Wanda Watson had recently moved from hometown Victoria and was living in the house owned by her parents. It’s believed that Wanda surprised two robbers and was stabbed to death, and the house set on fire. Wanda’s murder remains unsolved.
2549 Fraser Street in 1994. (City of Vancouver Archives)
Wanda Watson. (Daily Hive/submitted)
Old houses have stories, but over the years they fade in people’s memories. Murders that happened before newspapers went online are just not that easy to find.
House numbers change, neighbours move away, people forget, and while some homeowners will serve up a murder as dinner party fodder, most live in fear that a murder will bring down the value of their home.