- 27 minutes 11 secondsS5 E4: The Witness | The Most Wanted Olympian
On a warm afternoon in Medellín, Colombia, a man is shot point-blank while eating lunch. The assailants flee, and a photo of the man's body - still holding a fork - is shared online. It's clear that this is a targeted killing. The victim is Jonathan Acebedo Garcia, a longtime associate of Ryan Wedding.
Reporter Calvi Leon and host Michelle Shephard visit Montreal, putting together the pieces of who Jonathan was. A family man. An alleged drug smuggler. And a confidential witness for the FBI.
This podcast is a co-production of Suspicion from the Toronto Star and Uncover from CBC. All episodes are now available to subscribers.29 October 2026, 9:00 am - 30 minutes 28 secondsS5 E3: Mr. Perfect | The Most Wanted Olympian
Michelle Shephard travels to Mexico City, visiting the last known locations Ryan Wedding was spotted. After almost 10 years on the run, it's suspected that Wedding is operating his alleged empire from this sprawling metropolis - commanding killings and drug shipments thousands of kilometers away.
Alongside Miguel Vega, a 'fixer' with contacts inside the Sinaloa Cartel, they trace his footsteps to find out how an alleged narco kingpin could stay hidden for so long. But back in Canada, a lucky traffic stop and a bag full of cash start to break open the case against Wedding.
This podcast is a co-production of Suspicion from the Toronto Star and Uncover from CBC. All episodes are now available to subscribers.22 October 2026, 9:00 am - 30 minutes 42 secondsBehind-the-scenes: Reporters discuss making The Most Wanted Olympian
Calvi Leon and Michelle Shephard, the reporters behind the Most Wanted olympian podcast, pull back the curtain on how a rookie journalist's door-knock at a Caledon crime scene snowballed into a years-long investigation into Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympian accused of running an international drug empire.
This podcast is a co-production of Suspicion from the Toronto Star and Uncover from CBC. All episodes are now available to subscribers.
Listen to the whole series here, at Suspicion, at Uncover or at: https://www.thestar.com/themostwantedolympian.
19 October 2026, 10:30 am - 29 minutes 53 secondsS5 E2: The Boss | The Most Wanted Olympian
Former federal agent Brett Kalina is one of only a handful of law enforcement officers to come face to face with Ryan Wedding. In 2008, after years following the flow of money and drugs, Kalina arrests 'The Boss' and watches as the ex-snowboarder goes to trial.
But once behind bars, Wedding turns the tables. He makes prison work for him, using his time inside a violent Texas detention centre to allegedly make criminal connections and cartel contacts. And the next time the police come looking for him, he's already gone.
This podcast is a co-production of Suspicion from the Toronto Star and Uncover from CBC. All episodes are now available to subscribers.
15 October 2026, 9:00 am - 34 minutes 43 secondsS5 E1: The Gentle Giant | The Most Wanted Olympian
Shots ring out in a neighbourhood north-west of Toronto. A father is dead and a mother and daughter are in hospital, battling for their lives. When Toronto Star reporter Calvi Leon arrives on the scene days later, witnesses tell her what really happened. What she learns starts her down a path she could never have imagined and leads to one man: former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.
How does a small town Canadian kid, who was once called a labrador puppy by his teammates, find himself on the FBI's Most Wanted list?
This podcast is a co-production of Suspicion from the Toronto Star and Uncover from CBC. All episodes are now available to subscribers.
15 October 2026, 9:00 am - 2 minutes 45 secondsIntroducing The Most Wanted Olympian, Suspicion Season 5: How did Ryan Wedding become an alleged narco kingpin?
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. How did a small town Canadian boy allegedly become an alleged narco kingpin?
In The Most Wanted Olympian, a new podcast from CBC and the Toronto Star, 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?
This podcast is a co-production of Suspicion from the Toronto Star and Uncover from CBC. The Most Wanted Olympian is an official 2026 Tribeca Festival Winner, and will be available Thursday, October 15.8 October 2026, 9:00 pm - 35 minutes 38 secondsIntroducing What Happened to the Harrisons?
In less than five years, three people would end up dead in the same house. Toronto Star investigative reporter, Amy Dempsey Raven, spent more than a decade asking what really happened inside that house.
Suspicion is pleased to bring you episode one of What Happened to the Harrisons?
Episode 1: Sudden Death
In April 2009, Bridget Harrison comes home to find her husband of 40 years dead behind a locked bathroom door. Bill had been alone in the house. Police say he died naturally. But for his family, something's not adding up.
Listen to episodes as they are released each week right at the Star, or binge all episodes of What Happened to the Harrisons? by subscribing at Apple Podcasts.
15 September 2026, 10:01 am - 24 minutes 31 secondsWas justice served? Kevin Donovan on the Mount Olive verdict — and the case that isn't over yet
The faint hope hearing in the Mount Olive murder case has concluded, but for Toronto Star chief investigative reporter Kevin Donovan, the outcome raises questions that go beyond one courtroom. In part two, we dig into the Crown's cross-examination, the weight of the victim impact statements, and why the fight for Christopher Sheriffe is far from finished.
29 June 2026, 9:01 pm - 19 minutes 35 secondsA major update in the Mount Olive case is forcing a closer look at everything we thought we knew
For years, the legal fate of Awet Asfaha and his co-accused Christopher Sheriffe seemed sealed — appeals exhausted, the book closed. But Toronto Star chief investigative reporter Kevin Donovan reveals something that happened in a Toronto courtroom recently that has cracked the case wide open again.
29 June 2026, 9:00 pm - 16 minutes 45 secondsIt could happen to you
Kevin Donovan's conversation with Canada's Dean of lawyers who advocates for the wrongfully convicted. James Lockyer talks about the new federal plan that could one day free Chris Sheriffe.
23 May 2025, 9:00 am - 23 minutes 47 secondsSmokescreen
There can be problems when using confidential informants and hearsay evidence, especially when a man's freedom is at stake. Lawyer Dean Embry's conversation with Kevin Donovan provides a back story for our Murder on Mount Olive investigation.
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