Canadian billionaire and philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife were found dead in their mansion Friday, and police said they were investigating their deaths as suspicious.
Sherman, the founder of Apotex, and his wife Honey were found dead at their luxury mansion in an upscale neighborhood north of Toronto just before noon on Friday. Const. David Hopkinson, who would not identify the bodies, said police were called to Sherman’s residence in response to a “medical complaint
Barry Sherman was the chairman of generic drug maker Apotex, which he founded in 1974 with two employees. It went on to become the largest Canadian-owned pharmaceutical company.
Along the way, he amassed a vast fortune, which Canadian Business magazine estimated at $4.77 billion Canadian (US$3.65 billion) to make him the 15th richest Canadian, as well as lawsuits from family members who alleged they got cut out of a share of the company
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