Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance

I’m a reporter and author based in Vancouver, British Columbia. For the past several years I’ve been investigating cold ... Read more

In January 1943, Victoria, British Columbia was experiencing the coldest weather in more than 30 years. Fifteen-year-old... Read more

On August 25, 1947 Walter Pavlukoff stepped out of his hotel room with a luger automatic pistol in his pocket. He joined... Read more

On March 9, 1947 Inspector Vance of the Vancouver Police Department was called to an apartment in Kitsilano, Vancouver t... Read more

On February 26, 1947, Vancouver police officers Charles Boyes and Oliver Ledingham were murdered in a shootout at False ... Read more

In the early hours of May 2, 1945 Olga Hawryluk, 23 was found beaten to death and dumped in the waters of English Bay. A... Read more

Inspector Vance is called to a crime scene at Merritt, B.C. in 1934. Two police officers are missing, believed murdered ... Read more

Sidney Colbourne lived in Oak Bay, Victoria and frequently beat up his wife Vera and their five-year-old daughter. One n... Read more

In 1936, Doris Gravlin's strangled corpse was found on the 7th fairway of the Victoria Golf Course. People soon started ... Read more

By the 1930s, Inspector Vance had become a familiar face at crime scenes and was often called to testify in court becaus... Read more