About this episode

The episode explores the mystery surrounding the discovery of two children's skeletons in Vancouver's urban park in 1953 and how modern science helped identify them.

When two children’s skeletons are discovered in one of Vancouver’s premier urban parks in 1953, the mystery of who they were and how they were killed haunts residents. Decades later, curiosity and cutting-edge science solve the enduring question: Who were the Babes in the Woods?

Topics covered

• mystery
• true crime
• forensics
• urban legends
• historical cases

Keywords

• children's skeletons
• Vancouver
• mystery
• forensics
• Babes in the Woods

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Vancouver

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