The reporter, author, and podcaster Eve Lazarus discusses her new book Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases by Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Cold Case BC

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Eve Lazarus is back and with a new book, Cold Case BC: The Stories Behind the Province’s Most Intriguing Murder and Missing Person Cases. It’s a gripping read, and it’s not all doom and gloom either. Eve, with her engaging and thorough investigation, showcases some important, notable, and fascinating cases. She also features a couple of cases where a little more information has resulted in a little more closure. One case, the famous Babes in the Woods case, through Eve’s reporting earlier this year, finally revealed the names of the two tiny skeletons found in Stanley Park in 1953. I’ll get Eve to tell us more about that case, as well as the other cases in the book. She writes about the notorious judge David Ramsey, in Prince George, who preyed on, and sexually assaulted teenage girls; girls who were vulnerable, some who even appeared before him in court. I’ll also ask Eve to reflect on her work, the great library of books she’s published over the last fifteen years, as well as what motivates her to look at these often-dark cases. We’ll hear too, how she approaches her work, the care she takes talking to family members of victims, those affected by often horrific crimes. Eve Lazarus is a reporter, author, and the host and producer of the true crime podcast Cold Case Canada. Her previous books include Cold Case Vancouver, Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance, Murder by Milkshake, and Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History. Her website is at www.evelazarus.com, where she maintains a popular blog, Every Place Has a Story. This new book is published by Arsenal Pulp Press. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Eve Lazarus; Ms. Lazarus, good morning.

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