Comments on: S1 E6 The Pauls Murders

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 19:43:29 +0000

In reply to Janet Pauls. Hey Janet.. No the baby died and is buried with its mother.

By: Janet Pauls

Janet Pauls — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:40:43 +0000

In reply to R. Pauls. Hi my name is Janet Pauls. My cousin told me of this murder. Her older sister remembers my aunts and her Mom talking about going to Vancouver at the time but were afraid. They were from Western Canada. Do you know if David's first wife, Helen who died in childbirth, if they're baby survived?

By: Jody Warman

Jody Warman — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 05:40:16 +0000

In reply to Brad Williams. I would like to volunteer dna. My biological father did it.

By: Jody Warman

Jody Warman — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:44:13 +0000

In reply to R. Pauls. I would like to chat further.

By: Barb Rochon

Barb Rochon — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:26:05 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Thank you for trying Eve..our family appreciates any help

By: Jake Reynolds

Jake Reynolds — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:29:09 +0000

This is interesting, I remember this event, when reading about the little boy in ‘47 this crossed my mind, there are a couple of theories that would work with the rented room blackmail idea, richie rich seduces a minor and Pauls threatens him, very possible excuse for murder. And hand cameras were in use at that time, home movies.
I have a query for the board, early ‘60s lower mainland, 4 boys went camping one kills the others, I remember this from my first job at 16 in queensboro and the coffee table talk was these murders.

By: R. Pauls

R. Pauls — Mon, 22 May 2023 23:49:36 +0000

Thank you for this post. This was my Dad’s uncle, aunt, and cousin. He was so terrified as a kid because of their murders that he slept with a railway tie under his bed incase the murderer should come after him and his family. He was afraid that because the family had escaped persecution in Communist Russia that they were being followed. My dad said that a family member working for the police department in Vancouver tracked the murderer to a ship that was sailing to what was then the USSR, but the VPD took him off the case at that point and wouldn’t let him investigate further without explanation. Maybe he was misled or maybe he was onto something. Maybe it’s a family myth. I don’t know, but I agree with the other comments about police corruption at that time and it seems that this should have been solved. It would still do family members good, even today as it affected them deeply. It’s also ironic because Mennonites are peaceful and do not believe in killing others. Their family had left everything they had and escaped with their lives to come to Canada.

By: Jody Warman

Jody Warman — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:17:14 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. I am the daughter of the native involved. Still wish for a coversation.

By: Stuart Russell

Stuart Russell — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 04:48:11 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Eve, I had the same experience with refused FOI requests for my own security files (from CSIS) in the 1980s. There are so many exceptions to the "right" that it is consistently denied. But thanks for trying

By: Helen Friesen

Helen Friesen — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:30:51 +0000

In reply to Brad Williams. This was my uncle, aunt, and cousin. It was totally horrible! From what I have gathered, Vancouver police messed up the case big time! It still hurts, especially since they could never find the criminal.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:05:25 +0000

In reply to Hank. There were many available back then…only they were called movie cameras.

By: Jackii

Jackii — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:04:20 +0000

In reply to Caroline. did you know if they attended first united mennonite church down the street their home??

By: Jackii

Jackii — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:53:24 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Makes you think why would they not want to reveal that type of information, was it that they were trying to protect someone from a prominent family? Why would they deny it the second time? Makes no sense

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 04:50:38 +0000

In reply to PJ. Video taping in 1958?? Bit too early for that type of recording.

By: Shirley Georgia

Shirley Georgia — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:37:43 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Did they give a reason for denial?

By: Robert Harrison

Robert Harrison — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:22:54 +0000

In reply to PJ. Did they have videotape back then?

By: Robert Harrison

Robert Harrison — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:19:24 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. Hi Eve, If you appealed to the same place you made the original application, you were wasting your time. You must always appeal it again to the OIPC. Then, that decision can be judicially reviewed. I have made several successful FOI requests that went to the court for review. If you make any future FOI requests for review, let me know. Maybe I can help. BTW, I have been following the disappearance of Emma Fillipoff and after a letter I wrote to the VicPD there might be some movement with respect to a potential suspect. Cheers

By: Haywood Hunt

Haywood Hunt — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:34:41 +0000

I just stumbled upon this and the story is absolutely fascinating. Checking out the full podcast now. Thanks for this.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:26:19 +0000

I was at the funeral. My parents knew them. Knowing the culture, I heard lots about them. It’s still not too late to discover who murdered them, even if the murderer is no longer alive

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:02:46 +0000

I was at the funeral for the Paul’s. My parents knew them. Several other causes for the murders were talked about among acquaintances and within the Mennonite homes. Knowing the culture, they make sense to me, although I have no proof or leads.