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Post by Joanna on Dec 16, 2017 15:55:34 GMT -5
Canadian Billionaire, Wife Found Hanging in MansionTORONTO, Ontario, Canada – Billionaire and philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were reportedly found hanging in their home at 50 Old Colony Road yesterday (Dec. 15). Sherman, 75, was the founder of generic drug giant Apotex and according to Forbes, worth approximately $3 billion.
The two were discovered hanging from a railing surrounding a lap pool inside the home. Police indicated they are investigating the deaths as suspicious, but the working theory is murder-suicide.
Reportedly, following complaints from a watchdog group, Canadian officials were investigating several political fund-raisers held in the home, including one for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015.
Recently, the Sherman house was placed on the market at an asking price of $5.4 million. Sources: The Toronto Star, Reuters and Trending, December 16, 2017.
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Post by kitty on Dec 16, 2017 23:31:37 GMT -5
He looks frail and she's on the hefty side, so if they suspect him of killing her and hanging her from a railing, I hope that they ask themselves how he did it.
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Post by steve on Dec 17, 2017 0:13:09 GMT -5
He looks frail and she's on the hefty side, so if they suspect him of killing her and hanging her from a railing, I hope that they ask themselves how he did it.
I thought the same thing.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Dec 17, 2017 11:01:59 GMT -5
Here’s a photo of the railing around the pool from which the pair were found hanging:
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Post by pat on Dec 18, 2017 21:19:34 GMT -5
I read today that their children don't think that it was a murder-suicide and are upset that the police suggested it.
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Post by Joanna on Jan 21, 2018 1:23:30 GMT -5
Canadian Billionaires May Have Been Murdered
Despite previous reports that a Canadian billionaire and his wife died in a murder-suicide, a private investigation has reached a different conclusion: Barry and Honey Sherman were killed in a double-homicide. Barry Sherman, 75, CEO of a generic drug company called Apotex, and his philanthropic wife, Honey Sherman, 70, were found dead in their home in December. The CEO was allegedly worth close to $5 billion at the time of his death, according to The Toronto Star. However, shortly thereafter, Toronto police began investigating the deaths as a possible murder-suicide.
Now, The Star is reporting the Shermans may have been murdered in a contract killing, citing new evidence from a private family investigation that included a second autopsy that was conducted shortly before the funeral.
Both Shermans died by “ligature neck compression” a first autopsy of the bodies concluded and initial reports indicated the couple died by hanging. But the new autopsy determined that men’s leather belts were reportedly used to strangle the pair and also determined they did not die by hanging.
The husband and wife were reportedly found seated at the side of the pool at the basement of their home and the were facing away from the pool. The remaining end of each belt tied around their necks was then looped around “a low railing that surrounds the pool” in order to hold them in place, according to The Star. The second autopsy of the bodies indicated that each person’s wrists were possibly tied together at some point, though their hands were not bound at the time the bodies were found.
Sources also told The Star that the two were most likely strangled before being tied to the railing.
Despite the evidence from the family’s private investigation, the Shermans’ deaths continued to be classified as “suspicious,” Mark Pugash, a spokesman for the Toronto Police Department, told The Star. He declined to comment further on the findings of the private investigation.
Source: Fox News, January 20, 2018.
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