A prominent Toronto lawyer said the family of a billionaire philanthropist couple found dead in their home two weeks ago hired a team of private forensic experts to investigate.
Sherman family representative Brian Greenspan confirmed Thursday that private investigators will provide ‘a second lens’ to the Toronto police investigation.
Seventy-five-year-old Barry Sherman was the founder of generic drugmaker Apotex.
He and his 70-year-old wife Honey were found dead in their Toronto mansion on December 15.
Honey and Barry Sherman, Chairman and CEO of Apotex Inc., are shown at the annual United Jewish Appeal fundraiser in 2010. The couple were found dead inside their Toronto, Ontario, Canada home December 15
Seventy-five-year-old Barry Sherman was the founder of generic drugmaker Apotex. This undated photo shows him working at the company
A police forensics photographer works outside the home of the Shermans who were found dead under circumstances that police described as ‘suspicious,’ in Toronto December 16, 2017
Tom Klatt, of Klatt Investigations, has worked several related cases, which also includes ’70 murder investigations,’ according to The Star.
‘I’ve retained Klatt investigations and other experts, and also authorized (Klatt) to retain other experts and investigators with whom he works,’ Greenspan told the newspaper.
Also, those with ‘whom I’ve worked over the years to assist in making proper inquiries on behalf of the family and ensuring a comprehensive investigation is conducted.’
Police call the deaths suspicious and say both died of ‘ligature neck compression,’ but say there were no signs of forced entry.
Police are shown outside the Sherman home Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 15, 2017
‘Investigators will wait for the results of the post mortem,’ Toronto Police Service Constable David Hopkinson told HuffPost Canada.
‘They will then determine the course of their investigation and only then will they issue a statement.’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie expressed their condolences in a social media statement the same day the Sherman’s were found.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie expressed their condolences in a social media statement. The couple are shown during the G20 Summit on July,7,2017 in Hamburg, Germany
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau released the statement on Twitter December 15, when the couple were found
‘Sophie and I are saddened by news of the sudden passing of Barry and Honey Sherman,’ Trudeau wrote to Twitter.
‘Our condolences to their family & friends, and to everyone touched by their vision & spirit.’
The late Barry Sherman founded Toronto-based company in 1974 with only two employees.
He turned the generic drugmaker into a company that now has 11,000 employees worldwide.