The Fifth Estate

Episode 1

Murder in Cottage Country

It's a dark tale of people vanishing, mystery, and suspicion of murder: Nearly two decades ago in a secluded part of Ontario's cottage country, four elderly people disappeared without a trace. Police spent years searching for bodies, clues and answers. To this day, the seniors have never been found -- and no one has been held accountable for their disappearance. Now, in a joint investigation with The Walrus magazine, The Fifth Estate uncovers long-secret police documents and new details about the people who went missing, the suspects police had in their sights and clues to what may have happened.

Episode 2

Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned?

Mark Kelly investigates efforts to ban pit bulls.

Episode 3

The Truth Smugglers

Gillian Findlay reports on the people in Syria who smuggle out photographs and thousands of pages of secret official documents, hoping they will need to conviction of Bashar Al Assad for war crimes. (Newsmagazine).

Episode 4

Jasmeet Singh: The Color of Politics

A look at Jasmeet Singh, who became leader of the first visible minority to lead a major Canadian political party after a first-ballot victory of become leader of the NDP. (Newsmagazine).

Episode 5

Tainted Tests: Broken Families

An investigation into the Motherisk hair testing, a test to determine whether parents were abusing drugs or alcohol.

Episode 6

Terror Plot in Canada: The Inside Man

A man who helped uncover a terror plot targeting Canadian passenger train is spotlighted. (Newsmagazine).

Episode 8

The Super Scaplers

A look at the world of online ticket sales features a story of a Canadian Super Sculper, as revealed in the Paradise Papers.

Episode 10

Circle of Fear

Gillian Findley investigates three woman brutally killed in Renfrew County, Ontario.

Episode 11

Death Behind Bars

The deaths of two prisoners are spotlighted in this investigation of deaths in an Ontario jail. (Newsmagazine).

Episode 12

Gambling on Addiction

Experts believe percent of Canada's government gambling revenue comes from problem gamblers.

Episode 13

Brainwashed: The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada

Victims come forward with claims of being part of an experiment involving brainwashing in the 1950s and 1960s at a psychiatric hospital.

Episode 14

The Murders of Dellen Millard

A profile of Dellen Millard, an aviation empire heir who was convicted of pair of murders, one in 2012 and another in 2013. (Newsmagazine).

Episode 15

Pulling Back the Curtin

An investigation into the allegations against one of Canada's most famous theatre companies.

Episode 18

The Hostage Family/The Muskoka Murder Files

A husband and wife talk about the five years they spent as Taliban hostages.

Episode 19

The Costco Kickbacks

Audiotapes of allegedly show how a major retailer pressed generic drug company for illegal payments.

Episode 20

Murder in the Village