An 85-year-old cold case involving a missing person is the subject of new Paramount + documentaries “For Heaven’s sake”.
The creator of the eight episodes follows the cricketer and star Mike Milden and Jackson Rove as they investigate the disappearance of Mike’s great-great-uncle in 1934, Harold Haven.
“It was really a campfire story I had my whole life in,” said Milden, 26 years old. “I don’t remember exactly how old I was [when I first heard Harold’s story]. It is probably very young like 5 or 6.
In the winter of 1934, Paradise suddenly left its cottage in Haliburton County, Ontario in the middle of the night. The door was left open with the key in the lock – and he was never seen again. Lakes and forests were later discovered, but there were no footprints in the snow and no sign of it – or a body – ever changed.
“There are a lot of theories and a lot of listening, and that’s all we had to go away,” Milden said. “We’ve really learned the dos and don’ts of being an amateur detective.”
The series explores various possibilities about events with heaven, including committing suicide, fleeing or being murdered – easily disguised with their bodies being destroyed on the road at the time.
“I wasn’t sure which theory was right [going in], ”Said Rowe. “But it seemed that a cover up was taking place and some group of people knew the truth.”
Milden and Rowe are comedians (“Trophy Husbands”), who helped bring in “American Vandal” creators Tony Yakenda and Dan Perrault as exec-producers – but neither Milden nor Rowe has forensic, reporting or investigative Work has a background.
“Mike and I were taking classes in Second City in 2013, and we started making sketch videos,” Rowe said. We like to do something with our films, a genre that already exists and puts its spin on it. This was our first step in true crime. We came to this with a healthy respect and a healthy desire to do justice. We are such fans of this. “
Both say that HBO’s “The Jinks” and “The Stairway” (Netflix) are their favorites in the genre. While a pair of funerals with a personal connection to Case make for an unusual pair of detectives, Milden and Rowe say their unorthodox background came in handy.
“I think it definitely helps,” Rowe said. “We are accustomed to thinking on our feet and making people laugh. We are making people feel comfortable and set a tone for the interview. “
For Milden, there was also a chance to interview her own relatives about the mysterious story of Harold’s disappearance. Among others, his grandfather Ted Haven and his aunt Irene Haven appear in the series to present their testimonials onscreen.
“The good thing about being Jackson with me is that he can come up with an outside view and get rid of that family bias,” Milden said.
“Heaven’s family was happy to open their doors for interviews [and] I was nervous to talk to my family and bring the past, ”he said. “It involved a lot of trust – but now I look back on the experience and feel blessed that I found the time to sit down with all those relatives and talk about our family history.
“It has a lot of heat.”
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