Island Crime

About 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 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Laura Palmer

Category

news · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2020

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

53 of 111 episodes have a transcript.

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   2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S2 E9 An Empty Cage

   Myra Jones shares her decade-long search for her missing son, Everet, as a new tip reignites questions about his disappearance in this interview.

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   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Update Summer of 2026

   Host Laura explores Vancouver Island's crime stories, sharing case updates and personal reflections on the meaningful journey of Island Crime.

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   7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S9 E9 The Investigation Continues

   Host Kendra Newton interviews RCMP investigators about new evidence in the Joseph Phillips case, revealing deeper secrets about the 70-year-old murders.

Inside a recent episode

S2 E9 An Empty Cage

Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Come home and change the music for Everett. Everett also helped care for his stepfather, the only father he ever knew, a man he called Dad, or sometimes Daddy. He really liked to look after his specialist. Later years, he liked to look after his stepdad. His stepdad was about to a point when he couldn't really operate. But he could still move her off. He'd be sitting there and she'd be there watching TV, but he'd make sure he covered his dad in the evening if it was cold. Uh-huh. He wanted certain things to do, so closing the curtain, he said, that's my job, Mom, so that meant I wasn't the dude. […]

Who has been a guest on Island Crime

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Shauna
• Garry Rogers
• Janet Piper
• Lorraine McLeod
• Sandy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,314,828,987

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

492 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

732 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

99

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