Cold Case Canada

Eve Lazarus

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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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47 episodes

S4 E44 Three Ghost Stories and a Murder

In 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 https://evelazarus.com/ or join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColdCaseCanada/.  

37m
Jul 21, 2023
S4 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 “missing, foul play suspected” by the Surrey RCMP. And, then in 2013, Lucy's story got an ending.  Promo: Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance https://evelazarus.com/category/podcast/blood-sweat-and-fear/ For more information, please join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada, or visit my website: evelazarus.com  https://evelazarus.com/

24m
Jul 07, 2023
S4 E42 The Cloverdale Murder of Nancy Johnsen

On 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 on original research and interviews from a chapter in my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

32m
Jun 23, 2023
S4 E41 The Alley Murders

Between 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. Promo: Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance https://evelazarus.com/category/podcast/blood-sweat-and-fear/ For more information, please join us on the Facebook group page Cold Case Canada, or visit my website: evelazarus.com  https://evelazarus.com/

43m
Jun 09, 2023
S4 E40 Taken: Casey Rose Bohun

Casey 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC. Promo: Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance https://evelazarus.com/category/podcast/blood-sweat-and-fear/ For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

33m
May 26, 2023
S4 E39 The Night Club Murders

At 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC. Promo: Nice Genes For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

29m
May 12, 2023
S4 E38 A Town Divided: The Search for Brenda Byman

On 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC  For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/  Sponsors: Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/the-forbidden-vancouver-walking-tour/, Erin Hakin Jewellery https://www.erinhakin.com/ Promo: Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance https://evelazarus.com/category/podcast/blood-sweat-and-fear/

41m
Apr 28, 2023
S4 E37 The Box Cutter Murder: Gladys Wakabayashi

On 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 16 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC. Promo: The Missing and Unexplained Podcast https://missingunexplainedpod.buzzsprout.com/  For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

27m
Apr 14, 2023
S4 E36 Lindsey Nicholls: Vanished from Vancouver Island

On 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC. For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/ Promo: Blood, Sweat and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance  https://evelazarus.com/category/podcast/blood-sweat-and-fear/

35m
Mar 31, 2023
S4 E35 Gloria Moody: The Highway of Tears

Gloria 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’s Association of Canada. This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC. For more information, please visit my website: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/ Promo: True Crime Files

37m
Mar 17, 2023
Introducing Season 4 Cold Case Canada Podcast

I’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 https://evelazarus.com/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 https://evelazarus.com/  

20m
Mar 13, 2023
S3 E34 Halloween Special 2022

In 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 https://evelazarus.com/book/blood-sweat-and-fear/, At Home with History: The secrets of Greater Vancouver’s Heritage Homes https://evelazarus.com/book/at-home-with-history/, Ghosts: More Eerie Encounters https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1894898419/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3and Ghosts of Vancouver https://www.ghostsofvancouver.com/. With special guests: Bill Allman, Patrick Dunae, Damian Inwood and Greg Mansfield For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/  Sponsors: Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/the-forbidden-vancouver-walking-tour/, Arsenal Pulp Press https://arsenalpulp.com/ Promo: Fireside Canada https://firesidecanada.ca/ 

36m
Oct 21, 2022
S3 E33 Kidnapped: The Philip Porter Story

On 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC and includes interviews with family and police. For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/  Sponsors: Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/the-forbidden-vancouver-walking-tour/, Arsenal Pulp Press https://arsenalpulp.com/ Promo: What Was That Like? https://whatwasthatlike.com/

37m
Oct 14, 2022
S3 E32 The Jack Family Missing from Prince George

Ronnie 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC and includes interviews with family and police. For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/  Sponsors: Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/the-forbidden-vancouver-walking-tour/, Arsenal Pulp Press https://arsenalpulp.com/

33m
Oct 07, 2022
S3 E31 The Monica Jack Murder

In 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC  For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/  Sponsors: Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/the-forbidden-vancouver-walking-tour/, Arsenal Pulp Press https://arsenalpulp.com/ Promo: True Crime Island

33m
Sep 30, 2022
S3 E30 Double Murder: Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook

Saanich residents Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18 and Jay Cook, 20 were murdered in Washington State in 1987. Their killer was arrested 30 years later through the magic of genetic genealogy.  This episode is based on a story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC  For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/  Sponsors: Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours, Arsenal Pulp Press Promo: True Crime Files

42m
Sep 23, 2022
S3 E29 When Cops were Murderers

Len 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 story from Cold Case BC: the stories behind the province's most sensational murders and missing persons cases https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC  For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/ 

29m
Sep 16, 2022
S3 E28 When Cops Were Robbers

In 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 Montreal 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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC  For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/ 

40m
Sep 09, 2022
S3 E27 Tanya Busch: The Prison Guard’s Daughter

Tanya 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 https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

26m
Sep 02, 2022
S3 E26 Abducted: Evangeline Azarcon

On 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. 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 https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ This episode is sponsored by Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours. https://forbiddenvancouver.ca/ Save 15% off your booking by using the code COLDCASE For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

25m
Aug 26, 2022
S3 E25 The Babes in the Woods Update

It'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 https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-BC  For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/ 

36m
Mar 10, 2022
S2 E24 Halloween Special 2021

The 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. For photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/ Photo: Riverdale Psychiatric Hospital, courtesy Coquitlam Archives

38m
Oct 15, 2021
S2 E23 Murder by Milkshake Part 2

In 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  https://evelazarus.com/book/murder-by-milkshake/ For photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

43m
Oct 01, 2021
S2 E22 Murder by Milkshake Part 1

In 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. This two-part podcast is Jeannine’s story. This episode is based on original research and interviews from Murder by Milkshake: an astonishing true story of adultery, arsenic and a charismatic killer  https://evelazarus.com/book/murder-by-milkshake/ For photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

34m
Sep 24, 2021
S2 E21 Murder of a Poet

When Pat Lowther, 40 was beaten to death with a hammer in her East Vancouver home, she had just signed a contract with a major publisher. The mother of four was carving out a new voice in the Canadian literary scene and being recognized for her strong, often violent, feminist poetry. Photo: Pat Lowther and Fred Candelaria co-chairs of the League of Canadian Poets. Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun, September 5 1975.  For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

48m
Sep 10, 2021
S2 E20 Murder in Mole Hill

In 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 https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

24m
Aug 27, 2021
S2 E19 The Night Club Murders

On 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 three unsolved murders? 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 https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

29m
Aug 13, 2021
S2 E18 On the Edge of Chinatown

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 https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For crime scene photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

26m
Jul 30, 2021
S2 E17 Sweet Sixteen: The Rhona Duncan Murder

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 episode is based on original research and interviews from a story in my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city’s most baffling unsolved murders. https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For show credits, photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts, please visit https://evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

29m
Jul 16, 2021
S2 E16 Murder at the Good Earth

On January 7, 1976 Brenda Young was found murdered in her store the Good Earth in the Lower Lonsdale area of North Vancouver. It was a brazen murder and it felt like a hit, but why would anyone target this much-loved 38-year-old mother of four? This episode is based on original research and interviews from a story in my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city’s most baffling unsolved murders. https://evelazarus.com/book/cold-case-vancouver/ For show credits, photos, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts, please visit https://evelazarus.com https://evelazarus.com/

34m
Jul 02, 2021