S3 E27 Tanya Busch: The Prison Guard’s Daughter

09/02/22 • 24 min

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

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

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

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

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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. Two years later another seven-year-old was abducted on her way to her Vancouver school. 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

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

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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 Ottawa 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

For more information, please visit my website evelazarus.com