Episode 09: Shootout at False Creek Flats
07/05/19 • 31 min
On February 26, 1947, Vancouver police officers Charles Boyes and Oliver Ledingham were murdered in a shootout at False Creek Flats. Inspector Vance was called in to handle the ballistics and ultimately determine whether a 17- year-old would live or die.
This podcast is based on original research from a chapter in my book Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance.
Between 1912 and 1987, 16 Vancouver police officers have been killed in the line of duty.
Cover Image: False Creek Flats, 1954. Vancouver Sun photo
For show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit evelazarus.com
On February 26, 1947, Vancouver police officers Charles Boyes and Oliver Ledingham were murdered in a shootout at False Creek Flats. Inspector Vance was called in to handle the ballistics and ultimately determine whether a 17- year-old would live or die.
This podcast is based on original research from a chapter in my book Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance.
Between 1912 and 1987, 16 Vancouver police officers have been killed in the line of duty.
Cover Image: False Creek Flats, 1954. Vancouver Sun photo
For show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit evelazarus.com
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Episode 08: The English Bay Murder
In the early hours of May 2, 1945 Olga Hawryluk, 23 was found beaten to death and dumped in the waters of English Bay. A soldier was charged with her murder and defended by scrappy East End lawyer Angelo Branca. Inspector Vance handled the forensics.
This podcast is based on original research from a chapter in my book Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance.
Cover Image: Jack Shadbolt's 1940s painting of Granville Street, Vancouver
For show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit evelazarus.com
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Episode 10: The Love Drug
On March 9, 1947 Inspector Vance of the Vancouver Police Department was called to an apartment in Kitsilano, Vancouver to check out a suspicious death. Seventeen-year-old Ruth Cooperman was found naked and lying dead across her husband’s unconscious body.
This podcast is based on original research from a chapter in my book Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance.
Cover Image: Ruth Cooperman. Vancouver Sun photo.
For show credits, sources, and information about my true crime books, blog or podcast, please visit evelazarus.com
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