Island Crime

By Laura Palmer

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

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How many episodes does Island Crime have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

Island Crime episodes:

November 26, 2021 Island Crime: Season 3, coming soon
Season 3: Missing Michael. Available January 2022.
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March 29, 2021 Update Spring 2021
Questions answered, exclusive new information on the missing men and the latest reaction to the ‘Gone Boys’ investigation.
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28min
March 22, 2021 S2E7: If the Missing Could Talk
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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39min
March 15, 2021 S2E6: Window Shopping
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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32min
March 08, 2021 S2E5: Misfits
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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46min
March 01, 2021 S2E4: The Body Count
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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39min
February 22, 2021 S2E3: Homies
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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43min
February 15, 2021 S2E2: The Talking Boards
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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56min
February 08, 2021 S2E1: The Boy Who Loved Christmas
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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47min
January 29, 2021 Season 2: Gone Boys
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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How many episodes does Island Crime have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

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