Island Crime

Documentary series on unsolved murders and disappearances on Vancouver Island AI summary

Laura Palmer Visit website › True Crime · EN · 113 episodes · latest 2026-11-03

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Each season of Island Crime delves into an unsolved murder or missing person case on Vancouver Island. Host/Producer Laura Palmer updates the cases when she finds new evidence or fresh perspectives. Original journalism, leaving no stone unturned.Season 9: 'The Dead File' The unsolved double stabbing of a husband & wife in their own home.Season 8: 'My Best Friend Bree' -the unsolved murder of Bree Gamble (Lozano)Season 7: 'Evaporated' explores the disappearance of Victoria's Ian Indridson.Season 6: ‘Sweethearts’ examines the unsolved cases of three teenage girls who were murdered in Victoria, Canada between 1990 and 1991.Season 5: ‘Whiskey Creek’ is the untold story of a Halloween night massacre.Season 4: ‘Finding Amber’ follows the case of a Port Alberni woman who disappeared on July 8, 2022.Season 3: ‘Missing Michael’ is the story of Michael Dunahee, a little boy from Victoria, BC, who vanished from a playground in 1991 at the age of 4.Season 2: ‘Gone Boys’ follows the mystery of men who have gone missing in recent years on Vancouver Island.Season 1: ‘Where is Lisa?’ digs into the disappearance of 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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E20 Where is Lisa? An Introduction to a New Book about Lisa's Disappearance

2026-11-03 · 22 min

My sister, author Norah Caldwell, joins Lisa Marie Young’s foster sister, Carolann Bosma, to discuss their new book about Lisa’s disappearance. Together, they explore the challenges of telling Lisa’s story, the…
S1 E20 A Smaller Haystack

2026-11-02 · 46 min · Season 1, episode 20

A family member of Christopher Adair reaches out to set the record straight. But their story opens up another possibility: could the key to Lisa Marie Young’s disappearance lie in the backwoods around Coombs? Then,…
S2 E9 An Empty Cage

2026-10-02 · 39 min · Season 2, episode 9

Ten years after Everet Jones disappeared, his mother, Myra reflects on the son she has spent a decade searching for. And now, a new tip raises fresh questions about what happened to Everet after he walked away that…
Update Summer of 2026

2026-09-04 · 18 min

In this update, Laura takes a road trip around Vancouver Island from Bamfield and Pacheena Bay to Alert Bay, Port Hardy and beyond. Along the way, she reflects on the places, people and stories that make the Island…
S9 E9 The Investigation Continues

2026-08-07 · 1 hr 0 min · Season 9, episode 9

A newly released prison file offers the clearest picture yet of Joseph Phillips—and confirms he was intensively questioned by the RCMP about the murders of his in-laws. Meanwhile, Laura and Shauna receive significant…
S9 E8 Open & Shut

2026-07-10 · 35 min · Season 9, episode 8

After more than 67 years, a fresh tip comes in, which leaves Laura wondering whether police had another suspect on their radar back then. Also, throughout the series, Laura & Shauna have been pushing for the release of…
S9 E7 The Murder House

2026-07-03 · 36 min · Season 9, episode 7

In this episode, Shauna steps inside the infamous murder house in South Wellington, where the unsolved 1959 murders of her great-great-grandparents Curly and Lizzie Kostyniuk, took place. The new owners learn about the…
S9 E6 The Paper Trail

2026-06-26 · 41 min · Season 9, episode 6

After months of searching, the police file on the 1959 murders of Curly and Lizzie Kostyniuk has finally arrived, but it's not what Shauna and I hoped for. Over 100 pages of heavily redacted administrative paperwork…
S9 E5 Bad Grandpa Part 2 E

2026-06-19 · 43 min · Season 9, episode 5

Janet Piper is the great-granddaughter of the victims, Lizzie and Curly Kostyniuk. In this episode, she speaks publicly for the first time about the man she believes committed the murders, a man who was her grandfather.…
S9 E4 Bad Grandpa

2026-06-19 · 41 min · Season 9, episode 4

A double murder. A robbery motive that doesn't add up. And a family theory that's been passed down in whispers for decades.In this episode, host Laura Palmer digs into the suspect, Shauna's family calls "Bad Grandpa"…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length: 37 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order
Keywords: gone boys, michael dunahee, lisa marie young, laura palmer, nanaimo, vancouver island, victoria, where is lisa?

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