CANADA Canada - Barry, 75, & Honey Sherman, 70, found dead, Toronto, 15 Dec 2017 #17

[Andreee]

1. Barry Sherman owed $1B and was not going to pay, police documents reveal
Newly unsealed police documents have revealed that Barry Sherman, who was killed alongside his wife at their Toronto home in December 2017, owed $1 billion to other companies. Sherman’s family, friends and business associates told homicide detectives that he had no intentions on paying those debts. - From KelownaNow (online news)

 

[dotr]

Feb. 20, 2021 lengthy
Brother vs. sister: Two of Barry and Honey Sherman’s children in a battle for control of the family empire | The Star
rbbm.
''Sherman insiders say that soon after the murders, Jonathon suggested his own business partner, Adam Paulin, take an office at Sherfam to oversee its activities. Paulin and Jonathon have the Green Storage self-storage company together — funded with $125 million from Barry Sherman — and Jonathon has said he relies heavily on Paulin for his business acumen. (Paulin has business degrees from both Ivey at Western University and the Schulich School of Business at York.)

Glasenberg disagreed with Jonathon’s plan to bring in Paulin, insiders say. “Glasenberg said if Paulin was in, he was out.” Such is Glasenberg’s sway, that Paulin did not take an office at Sherfam. (Glasenberg told me he does not recall this.)

In their statement to the Star late Friday, the three Sherman sisters said “we do not believe that Mr. Paulin would be a qualified or appropriate addition to the management team of the Sherman family companies.”

The Star has tried to speak to Paulin over the past two years, but he has not responded to requests for comment.

According to insiders, Paulin might also have been one of Barry’s estate trustees if Jonathon had his way. When Barry Sherman was changing his trustees from eight to four in early 2017, Jonathon suggested Paulin as a trustee. “Barry said no way,” according to the insider.

Jockeying for position


“Mr. Glasenberg is an experienced and competent executive and manager of the business. We are grateful to Mr. Glasenberg for his continued work and diligence and we support his role managing the Sherman family business.”

According to Jonathon, Kay was “micromanaging” Apotex. Also, Kay was insisting on continuing Barry’s plan to invest $50 million to expand a Florida drug factory Barry had purchased not long before he died. Jonathon disliked Kay’s regular lunches with Frank D’Angelo, a Toronto entrepreneur Barry had backed for more than a decade. It also perturbed Jonathon that Kay had moved into his father’s office (after the police tape came down in early 2018).''

''In 2019, Alexandra refused to approve a $40-50 million plan Jonathon and one of his business partners, Jonathan Tkatch, had to build a “premium” hockey rink. (Jonathon Sherman and Tkatch have a mortgage company called Harlo Financial, set up just before the murders. Jonathon said in an interview he and partner Adam Paulin “had some cash sitting around for projects.”

 

[Window21]

(Jonathon Sherman and Tkatch have a mortgage company called Harlo Financial, set up just before the murders. Jonathon said in an interview he and partner Adam Paulin “had some cash sitting around for projects.”

Well this is very interesting!!

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Sorry but I must ask, what or who is the connection to Harlow and JS?

About Harlo Capital – Harlo Capital

(bbm):

“With Jonathon focusing his efforts on the business of Sherfam and Apotex, Alexandra has taken up the mantle of the Sherman charitable foundations. In 2019, Alexandra refused to approve a $40-50 million plan Jonathon and one of his business partners, Jonathan Tkatch, had to build a “premium” hockey rink. (Jonathon Sherman and Tkatch have a mortgage company called Harlo Financial, set up just before the murders. Jonathon said in an interview he and partner Adam Paulin “had some cash sitting around for projects.”)

Brother vs. sister: Two of Barry and Honey Sherman’s children in a battle for control of the family empire

From KD’s book:



If you look at their logo, the two companies are connected. Adam is a director and partner:
Leadership – Harlo Financial

He mentions Hour Holdings and Green Storage, but he doesn’t mention that Barry (Sherfam) funded them.


Beacon Hall is a private Toronto golf course that developers are interested in purchasing. On 2020 an offer was put in, and it became so contentious that a bomb threat was involved:
Beacon Hall receives bomb threat as potential sale turns nasty

Then in April, 2021, Harlo made a 250 million dollar bid:

Toronto-based developer makes new offer for Beacon Hall Golf Club

December, 2021, two other developers made bids:


Developers raise the stakes again in bidding for Beacon Hall Golf Club

Because it’s a privately-owned golf club, the members stand to make a fortune if it’s sold.

If you look at some of the most common theories and suspects in the murders, Toronto real estate development seems interwoven, imo.

ETA: Sorry for the repeated information, (!!) I had a WS tab open and didn’t refresh the page.

Might as well paste a photo of AP, on the left:


“Orillia Storage owners Adam Paulin and Al Azevedo were disappointed by the outcome of Monday’s discussion.

“By March 1, we could lose half our customers, and there’s half your revenue that you survive on,” Paulin told Simcoe.com.

“And still pay the same taxes, still have the same overhead,” added Azevedo.”

Photo and quote from 2016 article:
Orillia business fears road closure will drive away customers

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Feb. 20, 2021 lengthy
Brother vs. sister: Two of Barry and Honey Sherman’s children in a battle for control of the family empire | The Star
rbbm.
''Sherman insiders say that soon after the murders, Jonathon suggested his own business partner, Adam Paulin, take an office at Sherfam to oversee its activities. Paulin and Jonathon have the Green Storage self-storage company together — funded with $125 million from Barry Sherman — and Jonathon has said he relies heavily on Paulin for his business acumen. (Paulin has business degrees from both Ivey at Western University and the Schulich School of Business at York.)

Glasenberg disagreed with Jonathon’s plan to bring in Paulin, insiders say. “Glasenberg said if Paulin was in, he was out.” Such is Glasenberg’s sway, that Paulin did not take an office at Sherfam. (Glasenberg told me he does not recall this.)

In their statement to the Star late Friday, the three Sherman sisters said “we do not believe that Mr. Paulin would be a qualified or appropriate addition to the management team of the Sherman family companies.”

The Star has tried to speak to Paulin over the past two years, but he has not responded to requests for comment.

According to insiders, Paulin might also have been one of Barry’s estate trustees if Jonathon had his way. When Barry Sherman was changing his trustees from eight to four in early 2017, Jonathon suggested Paulin as a trustee. “Barry said no way,” according to the insider.

Jockeying for position


“Mr. Glasenberg is an experienced and competent executive and manager of the business. We are grateful to Mr. Glasenberg for his continued work and diligence and we support his role managing the Sherman family business.”

According to Jonathon, Kay was “micromanaging” Apotex. Also, Kay was insisting on continuing Barry’s plan to invest $50 million to expand a Florida drug factory Barry had purchased not long before he died. Jonathon disliked Kay’s regular lunches with Frank D’Angelo, a Toronto entrepreneur Barry had backed for more than a decade. It also perturbed Jonathon that Kay had moved into his father’s office (after the police tape came down in early 2018).''

''In 2019, Alexandra refused to approve a $40-50 million plan Jonathon and one of his business partners, Jonathan Tkatch, had to build a “premium” hockey rink. (Jonathon Sherman and Tkatch have a mortgage company called Harlo Financial, set up just before the murders. Jonathon said in an interview he and partner Adam Paulin “had some cash sitting around for projects.”

That last sentence is not true, imo, based on what we now know.

 

[dotr]

That last sentence is not true, imo, based on what we now know.

Correct! rbbm.
2019
Barry Sherman’s son raised concerns about Apotex founder’s investment strategy and business competence: Sources - WWWHive Digital
''By the spring of 2015, according to provincial land title documents, Green Storage had a total of $71 million in loans registered against its properties from a company called Hour Holdings, which used Apotex as its mailing address. The directors of Hour Holdings and the related Hour Investments are Jonathon Sherman and Adam Paulin. Green Storage directors are Sherman and Paulin as well.

Sherman insiders with knowledge of these financial matters say that Hour Holdings was funded by Barry Sherman.''

 

[juli99]

The Psychology of Murder for Hire

The psychology of murder for hire:

"More likely, the person behind the plot is angry. He is angry at the thought of giving half his assets to a woman he can't stand. She is sick and tired of her husband's ex interfering in their lives and turning her stepdaughters against her. He is fed up with having to wait for his elderly mother to die so he can get the inheritance he deserves right now. What provides the impetus for action - what separates this person from some of us who might feel similarly in the same situation - is the sense of entitlement and lack of empathy underneath this person's facade. This is a person who believes s/he deserves to get what s/he wants no matter what the cost to others."

 

[Window21]

is the sense of entitlement and lack of empathy underneath this person's facade. This is a person who believes s/he deserves to get what s/he wants no matter what the cost to others."

Well... from what I have read in many articles that describes JS.
Also, AP and JS are VERY close and seemed to rely on BS for funding, it may be indirectly but there always seemed to be lots of money floating towards JS.
Then JS always wanted AP involved in any business meeting involving BS...why?? We all ready know that BS objected to having AP attending meetings so I wonder what the real underlying problem was?
Did BS have an issue with AP? Did he feel that AP was getting to involved in Apotex business and was BS tired of bankrolling JS, and in turn that was helping AP with his businesses and BS was done with all of this?
Another thing I was thinking, when BS asked JS to pay back the millions he asked for just before his death..would that of had an impact on the storage company and Harlo financial?
All JMO...

 

[lukeonetwo]

Barry and Honey Sherman may have been under ‘surveillance’ a month before their murders, homicide detectives believe

Excerpted from the above Star article:

"Thursday, at 5:34 p.m., Barry and Honey’s son Jonathon, who had returned Monday from a trip to Japan with his husband Fred Mercure, emailed Barry to invite him to a holiday dinner the next week, on Dec. 18. The dinner was billed as the “Green Storage Christmas Party Dinner.” Green Storage is a company owned by Jonathon and his business partner Adam Paulin, funded by Barry."

Considering the timing of this email relative to the police's death timeline, the date of the party being so soon into the future and past reported email correspondence between JS and BS referencing Adam Paulin, this invitation seems off, imo. Who invites someone (even a closeknit person) to a company holiday party so close to the event happening? Was this email timed as a cover attempt? Or, is JS innocent and the email is a subtle slight to BS given the funding request history between JS and BS? 12/14 invite to a 12/18 party just seems odd imo, but it could be innocuous-it was the holidays, after all. BS had a history with funding the storage company so it makes sense he could be invited as a gesture, and he was so busy perhaps he was unlikely to go. When were other invitations sent? Was it just a mass email to colleagues type of invitation? Would also be interesting to see the actual entire text of this email inviting BS to this party. All just my opinions based on KD's reporting of this email and the funding and funding request history between JS and BS.

 

[ldlager]

Ok, I thought maybe there was more to it. AP saying to JS - hey let's order a hit on your parents so that you come into an inheritance and that helps boost our Green Storage business. Seems like a lot of dots need to be connected. I really feel like whoever ordered the hit had to have a hatred for BS and/or HS. JMO

There is no requirement for AP to have told JS about the murder plan, if there was one. Or vice versa. MOO

 

[dotr]

Barry and Honey Sherman may have been under ‘surveillance’ a month before their murders, homicide detectives believe

Excerpted from the above Star article:

"Thursday, at 5:34 p.m., Barry and Honey’s son Jonathon, who had returned Monday from a trip to Japan with his husband Fred Mercure, emailed Barry to invite him to a holiday dinner the next week, on Dec. 18. The dinner was billed as the “Green Storage Christmas Party Dinner.” Green Storage is a company owned by Jonathon and his business partner Adam Paulin, funded by Barry."

Considering the timing of this email relative to the police's death timeline, the date of the party being so soon into the future and past reported email correspondence between JS and BS referencing Adam Paulin, this invitation seems off, imo. Who invites someone (even a closeknit person) to a company holiday party so close to the event happening? Was this email timed as a cover attempt? Or, is JS innocent and the email is a subtle slight to BS given the funding request history between JS and BS? 12/14 invite to a 12/18 party just seems odd imo, but it could be innocuous-it was the holidays, after all. BS had a history with funding the storage company so it makes sense he could be invited as a gesture, and he was so busy perhaps he was unlikely to go. When were other invitations sent? Was it just a mass email to colleagues type of invitation? Would also be interesting to see the actual entire text of this email inviting BS to this party. All just my opinions based on KD's reporting of this email and the funding and funding request history between JS and BS.

Welcome to Ws lukeonetwo! Thanks for the reminder about the party.. rbbm.

Barry and Honey Sherman may have been stalked, police believe | The Star
''Thursday, at 5:34 p.m., Barry and Honey’s son Jonathon, who had returned Monday from a trip to Japan with his husband Fred Mercure, emailed Barry to invite him to a holiday dinner the next week, on Dec. 18. The dinner was billed as the “Green Storage Christmas Party Dinner.” Green Storage is a company owned by Jonathon and his business partner Adam Paulin, funded by Barry.''

''Then, at 11 a.m., Jeremy Desai, the then president and CEO of Apotex (he was let go after Barry died, telling police he had lost “Barry’s protection”) emails Barry to tell him that the British health authorities had “suspended” the Apotex health certificate for one of their drug plants in India. Desai told police he would have “expected a response” from Barry to this news.

The Shermans’ bodies were discovered by a realtor less than an hour later, and news hit Apotex and social media by early to mid-afternoon.

There are two more text communications police list, but given how wide the news of the Sherman death spread and how quickly, it is possible that the time codes in the police documents are incorrect, or that the text messages came in long after they were sent.''

Health Canada bans drugs from two Apotex factories in India | The Star
Oct. 01, 2014

 

[juli99]

Barry and Honey Sherman may have been under ‘surveillance’ a month before their murders, homicide detectives believe

Excerpted from the above Star article:

"Thursday, at 5:34 p.m., Barry and Honey’s son Jonathon, who had returned Monday from a trip to Japan with his husband Fred Mercure, emailed Barry to invite him to a holiday dinner the next week, on Dec. 18. The dinner was billed as the “Green Storage Christmas Party Dinner.” Green Storage is a company owned by Jonathon and his business partner Adam Paulin, funded by Barry."

Considering the timing of this email relative to the police's death timeline, the date of the party being so soon into the future and past reported email correspondence between JS and BS referencing Adam Paulin, this invitation seems off, imo. Who invites someone (even a closeknit person) to a company holiday party so close to the event happening? Was this email timed as a cover attempt? Or, is JS innocent and the email is a subtle slight to BS given the funding request history between JS and BS? 12/14 invite to a 12/18 party just seems odd imo, but it could be innocuous-it was the holidays, after all. BS had a history with funding the storage company so it makes sense he could be invited as a gesture, and he was so busy perhaps he was unlikely to go. When were other invitations sent? Was it just a mass email to colleagues type of invitation? Would also be interesting to see the actual entire text of this email inviting BS to this party. All just my opinions based on KD's reporting of this email and the funding and funding request history between JS and BS.

That is what's known as an "unvitation."

"Sending an invitation very last minute with the hope invitee will already have plans. Unvites are used when you do not want someone to attend but NOT sending them an invitation would be rude."

Urban Dictionary: unvitation

 

[WINDSOR]

That is what's known as an "unvitation."

"Sending an invitation very last minute with the hope invitee will already have plans. Unvites are used when you do not want someone to attend but NOT sending them an invitation would be rude."

Urban Dictionary: unvitation

True, Might also be 'covering my rear' effort, like the hand time stamp.

Which question would you rather answer?
Q. BTW why did you not invite your dad to the Green Storage Christmas party, a company he funded?
A. I knew he would not be able to attend.
or
Q. Why was it a last minute invite, to the Green storage Christmas party, when other invites went out much earlier.
A. There was a problem with computer software and initially he was left off by accident.

 

[William_60]

On the topic of The Thursday Man…the morning visitor.

CCTV cams from a neighbor’s home captured quite a bit of his visit.

Q: Was it these same two cameras that likely captured NW approaching the Sherman’s home?

I’m not satisfied with the release of the Night Walker video. It’s interesting, certainly, but it’s not accompanied by a lick of any other information.

What time was it when he was seen approaching the Sherman’s property? What did he do exactly?

The cam’s caught enough of Thursday Man to make a movie short, so why is the nature of NW’s visit so ($&@&)**#!!!) non-descript?

Police were late releasing it, and yet…can’t provide any relevant and related data to support it?

What time was it when he strolled past 59 Bannatyne Dr.? If that’s known, it’s not shared.

Thursday Man’s footage was scrutinized. I’d be surprised if it was a completely different source cam capturing the arrival of NW.

Whatever the source cam, did it capture NW leaving 50 Old Colony?

Geez, there are answers to the questions. A cynical citizen could take the view that, in the absence of any other info related to it, the vid is a late-grasp at straw.

 

[juli99]

On the topic of The Thursday Man…the morning visitor.

CCTV cams from a neighbor’s home captured quite a bit of his visit.

Q: Was it these same two cameras that likely captured NW approaching the Sherman’s home?

I’m not satisfied with the release of the Night Walker video. It’s interesting, certainly, but it’s not accompanied by a lick of any other information.

What time was it when he was seen approaching the Sherman’s property? What did he do exactly?

The cam’s caught enough of Thursday Man to make a movie short, so why is the nature of NW’s visit so ($&@&)**#!!!) non-descript?

Police were late releasing it, and yet…can’t provide any relevant and related data to support it?

What time was it when he strolled past 59 Bannatyne Dr.? If that’s known, it’s not shared.

Thursday Man’s footage was scrutinized. I’d be surprised if it was a completely different source cam capturing the arrival of NW.

Whatever the source cam, did it capture NW leaving 50 Old Colony?

Geez, there are answers to the questions. A cynical citizen could take the view that, in the absence of any other info related to it, the vid is a late-grasp at straw.

I don't think the NW went in through the front of the house, in which case it wouldn't be the same cam. But you are correct, they have given us extremely little info about the timing of the NW or what other places he was spotted. I assume they don't want to release that info because if the public knows everything they can't properly vet suspects?

 

[Sillybilly]

ADMIN NOTE:

There are no officially named POIs in this case.

Websleuths 101 ... Members may discuss what is said in MSM or by LE about individuals or what they themselves may have said in MSM or other approved source (including KD's book), but do NOT sleuth them further and post those findings on this public thread.

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ETA: Also, do NOT make accusations or insinuations about someone's possible involvement unless they are a named POI.

 

[dotr]

Not likely related, but noting here because it is an unusual occurrence, imo, in Forest Hill- this event happened very close to where the Shermans would have built their new mansion, fwiw, imo, speculation.
Jan 24 2022
Man in critical condition after Forest Hill shooting | Toronto Sun
''A late-night shooting Toronto’s Forest Hill neighbourhood left a man in critical condition.
Toronto Police say the shooting occurred just before 10 p.m. Sunday in a laneway between two homes on Avenue Rd., two blocks south of Eglinton Ave. W.''

''Toronto Police say the shooting occurred just before 10 p.m. Sunday in a laneway between two homes on Avenue Rd., two blocks south of Eglinton Ave. W.

Liam McIvor, who lives across the street from the shooting scene, said such incidents are rare in the area.''

“You don’t see much action like this around here,” he told the Sun on Monday.

 

[lukeonetwo]

Reading KD's book and saw a 60 Minutes interview mentioned. This seems like it. Imo nothing to do with the case content-wise, but interesting to see BS. I believe BS appears around 8:20.

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Reading KD's book and saw a 60 Minutes interview mentioned. This seems like it. Imo nothing to do with the case content-wise, but interesting to see BS. I believe BS appears around 8:20.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I searched EVERYWHERE for this interview when it was first mentioned in the case. 60 Minutes couldn’t even help me find it.

This was viewed as a disaster for Barry in terms of PR and ethics. It looks like Dr. Olivieri herself put it on YouTube 11 months ago—good for her.

 

[lukeonetwo]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I searched EVERYWHERE for this interview when it was first mentioned in the case. 60 Minutes couldn’t even help me find it.

This was viewed as a disaster for Barry in terms of PR and ethics. It looks like Dr. Olivieri herself put it on YouTube 11 months ago—good for her.

You're very welcome. I'm new here, so I'm not really sure about the rules and parameters. Saw the post from the mod but could not edit a prior post (if the mod's message even applied to me-not sure) If anyone can point me to the best guidelines, I would greatly appreciate it. Definitely wanting to follow the rules.

In terms of the 60 min interview, on its face and in KD's book it doesn't look bad to me personally. People say it was embarrassing to BS, but that does not come across to me. I guess it depends on who you believe regarding this drug but also, these drugs have grey areas of interpretation and imo as someone who takes several prescribed pills daily, there are certainly arguments for me taking them either way in terms of side effects, risk and impact. Perhaps that is the case here.

As KD outlines in greater detail, Dr. Nancy O. had the perspective it had potentially dangerous aspects, while BS is portrayed in the book as wanting to produce this not that profitable drug because it would save lives of people with a relatively rare condition and in BS's view, "no one else will" make the drug. The voicemail in the 60 Minutes clip isn't out of bounds legally, it seems. She did sign a confidentiality agreement, although I respect her wanting to warn patients. People should attack confidentiality agreements as a concept. There should be truth and accountability for all, and issues like this being condensed to a TV interview are not a best practice for truly understanding the scientific intricacies of prescription meds.

JMO as a patient taking multiple pills with severe and life-altering effects both good and bad (although I don't and have never taken the one in play in this interview).

Also of note in this chapter of KD's book is that BS would reportedly sometimes send legal briefs or work he was particularly proud of to daughter Alex. It was a great detail.