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Podcast: Unsolved Canadian Mysteries
Episode: Bonus: The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson
Description: Tom Thomson was one of Canada’s most celebrated painters, known for his breathtaking depictions of the country’s wilderness, particularly Algonquin Provincial Park. However, his legacy is forever intertwined with mystery, as his untimely death in 1917 remains one of Canada’s greatest unsolved cases.On July 8, 1917, Thomson set out on a solo canoe trip in Algonquin Park. When he failed to return, concern grew. A week later, his body was found floating in Canoe Lake, with a bruise on his temple and a fishing line wrapped around his leg. His canoe was discovered overturned, but something about the circum...