[BCMA] True Crime | At The Vancouver Police Museum

Wed Apr 5 14:55:45 PDT 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2017

Vancouver Police Museum’s latest exhibition True Crime looks beyond the
headlines

Vancouver, BC - “The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the
responsibility of the living to do so for them”

The Vancouver Police Museum’s newest exhibit, True Crime, goes beyond
sensational headlines to understand the people involved, the lives lost and
how the police used real evidence to find justice for those touched by the
city’s most horrific crimes.

True Crime provides an in-depth look at the science and investigative
dedication that goes into a criminal investigation as we invite you to step
inside the building that once housed the City morgue, the forensic
laboratory and the people who worked tirelessly to bring closure to
Vancouverites when the worst happened. True Crime emphasizes that an
investigation may “go cold” but it is never closed, never forgotten.

In conjunction with True Crime the Vancouver Police Museum presents the 5th
Annual Speaker Series: Beyond The Headlines. This year our series will look
at the investigations of a number of well known murder cases from Vancouver
history. Each speaker will bring their expertise to the lecture in order to
provide a unique perspective.

Dates: Alternating Wednesdays from April 6th to June 7th
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 — Heidi Currie | Not Guilty By Reason of
Insanity

This is the true story of Thomas Kosberg, who stood trial on six counts of
capital murder in Vancouver Supreme Court for killing his entire family
with an axe in 1965. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, Thomas was
placed in strict custody at Riverview hospital, and released ten years
later to work and living his life as a ‘sensible fellow’ in Vancouver.
Follow criminologist Heidi Currie through a forensic examination of the
murder, the trial, and confinement of Thomas Kosberg – Vancouver’s
axe-wielding mass murderer. Learn about the insanity plea, and how the
defence of mental disorder compares today.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 — Eve Lazarus | The Unsolved murder of Jennie
Conroy

On December 27, 1944, 24-year-old Jennie Conroy finished her shift at the
grain elevators and left to join her family for a late Christmas dinner.
Jennie missed her bus by less than a minute. The next day her body was
found at West Vancouver’s Capilano View Cemetery. She had been beaten to
death with a claw hammer.

Join Eve Lazarus, journalist, author and blogger who has a passion for
unconventional history and a fascination with murder. Her books include Cold
Case Vancouver: the city’s most baffling unsolved murders and Sensational
Vancouver. Her latest book is Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of
Inspector Vance, Vancouver’s First Forensic Investigator.

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 — Kevin McLaren | Project Resolute: an
investigation of the Etibako family and Ashley Singh murders

On May 15th, 2006 fire engulfed a townhouse located at 2484 Cassiar Street
in Vancouver, BC. The fire claimed the lives of four members of Etibako
family and Ashley Singh, the girlfriend of the lone survivor of the fire –
Bolingo Etibako. The ensuing investigation identified a suspect who was a
previous criminal associate of Bolingo, and after an extensive undercover
operation Nathan Richard Fry was identified, charged and convicted for five
counts of First Degree Murder.

Join Kevin McLaren, Lead Investigator for Project Resolute, as he takes you
into the heat of the investigation of the four members of the Etibako
family and Ashley Singh. The majority of his last 20 years of policing was
dedicated to the Major Crime Section, he retired as the Sergeant in charge
of Homicide Team 1 in 2016.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2017 — Brian Honeybourn | Inside the BC’s Unsolved
Homicide Unit
31 Cold Cases Solved! The BC Unsolved Homicide Unit was formed in 1996. It
was made up of 20 police officers, which included 4 Sergeants.The Unit was
composed of 16 RCMP and 4 VPD officers divided into 4 squads  each headed
by a Sergeant. Brian Honeybourn was the VPD Sergeant in charge of 3 VPD
officers and 1 RCMP officer. Money wasn’t a problem, they could travel to
follow a lead with no challenges and had all the support they could
possibly ask for in terms of human resources. Join Brian as he takes us
behind the headlines of some of BC’s cold case investigations.

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 — Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton | Gang
Suppression in BC
End Gang Life is their motto, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement
Unit’s job is to target, investigate, prosecute, disrupt and dismantle the
organized crime groups and individuals that pose the highest risk to public
safety due to gang violence. This is no easy task. Between 2006 – 2015,
every ten day there was a gang-related homicide or attempted homicide.
There have been 35 mass shootings resulting in more than 85 victims. Join
Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton as he talks about some of BC most notorious
gangs and the violence that is left in their wake.

Our events tend to book up quickly. Please register early at
vancouverpolicemusem.ca/speakerseries

Rosslyn Shipp
Museum Director
Vancouver Police Museum
604.665.2207
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