43 episodes

Each season of Island Crime focuses on one crime story based on Vancouver Island. 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.

Island Crime Frequency Podcast Network

- True Crime
- 4.4 • 212 Ratings

- FEB 5, 2023
S1 E13 Hot Tub Time Machine

S1 E13 Hot Tub Time Machine

Up until now what happened to Lisa Marie Young, in the hours after she left 'The Jungle' nightclub, has been unclear. We know she attended a couple of house parties, but no one present at those gatherings has ever publicly described the events leading up to Lisa's disappearance on June 30th 2002. In this episode one of the young men there that night, finally breaks his silence.
- 35 min
- NOV 29, 2022
S1 E12 Hornets' Nest

S1 E12 Hornets' Nest

Twenty years on, there are now new searches for Lisa Marie Young. The fresh attention is reopening old wounds and bringing unwanted attention to some.
- 50 min
- SEP 24, 2022
S2 Update: A Gone Boy No More: Brandon Cairney

S2 Update: A Gone Boy No More: Brandon Cairney

Brandon Cairney has been missing from Port Alberni since October 2017. On September 22nd 2022, Brandon surfaced alive.
- 15 min
- SEP 1, 2022
S4 E6 Darkness

S4 E6 Darkness

Amber's disappearance devastates those who love her. In this episode, close friends wrestle with the thought of life without Amber and look to the past to find clues about what was really going on in Amber's world.
- 46 min
- SEP 1, 2022
S4 E5 The Summer Girl

S4 E5 The Summer Girl

Amber lives for summer. She works at a boat shop, her home is out at the lake and she makes the most out of the sunny season. A colleague, a friend and a woman Amber never met, shine a light on how Amber's bright spark may have been darkened forever.
- 30 min
- AUG 16, 2022
S4 E4 The Boyfriend

S4 E4 The Boyfriend

Tensions are high in Amber's hometown of Port Alberni, while Amber remains missing. What can be learned of Amber's boyfriend, allegedly the last person known to be with her before she vanishes?
- 48 min

4.4 out of 5

212 Ratings

Move along haters

For those of you 1-star haters moaning and finding so many faults with this podcast, maybe keep in mind that what Laura is doing is helping grieving families and lighting a fire under some non-priority cases around missing people. Season 1 alone has reignited the case about Lisa Young and every one of these families and victims deserve justice.

Thank you Laura. Keep up the great work (& RCMP let’s arrest Red Jag Guy already!)

Captain Slur (Mike) sure could use an AA meeting (S4E2)

YIKES

Not an Investigative Podcast

Sorry to say I had to quit. I made it 4 episodes of season 1 and that’s it for me. The most we get in 4 episodes is a basic recounting of the crime and Lisa’s backstory, which is great, but that should be 1/2 of episode 1. I have found the telltale sign of an amateur podcast is that they haven’t learned to edit. It is not worthwhile to replay ENTIRE conversations. Good podcasts edit ruthlessly & use narration to give more insight. This does neither.