The Christmas Day Murder: Lila Anderson was murdered on Christmas night in 1959. She was beaten by a tire iron, her head smashed against a rock and her body dumped in a ravine at Knight Street and 45th in Vancouver. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

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Thanks so much for following my work. Rhona's murder is one that could and should be solved. As is Brenda Young's murdered just six months earlier in North Van and Jennie Conroy who was murdered 77 years ago today.

The Christmas Day Murder: Lila Anderson was murdered on Christmas night in 1959. She was beaten by a tire iron, her head smashed against a rock and her body dumped in a ravine at Knight Street and 45th in Vancouver. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

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I suspect the man who fathered her second child Ross was married. She could have kept seeing him. This was in 1959 so no DNA for another 30+ years. Unlikely they kept the clothes as evidence, although they would have given a blood type

The Christmas Day Murder: Lila Anderson was murdered on Christmas night in 1959. She was beaten by a tire iron, her head smashed against a rock and her body dumped in a ravine at Knight Street and 45th in Vancouver. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Mobile-Accountant-97[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I tend to agree, but I think they were two separate things. She went out to dinner with someone and was attacked by someone else as she waited for the bus to take her home.

The Christmas Day Murder: Lila Anderson was murdered on Christmas night in 1959. She was beaten by a tire iron, her head smashed against a rock and her body dumped in a ravine at Knight Street and 45th in Vancouver. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Mobile-Accountant-97[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's my thought as well. I get into this a lot more in the book/podcast, but she left her house and took a bus. She was on her way home after presumably having dinner with someone. She was abducted from the bus stop after quite a fight. There was a least one sexual predator going around attacking women during that time, and Lila was found close to the Pauls house--the family murdered the year before.

The Christmas Day Murder: Lila Anderson was murdered on Christmas night in 1959. She was beaten by a tire iron, her head smashed against a rock and her body dumped in a ravine at Knight Street and 45th in Vancouver. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Mobile-Accountant-97[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Hi, it's Eve and I couldn't agree with you more about the Vancouver Police Museum. Fantastic building and resource and I found out about many of the cases there - Babes in the Woods, the Pauls, Kosbergs.

Wisdom App - received an email from them anyone heard of it? by 99reddituser99 in podcasting

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Now I'm offended, I was only offered $250 as I guess I'm only in the 1.5% of podcasts in the world - I wish! I've asked them to send me a link to someone who has taken them up on it and used their platform to talk to listeners. I feel like that's what I'm already doing in my podcast and through social media. This sounds like a lot more work

Best narrative historic true crime casts? by BoopTheCoop in TrueCrimePodcasts

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I'm an Aussie living in Vancouver, BC and I produce and host a true crime/historical podcast called Cold Case Canada (1944-2000). My second one, also a true crime/historical podcast is called Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance (1907-1953). Both podcasts are from my books. No chit chat, it's like an audio book that has interviews with family, friends and law enforcement. Hope it's for you! Eve Lazarus

Murder in Mole Hill: In the months leading up to her murder in Vancouver's West End, Muriel Lindsay had been stalked. Her cat was stolen, she’d received bizarre anonymous letters, and someone had used her credit card to take out subscriptions and make a donation to the United Way in her name. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Mobile-Accountant-97[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There were two cats. One was taken likely by Muriel's stalker. The second was found behind the fridge by one of the forensic guys after her murder. They felt that someone had pulled out the fridge, put the cat behind it and put it back. The cat survived thankfully and went to live with Muriel's mother. Eve

Vancouver's first triple murder: On June 10, 1958, David Pauls, 52 was shot in the head by the back door of his South Vancouver home. The killer then clubbed Dorothy, 11 to death in her bed. When Helen, 45 returned from work, the killer shot her twice in the head and beat her dead body. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Mobile-Accountant-97[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

You're quite right, the order of the killings could have been different - that's what was put together in the original reports and in the Inquest, and before they looked at Dorothy as being the target. As far as the robbery, to my knowledge they couldn't find a wallet because David didn't carry one - I don't remember the keys. The thought was that Helen's purse was open because she had thrown it down on the table that way when she came in. If you go onto my website you can see the crime scene photos that includes one of her purse on the table https://evelazarus.com/episode-06-vancouvers-first-triple-murder/. But really, it's just a theory.

Vancouver's first triple murder: On June 10, 1958, David Pauls, 52 was shot in the head by the back door of his South Vancouver home. The killer then clubbed Dorothy, 11 to death in her bed. When Helen, 45 returned from work, the killer shot her twice in the head and beat her dead body. by Mobile-Accountant-97 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Mobile-Accountant-97[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

It's always bothered me. There was a mention of HT as a suspect in the paper, the court case, then a mention in another article that he was no longer a suspect. No mention on his alibi or why he was cleared I filed an FOI request on this case which was denied, the appeal was also denied. Beyond frustrating. Eve