S2 E19 Soft, Sweet and Country

08/13/21 • 26 min

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

For photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com

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 books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com

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

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 crime scene photos, show credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com

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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 credits, sources and information about my books, blog or podcasts visit: evelazarus.com