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3 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 0
60 mins
In the summer of 1989, Duncan MacPherson was setting off to start a new life as a hockey coach in Europe. But the 23-year-old Saskatoon native and former NHL first-round draft pick took a holiday detour to snowboard in the Austrian Alps and then vanished - for 14 years. That disappearance plunged his family into a twenty-year search for the truth. Duncan's body was finally discovered in 2003, found frozen in a crevasse on a glacier near a popular ski run. Austrian police and operators of the Innsbruck-area resort have long maintained it a closed case - claiming MacPherson's death was just an accident, the result of his venturing away from the safety of the designated course and into dangerous terrain. Five years ago, the fifth estate took its first in-depth look at the mystery in an episode dubbed "The Iceman," and raised many troubling questions about the official version of events. In a new report titled "A Cold Case," the fifth estate's Linden MacIntyre teams up with investigative journalist and author John Leake, and top forensic specialists to break new ground in the 22-year mystery. "A Cold Case" presents the explosive and compelling last chapter of the Iceman's story, and gets as close to the truth of what really happened to Duncan MacPherson that day in Austria as anyone will likely ever get.
Episode 9
45 mins
Every fall hundreds of teenagers from remote reserves in Northern Ontario fly into the city of Thunder Bay looking to get a high school diploma, but in recent years that struggle has been tainted by tragedy. Seven of those students have died sudden and unexpected deaths.
Episode 12
45 mins
Every year millions of Canadians pack up their bags and head out for the holidays, hoping that careful planning, travel insurance and a Canadian passport will help keep them safe. In "Holiday Hell," the fifth estate looks at three cases of Canadian travelers whose dream holidays were shattered by tragedy. Their experiences raise troubling questions about whether vacationers' health and safety are properly protected. Gillian Findlay examines a shipboard heart attack during a Mediterranean cruise. Heather and Bernie Hamilton booked a holiday ocean tour to celebrate their retirement and 38 years of marriage. It was supposed to be a risk free adventure with all the care and comforts of home. But when Bernie collapsed on the cabin floor, their dream holiday became a medical nightmare. Bob McKeown tells the story of two daring travelers from western Canada. Their high-mountain trek to Macchu Picchu would turn out to be less a wonder than a struggle to stay alive when they got caught in a deadly landslide. Diana Swain has the story of a mother of two from Ontario who went to Mexico for some fun in the sun. She'd just finished a game of beach volleyball and went into the ocean water to rinse off when she was attacked by a shark in front of horrified tourists. Her journey back to the Mexican resort where it happened takes her from tragedy to redemption. Are vacationers properly advised about potential dangers? Is the medical care provided by cruise ship and resort operators adequate in case of emergency? And whom can you turn to when things go wrong?