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Cold Case CanadaS5 E55 The Mission SkullIn 1995, a partial skull was discovered in a slough just outside Mission, BC. Forensic testing revealed that the skull belonged to a Caucasian woman aged between 20 and 40. Missing person files were searched, but nothing matched her description, and the skull was named Jane Doe, placed in an RCMP storage facility and forgotten.
Then in 2002 police searched serial killer Robert Pickton’s Coquitlam farm. Among the dozens of truly gruesome discoveries were human bones that matched the DNA of Jane Doe’s skull. Of the remains of 33 women found on the pig farm, Jane Doe is the only one...2025-06-2731 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E54 The Blonde EmbezzlerIn 1962, 20-year-old Ann Spiller was hired as a bank teller at the Penticton branch of the Royal Bank. After she’d been on the job for about a year, Ann spotted a flaw in the bank’s accounting system. By 1968, she had stolen nearly half a million dollars, and this former farm girl, was living the life of the rich and famous.
Drawing of Ann Spiller by Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun, November 9, 1968
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada.
2025-06-1341 min
A Cultural History of CanadaEve Lazarus on the Sinking of the Empress of IrelandA discussion with Eve Lazarus about her new book, Beneath Dark Waters! Find the book here or at your local bookstore. --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); recommended reading (https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/books/)2025-06-0247 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E53 The London Cellar MurderIn 1910, American-born Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was living in London with his wife Belle, when he fell in love with Ethel Le Neve, his 20-something assistant. Crippen poisoned his wife and buried most of her in the cellar of their Hilldrop Crescent home. When Scotland Yard started to investigate Belle’s disappearance, Crippen grabbed his young lover, cut off her long brown hair, dressed her in a boy’s suit and fled to Belgium. The couple booked passage aboard the SS Montrose. As the ship left Antwerp for Canada, Crippen had no idea that they had been identified and that...2025-05-3028 min
Secret Friends Podcasting NetworkSpinner Rack 51 - Lazarus Vol 1Spinner Rack is the Comic Book podcast of Secret Friends Unite!Rahl Giver joins Todd to discuss Lazarus Vol 1 The Pitch:Rucka crafts the story of a world shattered into fiefdoms and controlled by high-tech Mob families. Each family has their very own “Lazarus,” a cybernetic warrior pledged to carry out the family’s dirty work on their path to control their population. Our protagonist is the Lazarus and daughter of the Carlyle family, Forever “Eve” Carlyle, who appears to have far more depth than her role as coldhearted killer would initially suggestWrit...2025-05-1730 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E52 Andrea Lynn KingEighteen-year-old Andrea King graduated with honours from New Westminster Secondary in June 1991. She took a job with the Greyhound Bus Company to save money for a trip across Canada. Her plan was to check out universities while she worked her way home to British Columbia. On January 1, 1992, Andrea took an Air Canada flight to Halifax. She phoned her family from the airport and told them she’d call the next day with the address of the Halifax hostel where she was staying. And then Andrea vanished.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com or join us o...2025-05-1641 min
The Scarab ArchivesPrelude to 4B- A Fireside Chat with Thomas CrainOn the eve of the return of the Scarab Archives, series head writer Thomas Crain sits down for an informal talk about death, resurrection... and one of the series' longest-running controversies.2025-05-1522 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E51 Boys in the WoodsRamsey Rioux and Kenneth Lutz were two Indigenous boys living in Burnaby, BC . When the 13-year-olds ran away in December 1989, RCMP put little effort into looking for them. It wasn't until a skull was identified in Stanley Park almost a decade later that police discovered that they weren't missing. The boys were murdered.
If you have any information about these murders, please contact the Vancouver Police Department at 604-717-2500 or crime stoppers 1-800-222-8477.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Ca...2025-04-3025 min
thecommentary.caEve LazarusThe journalist and historian Eve Lazarus discusses her new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck by Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2025).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Beneath Dark Waters
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Eve Lazarus joins me again. She’s got a ne...2025-04-2926 minthecommentary.caEve LazarusThe journalist and historian Eve Lazarus discusses her new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck by Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2025).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Beneath Dark Waters
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Eve Lazarus joins me again. She’s got a ne...2025-04-2926 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E50 Girl in the FieldThe body of 15-year-old Myfanwy Sanders was found on November 9, 1945 in a field near her home on Vancouver Island. She had been missing for 23 days. Apart from a couple of newspaper articles and a coroner's inquest, this Saanich teen’s case was never really looked into at all. And, while Saanich police have four unsolved murders on their books, Myfanwy, who was known as Dot by her family and friends, is not one of them.
This episode is based on a chapter from my book Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province's Most Intriguing Murder and Mi...2025-04-1624 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E49 Murder at Swan LakeIn January 1943, fifteen-year-old Molly Justice took the 5:50 pm bus from her job in Victoria, BC and got off at Swan Lake near her Saanich home. Her body was found a few hours later lying face down in the snow. She had been stabbed more than 20 times and hit on the head with a rock. What followed was one of the most seriously botched police investigations of last century.
This episode is based on a chapter from my book Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province's Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases. For more information, please...2025-04-0230 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E48 Aimee BeaulieuOn April 1 1992, 19-year-old Aimee Beaulieu was killed in her home just outside of Nelson, British Columbia. Her twin babies David and Samantha, died in the fire that was lit to cover up her murder.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada.
2025-03-1925 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E47 The Kitimat MurdersOn Saturday July 12, 1997, four 20-year-olds were gun downed at a campsite in Kitimat, British Columbia. The shooter was 42-year-old Kevin Vermette. After killing three of the four young men, Vermette returned to his motel room, grabbed his dog and his shotgun - and disappeared into the bush. Vermette is still at large, and as I quickly learned, nothing about this story is as it first seemed.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada.
2025-03-0531 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E46 The disappearance of seven-year-old Terri Lynn ScalfSeven-year-old Terri Lynn Scalf disappeared from Aldergrove, BC on July 24, 1983. She was last seen in the company of a 55-year-old convicted child molester and another 10-year-old girl from her townhouse complex. Police initially linked her disappearance with that of Joanne Pedersen, 10, from Chilliwack who had vanished six months earlier. Both girls are still missing.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada.
2025-02-2635 min
Cold Case CanadaS5 E45 The Disappearance of Joanne PedersenTen-year-old Joanne Pedersen was last seen in a Chilliwack, BC phone booth at 8:20 pm on Saturday February 19, 1983. She had been calling her mother to tell her that she had been locked out of her house and asked if she could pick her up from the Penny Pincher general store. Just as her mother went to talk to Joanne, a young man got on the phone and told her that if she wasn’t there in half-an-hour he would call the police. Her mother was there within 20-minutes, but both Joanne and the man were gone.
For more in...2025-02-1221 min
Cold Case CanadaCold Case Canada is a Webby Award Nominee!Cold Case Canada is up for a Webby Award - the only Canadian nominee in the category! This is a very big deal – and I need your help! Please vote for Cold Case Canada at The Webby Awards or post this link into your browser https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/individual-episodes/crime-justice
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2024-04-0500 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastS5 Episode 10: Eve Lazarus talks about how families need transparency around cold casesABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Eve Lazarus. Her book Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases is a finalist for the 2023 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation, Eve talks about why the Babes in the Woods case stuck with her, and the challenges in telling the stories of cold cases.
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About Cold Ca...2023-09-0944 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastS5 Episode 10: Eve Lazarus talks about how families need transparency around cold casesABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Eve Lazarus. Her book Cold Case BC: The Stories behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Persons Cases is a finalist for the 2023 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation, Eve talks about why the Babes in the Woods case stuck with her, and the challenges in telling the stories of cold cases. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ Eve Lazarus' podcast Cold Case Canada: https://coldcasecanada.podbean.com/ Eve Lazarus' blog Every Place Has A Story: https://evelazarus.com/blog/ About Cold Ca...2023-09-0944 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E44 Three Ghost Stories and a MurderIn this last episode of Season 4, I'm delighted to be joined by four local storytellers. We'll hear about the murder of iconic architect Francis Rattenbury, visit a haunted firehall, a spooky house in New Westminster from the 1860s, and a character house in East Vancouver that's home to three ghosts: a man, a little girl and a charcoal grey cat.
For more information visit evelazarus.com or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada.
2023-07-2136 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E43 Where is Mike Smith?Michael Smith, 17 is RCMP case #2014003272 and one of 233 missing kids on the Canada’s Missing website. Mike was last seen on December 30, 1967 when he left his North Vancouver home after a fight with his family when he was caught with some weed. If Mike is alive, he’d be 73 years old, and may have no idea that his family has searched for him for over four decades.
The second part of the episode is about Lucy Johnson, a 25-year old mother of two. Lucy went missing from her home in 1961. For over 50 years she was listed as “missin...2023-07-0721 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E42 The Cloverdale Murder of Nancy JohnsenOn November 6, 1967, sometime before 6:00 pm, seven-year-old Nancy Johnsen went missing from her Cloverdale BC farmhouse. Nancy, one of ten children ranging in age from six months to 16 years, was found on the property the next morning. She had been strangled. No one reported seeing a stranger around the house that night and Nancy was not known to wander outside alone in the dark. The case went cold. A few years after the Johnsens' moved to nearby Aldergrove, their neighbour, 15-year-old Theresa Hildebrandt disappeared. Her remains would not be found for another four years.
This episode is based...2023-06-2329 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E41 The Alley MurdersBetween April 1988 and August 1990, a serial killer murdered six sex trade workers and dumped their bodies in the laneways of Vancouver. Officially, the murders are unsolved and two were added to the Vancouver Police Department’s cold case website just last year. But two retired detectives who worked on a joint RCMP/VPD task force called E-Alley, say they know who killed these women, and he died in 2007.
The Alley Murders is a Webby Award finalist
For more information, please join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada, or visit my website: evelazarus.co...2023-06-0941 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E40 Taken: Casey Rose BohunCasey Rose Bohun, 3 disappeared from her North Delta, BC home on August 5, 1989. Dozens of volunteers searched for Casey but no trace of her was ever found. Police believe that she either wandered off and got lost, was killed by someone close to her, abducted by a stranger, or sold and living somewhere else with no memory of her real family.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com
2023-05-2630 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E39 The Night Club MurdersAt the end of 1974, 22-year-old Barbara Larocque’s body was found in Langley, BC. She had been strangled with her own scarf. Two months later, Gail "Sam" Rogers, 26 went missing from her Kitsilano basement suite. Her body was found in a creek near Squamish, her head bashed in with a claw hammer. Both women were go-go dancers at Vancouver nightclubs. Their deaths are believed to be the result of contract killings.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases.
For mor...2023-05-1226 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E38 A Town Divided: The Search for Brenda BymanOn May 7, 1961, 12-year-old Brenda Byman went for her first sleepover at her friend’s house in Wilmer, a tiny community outside of Invermere, BC. The next day she and four teens went for a hike to Lake Enid. Brenda never returned. Over six decades later, Brenda's tragic disappearance continues to divide the town.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com
2023-04-2838 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E37 The Box Cutter Murder: Gladys WakabayashiOn June 24, 1992 Jean Ann James, a 53-year-old former Canadian Pacific Airlines flight attendant, went to the Shaughnessy home of her husband’s wealthy younger lover, and slit her throat with a box cutter. It would take police another 19 years to catch her.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com
2023-04-1525 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E36 Lindsey Nicholls: Vanished from Vancouver IslandOn the day that 14-year-old Lindsey Nicholls disappeared, she was last seen walking down Royston Road, outside of Comox on Vancouver Island. It was August 2, 1993 - the Monday of the BC Day long weekend, and Lindsey was meeting friends at the annual Comox Nautical Days Festival.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases.
For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com
2023-03-3132 min
Cold Case CanadaS4 E35 Gloria Moody: The Highway of TearsGloria Levina Moody, who everybody knew as Lee, had been stripped, beaten, sexually assaulted, and left to bleed to death on a cattle trail about a kilometre off the Chilcotin Highway near Williams Lake, BC. She was the 26-year-old mother of two from Bella Coola on a weekend away with her family. Lee’s 1969 murder is the oldest of 18 cases of missing and murdered women and girls along Highways 5, 16 and 97, currently with the RCMP’s E-PANA unit. Episode includes interviews with Lee’s daughter Vanessa, Steve Pranzl, formerly with E-PANA, and Geraldine Trimble, social development director with the Native Women’...2023-03-1734 min
Cold Case CanadaIntroducing Season 4: Cold Case Canada PodcastI’m Eve Lazarus, and I’m the host and producer of Cold Case Canada. This is from a Facebook live event that I did on March 10 to talk about the process behind writing my bestselling book Cold Case BC, some of the challenges that I met along the way, and what you can expect from Season Four of my podcast which launches Friday March 17.
For more information on my books and podcast, please visit evelazarus.com
2023-03-1320 min
Clued in Mystery PodcastTrue Crime (part 2) with Eve LazarusIn this week's episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by Eve Lazarus to share her experiences writing about true crime in Vancouver and British Columbia.Discussed in orderCold Case Vancouver (2015) Eve LazarusMurder by Milkshake (2018) Eve LazarusIn Cold Blood (1965) Truman CapoteThe Blooding (1989) Joseph WambaughWho Killed Janet Smith (1984) Edward StarkinsThe Pickton File (2007) Stevie CameronAbout Eve LazarusWebsiteCold Case Canada Facebook GroupCold Case BCFor more information...2023-02-0740 min
The Missing and Unexplained PodcastAn Interview with Eve LazarusEve Lazarus is a reporter, author, and the host and producer of the true crime podcast Cold Case Canada. Her books include the BC bestsellers Cold Case Vancouver; Murder by Milkshake; Blood, Sweat, and Fear; and Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History. Her Latest book is Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province's Most Sensational Murder and Missing Persons Cases. I chatted with Eve about her latest book. Support the show on PatreonSupport the show on Buy me a Coffee---DISCLAIMER:The views and opinions expressed in this podcast...2023-01-1825 minthecommentary.caEve LazarusThe reporter, author, and podcaster Eve Lazarus discusses her new book Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022), with Joseph Planta.
Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases by Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Cold Case BC
Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
2022-10-2630 minthecommentary.caEve LazarusThe reporter, author, and podcaster Eve Lazarus discusses her new book Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022), with Joseph Planta.
Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases by Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Cold Case BC
Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
2022-10-2630 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E34 Halloween Special 2022In the Halloween Special of 2022 we visit a Victoria golf course, two mansions in Burnaby, and travel to a haunted highway in BC’s interior. Keep the lights on while you listen!
Based on stories from Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance, At Home with History: The secrets of Greater Vancouver’s Heritage Homes, Ghosts: More Eerie Encounters and Ghosts of Vancouver.
With special guests: Bill Allman, Patrick Dunae, Damian Inwood and Greg Mansfield
For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark...2022-10-2134 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E33 Kidnapped: The Philip Porter StoryOn June 26, 1969, 16-year-old Philip Porter left his home in Townsite, Kimberley to run some errands for his mother. The son of the Cominco boss never came home. A ransom note demanding $100,000 for his safe return arrived instead.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases and includes interviews with family and police.
For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com
2022-10-1434 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E32 The Jack Family Missing from Prince GeorgeRonnie Jack, 26, Doreen Jack, 26, Russell 9, and Ryan 4 were last seen on August 2, 1989 at their home in Prince George. Earlier that night, Ronnie met a guy in the pub who offered him a job bucking logs and Doreen work in the camp kitchen. They told their family that there was a daycare for the boys and they'd be gone about 10 days. And then they vanished.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases and includes interviews with family and police.
For mo...2022-10-1431 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E31 The Monica Jack MurderIn 1978, 12-year-old Monica Jack was riding her bike near her home on the Upper Nicola reserve at Quilchena when she was abducted, raped and murdered. And, even though Garry Handlen was a suspect early on in this investigation and questioned in the 1975 murder of 11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert, it would take another 36 years and a Mr. Big sting to convict him.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases
For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com
Sponsors: Forb...2022-09-3030 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E30 Double Murder: Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay CookSaanich residents Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18 and Jay Cook, 20 were murdered while on an overnight trip to Washington State in 1987. Episode includes interviews with Detective Jim Scharf of the Snohomish Country Sheriff's Office and CeCe Moore, Chief Genetic Genealogist at Parabon Nanolabs, who cracked this case three decades later.
This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck through Arsenal Pulp Press or our favourite bookstore - c...2022-09-2440 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E29 When Cops were MurderersLen Hogue was one of three dirty VPD cops who supplemented their salaries initially through B&Es, escalated to bank robberies, and in 1965 pulled off the biggest heist in Vancouver’s history - $1.2 million worth of bank notes that were being sent back to Ottawa to be destroyed. When police officials caught on, 33-year-old Hogue went home, shot his sleeping wife in the head, and then hunted down and shot his six kids aged between 3 and 14 before turning the gun on himself. Or did he? This is part two of two.
This episode is based on a st...2022-09-1627 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E28 When Cops Were RobbersIn 1956, Len Hogue, David Harrison and Joe Percival joined the Vancouver Police Department and within a few years, became known as the “terrible three.” The cops were supplementing their salaries initially through B&Es, escalated to bank robberies, and in 1965, pulled off the biggest heist in Vancouver’s history - $1.2 million worth of stolen bank notes that were being sent to Ottawa to be destroyed. This is part one of two.
This episode is from my book Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases
For more information, please...2022-09-0939 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E27 Tanya Busch: The Prison Guard’s DaughterTanya Busch disappeared on the way to her Vancouver school on June 2, 1972. She was the second 7-year-old abducted in just over two years. Was there a connection?
This episode is based on original research and interviews from a chapter in my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com
2022-09-0224 min
Cold Case CanadaS3 E26 Abducted: Evangeline AzarconOn November 20, 1969, seven-year-old Evangeline Azarcon disappeared on her way home from Edith Cavell Elementary in Vancouver. Her abduction sparked the biggest search in BC’s history. Two years later another seven-year-old was abducted on her way to her Vancouver school. Was there a connection?
This episode is based on original research and interviews from a chapter in my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck through Arsenal Pulp Press or our favourite bookstore - coming April 2025. For ph...2022-08-2623 min
Nice Genes!Cold CaseSolving murder mysteries with genomics[TW: murder, mention of suicide, violent imagery]In order to seek genomic justice, you have to get out of the lab and into the field.Dr. Kaylee Byers grabs a magnifying glass and a deerstalker cap as she goes to the scene of one of North America’s oldest cold case murder mysteries, the “Babes in the Woods.” This over 70-year-old unsolved case has finally had some closure due to emerging forensic genomic science. But while looking for leads, Dr. Byers spots a bright red thread pointi...2022-08-1642 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastS3 Episode 41: Shaena Lambert, Eve Lazarus and Michael Prior about writing the pastABOUT THIS EPISODE: This episode features a discussion with Shaena Lambert, author of Petra, Eve Lazarus, author of Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History, and Michael Prior, author of Burning Province, moderated by poet Fiona Tinwei Lam. These four authors discuss writing history and the past, and how to juggle the ethics of writing when it includes other people's stories. This conversation was part of our Storied Series and originally aired in November 2021. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Shaena Lambert is the author of the novel, Radiance and two books of stories, Oh, My Darling and The Falling Woman, all...2022-03-2655 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastS3 Episode 41: Shaena Lambert, Eve Lazarus and Michael Prior about writing the pastABOUT THIS EPISODE:
This episode features a discussion with Shaena Lambert, author of Petra, Eve Lazarus, author of Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History, and Michael Prior, author of Burning Province, moderated by poet Fiona Tinwei Lam. These four authors discuss writing history and the past, and how to juggle the ethics of writing when it includes other people's stories. This conversation was part of our Storied Series and originally aired in November 2021.
ABOUT THE GUESTS:
Shaena Lambert is the author of the novel, Radiance and two books of stories, Oh, My Darling and The Falling Woman, all...2022-03-2655 min
Lazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 518 (18-03-2022)Sorry it's late again, everything's a bit shit at the moment. Except for music, of course...
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Apriori - Bittersweet (Chillout version) [RSNNC]
Sung - Ignition [Sung]
Sam Allan & Paul Bartolome - Break Free [Chissarely]
Matt Fax & Jack Dawson - Close My Eyes [Colorize]
Blue Horizon & a.m.c. - Kanagawa [Synth Collective]
Desaicrator & Beautiful Errors - Hypnotized [Interplay Flow]
...2022-03-244h 20
Cold Case CanadaS3 E25 The Babes in the Woods UpdateIt's almost 70 years since they were found buried in Vancouver's Stanley Park, but now the Babes in the Woods have their names back. They were Derek and David D'Alton aged 7 and 6 when they were beaten to death with a hatchet.
This episode is based on a chapter in my upcoming book Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases
For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com
2022-03-1033 minLazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 515 (11-02-2022)Sorry for the delay, only just got back from holiday :)
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Matt Jameson - The Book Of Job
Shandor - Afterglow (Tvant remix) [Exalted]
Xiasou, Contribute Translation, Hernán Torres - Monologue (Difstate remix) [Addictive Sounds]
Diego Acosta - Tristan Narvaja (Ghume remix) [Bevel]
Moril - Vostok [Eternalism]
Vasily Goodkov - Too Far Gone [Addictive Sounds]
Frailai & Maratone - Waiting F...2022-02-154h 30
The Scarab ArchivesSilent Night - The Scarab Archives Holiday Special - S3E6Dr. East and Gilbert meet a mother in distress on Christmas Eve2021-12-2336 min
Lazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 505 (12-11-2021)Find me at:
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Leama & Moor vs Madonna - Frozen Waterdrop (MDB's Forgotten vocals ambient mix)
Manuel Riva featuring Iraida - Modern Love [Roton]
Talamaur - Flight Landscape [Audio Stage]
FRONT - Enjoy The Silence [COF]
Sam Bagira - One Moment [Armind]
LTN, Maratone & AXYL - Underwater [Melodic Matters]
Vladimir Starc - Cosmo Dimma [Progressive Vibes]
Luciano Scheffer - Saudade [Transensations]
Antdot & Savera - Landfill [Braslive]
Product Of...2021-11-144h 42
Cold Case CanadaS2 E24 Halloween Special 2021The Halloween Special is the last episode of Season 2. Join me and five storytellers as they tell you their favourite ghost stories: a haunted nightclub, a shooting, a former insane asylum, the Chinatown ghost, a cemetery and a haunted grand piano.
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck through Arsenal Pulp Press or our favourite bookstore - coming April 2025. For photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com
Photo: Riverdale Psychiatric Hospital, courtesy Coquitlam Archives
2021-10-1535 min
Cold Case CanadaS2 E23 Murder by Milkshake Part 2In 1965, Rene Castellani, a 40-year-old radio personality murdered his wife Esther with arsenic-laced milkshakes so he could marry Lolly, CKNW’s 25-year-old receptionist. The Castellani's had an 11-year-old daughter called Jeannine, who became the collateral damage in one of the most sensational murder cases of the 20th century.
This episode is based on original research and interviews from Murder by Milkshake: an astonishing true story of adultery, arsenic and a charismatic killer
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2021-10-0141 min
Cold Case CanadaS2 E22 Murder by Milkshake Part 1In 1965, Rene Castellani, a 40-year-old radio personality murdered his wife Esther with arsenic-laced milkshakes so he could marry Lolly, CKNW’s 25-year-old receptionist. The Castellani's had an 11-year-old daughter called Jeannine, who became the collateral damage in one of the most sensational murder cases of the 20th century.
This episode is based on original research and interviews from Murder by Milkshake: an astonishing true story of adultery, arsenic and a charismatic killer
For photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com
2021-09-2433 min
Cold Case CanadaS2 E21 Murder of a Poet: Pat LowtherThree weeks after Pat Lowther was reported missing, her body was discovered by a family out for a hike at Furry Creek, about 50 kilometres from her Vancouver home. She had been beaten to death with a hammer by a man who was jealous of her strong, often violent feminist poetry and her growing place in the Canadian literary scene.
Photo: Pat Lowther and Fred Candelaria co-chairs of the League of Canadian Poets. Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun, September 5 1975.
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2021-09-1045 min
Cold Case CanadaS2 E20 Murder in Mole Hill: Muriel LindsayIn the months leading up to her murder, Muriel Lindsay had been targeted and harassed. Her cat was stolen, she’d received bizarre anonymous letters, and someone had used her credit card to take out subscriptions and make a donation to the United Way in her name. Who was stalking Muriel and why was this 40-year-old postal worker found beaten to death in her West End apartment?
Cold Case Canada is based on original research and interviews from a chapter in my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For photos, show cre...2021-08-2722 min
Cold Case CanadaS2 E19 Soft, Sweet and CountryOn February 22, 1975 country and western singer Debbie Roe, 22 finished her shift at the OK Corral, stopped to get gas and something to eat. Her body was found the next day on an isolated stretch of highway in Langley, BC. Just two months earlier, the body of Barbara LaRocque, 22 had been found nearby. Barbara worked at the Syndicate, a club with the same owner as the OK Corral. In March 1975, the body of Gail (Sam) Rogers, 26 a dancer at Vancouver’s Penthouse Nightclub was found just off the Sea to Sky Highway near Squamish. Is there a connection between these th...2021-08-1326 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastS3 Episode 10: Eve Lazarus talks about untold histories and giving a voice to victimsABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Eve Lazarus, author of Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History, which is a finalist for the 2021 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation Eve talks about the blog that inspired the book and how buildings are an important part of remembering and retelling a city's history.
ABOUT EVE LAZARUS:
Eve Lazarus is a Vancouver writer and podcaster with an Aussie accent and a passion for true crime stories, cold cases, and non-traditional history. She is the author of four Arsenal titles: Cold Case Vancouver: The City’s...2021-08-0739 min
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastS3 Episode 10: Eve Lazarus talks about untold histories and giving a voice to victimsABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Eve Lazarus, author of Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History, which is a finalist for the 2021 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In their conversation Eve talks about the blog that inspired the book and how buildings are an important part of remembering and retelling a city's history.ABOUT EVE LAZARUS:Eve Lazarus is a Vancouver writer and podcaster with an Aussie accent and a passion for true crime stories, cold cases, and non-traditional history. She is the author of four Arsenal titles: Cold...2021-08-0740 min
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Grief
Colorspace - Left Behind (Fantasized) [WayToDream]
SIN - Frames [Bias Beach]
Luca Dean - Cheating On Time [Sub.Mission]
Flow Box featuring UTOMB - Lost & Found (Son of Man remix) [Labor]
Fat Sushi featuring Allies for Everyone - Alone [DAYS like NIGHTS]
Ross Geldart - Lillys Playhouse [Layer Caked]
Protoculture - Pilgrim [Armada]
EMEDI - Shatter [Addictive Sounds]
ReOrder & Jordan Tobias present Crowd+...2021-08-034h 50
Cold Case CanadaS2 E18 On the Edge of Chinatown: Jimmy and Lily MingAt the start of 1985, things looked good for Jimmy and Lily Ming. The couple had two small children, owned their own home and worked in the family’s thriving Robson Street restaurant. But by the end of January, Jimmy and Lily had been kidnapped from their Vancouver house, the restaurant was closed and the rest of the Ming family feared for their lives.
This podcast is based on original research and interviews and a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For crime scene photos, show credits, sources and in...2021-07-3023 min
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RHODES & Birdy - Let It All Go [Warner]
Stephan Klauning - God Is DJ [Dear Deer]
GatsbyZero - In My Night [Progressive Vibes]
Canato & 2Stroke - Blooming (Alex Efe & Diego Berrondo remix) [Transensations]
NERAK - Paris [Timeless Moment]
S.ONE - The Wind That Speaks To Me (OIBAF&WALLEN remix) [Dear Deer]
EZEK - Expectations [Outer Space Oasis]
Jochem Hamerling - Speculation [Adesso]
CRNR...2021-07-245h 00
Cold Case CanadaS2 E17 Sweet Sixteen: The Rhona Duncan MurderSixteen-year-old Rhona Duncan was murdered in the early hours of July 15, 1976 after walking home from a high school birthday party. She was in sight of her North Vancouver house, when she was intercepted, raped and strangled. Although 45 years has gone by, Rhona’s friends still get together to remember her and to try and solve her murder. Some believe they know who did it.
This podcast is based on original research and interviews and a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For crime scene photos, show credits, sources an...2021-07-1625 minLazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 486 (02-07-2021)Find me at:
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Sung - Light Chase [Sung]
Sung - Pike's Peak Stellar [Sung]
Shapov & Nerak - Heaven [Armind]
Z8phyR - Twinkling Eyes [Summer Melody]
Abhi Maisekar & R-YA - Oasis (Paul Hamilton remix) [Zephyr]
Redspace & Eleene - Fantomas Rooftop [Area Verde]
Essco - Thunder [JOOF]
Enamour featuring Hydrah - Hypertrophy of Heart [DAYS like NIGHTS]
Kilany M - Chrome [Mirror Walk]
Jordan Gill - Enigmatic [JOOF...2021-07-055h 12
Cold Case CanadaS2 E16 Murder at the Good Earth: Brenda YoungOn January 7, 1976, Brenda Young, a 38-year-old mother of four, was found murdered in her store the Good Earth on Lower Lonsdale in North Vancouver. After I wrote about Brenda in my book Cold Case Vancouver, a retired detective contacted me and said Brenda’s murder was a case of mistaken identity. He believed that a corrupt RCMP officer, then in jail, put out a contract on the female police informant who had put him there. She was about the same age as Brenda and ran a store right across the road from the Good Earth.
This podcast is...2021-07-0227 min
Vancouver and Whistler PlacesPolice Museum with Eve LazarusVancouver's top true crime author Eve Lazarus gives Graeme, Dave, and Mike the inside scoop on one of Vancouver's most unique places and tells about one of its most interesting people - Inspector John Vance.
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Nörthling - Breaking And Entering
Eagle Vision featuring Em Kay - I See You [Progressive Vibes]
3RVIN - Twilight [Addictive Sounds]
SIN - Nitrogen [Bias Beach]
SIN - Neon [Bias Beach]
DJ AroZe & Mimram featuring Luke Coulson - Closer (Morttagua remix) [Timeless Moment]
Andreas Balicki - Elephant [Dear Deer]
Amir Hussain - Prophecy of Fear [JOOF Aura]
Sajith Prakash & WeTwo - Woods (Andrei N...2021-06-204h 26
Cold Case CanadaS2 E15 The Murder of Robert David HopkinsIn 1954, Bob Hopkins worked at the Vancouver News Herald. He was a friendly man who kept to himself and was liked by his colleagues. None of them knew that Bob was gay and lived a secret life. He had to. In the 1950s homosexuality was illegal and coming out would have meant losing his job, his place in the community, and possibly his family.
This podcast is based on original research and interviews and a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters...2021-06-1822 min
Cold Case CanadaS2 E14 Danny Brent’s Murder: Vancouver’s First Gangland HitOn September 15, 1954, Danny Brent’s body was found on the tenth green at UBC’s golf course. Stuffed inside his shirt was an early edition of the newspaper, soaked with his blood. There was a half-smoked cigarette inside his shirt where it had dropped from his mouth when he was shot—once in the back and twice in the head with .45-calibre bullets.
This podcast is based on original research and interviews and a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city’s most baffling unsolved murders.
For photos, show credits, sources and information about my...2021-06-0426 min
Cold Case CanadaTrailer: Blood, Sweat, and Fear, the story of Inspector VanceI'm Eve Lazarus, a reporter and author based in Vancouver, BC. This is a 12-episode podcast based on original research from my book Blood, Sweat, and Fear: the story of Inspector Vance. Inspector Vance was Canada’s first forensic investigator. He worked for the Vancouver Police Department and helped solved some of the most sensational murder cases of the twentieth century.
For more information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit my website: evelazarus.com
2021-06-0301 minLazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 480 (21-05-2021)Armin van Buuren ft Justine Suissa - Never Wanted This [Armind]
Mandarin Plaza - Forever [Different Twins]
Render94 - Feel [Progressive Vibes]
AKeeM - Zur Hoffnung [Labor]
Leo N - Safari [La Mishka]
Jickow - The Nemesis Of Love (Marc DePulse remix) [DHB]
Edvard Hunger - My Message For You [Zephyr]
Eelke Kleijn ft Nathan Nicholson - Taking Flight (Colyn remix) [Days Like Nights]
Robby Castellano & Redspace - Castle [Redspace]
Syntouch pres Sunsliderz - Forbidden Love [Butterfly]
Ntsha, Black Chapel, & Kilany M - Umbra [Mirror Walk]
Redspace & Lluis Ribalta - Pathos [Redspace]
F4T4L3RR0R - Reality (Could...2021-05-235h 46Lazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 465 (05-02-2021)Find me at:
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High On Isra - An Ending (Eskadet remix) [SINE]
Z8phyR - Aira [Melodiös]
Shanil Alox & Perc Capsule - Tough Love [Bevel]
Morttagua - Telos [Timeless Moment]
Philipp Straub & Morttagua - Bwell [Balance]
RML - Together [Bevel]
Nightplayers & Riigs - Ambassador [Zephyr]
Leandro Murua - Bright Eyes [Bevel]
JAPANESE STREETWEAR & Social Mistake - Neon (Vladislav Maximov remix) [Addictive]
JP Lantieri - Sémillon [Fl...2021-02-064h 43
Cold Case CanadaS1 E13 The Babes in the Woods Part 2The Babes in the Woods is the story of two tiny skeletons found in Stanley Park in 1953. The case is still unsolved, but the investigation continues. In part two I visit the site where the boys were found and talk with the VPD Inspector who ordered an exhumation in 2015 in an effort to identify the boys. We also hear about the latest development from the coroner who is currently revisiting Vancouver’s most famous cold case.
Cover image: Kat Thorsen at the Stanley Park site where the Babes in the Woods were found.
This podcast is...2020-12-1820 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E12: The Babes in the Woods Part 1The Babes in the Woods is the story of two tiny skeletons found in Stanley Park in 1953. It is one of Vancouver's oldest and most fascinating unsolved murder mysteries.
Cover art: Katarina Thorsen
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For crime scene photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com
2020-12-0433 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E11 Axe Murders in Mount Pleasant: The KosbergsIn December 1965, 17-year-old Tom Kosberg made milkshakes for his parents and four siblings, dosed them with sleeping pills, and then hacked up their bodies with a double-bladed axe. Only the baby survived. Tom was found not guilty by reason of insanity. So, why was he out in 10?
This podcast is based on a story from my book Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History
For crime scene photos, show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit: evelazarus.com
2020-11-2031 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E10: The Renfrew Murders: Louise Wise and Geraldine ForsterWindemere Secondary School student Louise Wise had just turned 17 when she was stabbed to death in her East Vancouver home in 1971. Two years later, Geraldine Forster, 19 was shot to death at Renfrew Street and Grandview Highway with a Mountie's .38 service revolver. For a while police thought there was a connection, but when Louise's case was reopened 25 years later, detectives found the murder knife that held the killer's DNA was missing from the evidence room.
Cover art: the Wise's East Vancouver House. Eve Lazarus photo
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Ca...2020-11-0626 minLazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 452 (30-10-2020)Find me at:
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Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst - Atacamafirmament (Ambient version) [SINE]
GAR & Guineve - Moonbeams [Hands In The Air]
Syntouch presents Sunsliderz & Hidden Tigress - All I Feel (Derek Palmer remix) [Butterfly]
Yasin Guven - Cast Away [Synth Collective]
Huem - Allegro [Vibrate Audio]
KeyWork - Cala d'en Serra [Gradera]
Coldplay - Clocks (Amir Hussain remix)
Morttagua - Tesla [Timeless Moment]
Richard Harrington - Skylab...2020-11-024h 18
The Polyglottal Stop | A Language Learning PodcastXX | Spooky OokyBooooo!!!! Have a safe and happy Halloween / All Hallow's Eve everyone!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/N4N611KG7)2020-10-3100 minLazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 451 (23-10-2020)Find me at:
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Timur Chochiia - Fall [Abora Symphonic]
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (Niki4 remix)
Gustavo Cerati - Fantasma (Sebastian Bargero rework)
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (Maurice Lewis-Dreyfus edit)
Christian Monique - Gola [Bevel]
George Alhabel - S23
Yasin Guven - Deep Waters [Synth Collective]
Schiller - Das Glockenspiel (Chris Cargo rework)
F4T4L3RR0R - Cobra (Anton Trian remix...2020-10-243h 42
Cold Case CanadaS1 E9: Halloween Special - Three Ghost Stories and a MurderA Halloween Special that travels to Chilliwack to cover the Hostess with the Ghostess; to North Vancouver for the Grain Elevators: a fire and a ghost story; to Victoria for Murder in James Bay; and to the Vogue Theatre's resident's ghost.
Stories are from my books Vancouver Exposed; At Home with History; and Sensational Victoria.
For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcast, please visit evelazarus.com
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck through Arsenal Pulp Press or our fa...2020-10-2321 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E8: The Shaughnessy Murder of Marion HamiltonIn 1975, Marion Hamilton, 69 was found dead in the bedroom of her Shaughnessy mansion. At first her death looked like suicide, but it was soon apparent that Marion had been murdered. It’s a fascinating story of a once prominent Vancouver family, money, a rambling old run-down mansion, and the shocking identity of Marion’s murderer.
Cover art: the Hamilton's Nanton Street house. Eve Lazarus photo
This podcast is based on a story from my book At Home with History: the secrets of Greater Vancouver's heritage homes
For more photos, show credits, sources, and info...2020-10-0921 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E7 The Christmas Day Murder of Lila AndersonLila Anderson, 38 was murdered on Christmas Day 1959. She had been beaten with a tire iron and her head smashed against a rock after she was taken from a bus stop. Her naked body was dumped in a ravine at Knight Street and 45th Avenue in South Vancouver less than two blocks from the Paul house. Did Vancouver have a serial killer?
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck t...2020-09-2529 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E6: The Pauls, Vancouver’s First Triple MurderOn June 10, 1958, David Pauls, 52 was shot in the head with a .22-calibre revolver by the back door of the family home. The killer then went upstairs and clubbed 11-year-old Dorothy Pauls to death in her bed. When Helen Pauls, 45 returned from work a short time later the killer shot her twice in the head and then beat her dead body with a blunt instrument. It was Vancouver’s first triple homicide.
Cover art: The Pauls family, courtesy Vancouver Police Museum and Archives
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the...2020-09-1131 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E5: The Hastings-Sunrise Murder of Evelyn RocheIn 1958, Evelyn Roche was murdered on the way home from the bus just two blocks from her Vancouver home. It’s a case that really haunted me when I first read about it. The newspaper stories just said was that she was a 39-year-old widow who had recently remarried and had a boy and a girl. I wanted to know what happened to her children, how their lives had turned out.
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
Cover art: From the murder sce...2020-08-2819 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E4: Missing Without A Trace: Nick and Lisa MaseeIn August 1994, Nick and Lisa Masee disappeared from their North Vancouver house. Their case has long gone cold, ruled a missing persons with suspicious circumstances by the RCMP. Are they really just missing or murdered?
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For more photos, show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit: evelazarus.com
2020-08-1427 min
Riddle Me That! True CrimeThe Stanley Park Babes in the Woods Ft. Forensic Psychic Investigator Stacey ScottJanuary 14, 1953 two bodies of young children Who found in Stanley park. Strange clues surround the body, such as a woman's fur coat and a penny loafer, size 7.5. These clues point investigators towards a mother murdering her children. Who were these children? Sources:https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/unsolved-stanley-park-babes-in-the-woods-case-still-haunts-a-city/article16122339/https://globalnews.ca/news/4611940/babes-in-the-woods-case-dna/https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4x0j0h/vancouvers_babes_in_the_woods/https://evelazarus.com/s1-e12-the-babes-in-the-woods-part-1/https://morbidology.com/the-babes-in-the-woods/http://babesinthewoodsmurdercase.blogspot.com/...2020-08-071h 43
Cold Case CanadaS1 E3: How To Catch A Killer: the Vivien Morzuch StoryIn 2000, Vivien Morzuch was 15 when he was beaten to death and dumped in a ditch near Kamloops, BC. Former homicide detective Steve McCartney tells us how Vivien’s murderer was caught six years later through a Mr. Big operation.
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
For more photos, show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit: evelazarus.com
2020-07-3132 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E2: Who Killed Roddy Moore?Seven-year-old Roddy Moore was killed on the way to his East Vancouver school in 1947. Why were his two step-fathers suspects? Interviews with Roddy's sisters Patty and Leona.
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
Cover art photo: Vancouver Sun, September 30, 2006
For more photos, show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit: evelazarus.com
Preorder my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck through Arsenal Pulp Press o...2020-07-1724 min
Cold Case CanadaS1 E1: The Murder of Jennie Eldon ConroyJennie Eldon Conroy was a 24-year-old shipyard war worker who was beaten to death in 1944, her body dumped at the West Vancouver cemetery. Seventy-five years after her murder, forensic samples including her hair and gravel from the crime scene ended up on my desk. What happened to her baby?
This podcast is based on a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders
Cover art: Jennie and Eva Conroy early 1940s. Courtesy North Vancouver Museum and Archives
For more photos, show credits, sources, and information about my true...2020-07-0434 min
Cold Case CanadaCold Case Canada TrailerI'm Eve Lazarus, a reporter and author based in Vancouver, BC. For the past few years I've been investigating unsolved murders and missing persons cases. I'm convinced that many of these cases can still be solved.
This true crime podcast is based on original research and interviews I've conducted with family members and friends, police detectives, criminologists, forensic psychologists and a coroner.
For more information, please visit my website at evelazarus.com
2020-06-3001 min
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Fred V & Grafix featuring Amy J. Pryce - Altitude [Hospital]
GAR - If [2Dutch]
Above & Beyond - On A Good Day (Paula OS Unofficial rework)
ARS - Kenya [Crossborder]
Mark & Lucas - Our Home (Tristan Armes remix) [Synth Collective]
Moonlight Tunes - Lonely Tonight [Suanda Base]
FLRK! & ROOKU - The Vessel [D:Max Deep]
T.O.M. - Prime Time [Discover Code Red]
John...2020-02-033h 50
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DeCode - The Dream
Jamie Walker - Deeper State [Amplifyed]
Saint Beyer - Nifelheim [Summer Melody]
Jamie Walker - Aurora [Amplifyed]
Austin Pettit & Ornery - Genesis (Miami mix) [Flemcy Music]
NOA|AON - Hanafi [Progressive Vibes]
Wavelounger - Warming Moon [Summer Melody]
John Clarcq - Shoryuken [Eve]
Matthias Bishop - Table Bay Harbour (Spark7 remix) [interflow]
Danilo Marinucci - Nevermind [Entrancing]
Shandor - Afterglow...2020-01-123h 26
Writing the Coast: BC and Yukon Book Prizes PodcastEpisode Seven: Eve Lazarus talks about giving voices to the victims who don't get a voiceABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode Megan chats with award-winning author Eve Lazarus. Eve starts the conversation off with a reading from her book Murder by Milkshake. She takes us to the top of the iconic Bowmac sign with one of the most captivating moments of the "astonishing true story" of Esther Castellani by her husband Rene in the 1960s. True crime has quickly become one of the most popular genres the page, on the airwaves and on-screen, but Eve's approach often gives the victims of the crimes she researches a voice.
ABOUT EVE LAZARUS:
Eve Lazarus is a journalist...2019-12-2835 min
Your London LegacySpecial Season: Mayflower 400 - Top American Chefs Jerome Grant & Justin Walker Share Their Passion For The Joy Of ThanksgivingIn part three of this special miniseries focusing on the historic sailing of the Mayflower from our shores to America 400 years ago, we focus on the heart-warming story, known in every American home to this day – as Thanksgiving.
After a grueling 66-day journey at sea the Mayflower and its passengers finally reached the New World November 21, 1620. They suffered terribly from sickness and by the end of the first winter 50 of the 102 passengers lost their lives.
However, the settlers soon built a strong relationship with the native Indian Wampanoag tribe who taught them to hunt and grow crops. In the autumn of...2019-12-1600 min
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Liam Thomas - Forgotten [SINE]
The Shamen - Re:Evolution [One Little Indian]
Morttagua - Redelties [Timeless Moment]
Kommodo - Horizon [Timeless Moment]
Morttagua & Charles Lima - The Only One (D05 remix) [PACHA]
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