The Toronto police were investigating the murder of just Honey Sherman — not Barry and Honey — for almost a full month after the couple’s strangled bodies were found in their home, search warrant documents reveal. Information contained in these police documents sheds more light on the confusing start to the investigation into the deaths of the Shermans in what was eventually determined in late January to be a “targeted” double homicide. Barry, the founder of generic drug giant Apotex, and his wife, were found dead in the downstairs swimming pool room of their home on Dec. 15, 2017.An early police theory of the crime, now debunked, was that Barry killed Honey, then killed himself. These search warrant documents show that in the early days of the probe police appear to have believed only Honey was a victim of murder and that theory continued until at least Jan. 10, 2017.Documents obtained by the Star also reveal that 51 police officers are probing the case, they have received 64 “tips,” and among the documents detectives have seized are the Shermans’ medical records dating to December 2010.Read more:Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered, private investigators claimHoney Sherman was ‘ultimate connector’ with ‘best Rolodex in the country’When it came to launching legal battles, Apotex founder Barry Sherman was ‘absolutely singular’The Shermans were found dead in their home just before noon on Dec. 15 by their real estate agent. The home was for sale.That evening, Detective Brandon Price of the Homicide squad told reporters that there were no signs of forced item and they were not seeking suspects. That led to a great deal of speculation, with police sources telling the media that the working theory was murder suicide — that Barry Sherman had killed his wife and then himself. Publicly, police never made that statement.Sherman family and friends were outraged at this notion. The ...
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