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Island Crime
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 8: 'My Best Friend Bree' -the unsolved murder o...
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S8 E2 Rumbero
Bree Gamble was known for her passion, fearlessness, and vibrant energy—a woman who seemed to live life in full colour until her tragic murder in 2021...
S8 E1 Peacocks
How does a woman described as exotic, vibrant, and passionate end up murdered—her body abandoned near an oceanside park? What secrets does the crime s...
S8 Trailer My Best Friend Bree
In the early hours of March 3rd, 2021, a woman named Bree Gamble (Lozano) is found unresponsive on the grass near Dallas Road in Victoria. Despite CPR...
Update Summer of 2025
Between seasons of Island Crime, I update earlier stories and begin research on the season ahead. I wanted to take a quick moment to let you know wha...
S2 E8 An Update to Kelly McLeod's Story
An update to missing man Kelly McLeod's case. Kelly's mother, Lorraine and his Auntie Sandy share their memories of Kelly and their hope that someone...
S3 E14 The Brown Van Tip
The Victoria police say the brown van tip was their best lead when Michael Dunahee was taken. But over the years, questions have been raised about the...
Lagim: A Filipino True Crime Podcast feature episode about Lisa Marie Young
This is an 'episode drop' of a podcast about Lisa Marie Young. The show is called 'LAGIM: A Filipino True Crime Podcast. '
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S1 E18 No Body No Crime
'The ultimate act of control. I killed you, but nobody knows where you are' -Tad Dibiase, Author of No Body Homicide Cases.
No body, no crime. R...
S1 E 17 Resolute
It's been almost five years since the Nanaimo RCMP first sat down with me to discuss Lisa Marie Young's disappearance. Now, there's a new lead on the...
Talking True Crime with the CBC's Kathryn Marlow
Curious to know how families feel about my involvement in their cases? Do police think I get in the way of their work? This is Vancouver Island from C...
S1 E16 The Devil in the Details
In this episode, you'll hear two never-before-published interviews. One is with the late Dallas Hulley and the other is with Lisa's mother, the late J...
S3 E13 The FBI Profile
34 years ago, police in Canada reached out to the FBI's famed behavioural analysis unit for help on Michael Dunahee's abduction. 9 Canadian detectives...
S7 E6 Fathom
In the absence of any evidence as to whether Ian Indridson is alive or dead, those who love Ian Indridson are coming to their own conclusions about wh...
S7 E5 Foul Bay
Warning: This episode includes expert interviews and details which may be disturbing to anyone who has lost a loved one to drowning.
If Ian Indr...
S7 E4 Adrift
Ian's a senior government public affairs officer, privy to the inner workings of the highest ranks. Could Ian Indridson's colleagues hold the clue to...
S7 E3 Dead Zone
Convinced her husband may yet be alive, frustrated with what she views as a lack of interest by police, Ian Indridson's wife Gloria turns to private i...
S7 E2 What Lies Beneath?
Boring bureaucrat. That’s the image of Ian Indridson that some may have seen in his Missing Person poster. He’s a senior government spokesperson. A ha...
S7 E1 Untethered
What happens after Ian walks away from his home that cool January morning? Inside the frantic search for Ian Indridson. Possible sitings in two unlike...
Island Crime Season 7 'Evaporated' Coming Soon...
On a cool cloudy January morning in 2022, Ian Indridson makes himself some eggs, plays with his dog, walks out the door of his Victoria home, and disa...
S1 E15 Cold
Retired RCMP detective Doug Hogg is one of the first investigators on Lisa Marie Young's file after she was reported missing back in 2002. He looks ba...
A game-changing development in crime investigations is being underused in Canada, experts say
Investigative genetic genealogy has been hailed as the biggest breakthrough in investigations since the fingerprint. And yet only a handful of police...
Talking True Crime with David Ridgen
An interview with 'Someone Knows Something' host David Ridgen about true crime podcasting and his new season of SKS - The Christine Harron Case.
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S4 E9 The Dark Grey Tote
On October 16th, 2024, the RCMP release a video of Justin Hall driving Amber Manthorne's white jeep, stopping at a gas station and revealing a dark gr...
S6 E11 Angel
Shelley Wright was Cheri Lynn Smith's best friend. After the first episodes drop, she gets in touch. In this episode, Shelley shares a loving view of...
S6 E10 Ride or Die
After the original series drops, new information surfaces about Kimberly Gallup's case; fresh leads and questions from people close to Kimberly in tim...
S6 E9 Following the Trail
In the immediate aftermath of the original Sweetheart series, the Island Crime inbox is flooded with new leads, fresh tips and reactions from those wh...
S6 E8 Hope
Experts say Investigative Genetic Genealogy, also known as IGG, is showing incredible promise in solving cold cases abroad. But the technology is not...
S6 E7 Shame
The 'teen hooker’ headlines are symbolic of the very real stigma and victim blaming involved in the cases of Cheri, Melissa and Kimberly. What role di...
S6 E6 Evil
When Melissa, Cheri and Kimberly were killed in Victoria, there may have been four serial killers preying on sex trade workers and sexually exploited...
S6 E5 Boyfriends
The men close to Cheri, Melissa and Kimberly, at the time of their deaths, are all potential suspects. Boyfriends, pimps, and sex traffickers, could a...
S6 E4 The Stroll
Cheri, Kimberly and Melissa were all last seen on the stroll in downtown Victoria. The activities of the area starkly contrast the elegant image Victo...
S6 E3 The Girl in Polka Dot Tights
Melissa Nicholson’s badly beaten body is found on the side of the road. Newspapers at the time describe her as "teen hooker #3", but her family only...
S6 E2 After the Fair
Cheri Lynn Smith spends her days reading the bible and writing to her parents. Before she's killed, Cheri is lured away from her Regina home by a sex...
S6 E1 Soft
For three decades, Rhonda has wondered why someone killed her high school friend Kimberly Gallup. Kimberly was a girl who loved the Kansas City Chiefs...
Coming Soon: Season Six, Sweethearts
The year is 1990 and within about 12 months three teenage girls will be murdered in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Before they were found dead, all three gir...
S1 E14 Speak Up or Shut Up
If you were accused of being involved in a terrible crime what would you do? William Curry is anxious to clear his name once and for all. He's tired o...
Unfinished Business: Updates to S1-5
Island Crime is committed to keeping 'cold cases' in the public eye and leaving no stone unturned. In this episode, you'll hear an update to Island Cr...
S4 E8 Fire
As Amber's hometown prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, a forest fire severs the connection to the community. Port Alberni...
S4 E7 Forever Forty
As the first anniversary of Amber Manthorne's disappearance approaches, her family and friends prepare to say their goodbyes and celebrate Amber's lif...
S5 E8 Fury, Fear and Solace: The Impact of Whiskey Creek
Don't poke the bear. It's a warning I heard a number of times as I worked on the story of 'Whiskey Creek'. After almost three years of silence, reverb...