May 29, 2026 · 39 min · 14 segments
In the summer of 1959, Andrew and Elizabeth Kostyniuk, known to everyone in South Wellington, BC, as Curly and Lizzie, were stabbed to death in their own home. The case was never solved, and for 67…
Ty MannionGuestShauna KauenbergGuestUntil I begin investigating their murders, I've never heard of it, but it turns out I've driven past it dozens of times.
I have to drive over a mountain pass, so I'm grateful the skies clear by the time I hit the hump.
Helen Tilley literally helped write the book on South Wellington, a community project she got involved with as a member of the South Wellington Historical Committee.
The group goes out and interviews old-timers, collecting stories, including the most infamous tale from around these parts, the Kosteniuk killings.
Oh, [laughs] do you? Is it a panabode? Helen lives in a pretty wooden rancher surrounded by tall trees.
[laughs] In an age of AI, a face-to-face meeting like this is still the best way to learn about a place and its people.
We spend some time chatting in her comfortable kitchen while little red squirrels scamper around outside her window.
In 1959, South Wellington isn't just a quiet neighborhood southeast of Nanaimo, the way it is today.
Until I begin investigating their murders, I've never heard of it, but it turns out I've driven past it dozens of times.
I have to drive over a mountain pass, so I'm grateful the skies clear by the time I hit the hump.
Helen Tilley literally helped write the book on South Wellington, a community project she got involved with as a member of the South Wellington Historical Committee.
The group goes out and interviews old-timers, collecting stories, including the most infamous tale from around these parts, the Kosteniuk killings.
Oh, [laughs] do you? Is it a panabode? Helen lives in a pretty wooden rancher surrounded by tall trees.
[laughs] In an age of AI, a face-to-face meeting like this is still the best way to learn about a place and its people.
We spend some time chatting in her comfortable kitchen while little red squirrels scamper around outside her window.
In 1959, South Wellington isn't just a quiet neighborhood southeast of Nanaimo, the way it is today.
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