Daughter of Barry and Honey Sherman pleads for help to solve parents’ murder

‘No justice, no closure’ as family marks fifth anniversary

One of the four children of slain billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman issued an emotional plea for help in solving her parents’ murder.

“Five years ago, on Dec. 13, 2017, my beloved parents, Honey and Barry Sherman, were brutally murdered in their Toronto home,” Alexandra Krawczyk said in a written statement. “So far there has been no justice for them and no closure for me and my family.”

Barry Sherman, founder of Apotex, and his wife, Honey, were found in a macabre position in their Toronto home, belts around their necks and seated beside the basement swimming pool. They had been strangled. The day their bodies were discovered, Alexandra and her husband, Brad Krawczyk, were expecting them over for a Hanukkah dinner. Instead, Alexandra found herself hosting family and friends at her home, as rumours swirled that police thought her parents might have died in a murdersuicide. Toronto Police Service announced it was a double murder six weeks later, following a Star investigative report.

“My heart is broken. My loss is immeasurable. My children have lost their grandparents. We miss their guidance, love, and wisdom,” Krawczyk said.

Police still say the Sherman case is an open and active investigation and recently told the Star they are seeking information in five different countries they believe will help them in their probe.

Krawczyk noted the Sherman family’s $10-million reward “for information leading to a conviction” remains available.

The Star checked in with the police homicide unit this week to see if there were any plans to issue a statement on the fifth anniversary. Police said there are no plans but that “could change.”

Police have said they have numerous “persons of interest” but only one suspect has been identified — a man dubbed the “walking man” who was seen in the area of the Sherman home at the time of the murders. Police spent four years trying to identify the person, to no avail.

Krawczyk, a nurse by training, has taken over the mantle of leadership in the Sherman family’s charity endeavours.

“With kindness and humility, my parents provided leadership and unbound generosity to charities across Canada and around the world,” she said. “Their dedication to service and philanthropy impacted many people, some of whom have shared their beautiful and inspiring stories with me.”

What Krawczyk said is impossible to erase from her mind is her parents’ final few hours. As the Star has reported, the Shermans were last seen alive together at a meeting at Apotex to discuss plans for a new home they were building close to where Krawczyk and Honey’s sister Mary Shechtman live in Forest Hill. Honey left Apotex around 6:15 p.m. on the

Wednesday and was home just before 8 p.m. after a brief shopping trip. Barry left Apotex shortly before 8:30 p.m. and was home before 9 p.m. Both were murdered before midnight, police said.

“The horrific manner in which they were taken from us has been extremely traumatic and has irreparably damaged the fabric of our community,” Krawczyk said. “If you have any information about the murders of my parents, I urge you to please contact the Toronto Police Service at shermantips@torontopolice.on.ca.”

As the Star has previously reported, the Shermans’ son Jonathon said that his sister Alexandra believes he has something to do with the murders.

“I can tell you I was not involved,” Jonathon told the Star. He has hired a lawyer to help him search for clues leading to his parents’ killer or killers.