Comments on: S1 E12 The Babes in the Woods Part 1

By: Historic Henry Hudson Elementary Demolished in Kitsilano - Kitsilano.ca

Historic Henry Hudson Elementary Demolished in Kitsilano - Kitsilano.ca — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 22:20:52 +0000

[…] young brothers tragically identified decades later as the victims in Vancouver’s infamous “Babes in the Woods” […]

By: R. J. Dunnill

R. J. Dunnill — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:20:57 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Would those records still exist?

By: Share

Share — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:16:08 +0000

In reply to Kathy Hope. Well the skulls were saved and the boys have a name now….6 & 7…..murdered probably by their mom….awesome huh? Even pics for them.

By: R. J. Dunnill

R. J. Dunnill — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 02:53:01 +0000

“There was no safety net and those post-war years saw a number of cases where desperate women killed their children and then committed suicide.”

What stopped these women from turning these children in to social services as my great-grandmother did with my grandfather after she was widowed and could no longer pay for his care?

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:16:28 +0000

In reply to Kathy Hope. I hope the present day police have more sense than this jerk , It’s almost like he was trying to hide the. Evidence

By: Kathy Hope

Kathy Hope — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:48:54 +0000

Such a tragic story. My heart goes out to these two little boys. I am very upset about their skeletal remains being cremated. I don’t understand why the Officer took it upon himself to have them cremated. It sounds like he had no one’s permission to do this. I think he should be held accountable for what he did. This may never be solved because of it. Poor little boys.

By: Lona Manning

Lona Manning — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:17:39 +0000

The term “Babes in the woods” comes from a sad English tale/ballad from the 16th century about “two children abandoned in a wood, who die and are covered with leaves by robins.”

By: james hourston

james hourston — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:46:32 +0000

Are the skeletons of boys and girls similar at a young age? Otherwise the Pathologist made a wrong call and set back any investigation of their sad demise. I am sure a few more bodies are in that park. Most of it is underbrush and wild.

By: Sandra Stefanopoulos

Sandra Stefanopoulos — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:14:24 +0000

In reply to Lisa Smith. I remember it well too!! I believe they were found at the entrance to Beaver Lake

By: Brad Williams

Brad Williams — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 00:57:27 +0000

It was such a long time ago. Many believe there was a better day in our history, but it certainly was not the decade that followed WW2 . And before a national health care program was in place. Were children murdered and did their parents actually not report the crimes? You can have the post war decade, not I.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 23:08:23 +0000

Will they one day use familial DNA through Ancestry to locate linking members related to these young children. It would be nice for them to find a final resting place with family.

By: Ellice Hauta

Ellice Hauta — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 21:43:30 +0000

In reply to Ellice Hauta. I meant to say Cece Moore

By: Ellice Hauta

Ellice Hauta — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 21:38:56 +0000

The extracted DNA if it was put in the Ancestry data base you could most likely find the identities of the children and the mother. Cemetery Moore has had a lot of success on cold cases like this.

By: Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 16:09:03 +0000

The Babes in the Woods’ skulls and other items around the murder scene used to be displayed in a Vancouver Police exhibit, (lower floor of the BC Pavilion) during the PNE. I worked on security patrol there from 1975 to 1977, and became pretty familiar with those poor children. Hopefully they’re in a better place.