Case Updates: Sharron Prior and The Babes in the Woods

Published: June 12, 2023, 7 a.m.

Episode 271: In this episode, we\u2019re providing updates on two historical shows that are now recently solved by way of updates to DNA technology and genetic genealogy. In the first half of this episode, we have recent updates to show 130, where we learned of the brutal rape and murder of a Montreal teen, Sharron Prior. We can finally answer the question posed in that episode\u2019s title, \u201cWho Killed Sharron Prior?\u201d\nIn the second half, we go all the way back to episode 13, \u201cBabes in the Woods - Stanley Park.\u201d In that show, we learned that in 1953 in Vancouver\u2019s Stanley Park, the skeletal remains of two young boys who were murdered around 1947 with a hatchet that was found near their bones. The boys\u2019 identities remained a mystery until 2022, when their names were finally restored.\nSources:\nSharron Prior\nSharron Prior\u2019s website\nSharron Prior website blog\nDocumentary: Don\u2019t Rest in Peace | Crave.ca\nSharron Prior\u2019s family relieved Longueuil police solve cold case 48 years later | Global News\nBabes in the Woods\nVPD identifies child victims in historic cold case murder | Vancouver Police Department\nVancouver police share details about Babes in the Woods case | Vancouver Is Awesome\nIdentities of Stanley Park Babes in the Woods revealed almost 70 years later | Globalnews.ca\nBabes in the Woods officially identified, 75 years after their death | Vancouver Sun\nWho are the Babes in the Woods found dead in Stanley Park? | Vancouver Is Awesome\n68UMBC\n69UMBC\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices