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Cold Case Canada

Cold Case Canada is an independently produced true crime podcast hosted by Eve Lazarus, a reporter and author based in Vancouver, British Columbia

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S2 E18 On the Edge of Chinatown: Jimmy and Lily Ming

Cold Case Canada ·

2021/07/30

At 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

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28:52

S2 E17 Sweet Sixteen: The Rhona Duncan Murder

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2021/07/16

Sixteen-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

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24:25

S2 E16 Murder at the Good Earth: Brenda Young

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2021/07/02

On 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

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24:47

S2 E15 The Murder of Robert David Hopkins

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2021/06/18

In 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 For photos,

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28:23

S2 E14 Danny Brent’s Murder: Vancouver’s First...

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2021/06/04

On 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

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Trailer: Blood, Sweat, and Fear, the story of...

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2021/06/03

I'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

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S1 E13 The Babes in the Woods Part 2

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2020/12/18

The 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

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S1 E12: The Babes in the Woods Part 1

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2020/12/04

The 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

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S1 E11 Axe Murders in Mount Pleasant: The Kosbergs

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2020/11/20

In 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

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27:16

S1 E10: The Renfrew Murders: Louise Wise and...

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2020/11/06

Windemere 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

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S1 E9: Halloween Special - Three Ghost Stories and a...

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2020/10/23

A 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

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S1 E8: The Shaughnessy Murder of Marion Hamilton

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2020/10/09

In 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

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S1 E7 The Christmas Day Murder of Lila Anderson

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2020/09/25

Lila 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 For more photos, show credits, sources, and information about

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S1 E6: The Pauls, Vancouver’s First Triple Murder

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2020/09/11

On 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

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S1 E5: The Hastings-Sunrise Murder of Evelyn Roche

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2020/08/28

In 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

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27:38

S1 E4: Missing Without A Trace: Nick and Lisa Masee

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2020/08/14

In 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

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S1 E3: How To Catch A Killer: the Vivien Morzuch Story

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2020/07/31

In 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

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S1 E2: Who Killed Roddy Moore?

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2020/07/17

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

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S1 E1: The Murder of Jennie Eldon Conroy

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2020/07/04

Jennie 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

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Cold Case Canada Trailer

Cold Case Canada ·

2020/06/30

I'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

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