Billionaire and Wife are Mysteriously Killed in Mansion | Barry & Honey Sherman Case Analysis 

Real estate agent waited 90 mins to call police because she was still trying to think up a way to make her commission for the $8 million sale despite finding two bodies in the house

The staging of the bodies is very creepy

I live in Toronto and remember the day Honey and Barry’s bodies were found. It was a cold winter day, and this story was shocking and creepy. Still is.

The fact nothing was solved and the house was demolished so quickly, fishy business

It sounds like the real estate agent was more concerned with making the sale than calling the police. This case has more suspects than a game of Clue!

I like to go for walks around the neighborhood in the evening. Probably just a matter of time before I’m seen on a camera and become a suspect in some crime 😂

This case is a reminder to never neglect physical security-especially when you’re a billionaire who ticks people off on a regular basis. I really enjoy watching your videos in the morning Dr. Grande-I’m not a morning person and they help my brain wake up. Thank you for covering this

Thank you so much for covering this, Dr. Grande. It happened close to home, being from Toronto, and it feels like a scene taken from a Liam Neeson movie (see what I did there? lol) I personally think the son is involved. Great analysis, as per usual 👌

I'm from T.O. The Sherman son has added millions to the reward for information - it's now THIRTY-FIVE MILLION (Canadian), a healthy incentive (mentally converted to any denomination you prefer). IMHO, few, if any, Ontarians (or Canadians) are paying more than cursory interest in the case: the general consensus seems to be that it was a professional hit. There are, and will be, no new leads. The person/s who paid for the hit did NOT intend for there to be any "comebacks"! And, there won't be! 🖖❤️🇨🇦

It may sound ridiculous, but peoples' gait can be almost as unique as their face, so someone really can recognize someone walking in many cases, and computer software may be able to do even better.

The suspect took the time and effort to cover their tracks to the point where it baffled police. Sadly this case may never be solved.

This case is well known in the Toronto area. I've been following it for years. Kevin Donovan's book ("The Billionaire Murders") on the Sherman case fills in some of the details, for instance, he asserted that the killer(s) knew the Shermans because they used a particular doorway to get in the house that couldn't be seen from the street and was always unlocked. Toronto Police badly botched the investigation. Some evidence was found months later by a private investigator (namely, Honey's pearl necklace which found in drain that ran outside the pool room). TPS were busy investigating serial killer Bruce McArthur and sent inexperienced officers to the the Sherman crime scene because they had already decided it was a murder/suicide. It's also interesting to note that Apotex has now been sold - none of the children were interested in running the company. Nobody knows how much it was sold for, but you can bet it was billions.

I knew Honey. She was kind to me. She did not deserve to be murdered.

Thanks for doing this case! I'm so surprised they didn't have more footage, this is a very rich neighborhood. I'd think there's tons of cameras. Cheers ✌️♥️🇨🇦

I love how the real estate agent waited ninety minutes to call for an ambulance. GOTTA CLOSE THAT SALE. Can't let a couple dead bodies get in the way of that fat commission check!

This case has fascinated me from the start. I hope it gets solved...such a bizarre murder.

Sounds like a professional hit man.

The decision to put Barry Sherman's glasses back on him neatly sticks out at me even more than the artwork posing. It's almost like the killer looked at his handiwork and thought Barry didn't look like he had been in life, so his glasses went back on him.

I was thinking the same thing - they commonly left their basement door unlocked?? No bodyguards? No security system?

This literally happened a couple streets down from my parent's home. I always found it odd how there weren't any other surveillance clips that may have been more helpful, given the fact that many homes in the area have multiple security cameras surrounding their properties. A lot of pwople found it odd as well that the Sherman's family had the house demolished so quickly, as rumours have it..

I don't understand why some people are so cavalier about making enemies. I'd have a harder time sleeping at night if I knew there was someone out there that hated me enough to murder me.

The posing of the bodies like the trash sculpture is so intriguing. Excellent analysis, Dr. Grande! ❤️

“They didn’t even tell us if the egg could walk.” OMG I’m laughing so hard 😂😂 I love your dry delivery of sarcastic comments!

I suspect that whoever killed them was a close relative or friend, because someone close would have more financial and much more emotional motivation to kill Barry. He had many enemies, but there usually isn't enough rage to overcome the social, legal, and moral barriers that prevent outside people from actually killing someone they despise. In addition, the killer knew the layout of the house, was familiar with the statue, and did not have to break in. Honey could have let the killer in, totally trusting whoever it was not to harm her. Finally, who, other than someone close to the victims, be motivated to pose them like the statue, announcing to the world that they are made of garbage, just like the statue? Someone who has much emotion involved.

Happy Holidays Doc! You are one of my favourite humorists. I think you have a book in you and it could be a bestseller, and a movie. You are one original character! 🎉

I am from the legal field in my country. I believe this a very well planned crime .There is some expertise ( so much expertise) in these murders ( some one that has commited other murders and I don't think the person is in/from Canada) . Also one person very close to them ( at least one) that provided the victims schedule, best entrances and knew very well the dynamic of their lives and place. There is a mock, hate or revenge in these crimes. The person that provided the details asked for certain things: the body positions, glasses on it, where to leave the bodies and so. I could be wrong but I do not think so. Time will say it

I’m surprised that you make so many jokes when 2 people are murdered ..and the killer or killers are walking free ….

Just goes to show you how unpredictable people are. No one in the house called the police for 90 minutes after discovering two dead bodies in the house!

75 year old couple with no/grown adult children need 16000 sq ft house……..

I worked for an extremely wealthy couple near Seattle. Elderly couple in one of the most wealthy neighborhoods in Seattle. In hindsight its hilarious. They ate the same tomato ham sandwich and canned chicken broth 7 days a week, still wore clothes from the 60's, bargained at Safeway! No less. Literal millionaires. It was surreal.. I personally found it fascinating weird, and hilarious.,but that was me. Other caregivers had a hard time. They pinch pennies. That's why they are so rich. They die days apart same week and no one wept. I cried. To have everything monetarily and nothing in human connection is heartbreaking.

I have been unreasonably invested in this situation since it happened in 2017. I've read every article and update about it... I hope everyone can get closure.

Regarding the sculpture: I feel it's a real clue. For the killer to pose the bodies the same way as the sculpture tells me whoever killed them was familiar with the sculpture. They studied it, knew the piece well. Which leads me to believe that whoever posed the bodies to match the sculpture was either an intimate family member, a friend, or a close business associate who had spent time at their home. There is an emotional message in it. A stranger or a hired killer or a distant business associate would not have taken the time or even thought about doing that. This killing was planned by someone close to the couple down to the artistic details.

There's one aspect of this murder case that bares more scrutiny - Barry had many enemies which he admitted. So why was Honey murdered ? If someone had a vendetta against him , I don't see the advantage of taking her out at the same time. Who would gain from both being dead ? Or who would want both dead ? And the kicker , why would a billionaire who knew he had many enemies , not have a sophisticated alarm system ? In my opinion someone hired a killer/ killers and paid them very well - this was a very clean crime with no clues left behind because it was a professional hit that was well planned. It will never be solved unless someone makes a death bed confession.

Typical Canadian cool head... ‘oh sorry, they are doing yoga’

No way these people hung themselves,they had access to drugs that have killed thousands if not more.,if they wanted to commit suicide .. this is a very twisted cold blooded family mystery.

Please cover the Colin Thatcher case in Canada. He was a former premier who murdered his wife.

Such a huge house and no security cameras?

I read a statement from the police that said they had a list of 84 enemies that might have wanted Barry dead, and they needed tips from the public in order to help them decide whom to start investigating. It's still hard to get my head around that.

They produced reasonably priced pharmaceuticals which is probably enough to get you done in in todays world!

Live by the sword die by the sword. He predicted his own demise . His billions didn’t save him neither here nor it will in eternity…

Thank you for covering a Canadian story. Would you consider reviewing the Denis Oland story?

What was up with the realtor waiting 90 minutes to call the police. A bit suspich.

Moral of the story, be kind to people

Thank you for covering this! I know their housekeeper and she was there when they were discovered.

Multimillion dollar house and no security??

Coincidentally we were just watching the podcast by the reporter who wrote a book on this case. Tyvm for your comprehensive research into the background. Our family had a special interest in this case because a pediatric oncologist being sued by the Sherman’s is related to our Godmother. She wrote a book on the shady dealing with Sherman’s drug company and false claims of a drug to treat children with cancer. When you say Sherman may have had the dark triad I bet you hit the nail on the head and I bet there are lots of ppl especially those parents of dead children aren’t loosing sleep over this case. At any rate, you research so comprehensively we learned much more than we knew. It’s odd the realtor didn’t call 911 for 90 minutes or am I missing some details? Also, posing the bodies in the same position as those creepy statues has me wondering if there was a hit man / serial killer? These were two unsavory ppl. Greed and corruption gets ppl killed sometimes. For the lady below who says the victim was kind to her well maybe so but it’s not about her it’s about hundreds if not thousands of victims she/ they were not kind to. Nobody deserves to be murdered but these two probably should have been in jail long ago. There’s also something about this case neither you nor the podcaster mentioned, the original drug company was swindled away from his partner who was the original owners son or nephew ( I forgot) Sherman falsified stuff and ended up selling it without giving the partner a penny. Dark triad I guess!!! He and his wife reaped the benefits from others misfortunes and tragedies

I think it was there son he had the building demolished not to long after there were killed

it looks like Honey spend a lot of money on perfect eyebrows and facials

I live 6 minutes away from where this happened. I recognize all the surroundings in your pics. Definitely think this was a contracted hit from someone on the inside. The love of money is the root of all evil…..

Their son did it.

Sad . Definitely a professional hit job . Something to do with the Pharma business.

This is like the "Who Shot JR?" scenario from the 80's TV series Dallas. Just like the unscrupulous fictional character J.R. Ewing, Barry made so many enemies, the authorities probably don't know where to start. I don't believe anyone should be murdered like this, but I also believe in karma and boy did it come back to get Barry.

As always Dr. Grande, you never disappoint. Item #4 was great. Thank you for covering this in great detail. Obviously it could have been anyone. He was literally hated. Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄

This one is very curious. They were obviously murdered, but who and why the cover up. Billionaire gets murdered and the cops don't care is not how things naturally work. Here in the UK the wealthy certainly get better policing.

it was a 'hit' job for revenge. no reward will reveal the people involved. nor other facts associated with these deaths.

One of the strangest cases I have ever heard. It has a ritualistic feeling.

the body staging is vey creepy

The walk looks like a softer version of a military March (wide perfectly timed gait). Also, the walk is even as a metronome, again a military characteristic in civilian context.

There are a few reasons to discount his philanthropy. Along with borrowing back money he donated, contributions are often tax deductible, and are often made to curry favor with an establishment. He may have been better able to evade prosecution by making friends in high places. Too, people use tax exempt charities to leverage all kinds of business.

I can't think of anyone more difficult to live with, be married to, work with, be raised by or being an employee of....

I think any characterization of BS needs to be more nuanced. He was a complicated individual to be sure but he was generous. There is evidence of community service and philanthropy that was not ‘borrowed back’. Much of his litigation focused on challenging Big Pharm’s attempts to shut down generic drug making. Yes, it had a direct impact on his own company but it also made medications more affordable to Canadians.

This tragic crime happened just blocks from my home. I was glad when the house was demolished so that rubber neckers could no longer drive by to gawk at the location where two people died so horribly. I doubt now that police will ever find the killer(s).

I'm a Torontonian and have been following this case for years. There have been many questions about the Toronto Police, with evidence coming forward months after the initial investigation. I dearly hope there is a resolution for the families soon. They razed the house, and left many possessions inside, which I always found odd.

I also found it strange that people that wealthy had no security cameras or alarms set up.

He didn't even lock his doors. I'm absolutely shocked by that! If I had a tenth of his wealth, I would be extremely paranoid about getting burgled

Follow the money. Seems like wife knew the killer. She had opportunity to bring phone into the bathroom.

The son checks all boxes

My biggest question: how do billionaires not have surveillance cameras?

The butler did it with a candle stick.

This unsolved murder has been so troubling here in Toronto. I drive by the community centre named for this couple all the time..

Just one of many (waaaay too many) neglected Toronto/Canada cases. Police initially tried to convince everybody that this was murder-suicide and this is actually how it was publicly announced in main stream media. It wasn't until their children started hiring private investigators and it transpired that it was not suicide at all but a brutal double murder. Police likely intentionally neglected the case and tried to brush it under the carpet, but the couple's kids were very persistent and spoke up in the media. Police reluctantly returned to the case but really nothing is being done. The video you are showing was just recently released, a few years after the murder! Please keep in mind that this is an affluent neighbourhood where ALL houses have security cameras, including the one where the Shermans lived. Here in Canada we are all quite concerned about police hesitancy not only in this case but also increasing daylight crimes, shootings, and stabbings on daily basis. Have you heard about the guy posing as police officer in Nova Scotia and murdering over 20 people in about 24 hours, where multiple emergency calls were made but police decided not to do anything and just let him go on and keep killing random people? No warnings to the public, nothing! Yes, this happened in Canada just a couple of years ago. They are just trying to push general public into silence, and prohibit media from reporting.

with the testimony about Barry's character it seems highly unlikely that there would have been any warmth between him and his son, who 2 weeks before the murders had been asked by Barry to repay a loan for tens of millions of dollars. He would have had easy access to the house and the physical strength to carry through the plan. By eliminating the mother as well he would not only cancel the multi-million dollar loan but inherit hundreds of millions. While others had grudge motives to kill Barry it appears only his son - who may also have hated Barry - had a huge financial motive to take out both his parents. It wouldn't be the first time a son killed his parents for their money - sadly there are many such cases. Perhaps he has a rock solid alibi - that hasn't been said one way or the other - but nobody benefited more from the murders than he did.

Real estate agent perhaps prioritized sale over reporting murder and just continued with showing as if nothing was awry.

Why would a 75 yr old billionaire ask his kid to pay back a loan....even if it's millions. His kid did it

Interesting case and your’s is an interesting analysis…..especially regarding Barry. I find it odd that you don’t recognize the gate of the person walking in the snow as that of a man…..it seemed obviously male to me. I had never even heard of this case before, but the two things which peaked my interest: (1) the method of killing takes time and is quiet (as compared to a gun shot) and (2) the son owed the father (and, thus the parents) millions that he was asked to repay.

I like this Barry guy. We have a similar philosophy of life.

I too think that the son was involved. My belief is that Jonathon hired a hit man to carry out the double murder. He owed his father in excess of fifty million dollars and Barry had recently asked Jonathon to arrange financing on his businesses to repay his father.

The Lighting. 👍 love this minimalist set with back lighting. Always appreciated your ridiculous set. Soooooo against the grain........

There are a lot of jerks who are successful in business who owe money and never pay it back. He must have borrowed money and not paid back the wrong people. But I would think contract killers would do the job and get out- not hang around posing the bodies elaborately. Maybe he laundered money for a drug cartel?

Yep they were doing yoga alright! The corpse pose

Barrry had won a major lawsuit over that pool that cost someone a load of money there is the possible motive and why the pool was chosen sheer anger killing not a big mob hit police would be advised to follow that possibilty maybe a worker or somone that owned that company Anyone who worked on it would know the layout of the house and the hidden pool

Time to bring in inspector Cousteau

With the movement discrimination software that exists today, I’d think it might be possible for the walker video to be more useful? I don’t know much about it, other than in airports it is used for identifying people of interest.

It was my understanding that Sherman was very active with the upper levels of the Liberal Party of Canada, which makes sense from an industrial lobbying point of view. Almost no mention of his political connections or lobbying activity in any press or in the Donovan book. Immediately makes one wonder.

I love how Dr. Grande states, Barry owned some shady businesses. Like this yacht chartering company, who never bought any yachts, and ⇒ a nutritional supplement company. ⇦ Period. No further explanation needed, this is shady 😆

thank you for analyzing this case, I live in Ontario and I was working as a security guard when this happened while we were watching tv. Just wanted to let people know that the family has put up a 35 million dollars reward, if anyone has info about the murders call the toronto police

It’s so odd that there’s no surveillance cameras inside the mansion.

I live in the same city and have been following this case from Day 1. The Toronto Police Service couldn't have done a worse job than if it was Chief Clancy Wiggums from the Springfield Police Dept. The chief investigator never showed up at the scene. For 6 weeks, they went with the murder/suicide story, even though it would be a tad difficult to tie a belt around your own neck to a railing, pull your coat down, and cross your legs and die nice and relaxed. All the houses on the street were mansions with security cameras. The police didn't start canvassing for security footage until after these cameras would have recorded over the footage from the night of the crime scene. Whomever ordered the hit must a tremendous amount of wealth and power themselves. They had to be 100% certain that the crime would never be tracked back to them. No one with that kind of wealth and power would ever risk spending a day in jail, much less a life sentence. Did they have enough power to influence the police department? It would appear plausible. An average person off the street that has watched crime shows on tv would have done a better job. Suicide? Waiting until the neighbourhood cameras were recorded over? The head homicide inspector not even bothering to go to the scene? Either this is the luckiest hitman in the world, or someone pulled some strings. Take your pick. The four kids probably didn't do it because they were already living lavish lifestyles and were going to inherit everything anyway. Why take a risk? The cousins were pissed off at Barry for screwing them out of the first pharma company they were all involved in, but killing Barry isn't going to put a single dollar in their pockets, and they probably weren't rich enough to be able to afford this kind of caper. That leaves as suspects, a disgruntled owner of a competing pharma company that Barry screwed over with a patent, or something along those lines.

I am glued to this case! What wasn't mentioned is the eldest son was having some difficulty with his father, Barry. I can't remember the details, but it was definitely over money. He was away on a trip when the murders happened but doesn't meat he is not involved. Also what wasn't mentioned is, yes Barry was ruthless in business but also loved his family and did many, many things to help them along the way, which included millions given to the cousins, money that was squandered by them. The second likely suspect was a previous employee that was stealing classified info from Apotex in order to steal some patents and start his own company in Pakistan..he was dealt with harshly and immediately by Barry and has subsequently left Canada for Pakistan. Its a fascinating and twisted case!! The inept TPS bungled this case from the get go....

Good morning Dr Grande. Despite Barry being disliked, such a sad and senseless murders. I'm surprised he didn't have more security. My sympathy goes too his children. I also agree with your analysis. Thank you Dr Grande. Brilliant analysis, tragic outcome and topic.

I am always amazed by wealthy people not having good alarm systems or securing their home at all times, like keeping all doors locked. Especially when you have enemies! I babysat for a wealthy family and they regularly left their garage open and the connecting door to the house unlocked!

The suspect in the video has what appears to be a gunslinger’s walk- swinging one arm less than the other. The purpose of this is to have a hand close to your hip to draw your weapon quickly. Given that he is swinging his left arm less than his right, he may be left-handed.

This is possibly your most entertaining video to date. I actually laughed out loud (which is rare for me) a couple times. Due to the frustrations of trying to build a small (very) business, I came to think of the word 'business' as a dirty word. It seemed that most of my vendors subscribed to the belief that the perfect business transaction was: "I empty your wallet, and you get nothing in return." From the description that you provided of Barry, I'm sure he had plenty of enemies. This one may never be solved. I can't find any heroes in this one.

I thought you are going to be non-partisan. You sound like you hate Sherman. Also, Being a Psychologist your rhetoric and sarcasm shows the lack of objectivity

I’m sure in pharmaceuticals he had lots of enemies and most likely stepped on peoples toes, something definitely is odd and I hope they find the people responsible, but highly doubt it. It looks like professionals and they’re probably out of the country by now

I don’t believe in altruism either. This statement requires careful explanation. It’s not that I don’t think that giving away money or doing things for people is a good idea. I do. And in fact I give away money, time, and effort fairly frequently. What I mean is that I don’t believe in the concept of altruism. When I give away my time effort or money, I feel good. I feel like I did something good and that I’m a good person. Other people think that about me too and I know that. So I’m not really doing something and getting / expecting nothing in return as would be the definition of altruism. I am getting something in return and I know in advance that I’m going to be getting it. So when I do this, it’s not true altruism. I have my doubts that anyone can do anything that is truly altruistic. Of course I could be wrong about that.

What are the chances the killer is watching this right now ?

I think the Sherman's were posed to look like the creepy mannequins to mock them rather than inspiration by the murderer. The Sherman's kids apparently hated the mannequins. Whoever did this had intimate knowledge of the home...how to access this home almost undetected and exit the same way. They knew their schedule for that day, as they were very busy people and likely knew no family members or friends would be over on that day. I do think this has to do with money...and the murder is very personal in nature...why the police waited four years to release the video of the walking man is unbelievable. This investigation was bungled from the beginning, and it appears the police that stated it was a murder/suicide is still somewhat on the case. Also the person in charge did not appear at the scene for 3 days after the fact...and has since been promoted as well as some of the others. Unfortunately this may never be resolved as the police didn't announce it was a targeted murder until after a second autopsy some 6 weeks later...not properly collecting evidence or taking finger prints or contacting people who had been in the house. Unfortunately there may have been DNA or evidence missed as a result. Now that the house has been torn down...everything that was in it has now been destroyed. Very sad!!! Also makes you wonder what other cases may have been botched as well. Considering how much money the family has now inherited a 35 million reward is a drop in the bucket. I hope someone does come forward with some information and resolve this case.

The agent called 90 MINUTES after discovering a pair of dead bodies????? What on earth was she doing in that time?

Why wait 90 minutes to call 911???!!!!