S2 E15 The Murder of Robert David Hopkins - a podcast by Eve Lazarus

In 1954, Bob Hopkins worked at the Vancouver News Herald. He was a friendly man who kept to himself and was liked by his colleagues. None of them knew that Bob was gay and lived a secret life. He had to. In the 1950s homosexuality was illegal and coming out would have meant losing his job, his place in the community, and possibly his family.

This podcast is based on original research and interviews and a story from my book Cold Case Vancouver: the city's most baffling unsolved murders

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