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

10/23/20 • 21 min

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

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

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 favourite bookstore - coming April 2025

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S1 E8: The Shaughnessy Murder of Marion Hamilton

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 heritage homes

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 E10: The Renfrew Murders: Louise Wise and Geraldine Forster

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 Vancouver House. Eve Lazarus photo

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