On Tuesday, December 14th, 2021, at 1100AM, Detective Sergeant Brandon Price of Toronto Police Homicide updated the media on the investigation into the murders of Barry and Honey Sherman.
Background:
On Friday, December 15, 2017, police responded to a 9-1-1 call at 50 Old Colony Road and located the bodies of Barry and Honey Sherman. The cause of death was determined to be ligature neck compression. Homicide took carriage of the investigation. It is believed the Shermans were killed on December 13, 2017.
On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, investigators released a video of a person identified as a suspect in this case.
Since December 2017, the investigative team has taken numerous steps to identify the person on the video, including:
requesting video analysis of law enforcement partners such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Ontario Provincial Police
the TPS Forensic Video Analysis Unit conducting Forensic Photogrammetry experiments
obtaining judicial authorization to collect data from nearby cell phone towers
neighbourhood witness canvasses for information
These efforts have not resulted in the positive identification of the person in the video.
"We have remained steadfast in our commitment to bring closure to the Sherman family, their friends, loved ones and the community," said Detective Sergeant Brandon Price, lead investigator from Homicide. "Through our investigation, we have determined that this individual’s purpose in the neighbourhood is unexplained. The timing of his appearance is in line with when we believe the murders took place. Based on this evidence, we are classifying this individual as a suspect. It is our hope that someone will come forward with a name when they recognize the individual’s walk, the way in which they kick up their right foot with every step, knowing that the person was or is connected to the Sherman family or the area on that day, at that time."
To hear the full remarks by Detective Sergeant Price, please click here.
Anyone who may recognize this person is asked to contact the investigative team at 416-808-7400, shermantips@torontopolice.on.ca or anonymously at Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.
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