December 15 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of prominent Canadian philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman at their Toronto property. Barry was the founder of generic pharmaceutical company Apotex and was considered one of the wealthiest people in Canada, worth around $3.2 billion at the time of his death.
The case has attracted a lot of attention and speculation, and remains active and ongoing. On December 8, 2022, the Shermans’ daughter, Alexandra Krawczyk, appeals to the public for more information. In a written statement, she said her heart remains broken in light of the fifth anniversary of her parents’ death and the case remains unsolved.
“So far there has been no justice for them and no closure for me and my family,” Krawczyk wrote.
She urged anyone with information about the killings to contact police at [email protected], as information is urgently needed. The $10 million reward for information leading to a conviction remains unclaimed.
Here is a summary of the timeline as well as the main developments in the case so far:
December 13, 2017 – Barry and Honey Sherman are last seen alive.
December 15, 2017 – The bodies of the Shermans are discovered in their Toronto mansion. Their remains were found in the property’s basement billiard room, approximately 36 hours after their death. Their death is considered “suspicious” by the police.
December 17, 2017: After the autopsy is completed, police determine that the Shermans died from “neck compression by ligature”. The investigation is entrusted to homicide detectives. Reports cite law enforcement sources as saying they suspect the case to be a murder-suicide.
December 21, 2017: A memorial service is held for the Shermans.
December 23, 2017: A second autopsy is performed by a pathologist hired by the Sherman family.
December 28, 2017: A private detective is hired by the Shermans’ family attorney to further investigate the suspects and the possible cause of their deaths.
January 26, 2018: The Shermans’ death is determined by police to be a double homicide and a targeted attack.
October 26, 2018: A $10 million reward is offered by the Sherman family for advice leading to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect in the murders.
December 16, 2019: The private investigation into the Shermans’ deaths, led by their family lawyer, is closed. Police are appealing to the public for more information.
November 25, 2020: Police say a person of interest has been identified but not arrested.
February 3, 2021: A report reveals that the Shermans’ son, Jonathan, has hired a retired Toronto police officer to further investigate his parents’ deaths.
December 14, 2021: Police release video of a suspect in the murder case. The short video shows a person walking near the area of the Shermans’ estate around the same time they were murdered.
January 14, 2022: Unsealed documents from the inquest into Sherman’s death reveal that Honey Sherman’s sister, Mary Shechtman, believed “someone was making a statement” in their murders. “The Shermans were strong supporters of Israel and Honey was very clear that she was Jewish,” she said. .”
October 28, 2022: Exclusively, The Toronto Star reports that a homicide detective in the case says he takes on an “international flair.” Detective Constable Dennis Yim, the only full-time detective on the case, says they started looking for information overseas. He declined to identify the five countries involved, as that would alert the killer or killers that investigators are on to them.
December 8, 2022: The Sherman’s daughter, Alexandra Krawczyk, appeals to the public for more information. In a written statement, she said her heart remains broken in light of the 5th anniversary of her parents’ death and the case remains unsolved.
“So far there has been no justice for them and no closure for me and my family,” Krawczyk wrote.
She added that while the family suffered immeasurable loss from the couple’s tragic death, so did their community.
“With kindness and humility, my parents have shown leadership and boundless generosity to charities across Canada and around the world,” she wrote. “Their dedication to service and philanthropy has impacted many people, some of whom have shared their beautiful and inspiring stories with me. The horrific manner in which they were taken from us was extremely traumatic and irreparably damaged the fabric of our community.
“We can’t let another year go by without justice being served.”
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