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Island Crime – Laura Palmer / Frequency Podcast Network

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.

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Copyright: © Laura Palmer

Latest Episodes:

Island Crime: Season 3, coming soon Nov 26, 2021

Show notes

Season 3: Missing Michael. Available January 2022.

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S2 Gone Boys Update Spring 2021 Mar 29, 2021

Show notes

Questions answered, exclusive new information on the missing men and the latest reaction to the ‘Gone Boys’ investigation.

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S2E7: If the Missing Could Talk Mar 22, 2021

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Daniel MacDonnell’s dad wishes his son had sought help for his mental health. But like many men, Daniel struggled along on his own. Now Daniel is gone. Why self-reliance could be a death sentence for men like Daniel.

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S2E6: Window Shopping Mar 15, 2021

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If there is a serial predator on the island, it’s possible they have targeted victims alone on the roadside. A criminologist, a criminal profiler and an FBI analyst bring their expertise to an exploration of the serial killer theory.

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S2E5: Misfits Mar 08, 2021

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Loral McLeod is determined to find her handsome charismatic big brother Kelly. In the years before he goes missing Kelly’s life spirals downward into addiction and homelessness. Now Loral believes her brother was murdered.

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S2E4: The Body Count Mar 01, 2021

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Meet the RCMP statistician, the coroners and the dominatrix working to understand the data points representing the missing men’s cases.

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S2E3: Homies Feb 22, 2021

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Ian Henry loves drumming, spear fishing and cycling. He is 26 when he disappears from the small island community, he calls home. Ian suffers from schizophrenia; without his medication he can’t function. His disappearance along with those of other men in his Cowichan First Nation has left his community unable to move forward.

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S2E2: The Talking Boards Feb 15, 2021

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14 year old Desmond Peter was last seen walking along the side of the highway. As a child Desmond witnessed a horrific murder which upended his world and altered the course of his life. Rumours abound about Desmond’s fate, but his family fears he may have been a victim of a predator.

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S2E1: The Boy Who Loved Christmas Feb 08, 2021

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Thousands of people go missing each year. But almost all of them are found. But on Vancouver Island, young men are going missing and staying missing. Brandon Cairney is athletic, handsome and bright. Then, one tragic night he suffers a brain injury in a car accident and his life takes a tragic turn. Brandon vanishes from his small island community leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions.

*Update. Brandon Cairney surfaced briefly 5 years after his disappearance. You can listen to the surprising update to his case in an episode added to the series.

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Season 2: Gone Boys Jan 29, 2021

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To the public they are faces on faded missing person posters. To their parents, they are their boys, and they are gone. Most missing persons cases are resolved quickly. But on Vancouver Island in recent years, some men have vanished without a trace.
Follow the mystery of Vancouver Island’s missing men, on ‘Gone Boys’ Island Crime Season 2.

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