Cousins on Crime

The media has been a buzz lately with a shocking tale of an author of a children's book about grief who is scheduled to stand trial for the murder of her husband. In this episode, Candace outlines some pretrial information pointing the finger straight at Kouri Richins.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://kutv.com/news/local/family-of-eric-richins-reacts-to-newly-unsealed-warrant-kouri-richins-fentanyl-accused-murder 48 Hours Investigateshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-murder-case-eric-richins-utah-mansion-48-hours/https://www.newsnationnow.com/danabramslive/utah-mom-kouri-richins-medication/

Let's call it what it is... the media doesn't report on every homicide case in the same way and with the same amount of air time. In this episode, Alayna highlights two cases where the victims didn't get attention they deserved. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://mvnnews.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/hoyleton-man-enters-alford-guilty-plea-for-april-2011-murder-of-lauren-castellari/ https://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-dead-in-quarry-lake-homicide-victim-police-say/article_10072348-77f1-11e0-b6ba-001cc4c002e0.html https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/death-of-yarianna-wheeler-investigated-as-homicide https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2021/11/05/chicago-man-charged-with-murdering-his-pregnant-girlfriend-after-her-body-was-found-in-lake-michigan-near-waukegan/ https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43398/11-5-21-UPDATE-Investigation-into-Death-of-Yarianna-G-Wheeler https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/11/5/22766112/chicago-man-charged-murder-pregnant-woman-dumped-in-lake-michigan

On Valentines Day in 2018, two murders would rock a community and bewilder police as they try to unravel the tangled web that between them. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: See No Evil, Investigation Discovery https://www.nbcrightnow.com/kndu/double-murder-trial-reaches-verdict/article_b4da2bd2-25c6-11e9-9355-5f03d352d34e.html https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/99689-0%20Petition%20for%20Review.pdf

Seventeen-year-old Shilie Turner was a stand out on her track team, dedicated student, and loyal friend. So, when she didn't show up to one of the most important track meets of the season, everyone grew very concerned. No one could have imagined that she would be found dead and that the murderer would be so close to home. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/shilie-turner-murder-vivian-king-guilty-teen-track-star-case https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146156469/shilie-lashay-turnerhttps://www.deseret.com/1994/6/3/19112534/woman-who-killed-daughter-gets-stiff-sentence/https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/03/18/track-stars-bad-home-wasnt-seen-mother-charged-in-daughters-death/

After a bitter divorce and custody battle with his first wife, Ben Oxley had finally found his soul mate in his new wife Melissa. But on a cold February night in 2008, Melissa called 911 to report her husband had been shot while they were sleeping, thus sparking an investigation into the obvious suspect.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:http://truecrimediscussions.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-murder-of-ben-oxley.htmlhttps://www.vizaca.com/ben-oxley-murder/https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/james-matlean-shot-ben-oxley-in-own-bed-next-to-wifehttps://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2008/feb/21/family-was-first-priority-for-man-killed-in-wildho/

On a cold December night, just a week before Christmas, a newly married woman was found by her husband on the ground below their third floor balcony. After a frantic 911 call and hours of life saving measures, Michelle tragically succumbed to her injuries. Experts were at odds with the manner in which she died, causing years of confusion and unanswered questions for her family. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.unresolvedhomicides.org/victim/mellema-witherell-michelle-d/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/26843323/ https://archive.triblive.com/news/neighbors-woman-shouted-before-fall/ https://archive.triblive.com/news/wecht-woman-struck-on-head/ https://www.thehotline.org Crime Scene Confidential: Justice for Michelle (Investigation Discovery)

Janelle Patton had found her paradise on Earth, on Norfolk Island. But the weekend her parents visited for the first time would be anything but a happy occasion when she was brutally murdered and left in a popular tourist location. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janelle_Patton https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-24/norfolk-island-murder-janelle-patton-glenn-mcneill-parole/103170076 https://youtu.be/Te2_94rIs-w?si=WKqxVGE2wjmYfOG2 https://www.smh.com.au/national/police-check-new-evidence-in-murder-20110603-1fkyi.html https://cattstruecrimecorner.com/the-murder-of-janelle-patton-part-1/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36646015 https://cattstruecrimecorner.com/the-murder-of-janelle-patton-part-2/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350165100/convicted-murderer-about-be-deported-christchurch

When Kenneth McDuff was paroled in 1989, there was terror and outrage among the public and police alike. Kenneth was on the prowl and he was just getting started. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/broomstick-killer-kenneth-mcduff-s-trail-17793994.php# https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/free-to-kill-2/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1535272/bio/ https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Boy-Rosebud-Murderous-Kenneth/dp/1574410725 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11637307/melissa-ann-northrup https://www.bigmedia.tv/freed-to-kill

Kenneth McDuff terrorized the small town of Rosebud, Texas, with his reckless, bad boy antics. He cleverly avoided punishment at every turn which gave him the confidence to offend and escalate again and again. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/broomstick-killer-kenneth-mcduff-s-trail-17793994.php# https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/free-to-kill-2/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1535272/bio/ https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Boy-Rosebud-Murderous-Kenneth/dp/1574410725 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11637307/melissa-ann-northrup https://www.bigmedia.tv/freed-to-kill

A young mother relocated to a trailer park, looking for a fresh start and a village for her and her kids. What she thought were trusted friends would end up bringing endless drama into her life and eventually ending her life. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/381187/file/12-2159_InitialBriefMerits_42213.pdf https://youtu.be/jl16HH-PVLc?si=k8GpcwM9PekhFfig

Steven Catlin skirted through life, stealing money to fund his drug habits and collection wives like they were Disney pins. Sadly, vital information, regarding his crimes, slipped through the cracks and two more people had to die for him to be caught. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://justicecounts.com/paraquat-lawsuit/why-is-paraquat-still-allowed-in-the-united-states/#:~:text=Bans%20on%20Paraquat,of%20Paraquat%20back%20in%201989. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1072078.html https://casetext.com/case/catlin-v-davis https://www.everand.com/book/514394048/Steven-David-Catlin-Serial-Killer

A triple homicide stunned a small desert town on an ordinary Sunday night, September 17, 2006. The case would stall in the early days of the investigation, turning into years of frustration for the victims' loved ones. But renewed interest in the case made way for a fresh perspective, which ultimately led to a conviction. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2018/05/16/pinyon-pines-murders-heres-everything-you-should-know-case/611685002/https://nbcpalmsprings.com/2018/08/10/pair-convicted-of-murdering-pinyon-pines-family-sentenced/https://casetext.com/case/people-v-smith-8225https://www.cbsnews.com/video/murder-in-pinyon-pines-1/https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/01/two-convicted-men-remain-incarcerated-for-triple-murder-and-arson-case-13-years-later-despite-suspicions-of-innocence/https://kesq.com/news/2018/06/10/exclusive-key-witness-in-pinyon-pines-triple-murder-trial-speaks-out/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-triple-murder-in-pinyon-pines/

A warm July night in Cresco, Iowa turned deadly when a trusting, young mother thought she would be enjoying an evening at home with a new suitor. The truth behind what really happened to Angela and her daughter, Ashley, was more horrifying than investigators could have imagined. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette-angelashley/130820282/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4527584/ https://wcfcourier.com/cresco-community-mourns-for-mother-and-daughter/article_81a4833f-3e0b-5c7b-8dab-d10dc935efec.html https://wcfcourier.com/bodies-of-cresco-mother-daughter-found/article_89895ef3-be1a-5bbd-8d30-f0bad7d070d9.html

There a few things in life scarier than crossing paths with a delusional and depraved individual who is at the end of their rope. With her tangled web of lies quickly spiraling out of control, Taylor Parker was planning a scheme so heinous that it would not only NOT solve her problems, but it would destroy so many lives forever. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:

We have an amazing episode for you today! This episode is a follow up to Episode 76: Who Killed Jane Neumann? so if you haven't listened to that one yet, go check it out first! In this episode we talked to Jane and Jim Neumann's niece, Amber, and revisited details of the case and added to the growing list of questions we have about how she really died.

In the early 90's two family members went missing... on different days... under different circumstances. But could their disappearances be linked? https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LD8S-4JN/zilpha-louise-lowery-1969-1993 https://www.newspapers.com/image/199560729/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE5OTU2MDcyOSwiaWF0IjoxNzAxNjY0MDU1LCJleHAiOjE3MDE3NTA0NTV9._HHXLn-kpAxJ6DWioO6TnLQV-dOBXQ1_sONe6iG9SqY https://casetext.com/case/state-v-taylor-947 https://www.wsoctv.com/news/convicted-killer-paroled-living-in-mcdowell/222991636/# https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120539275/edward-garland-pittman https://www.beamfuneralservice.com/obituaries/rosemary-gehring

In 1991, a masked man stormed into a dental practice in Edgewater, Florida and opened fire; killing forty-year-old dentist, Norman Larzelere. Authorities soon realized that they wouldn't need to go far from home to find the people involved in the plot and they'd unravel a tangled web of deceit, adultery, and possible incest. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/373544/file/06-148_Petition.pdfhttps://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/larzelere-virginia.htmhttps://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2019/10/22/volusia-murder-for-hire-killer-virginia-larzelere-describes-death-row-claims-innocence/2467009007/https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2018/03/12/tabloid-drama-hits-edgewater-1991s-murder-for-hire-of-dr-larzelere/13009864007/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCdR7_eYu-M

A husband found his young wife dead in their home in late November, 1993 of a gunshot wound to the head. With no weapon found at the scene and signs of a break in, police initially thought she must have been murdered. But the husband would eventually tell police an entirely new version of events regarding her death and he alleged it wasn't murder at all. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinions/00/pdf/00-0557.pdf https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/wi-court-of-appeals/1044227.html#:~:text=¶%2012%20Ultimately%2C%20in%20early,no%20contest%20and%20was%20convicted. https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/a-wrongful-death/ https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/public_safety/25-years-later-controversial-hudson-death-investigation-in-holding-pattern/article_dba78161-0f8e-56ad-9af6-3e53bbbdd221.html#:~:text=Jim%20Neumann%20was%20convicted%20in,and%20to%20spare%20her%20family. https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/public_safety/twenty-years-later-jane-neumanns-death-remains-a-mystery/article_b594fb17-bdf1-5470-8b30-4da674df9b98.html

A beloved young girl was abducted from her bedroom and found murdered nearby, just hours later. Her family has remained vigilant over the years, but despite the countless leads and many persons of interest, the case remains unsolved to this day. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: http://whokilledrosie.com https://jensenprivateinvestigations.com/investigating-link-to-sierra-newbold-murder/ https://www.ksl.com/article/21194209/neighbor-arrested-in-murder-of-6-year-old-sierra-newbold https://youtu.be/6YAmMZqA_3Q?si=XaYWDqa9rZJKh40s https://abc13.com/rosie-tapia-barbie/5096095/ https://www.fox13now.com/2019/05/08/suspect-sketch-could-breathe-new-life-into-rosie-tapia-cold-case https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/the-justice-files-a-break-or-just-a-coincidence-in-rosie-tapia-cold-case/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74050633/april-marie-rhodes

In the late 1800's, Los Angeles experienced a boom in their economy, heavily contributed to, by local oil companies. The Doheny family dominated the industry and controlled a substantial amount of wealth as a result of their success in the oil fields. But a scandal would rock the family and the community, and would lead to much speculation about where the truth really lies. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa https://one.usc.edu/story/ned-doheny-murder-site#:~:text=Ned%20Doheny%2C%20son%20of%20oil,friend%20and%20assistant%2C%20Hugh%20Plunkett. https://www.britannica.com/video/249633/teapot-dome-scandal https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/if-these-walls-could-talk https://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/11/519277.pdf https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-doheny-murder-20190216-story.html https://windsorsquarehancockpark.com/event/ghosts-of-greystone-beverly-hills/ https://beverlypress.com/2023/09/the-ghosts-of-greystone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9OkKUlWZfo

In 1871, in Kansas, American settlers liked to relocate Native American tribes to new land. So, when a string of mysterious deaths began to occur on the Osage Trail, it was first thought to be retaliation, but that wasn't the case at all. The people behind these brutal murders would be a shocking revelation to the townspeople, and would intrigue people across the nation. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:http://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bender-family.htmhttps://fb.watch/nSO0a73n9O/https://youtu.be/8OFZLmDdtiQ?si=hiUqlLnydZ8N2Mhdhttps://youtu.be/gIATE7TNZHY?si=JRn-LVZMsnHOUTf0

College can be an exciting time for young adults. The world is at their fingertips with countless possibilities and opportunities ahead; navigating it all with new-found independence. For Yeardley Love, it seemed to come easy. She was a devoted student and friend, and star Division 1 Lacrosse athlete. But just before graduation, her life would end abruptly at the hands of a monster that had skirted consequences for his actions most of his life. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/uva-lacrosse-murder/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yeardley-love-murder-2010-george-huguely-civil-trial-wrongful-death-lawsuit/https://www.nbc29.com/2022/04/28/killer-yeardley-love-testifies-court/https://lawandcrime.com/crime/family-members-of-college-lacrosse-player-murdered-by-ex-boyfriend-should-get-15-million-jury/https://abcnews.go.com/US/george-huguely-trial-yeardley-loves-brain-hemorrhaged-force/story?id=15584424https://www.wbaltv.com/article/cincinnati-bengals-trenton-irwin-kentucky-student-drivers-license/45541552Death in the Dorms – Hulu Documentary

When a young couple abruptly leaves town for a new job opportunity, their friends and family are confused when they don't return home. The investigation would see many delays but once police narrowed in on the prime suspect, it would open a can of worms no one expected. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/blood-money/crime-news/what-happened-to-john-linda-sohus-christian-gerhartsreiter https://thecinemaholic.com/jonathan-and-linda-sohus-murders-how-did-they-die-who-killed-them/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/John_and_Linda_Sohus https://pip-r-lagenta.livejournal.com/6513.html https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2008/08/19/missing-man-was-written-out-of-mothers-will/ https://charleyproject.org/case/linda-sohus

A 14-year-old boy went missing, just days before Thanksgiving, his favorite holiday. His mother and sister held out hope that he'd return home to them safely, but weeks later, police would make a gruesome discovery. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2022/02/21/parole-denied-1986-canton-slaying-14-year-old-rod-matthews/6878496001/ https://www.wbur.org/all-things-considered/2016/03/29/rod-matthews-parole https://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2016/09/30/matthews-denied-parole/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/03/11/youth-15-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-classmate/6549f5c4-22ae-4c58-bdf2-d31c7eebdc09/ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/04/us/murder-for-thrill-described-at-a-trial.html https://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2014/11/26/jeanne-quinn-ghost-inside/

What a time to be alive! With the progression of forensic technology and the increasing use of genetic genealogy, investigators are solving cold cases right and left. In this episode, Alayna highlights two, decades-old cold cases where breakthroughs in technology brought much needed closure to hurting family members. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa

In last week's episode, we introduced you to the nasty piece of work that is Misook Wang. If you didn't catch Part 1, you can listen to it here In this week's episode, we're going back in time, 10 years, when Misook began a relationship with a married man named Barton McNeil. This relationship, like all the others, ran its course and ended terribly but nothing could compare to the tragic death of Barton's young daughter. So what does her death have to do with Misook? Well, listen and find out. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-13/appellate-court-sides-with-misook-nowlin-in-push-for-new-trial-for-bloomington-murder https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-06-06/judge-allows-misook-nowlins-dcfs-records-as-evidence-in-the-barton-mcneil-case https://www.oxygen.com/snapped-behind-bars/crime-news/where-is-misook-wang-now-christina-mcneil-case-update https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/judge-considers-new-trial-for-charge-tied-to-2011-bloomington-murder/article_3ed3c714-fc1c-11ed-a003-3323e1428fc7.html https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121218/news/712189858/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-09-15-ct-met-daughter-in-law-murder-charges-20110915-story.html

Misook Wang, a South Korean immigrant, came to the United States in search of a better life. Having lost her mother when she was just a baby, she married into a loving family and gained the love of her mother-in-law, Linda Tyda. But instead of being happy with the American dream, she wanted more and would do absolutely anything to get it. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-13/appellate-court-sides-with-misook-nowlin-in-push-for-new-trial-for-bloomington-murder https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-06-06/judge-allows-misook-nowlins-dcfs-records-as-evidence-in-the-barton-mcneil-case https://www.oxygen.com/snapped-behind-bars/crime-news/where-is-misook-wang-now-christina-mcneil-case-update https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/judge-considers-new-trial-for-charge-tied-to-2011-bloomington-murder/article_3ed3c714-fc1c-11ed-a003-3323e1428fc7.html https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121218/news/712189858/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-09-15-ct-met-daughter-in-law-murder-charges-20110915-story.html ******** At the top of the episode, we talked about Sydney West. If you haven't listened to that episode, here is the link! Episode 56: Where is Sydney West https://audioboom.com/posts/8321187-where-is-sydney-west

Vanessa Guillen was a family-oriented young woman, with a bright future ahead of her. She was a bold and beautiful soldier burdened with a secret, and though she'd never get to share it with the world herself, she'd empower women across the country to never keep quiet. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://www.nytimes.com/article/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/vanessa-guillen-act-soldier-death-b2001521.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8513049/Woman-helped-Army-ex-bury-body-Vanessa-Guillen-posted-demons-secrets-Instagram.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=razgXytujKE abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2021-06/11-what-happened-to-vanessaNetflix: I am Vanessa Guillen

Taylor Wright was a promising, young police officer turned private investigator with a new love in her life. While a pending divorce and messy custody battle loomed over her, she sought comfort and solace with a good friend. Little did she know that friend was a wolf in sheep's clothing, just waiting for the right time to catch her prey. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa ************************************************** OUR MERCH STORE CLOSES AUGUST 30TH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Sources: https://www.wkrg.com/true-crime/taylor-wright-private-investigator-murdered-by-close-friend-in-pensacola/ https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2017/10/19/arrest-made-after-body-believed-missing-private-investigator-taylor-wright-found/782741001/ https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/murder-masterminds/ashley-mcarthur-killed-her-friend-taylor-wright-over-a-stolen-34-000

Three beautiful women had their whole lives ahead of them and were adored by their loving families. But they wouldn't get the chance to realize their full potential because they all crossed paths with one monstrous human being. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesa**************************************************OUR MERCH STORE CLOSES AUGUST 30TH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today!Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off.Sources:https://youtu.be/YF8Qd8gyAms?si=3PJStOTTfSY16tVYhttps://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2017/08/12/letters-to-annette-a-mother-writes-her-long-lost-daughter/537495001/https://abcnews.go.com/US/felix-vail-found-guilty-murder-wifes-1962-death/story?id=41305632https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/journeytojustice/2017/12/29/alleged-serial-killer-already-serving-life-gets-hard-labor/989319001/ https://sosharethis.com/brother-thinks-sister-died-in-drowning-accident-30-years-later-phone-call-reveals-her-killer/ https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/crime/2016/08/12/jury-felix-vail-guilty-murder/88650012/

Investigators in a rural Michigan town, found themselves at the scene of a double homicide involving two of their own. Former police officers Michael and Terri Greene were beloved by the community, and with no known enemies, their murders seemed to confuse everyone. Was it someone they knew or could this have been the work of a complete stranger? Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa ************************************************** OUR MERCH STORE CLOSES AUGUST 30TH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Sources: https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2013/04/man_found_guilty_of_murdering.html https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2015/03/judge_clears_officials_in_coup.html https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2015/03/judge_clears_officials_in_coup.html https://www.themorningsun.com/2015/01/30/who-killed-mike-and-kathy-greene/

When a small town is rocked by a string of sexual assaults, it would take the brutal murder of Retha Stratton to finally catch the most deviant kind of criminal. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa ************************************************** OUR MERCH STORE CLOSES AUGUST 30TH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Sources: THE SHOCKING TALE OF RETHA STRATTON, Her Life Taken by a Friend. At Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Ft. Worth https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/murder-under-the-friday-night-lights-investigation-discovery-atve-us/the-cheerleader-murder https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/convict-to-return-to-prison-for-jailhouse-romance/285-342720631 https://crimesandconsequences.com/wesley-wayne-miller/

Susan Woods was picking up the pieces after filing for divorce from her husband when her life came to an end. The small town of Stephenville, Texas had the obvious suspect in their sights, but the real killer was hiding in plain sight all along. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa ************************************************** OUR MERCH STORE CLOSES AUGUST 30TH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Sources: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/susan-woods-stephenville-murder-hidden-killer/

Adam Hilaire was a vibrant father who adored his 5-year-old daughter and was finally ready to get back into the dating scene. Little did he know that the nice young lady he would soon meet wasn't nice at all and he was walking right into a trap. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa ************************************************** OUR MERCH STORE CLOSES AUGUST 30TH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Sources: https://kerseyfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/41177/Adam-Hilarie/obituary.html https://people.com/crime/adam-hilaries-family-speaks-after-he-is-killed-in-alleged-online-dating-robbery/ https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2020/03/12/central-figure-testifies-in-2016-plentyoffish-murder-in-polk/984169007/ https://art19.com/shows/i-met-my-murderer-online https://www.courttv.com/news/closing-arguments-dating-app-murder-trial/

We have a special treat this week. We interviewed our cousin (yes...there are more cousins on crime), Taylor Newby, on all things 911! Her 7 year career as a 911 dispatcher is nothing short of amazing and we're so proud of her.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesa**************************************************WE HAVE MERCH UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today!Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off.

Scott and Cherrylle Dell fell in love and married young; settling down in Killaloe, Ontario, Canada. The marriage held on for over two decades, but the events that followed their estrangement, became a tangled web of lies, betrayal, and murder.**************************************************WE HAVE MERCH UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER! We are celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today!Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off.Sources:https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/archival-how-sex-lies-and-antifreeze-convicted-the-angel-of-death-cherrylle-dell https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dells-daughter-tells-of-weird-conversation/article4169567/Strip & Kill: The True Crime Story of Cherrylle Dellhttps://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dell-cherrylle.htm https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/no-early-parole-for-convicted-killer-cherrylle-dell#:~:text=Article%20content,white%20wine%20laced%20with%20antifreeze.

A beautiful and caring newlywed is found shot to death in her Los Angeles home in 1986. When the husband is cleared as a suspect, it would take decades of grueling investigative work before the detectives had the killer in their grasp. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesa**************************************************WE HAVE MERCH UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today!Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off.Sources:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/06/the-lazarus-file/308499/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52954546/sherri-rae-ruettenhttps://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lazarus-stephanie.htmhttps://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/remembering-sherri-rasmussen-73889349705

Sydney West had recently relocated back to her home state of California to attend college at UC Berkeley in 2020. After deciding to put her studies on hold for another year, she went to the Golden Gate Bridge one evening and seemingly vanished into the fog. Anyone with information regarding Sydney's whereabouts is asked to contact private investigator Scott Dudek at (925) 705-8328 or [email protected]. You can also contact the San Francisco Police Department Tip Line at 415-575-4444. A heart-felt Thank You to Sydney's family for giving us permission to use some of her beautiful music in this episode. Please visit https://findsydneywest.com/ to learn more about the disappearance of Sydney West. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://findsydneywest.com/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-gate-bridge-suicide-barriers-going-up-after-1500-deaths/ https://people.com/crime/family-missing-student-baffled-footage-shows-vanishing-into-fog-near-golden-gate-bridge/ https://disappearedblog.com/sydney-west/

Missy Avila was a popular, vibrant teen with the world at her fingertips. But everything would change when she learned that the friends she surrounded herself with, may not have been friends at all. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa ************************************************** WE HAVE MERCH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Michele_Avila https://6abc.com/murder-money-missy-avila-karen-severson/384970/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-murdered-best-friend---6077933 https://www.dailynews.com/2012/12/10/last-woman-convicted-in-missy-avila-murder-released-from-prison-on-monday/ https://ripeace.wordpress.com/tag/laura-doyle/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-1_06-cv-01863/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-1_06-cv-01863-2.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzpIfg2Nk1k

The cousins are taking some time off this week to regroup but we'll be back with a brand new episode next week! We wanted to drop into your feed to remind you that we have merch! Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours with FREE shipping today!

The railway system in London was growing rapidly back in 1864. The upper class were utilizing trains for business and pleasure, but one summer night would terrorize the entire community when the first railway murder halted life as they knew it.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesa**************************************************WE HAVE MERCH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today!Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off.Sources:https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-transport-police/areas/about-us/about-us/our-history/crime-history/first-railway-murder/ https://www.mernick.org.uk/thhol/murdernl.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1864/08/28/archives/the-murder-on-the-north-london-railway.htmlhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38655074https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/muller-franz.htmhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279102/Thomas-Briggs-murder-train-Franz-Muller-gripped-Victorian-Britain.html https://diplomacy.state.gov/stories/the-trent-affair-diplomacy-britain-and-the-american-civil-war/#:~:text=Britain%20Declares%20Neutrality%20in%20the%20U.S.%20Civil%20War&text=He%20came%20one%20day%20after,in%20the%20U.S.%20Civil%20War.http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/Franz_muller.htmhttps://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/127/TrialsB_M9015_Map_Case.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8rESfjFnEk

Two young women are found shot to death in their car, in the driveway of an abandoned home. Despite one of their mother's insistence on a clear suspect, the case would soon go cold. If you have any information regarding the murders of Emily Morgan and Totinika Elix, please call the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at 800-522-8017 or email [email protected] ******************************** WE HAVE MERCH! Cousins on Crime is celebrating our one year birthday and we would love for you to continuing to support our show by sporting some C on C gear. Visit https://cousins-on-crime.myspreadshop.com/ to get yours today! Thank you to our sponsor, She's Birdie. To learn more and get your very own Birdie personal safety alarm at https://www.shesbirdie.com/ today! Use code COUSINS15 for 10% off. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/mothers-seeking-justice-2016-murders-oklahoma-women-totinika-elix-emily-n1298101 https://ictnews.org/opinion/please-remember-emily-morgan

911 calls began pouring in from an office complex in the affluent Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Nine were dead but the extent of this violent rampage wouldn't end there. By nightfall, investigators would learn enough to make them wonder if this massacre could have somehow been avoided.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://www.ajc.com/news/local/ten-years-later-buckhead-massacre-resounds/fEW8QbUYoc1hEHqOpOBRwK/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/atlanta30.htmhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/barton30.htmhttps://www.cnbc.com/2010/09/13/man-vs-machine-how-stock-trading-got-so-complex.htmlhttps://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/barton-mark.htmhttp://edition.cnn.com/US/9907/31/atlanta.shooting.01/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/31/us/shootings-in-atlanta-the-victims-drawn-to-their-deaths-by-lives-in-day-trading.htmlhttps://thememorialtribute.fandom.com/wiki/Kevin_Dialhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45301827/jamshid-havashhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45297434/russell-j-brownhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57720220/scott-allyn-webbhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45293751/joseph-james-desserthttps://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=honorscollege_cjhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201806/spree-vs-serial-killers

David Nixon worked hard to achieve what most people can only dream of; a lucrative career, nice things, and a beautiful girlfriend. But living the high-life would come to an abrupt end when someone very close to him stripped it all away in an instant. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dfw/name/david-nixon-obituary?id=8752072 https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2020/07/20/tracey-frames-murder-of-david-nixon/comment-page-1/ https://youtu.be/ocadZcsxTOw https://casetext.com/case/frame-v-state

In the Summer of 2013, a loving husband and devoted father of three mysteriously vanished in Newtown, Connecticut. After nearly 10 years of speculation, confusion, and questions, Robert Hoagland's family would learn the shocking truth about what really happened to him and it was more painful than they could have ever imagined. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=465507469101492&set=a.285880747064166&type=3 https://hudsonvalleypost.com/missing-person-sullivan-county/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-fugue-psychogenic-fugue

Marty Etchemendy parted way with his friends after an ordinary night out with the boys. But when Marty couldn't remember when he parked his truck, he could have never known that accepting a ride from some good Samaritans would cost him his life. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_feded7f3-7b68-5c06-bc74-a5365e4797e6.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78287711/john-martin-etchemendy/photo https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591489faadd7b0493450add8 https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kills-on-top-lester.htm https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kills-on-top-vern.htm https://okmagazine.com/p/dr-oz-inside-marty-etchemendy-kidnapping-torture-and-death/ http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn84036037/1988-07-21/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

In the early morning hours of March 7, 2011, first responders rushed to the scene of a home fully engulfed in flames. Once the fire was out, firefighters made entry and found one victim, but no one could have imagined the horrifying truth behind his death. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: [email protected] Music by AleXZavesaSources:https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2023/01/20/teaneck-nj-love-triangle-murder-trial-set-to-begin-may/69818171007/ “Murder Decoded”- Investigation Discovery

Lauren was a bright, recent law school graduate with her whole life ahead of her. Preparing to take the next step and study for her bar exam, her life was cut short by a deranged and deviant loner. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/stephen-mcdaniel https://youtu.be/u9pemr6hB4w https://wgxa.tv/news/local/the-girl-next-door-lauren-giddings-family-remembers-her-10-years-after-brutal-murder https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/macon-ga/lauren-giddings-4734864

In early March of 2023, the Klaber family (and the true crime community!) got some exciting news in the 1976 of the Murder of sixteen-year-old Carol Sue Klaber. The nearly fifty-year-old case has been solved! Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carol-sue-klaber-kentucky-cold-case-murder-solved-dna/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/us/kentucky-murder-carol-sue-klaber.html https://apbweb.com/2023/03/boone-county-sheriffs-office-solves-cold-case-from-nearly-50-years-ago-using-genealogy-research/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216468418/carol-sue-klaber https://darik.news/kentucky/kentucky-detectives-solve-1976-murder-and-rape-of-teen/827595.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrnUAeAD0BM

We’re taking it waaaaaay back in this episode. You may or may not have heard the story of the life and death of Jesus, so here it goes. A child was born to a young, unwed mother and grew up to lead a following of people who believed he was the son of God. But a Roman high priest would condemn him to death for threatening to overthrow his power. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Sources: The Bible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2BUDdaRjSk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2BUDdaRjSk) https://youtu.be/net-kt_a7Ug (https://youtu.be/net-kt_a7Ug)