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Crime Beat

Who Killed Sonia?

Crime Beat

Curiouscast

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, News

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Police say they won’t quit until they find Sonia Varaschin’s killer. The investigation into the 42-year-old nurse’s death began when she didn’t show up for work at a Mississauga pharmaceutical company. Her remains were discovered a week later in Caledon, approximately 12 kilometres from her home. Investigators say she was “brutally murdered in her residence” in Orangeville. But Sonia’s family questions why it’s taking so long to make an arrest. Will new leads solve this 10-year-old cold case? Premiered Oct 17, 2020 For more info, please go to ⁠https://globalnews.ca/tag/crime-beat/⁠ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: ⁠https://youtu.be/Lu34bMiZVKI?si=HdKNA1wsfIePmjvR ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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A listener's note.

0:29.0

The following episode contains course language, adult themes and content of a violent and disturbing nature, and may not be suitable for everyone.

0:37.2

Listener discretion is advised.

0:41.8

On a late summer morning, a white Toyota Corolla was found abandoned in an alley behind a business

0:49.2

in Orangeville, Ontario. The bedroom community is located about 80 kilometers northwest of Toronto and is popular

0:57.7

for those who prefer a quieter lifestyle. At about 10 a.m., on Monday, August 30th, 2010,

1:06.0

the vehicle was discovered with its front doors and trunk open. There were blood smears on the rear bumper.

1:13.6

Well, they said, we find your daughter's car and there's blood on it.

1:18.6

Within the vehicle was Sonia's nursing identification.

1:22.6

Does it make sense that this could happen to your daughter?

1:24.6

Absolutely not.

1:25.6

At this point, we're preparing the family and ourselves for the worst.

1:29.3

Where is she? Where we're going to find her?

1:32.3

I'm Nancy Hicks, a senior crime reporter for Global News.

1:37.3

Today we continue with our special series of Crime Beat,

1:41.3

where I share stories put together by my colleagues from the TV documentary series.

1:47.1

In this episode, Catherine McDonald shares how despite best efforts, this case went cold.

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