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[Music] and Owens sound police are releasing photos of the suspects wanted in the
vicious assault of a business owner last week these are the photos of two of the
men wanted in the attack and the vehicle that they were driving police say the men attacked Sharie Ramen while he was
in the process of closing his restaurant the Curry House last Thursday night he was settling up with the last remaining
group of customers when they attacked him allegedly pushing and striking him and his nephew now there was a large
turnout in Owen Sound last night in support of rwen about 800 people gathered through the downtown area for a
vigil raman's nephew suffered minor injuries but Raman himself suffered serious life-threatening head injuries
and has not yet regained Consciousness he remains in a London Ontario hospital there is another event planned for
tomorrow in Owen Sound in support of ramen and his [Music] family [Music] you heard it there that is audio from
CTV News and you can find them at ctvnews.ca online that was a report of an incredibly aggravating story out of
Ontario Canada and the result of that senseless attack is quite heartbreaking but before we get into the details of
this week's True Crime Story we need to introduce you all to a great man named share Ramen born and raised in
Bangladesh Sharie Ramen moved to Canada about 10 years before the events that we
will be discussing this week and those events are unfortunately leading up to the events of this last summer sadly
Sharie Ramen was murdered in August of 2023 now this murder took place in a very public setting which quickly led to
a very public murder investigation this attack resulting in sharie's death took place on Canadian soil and as far as I
know Captain we might be the first American True Crime podcast show to provide coverage of this ongoing
investigation let's learn a little bit about Sheriff now prior to arriving in the small city of Owen Sound Ontario
Sheriff earned a master's degree in International Development at the University of Glasgow in Scotland then
in 2015 Sharie purchased the Curry House a business that would marry two of his great loves delicious foods and giving
back to his community Sharie Ramen was a beloved individual he is described by family and friends as a gentle spirit so
from 2015 through last summer shareif is a local small business owner who somehow
manages to find time to volunteer for food banks and homeless shelters it was was also successful at helping to raise
funds with a goal to end Hunger in his community and Beyond he was a board member of the grey Bruce YMCA and he and
his family spent time supporting their neighborhood initiatives as well so as one will figure he is rather a busy dude
because as said he was doing this all while running a popular downtown restaurant the Curry House we know that
he very much enjoyed his restaurant for many reasons he loved providing wonderful food and jobs to local
residents but the greatest joy his restaurant afforded was a space for community members of all ethnicities to
come together to enjoy food conversation and connection frequently characterized
as a peaceful and kind individual the Beloved local business owner seemed an extremely unlikely victim of a violent
attack that he would unfortunately suffer on a humid August Night in 2023 just a couple examples of what he
was doing for the community he'd have special events and the profits of those events would go to feeding the homeless
he also would donate his time and by cooking meals for the homeless as well and just to complete this picture of
this tragic mystery Sharie and his young wife Shela nazin immigrated to Canada in
2013 with the Dual goal of beginning a business and starting a family the two relocated to Canada in 2013 and settled
in the small city of Owen Sound Ontario the community seems to have everything the young couple was looking for
diversity friendly residence business prospects and opportunities to get involved in local charities fundraising
and other community activities in 2015 the dream was realized when the couple purchased the Curry House a
restaurant in downtown Owens Sound Ontario the second and no doubt far more important was achieved when having a
baby in 2017 the couple welcomed their daughter just 6 years before Shari's untimely and
tragic death in March of 202 Sharie Ramen did an interview with Century 21 this was an in studio video interview
and anyone who has seen this I think will agree what I see in this interview is shareif is a relaxed modest man who
is the embodiment of a true immigrant success story he's softspoken and friendly but exuding a quiet confidence
Sharie ramen's eyes sparkle when he discusses the dishes he lovingly prepares at the Curry
House it is clear that the restaurant specializing in Indian Cuisine from parts of India Pakistan and
Bangladesh this is his pride and joy and shereif is unhesitating when asked to name his most
popular dish chicken tikka masala in response to a question about the spiciest dish on the menu Sharie
laughingly categorizes the vulu as 10 out of 10 on the fiery scale but he becomes truly animated when he describes
why he Delights in what he does for a living how every day is different and the Deep connection that he feels to
each of his customers and the community at large a little more than a year after
that interview a brutal attack would heartlessly extinguish this Shining Light this The Shining Light of this
community the Owen Sound Community and patrons of the restaurant and neighbors would forever mourn the loss of a
beloved business leader and friend The Vicious murder of Sharie Ramen is as of yet unsolved and I say as of yet because
I think that there is plenty of meat on the bone here and a way for the public to help and the Community is left to
wonder who would callously take this gentle inspirational soul and true leader from their midst so after
purchasing the restaurant the Curry House in 2015 captain and putting down roots in their adopted Community Sharie
soon became a beloved fixture of that neighborhood again he enjoyed not just feeding everybody in the community
anybody that was willing to stop into his restaurant but also providing jobs and you and I both talked and touched
upon on some of his fundraising efforts and volunteering efforts but he was also
a board member of the Owen Sound gray Bruce YMCA a generous supporter of their programs and he welcomed newcomers to
the neighborhood and you can imagine that he's in a good position to do this as a business owner a family man but as
somebody that moved there from far away himself right so he could share in his experiences and help them out to get
better acquainted with the community and again this this individual is doing things in his community in a positive
way and doing many things that you don't have to do as a business owner he didn't
have to feed the Homeless he didn't have to have special events to try to raise money he he could have just went to work
and kept his head down and took all the funds and made his pockets bigger but that's not what kind of person he was
and you know it's January a lot of people were looking for a new gym or for for a gym membership somewhere checking
out their their local places to work out as said he was board member at the uh YMCA there but he had also set up and
was running helping to run a small Cafe in the lobby of the YMCA's facility so anybody that's ever experienced a
cafeteria or a cafe or a a gym that provides maybe a a smoothie or juice bar yeah that's that's quite a an amenity to
uh those locations yeah I heard that he served a cafe latte so Owen Sound this is a smaller Community it's a Charming
city located on the southern shore of the Georgian of the Georgian Bay known as the scenic city it lies at the foot
foot of the Bruce Peninsula nestled at the mouths of Two Rivers so this is a gorgeous area think hiking trails Parks
breathtaking waterfalls and a large tranquil Harbor The Great Outdoors is just moments away from the historic
downtown that's where his restaurant is located this vibrant historic city has a
population of a little more than 21,000 people so it's it's not a huge community
according to the 2021 census as said just over 21,000 people Owens sounds thriving downtown area host numerous
annual cultural events and festivals so it's not difficult to see why people continue to flock to this area as there
are so many different advantages that would appeal to a wide range of people now some have said and we see this all
over the map Captain with all these cases that we discuss with increased population and growth sometimes come big
city issues and problems like many communities across the US and in Canada the city was dealing with destitution
and homelessness the affordability of available housing and the effects of the drug epidemic crime appeared to be
steadily increasing in 2023 in Owen Sound some of these would be violent crimes so to give an example of the crime
Trends in this city right from 2016 to 2022 there was only one single homicide reported in this community one now fast
forward to last year 2023 we have two murders in July of 2023 and then a little more than a month
later a third life would be claimed and that unfortunately was the murder of our
respected businessman Sharie Ramen now let's get into the day in question here this will be just last summer on
Thursday August 17th 2023 and we are at the couples restaurant the popular downtown
establishment the Curry House so make mental note of that it's a Thursday it's business as usual here for the most part
we have all had the Thursday restaurant experience it tends to be a little busier than early ear in the week but
not as busy as Friday and Saturday as those are typically your money-making days it's close to closing time this
puts us roughly at about 9 to 9:15 p.m. Sharie Ramen is preparing to close the Curry house for the night so he is
circling amongst the tables exchanging pleasantries with the patrons but this is also the time in the evening when you
are cheerfully bringing up hey would you like some dessert or maybe one last drink before I bring you the check then
after the front of the house and in this case share will go around requesting that the patrons settle their bill if
they hadn't already done so shareif goes over to a table where we have three guys
sitting at this table the three male patrons had been dining that evening and Sharie asked them to settle their bill
the men apparently refused to pay their tab without explanation and they get up from their chairs and from the table and
they walk away and they leave the restaurant well shareif followed them outside in an attempt to continue the
discussion hey we still got this check that needs to be taken care of here gentlemen yeah they're essentially
stealing from his business joining him following him is his nephew adnot so now we have a group of five men and what
ends up being kind of they're kind of standing in a circle on the sidewalk just outside of the
restaurant three of them are customers who reportedly are not planning to pay the bill ref refusing in fact thieves
and two gentlemen from the Curry House restaurant in front of the Curry House a heated argument quickly escalated into a
physical confrontation resulting in shareif and his nephew being assaulted by the three men the Toronto son
reported that that that the altercation which had begun over the dispute concerning
a get ready for this people $40 check yeah occurred at around 9:15 that evening and we're pretty just
pathetic we're pretty locked and loaded on that time right it it is around 9:15 but that's a pretty solid time and we
know this based off of some evidence and things that we will get into here in a bit right
Adon sharif's nephew suffered only minor cuts and bruises from this attack but Shere was violently assaulted
and beaten about the head to the point of losing Consciousness at the local level we have
the Owen Sound Police Service they will be some of the First Responders to hit the scene
when the Owens sound Police Service osps going forward when they arrive on the scene it was clear that Sharie had
suffered some very serious injuries in the attack outside of his his restaurant his nephew Adnan was in much
better shape as we said he's not seriously hurt but Sharie had been viciously beaten about the head until he
was left in a state of unconsciousness so he's unresponsive when First Responders hit
the scene Shar had been ferociously assaulted sustaining serious injuries it was quickly determined that
Sharie was critically injured by the three attackers and so he's rushed to a London Ontario
hospital where he was placed on life support soon after arrival let's just reiterate the fact that this is over a
$40 bill that these three individuals attacked one man so violently that he goes into a coma and then has to be
placed an intensive care over a $40 Bill well and the thing that I have a hard time getting over here Captain I've
never been to Owen Sound I looked up plenty of pictures and studied the maps of the area this is not this is like an
upscale area this is a beautiful area and I know that that doesn't mean much upscale people can also be trash no I I
know that I know that crazy can happen anywhere unfortunately violence can happen happen anywhere in Even in our
safest of neighborhoods but it it does make it a little harder to Fathom it makes that
pill even harder to swallow when you find that this is something we have two situations here that make it a tough
pill to swallow one such a great guy that he seems to be highly unlikely to be the victim of a violent
attack and two such a great area that you would think that something like this wouldn't happen and the reason why I'm
focusing in on the area a little bit here is that this case to me seems to be the attack seems a little
random but maybe not completely random and I know that sounds weird to say but I think
we can get into why both could be true here later when we get to some of the theories here in this case right so
sadly Sharie would never recover from the attack and he passed away one week after he was beaten outside of his own
restaurant he was just 44 years old a pillar of his community and leaving behind a wife and a young child and I've
seen pictures of Sheree's family from some of the vils and memorials held for this man after he passed and it
was very difficult for me not to tear up seeing his his daughter's face such a cute daughter such a wonderful young
family and a man and a and his wife that are not just building their family they
really laid down some Roots here in Owens sound well I know so many True Crime shows and podcasts that say this
individual lit up a room I don't think that's what kind of man he was I think he was one of those guys that he he
didn't have to light up the room he he took a back seat and helped support other people to light up that room and
all the evidence you need to know about how great of an individual this guy was in his community to his friends and
family was when it was reported he was attacked hundreds and hundreds of people showed up to the restaurant to for to
show their support sometimes we have these events where people show up once a death has occurred but people were
showing up before he died yeah they they estimated that in on one day in particular probably about 6%
of the population of the city like that that's a good turnout now to the to the unfortunate kind of colder more business
side of these true crime stories Shari's passing this of course elevates the case
for the investigators right we are going to go from an obvious attack and assault
to now a fatal attack yeah so a week after the attack on the same day that Sharie passed away Owens sound police
released information about the violent attack on the businessman this including security camera photos and descriptions
of two Caucasian males suspects seen fleeing South on 2 Avenue East and then East on 9th Street East yeah sadly and
we'll post these photos on our social media but it's just the back of these individuals yeah they provided details
of a third suspect as well also described as Caucasian and a photo of a gray or possibly blue 2000's model
similar to a Ford Escape or Mazda Tribute so to be clear here they're not saying it's a Ford
Escape that they're looking for they're not saying it's a Mazda Tribute that they're looking for they're saying that
the description they have from what they can see the investigators are saying it
is similar to a Ford Escape or a Mazda Tribute yeah and my have frustration with this case
so far is and we'll post a picture of the vehicle as well is we have at least two individuals
photographed yes it's the back of the individuals but we have a pretty good description of this
car why hasn't anybody come forward and said I believe it's this individual or I
know that these three individuals were going to the Curry House that that night well well and police are saying to be
clear here Captain police are saying that we believe this vehicle is linked to this incident now the photos were a
little grainy but they're not bad uh they showed two of the men only from the back as the captain pointed out
but a full description including the clothing that they were wearing was included in this announcement from the
police to the public all right so all right I'm requesting that everyone now reduce the power levels to their senses
other functions and the white brain matter and redirect that energy and power Surplus to your ear balls in the
giant gray matter in between the ear balls just get to it that's the garage way of saying pay attention long way of
say Okay so the vehicle sought linked to the attack described as a gray or blue 2000s model similar to a Ford Escape or
Mazda Tribute we have three suspects that we are looking for these are the three men that were sitting at the table
that refused to pay their bill that attacked share and his nephew outside of the Curry House restaurant in August of
2023 the first suspect is described as a white man 5' 10 in tall to 6'2 in tall with a medium build and short dark hair
surveillance footage showed him wearing a blue t-shirt black shorts and black running shoes and apparently he's
wearing the right kind of shoes because in the image we have captured by that surveillance camera he is running he is
fleeing the scene suspect number two is described as a white male 5 fo10 in to 6'2 in with a medium build with short
brown hair that is or more importantly was in August of 2023 longer on top he was wearing an orange orange T-shirt
black shorts and black running shoes police are saying that both suspect number one and suspect number two are
believed to be in their mid 20s to mid-30s there is an image of this suspect as well so suspect
number one and number two both images are of the men from the back running fleeing from the scene so these have
been Circ circulating around the web now one week after the attack suspect number three
unfortunately we do not have an image of this POS but what we do have is a general description with what seems
likely to be one major difference between our suspects suspect number three is again Caucasian male he is
curly hair wearing shorts and a t-shirt but police believe that this suspect is in his late 40s to mid
50s police have released information and images of all three male suspects and again two of which they said ran
Southbound on 2 Avenue East toward the intersection of 9th Street and continued eastbound on 9th Street East following
the attack and it makes you wonder if this is possibly the Father the third suspect
being the father of these two younger individuals but what I can guarantee you is we're going to plaster these cowards
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that would be fantastic now Captain you hit on something right before the break that these guys are pieces of [ __ ] well
I no I like that you were saying that what if the older suspect is the father of the two younger
Suspects or the father of possibly one right of the other suspects so let's think about that for a minute and hone
in on it if police police are telling us based off of the the witnesses that we talked to based off of the people at the
restaurants and based off of the images that we collected from surveillance footage in the area this this is likely
other businesses in the area or maybe even traffic cameras but they are saying we believe that suspects one and two are
likely in their mid 20s to mid-30s and we also believe that suspect number three the one that we do not have a
picture or image of to circulate he's dressed very similarly he shared a sitdown meal with the other two
he's involved in this altercation and fleeing the scene we believe that this suspect suspect number three is in his
late 40s to mid-50s so if police have this information right if there's a suspicions are
correct well then that puts a possible age difference between suspects 1 and two compared to suspects suspect number
three at a range of as little as about 5 years difference to possibly up to 30 years difference in
age right so that's quite the window there and I think that does open up the possibility
for if if there is a a 15 20 25 30e Gap in age between the suspects 1 and two and suspect
3 you go further down that line and you get different possibilities is this a is
this a boss is this an uncle is it a penis head or if it's a five-year difference is it an older brother uh
maybe just an older friend but then the possibility of is this a father of one of the other suspects and the reason why
a home in on that I'm so glad you did as well is that is we already stated the police this was a very public
attack it happened downtown out on the street cowards after dark but where anybody could see the attack anybody
could see the men fleeing from the scene and police very rightfully so they very
quickly make this a very public investigation hey public we need your help to identify these horrible people
and I I think honing in on that idea three men having a dinner on a Thursday evening that happens all the
time but you really shrink your percentages if now you got the public thinking oh a father and son grown
father and son having dinner with a with a friend or grown father and son's having a dinner on a Thursday in Owen
Sound in August that can really shrink the percentages of our suspect pool what also makes you
wonder because this is such a small knit Community does somebody know something and they're just not coming
forward because oh yeah oh yeah I feel what you know me Captain I'm a betting man I would wager a Franklin somebody
out there knows one of these three has told somebody else something or somebody out there knows one or two of these men
were at the Curry house that night I I feel extremely confident about that so shame on you if you've not come forward
well no and if you haven't come forward guess what you are you're a piece of [ __ ] yeah L the
batch you might as well have been there at the attack so police didn't stop there when they were seeking information
from the public because several days after the release of the vehicle information and the suspect descriptions
Owens sound police they're they're also aided by the gray Bruce op so we got multiple agencies involved
very early on they announced that they were also seeking Witnesses from the night of sharif's murder particularly
those having video footage between 8:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. so why is that important you can see on the
surveillance footage of the image of the vehicle in particular it is is timestamped and yes we've talked about
that those time stamps can be off right but it is timestamped I believe 928 or 929 p.m. that night and we have
witnesses at the restaurant saying that this altercation took place between 9 and
9:15 yeah this looks like it says on this time on this time stamp 921 perfect so they have just enough time to
who knows if all three of them fled to the vehicle and then took off in the vehicle or if only the older suspect did
that part gets a little murky because they're trying to figure out let's create a trail of these guys and see how
far we can follow that trail to lead to who they are we have the A Member of Parliament
here MP Alex Ruff who he was publicly urging the suspects to surrender he's promising look you you will be
caught there's no question about that in his mind yeah you will be caught even if
you don't come forward you have the opportunity here now to come forward do the right thing but let's go back to
what their other request was we're requesting do you know these guys or do you know this vehicle but now we're
saying hey we're looking for additional Witnesses we're looking for people that may have video or have snapped a picture
on their phone between 8:00 p.m. and 9 9:45 p.m. if you are from Owen Sound if you live there or were visiting
there in August of 2023 on this particular night between 8 and 9:45 as the police are
requesting you I want to speak directly to you if I may for a minute you do not have to believe that you saw anything of
importance you should still contact the police and tell them your experience that night well and to be clear there's
two photos that are circulating on the internet one the car is more a side view the
other view of the car is more of at an angle you can almost see the license plate I know that the photo is grainy
but law enforcement and and pretty much any Bay out there with a computer has the
technology to try to clean up that IM image and possibly get some kind of identifier of of a license plate the
these individuals will be caught and if you don't turn yourself in you're more of a
coward and I hope whatever they get in prison you got you got that coming to you buddy well and Captain's exactly
right there's two images circulating with the vehicle in regards to the vehicle there are also two images
circulating regarding the suspects number one and number two so you get an image of suspect number one of the back
of him fleeing the scene right and then the second photo you get an image of suspect number two from
the back of him fleeing the scene if you look closely in the image of suspect number one you can actually see suspect
number two fleeing in a slightly different direction right in that same image so the reason why I bring that up
here Captain is to Circle back to what police are requesting if you have any video from that night or you took any
pictures yourself in ow and sound that night you don't have to believe that you saw the suspects just send those in let
them let the police take a look at that maybe they pick up on something in the background right maybe they see that
that vehicle elsewhere in the background of your video or the background to your
picture and they're able to pick up some other detail about that vehicle that makes it more easily identifiable to
police and I bet these scumbags are hiding that vehicle right now cuz they know everybody's looking for it and they
might not be able to get rid of it so they're they're probably hiding it somewhere I do want to read a portion of
this letter from the Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff the one that was urging the suspects to turn themselves in so the
part of the letter that I like yeah because he's probably goingon to do a better job than me by
going you guys are cowards three onone attack over a $40 Bill you're you're probably privileged
scum well and you talked about the community coming together and that's the part that I'll start off with in his
letter uh from Alex R Ruff he says the Greater Community Has Come Together in support of the ramen family in a
tremendous show of solidarity but Canada and all of us can do more there has been
much speculation on the motives of the three men involved in the assault on August 17th including whether they are
locals to our region or possibly visitors it doesn't matter the terrible fact is that Sharie is no longer with us
and our community has lost a valued member I write this letter as a plea to those responsible do the right thing
turn yourselves into police personally I am confident in our law enforcement agencies and you will be caught and held
responsible however you have the opportunity to do the right thing and accept the consequences of your actions
so again police looking for these three men looking for the vehicle looking for additional Witnesses videos and pictures
from that night let's get into some of the theories yeah so one of the major theories out there Captain is that this
crime was the outcome of a d and dash some kind of D and dash attempt possibly spurred by the current increase in crime
drug addiction and homelessness in the area of L the two images I see I don't think I'm
seeing a homeless I don't think I'm seeing homeless people no um I think the difficult thing
is that Sharie was such a caring person and so so open and uh kind to his fellow
man had a homeless person walked in to get a meal he would have welcomed that individual I I feel confident saying
that and here's the other thing man like so the attack was a dispute over the bill then if this would to be a d
and dash situation right and we know that the the dispute occurred after they left refusing to the pay the bill so
that part's not in question and reportedly the bill only totaled $40 but the other issue though too is
nobody that was working that night is telling us that these individuals said hey we weren't happy with our
meal it it almost seems as if we don't know why they were refusing to pay can I I I I'd like to address something that I
think is a bit of a misstep here in this investigation so far yeah stop asking for permission it's your show Captain
you don't let me do anything around yeah you you will speak when I allow you to speak and I know this seems like such a
silly detail but as a former bartender and uh server front of the house guy I loved working in restaurants you're very
good at it you may have to go back to it one day worked in property management for many years but I will say this I I
enjoyed working at restaurants so much that there there are days I wake up and I miss it and there there's days where
I'm like you know I should get a part-time job bartending just because I enjoyed it so much you should the thing
here is though I think one one thing that could be helpful I shouldn't say a misstep I think investigators are doing
a great job with this case I think one thing that could be helpful is can you tell us what was on
their check that night I know that sounds silly I but it could trigger something for somebody out there
listening or watching the news or reading this in the newspaper cuz to me it seems more like a drink Bill than a
food bill three grown men two of them described as 5' 10 to 6'2 in tall yeah that's my wheelhouse that's that's I fit
that description I rack up a $40 bill by myself if I'm sitting down to dinner right so yeah this seems to me like hey
let's grab a couple coffees and and maybe split an appetizer or something let's grab a couple beers I did look up
their menu the Curry House menu the beverages aren't listed on there I was trying to get it an idea if they serve
alcohol or not and the reason why I bring that up is that typically my experience is that a lot of people when
it comes to alcohol and things like cigarettes or cigars most people tend to find something that
they like and they have kind of their regular oh that's kind of my usual drink right and so I throw that out there that
putting out what is on the bill could trigger somebody out there when you're begging the public over and over again
for help give us more information help us to help you if somebody out there goes H you
know my husband would never do that would never be a part of that but wait a second him and him and my son they were
and Owen Sound that night yeah but they don't like Indian food they wouldn't go to the Curry House oh he ordered a Jin
and tonic they ordered two I don't know if they still serve this moose head beers that used to be a popular Canadian
beer but you know you get what I'm throwing down here Captain there there are a lot of people that I have buddies
that a couple buddies one in particular drinks Miller Light that's it that's all
like the only way he drinks another beer is if there is no Miller Light at all yeah and so if you have seen a picture
of one of these suspects and you go well that kind of looks like my buddy and he only drinks
Miller Light and Miller light's on the bill you're more likely to come forward and tell law enforcement hey that
possibly could be my buddy but also when you got three individuals that attack didn't happen in
thirds one of these three individuals was probably the aggressor we probably know
some of this information from the nephew being a surviving victim and there might have been one of
these three that didn't really attack anybody at all and hopefully that person has a brain and will come forward
because if you don't come forward they're just going to lump everybody together and you're all going to get
charged with the same thing and here's why I think that one of the three may have told
somebody something along the way and and right and if they did if this did occur
then somebody knows for certain who at least one of the perpetrators because think about this Sherif unfortunately
he's sent to the hospital doesn't regain Consciousness so he can't describe the attackers or give some additional
information if he had it but he lingered he didn't die instantly he didn't die there at the scene
it's very likely that one or all three of these individuals woke up the next morning not even knowing that they sent
the guy to the hospital they may not know that waking up the next day they're at lunch one of them's at lunch one of
them's talking to a buddy somebody's talking to a cooworker and said yeah man it strangest thing last night was out
with a couple buddies and uh got into it with these restaurant workers we had beat the one dude up pretty bad and left
him on the side of the street and got the hell out of there right that I feel like that happened I feel like somebody
told that exact story and I go back to the let's see what was on the check because I can I
know of at least two cases two real life cases that they honed in on a suspect based off of what
kind of cigarettes they smoked I know of one serial killer that they narrowed it
down to him based off of what carry out he went to that he frequent it so these things are potentially things that could
help the public help the public to help the police the other thing too given the
images that they captured you're right Captain you hone in on and trying to find some details some identifiers on
that vehicle that's smart the thing to me when I see the backs of these two suspects pieces of [ __ ] they appear to
be dressed rather casual right like I don't even see they're coming from the gym exactly it look it looks like they
they were what someone would wear at the gym and this is not like a polo shirt and some khaki shorts or I don't even
know nice shorts I I wear jeans all the time I don't know nice shorts but you know what
I mean there are some nicer shorts and then there's these look like you might want to go out and pick play a game of
pickup basketball no and the other thing too is if you work with somebody or friends with somebody that has a blank
eye had some cuts on their face face or maybe some marks on their arm and and they told you some dumb
[ __ ] story call law enforcement let law enforcement figure it out like you said there's probably a lot
of people that don't know that they have important information and look for all we know law enforcement has that
important information and they're just building a case before they make this arrest because like we said this is a
small tight community and these these people could be quote unquote pillars of the
community well they might have been pillars at one point but now they're pieces of [ __ ] of the community and they
need to be in jail the other thing when we talk about identifiers if possible if you're only
able to clean up one part of the picture on our suspect I would hone in on the shoes right
because those shoes are going to be much more descriptive than the shirt and the
shorts that would be I would love to I I stared at those shoes long and hard and
I tell you that I to the point where I was starting to see stuff that wasn't even there but if you if there's one
part that you could enhance and clean up on those photos I want to know more about those shoes cuz unfortunately we
cannot see the suspects faces another theory in this case and it might be an obvious one is that the
attack was an anti-muslim hate crime particularly since it was perpetrated by as described three Caucasian
males and this is has been discussed quite a bit in this case in fact some sources reported that the crime as being
potentially racially motivated however it is important to note that both of the two investigating
agencies the osps and the op yeah you know me have not confirmed motive behind the assault so the two investigating
agencies they're not saying that they believe that it was dine and dash right motivated they're not saying that it was
racially motivated they're not saying that it was a hate crime but of those three of those the two theories that
we've discussed here the dond dash thing is is you cannot deny that that is a fact these
guys left the restaurant with no intention to pay the bill so that is involved in the
situation but we don't know if it's if you can underline it and circle it as a motivating
factor the investigating agencies have stressed that the investigation is on going and to date they have not
uncovered any evidence pointing to racism as a driver of the senseless act of violence further Muslim Community
leaders do not seem to believe it was a biased crime although some of sharie's family and friends would certainly
disagree including family friend and Advocate Mark Bosa rat was a factor Barbosa is confident his peaceful friend
would never have instigated this type of altercation and he says his friend was likely
cornered by Thugs who he believes were looking for trouble despite the recent killings of
Muslim families in nearby London Ontario and Ottawa the Owen Sound Muslim Community
Association rejected the idea that Shari's death was the result of racial bias they shared with the media that in
general the community of Owen Sound was welcoming a welcoming place for minorities now it's difficult to believe
that the police were not able to obtain better images of the three ass salance right given that the downtown area has
numerous security cameras it's surprising that the few photos of these men that were taken were
of poor quality and only features two of the men instead of three and only features two of them as they fled the
scene from the back but again this is what we are being told by la enforcement they might have a couple aces up their
sleeves well I hope that they do and if they do and it's stuff that could help the public lead them to the suspects
don't hold on to that stuff forever man get that stuff out there now let's let's
get these guys today not tomorrow yeah here's the thing though to me I believe that it seems
unlikely that the men were local and I say that considering that it's been all of these months since the
crime and apparently no one has recognized the perpetrators so think about that for a
minute that also would shrink the suspect pool if we were looking to trigger somebody out there listening or
trigger somebody out there watching the news or reading a newspaper to help us find one or all three of these guys
do you know somebody that was visiting that area that week we just we described the area to
you what is there that is not everywhere water large natural water sources could these guys have been on a
fishing trip a golf trip visiting the area with friends not traveling with a wife or kids or
family there's if they're not local that shrink drinks the suspect pool somebody out there should know
something the other thing too is if they're not local how far away and where did they come from right now circling
back to the hate crime situation sadly and unfortunately hate crimes are not foreign
to that part of Canada as of late as we said there were some hate crimes in London
Ontario a Caucasian male who identified or identifies as a white nationalist was
recently found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted
murder he was deemed responsible for a June 2021 vehicular attack that resulted in the deaths of four members of a
Pakistani Muslim family along with Gravely injuring a 99-year-old boy and and just a few
months ago in Ottawa a shooting rampage at a September wedding resulted in the deaths of two
Muslims and wounding of six others after this incident police issued a statement
that there was no indication that the attack was motivated by hate so what we're saying is this is this
remains a possibility even though police aren't honing in on it the other thing though that you need to keep in mind is
unless they had been to this restaurant before and unless they knew of the owner then the hate crime situation
seems a little difficult right because to me on the surface it almost feels like this oh
this is just kind of random it's a circumstantial case they go there they decide not to pay the bill they think
they can just walk out and it turns into an argument and then a fight that's a little random well no and I don't want
to downplay the situation but I think it's just self-entitled they went there they
didn't like something for whatever reason they didn't want to give explanation because we're we're
self-entitled and we don't need to tell you why we're not paying we're just not going to pay alter altercation takes
place I think it got out of hand and like you said they probably told individuals oh we got in this uh fight
with this restaurant owner and probably didn't even know how badly he was injured and now you have a death on your
hands and now you have maybe three individuals that would never do something like this
ever and it just got out of hand or because they were drinking it got out of hand or maybe because they're just
self-entitled pieces of [ __ ] that it got out of hand well and here's where it becomes Not So Random okay if these
three guys are sitting at the restaurant and they go you know what I don't think
I like these people I'm out of here yeah I'm not you know what I'm not gonna pay the bill
well then now it's not so Random right and also you could you can see how it could quickly escalate into a hate crime
right I'm not going to pay the bill and if they try to do anything about it g mess them up yeah take them
out so you can have a little bit of both and we've discussed this a hundred times
on this show almost all of these murders are some form of a hate crime yes we have a
very distinctive definition of hate crime in different jurisdictions and in this country I don't know what it is in
Canada but to murder someone you have to hate them that's that's how it goes or at least
hate them in that moment right now the thing that I do want to point out here though too is what M again what makes
this even more tragic I don't even care that the bill was only $40 if the bill would have been2 $50 it
wouldn't matter Sharie Ramen he strikes me as the kind of individual what was his one of his major
goals of his adult life to feed his community not just because he was a restaurant owner to feed his community
Through charitable efforts this is the kind of guy that if you say I can't pay the bill didn't like
the service or times have been tough whether it was a $40 Bill $150 Bill $300 Bill Sharie Ramen was probably the kind
of dude that would be like you know what I get it times are tough what just how about uh tell your friends that the
restaurant's great leave me an awesome review and we'll we'll just we'll call it
even you know this I'm trying to point out that that there are a million reasons why this didn't have to happen
but these three chose to do this and even if you love one of these three people or all three of them and you know
who it is you got to turn them in there's a million reasons why this didn't have to happen these three chose
to do this and treat this guy this way and beat him down to the point of unconsciousness and death in the street
in front of his restaurant well no and to be clear no matter what actions or what kind of life these three
individuals were living before this moment these actions make them murderers murderers cause and effect they need to
be punished for their actions somebody knows more somebody probably has been going on the internet every day looking
into information they know who did it you need to come forward you're probably listening right
now heck one of these individuals might be listening right now we should point out too that while we talk about the
crime Trends and the the violent crimes increasing in 2023 in Owen Sound with the murders of three individuals when
they only had one murder in the five six years prior the two murders that took place
before shareif Ramen was attacked in front of his restaurant in both situations they quickly found the
perpetrators they made arrest so those are th this is not connected to those other cases right it's impossible for
them to be connected to those other face those other cases now the other reason why I suspect that maybe these guys
aren't incredibly local here and I hope and I look I believe this is a great investigation but this is certainly a
possibility that they're not local I hope that they track down I hope that they were on it for rental cars that
match this description at this time period I hope they're on that and checked every place that they could
possibly think of also extend that it doesn't have to be a rental that somebody picked up in town it could be
somebody picked up a rental out of town and drove it into town so I hope that they're checking those potential leads
and then the other thing too is the other reason why I think that maybe it's not local is the the the public the
community outpouring for support for this family and for Justice and look these people they want their streets to
be cleaned up nobody wants this to happen in their Community especially to a beloved individual generous individual
in their community and so the people that came out to the vigils to the memorial services and that that put
flowers in front of the restaurant and continue to put up signs and flyers asking for help it gets very hard to
hide in that situation if you are local well they also did a GoFundMe account I think I think they wanted to raise about
$25,000 for his family and I I believe that it's well over a quarter million that's that's how much this guy
was loved in his community right and I hope and pray that this is not happening I hope and pray that the person that
knows something out there is going well yeah it's unfortunate this the guy died they didn't intend to kill him and
his family did receive $250,000 do don't rationalize any of this away go and look at the picture look at the face
of Sherie Robin's daughter and then do the right thing anybody that has information in this case again if you
have photos from that area from that night on your phone if you have video and even if you don't think that you saw
anything of importance send that information to law enforcement let them see what they what they can find in
those images I encourage everybody out there with information to reach out to the main
investigating agency which is Owen Sound Police Service so people with further information or pictures or videos are
asked to contact Owens sound police at 519 3761 1234 or detective Constable Jeff
Bridgeman at G Bridgeman o sound police.com and that information will be in this week's show
notes I get emails all the time of how can you help here's a case that you can help take these pictures of the suspects
and the vehicle and plaster it all over social [Music] media [Music] want to thank everybody for joining us
here each and every week in the garage make sure you subscribe to the show Colonel do we have any recommended
reading yes we do Captain we are going to the great country of Canada for this week's recommended reading and a shout
out to our friend Jordan from the nighttime podcast he is leading the charge in keeping Canada weird and and
we have to apologize to Jordan because I think because he's weird we lied to his
face right to the face to his face uh back in 2016 when we were just podcasting toddlers yeah we little Lads Jordan was
nice enough to send me this book it's murder at McDonald's the Killer's next door and this is about a gruesome crime
three young men from Sydney no Nova Scotia they went to school made friends and had
some fun they got a bit older worked at a couple of casual jobs hung out in bars
and pool halls then in May of 1992 they walked into the McDonald's restaurant in
Sydney River planning to rob the place and in the dark hours of pre-dawn these three seemingly ordinary young men
brutally murdered three McDonald's employees and left a fourth for dead this was a book that Jordan was nice
enough to send to us and I say that we lied right to his face because I think we told him in
2016 that we would send him a t-shirt a true crime garage t-shirt I believe he's
still waiting for that shirt so it's only a lie if we if you know we still have years I think to fill that uh and
honor that that to uh Mr Jordan but shout out to Jordan up in Canada and the nighttime pod and check out murder at
McDonald's the killer next door it's a fascinating case and told very well by the journalists that covered it you can
find that recommendation and many many more on our website's recommended page true Crim garage.com and until next week
be good be kind and don't [Music] [Applause] let [Music]

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On a Thursday night in August of 2023 business owner and pillar of the community Sharif Rahman was attacked outside of his Owen Sound, Ontario restaurant. Sadly, Sharif did not survive. Since that night, police have been asking the public to help them to identify three men and a vehicle all linked to the murder. Sharif was attacked on 8/17/2023 between 9 and 9:30PM. There are photos available of suspects #1 and #2. Police have made public a photo of a vehicle linked to the case as well. We will post these images on our social accounts - see below. People who may have further information or videos and photos are asked to contact Owen Sound Police (Ontario) at 519-376-1234 or Detective Constable Geoff Bridgeman at gbridgeman@owensoundpolice.com

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Brief Summary

Sharie Ramen, a beloved restaurant owner, was murdered over a $40 bill, sparking community outrage and an ongoing investigation.

Key points

A Beloved Fixture. Sharie Ramen was known for his kindness and community involvement, making his murder shocking.
The Tragic Attack on Sharie Ramen. Sharie Ramen, a beloved restaurant owner, was brutally attacked over a $40 bill.
Community Mourning. The community rallies in support of Sharie Ramen after his attack, showcasing his impact.
Suspects Identified. Police release descriptions of three suspects involved in a violent restaurant attack.
Community Plea. The community rallies for justice as MP urges suspects to surrender.
Call for Witnesses. Police seek additional witnesses and video footage from the night of the attack.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He was a gentle spirit.

Describing Sharie Ramen's character and kindness.

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Tension

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