- Publisher
- Toronto Star
- Category
- news · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 4 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
35 of 54 episodes have a transcript.
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S5 E3: Mr. Perfect | The Most Wanted Olympian
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Behind-the-scenes video: Reporters discuss making The Most Wanted Olympian
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S5 E1: The Gentle Giant | The Most Wanted Olympian
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S5 E3: Mr. Perfect | The Most Wanted Olympian
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He controls one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in this world. Ryan Wedding is extremely dangerous. He's being protected by the Sinaloa cartel along with others in the country of Mexico. Miguel says the comparison between wedding and other drug lords is overblown. El Chapo, for example, is believed to be responsible for the deaths of over 34,000 people. You know, something that I have noticed, it's once a narco, it's like in the spotlight. He becomes like a target. So the U.S., all these international governments, what they do is inflate the figure of this narco. […]
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- Calvi Leon
- James Lockyer
- Dean Embry
- Keith Merith
- Chris Sheriffe
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- 4.4 / 5
- 584 ratings
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- 4.8 / 5
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