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Cousins on Crime
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Cousins, Alayna and Candace, discuss the wildest true crime cases of all time.
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189: The List Family Massacre, Part One
5d ago00:51:02Tap to summarizeIn the winter of 1971, Westfield, New Jersey found itself right in the middle of a world-wide manhunt. The fugitive, who murdered his entire family, left a note justifying the killings as mercy on their souls for the financial ruin that would soon befall them. It would take an international TV show and one very keen neighbor to capture the man that had evaded police for nearly two decades. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaFor Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-listForensic Files https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/438027/s01-e09-the-list-murdershttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/05/Sister-in-law-Accused-family-killer-dominated-by-bedridden-wife/2883639288000/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23081/helen-list/photohttps://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900410/04100195.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/09/archives/5-in-jersey-family-slain-husband-sought-5-in-jersey-family-are.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1990/270-n-j-super-252-0.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1252366263467063 (America’s Most Wanted John List Bust Sculpture) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=785731889202802 (snippet of John List interview)https://nypost.com/2002/02/20/thirty-years-ago-the-dad-in-this-picture-killed-his-whole-family-and-disappeared-i-thought-i-wont-be-caught/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N51976UzQ5ghttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-18-mn-3671-story.html
Transcribe →188: The Cult and Crimes of the Children of God
2w ago00:55:12Tap to summarizeIn the late 1960's, "The Children of God" indoctrinated members into a religious movement; teaching that their perverse sexual exploits were God's will. Founder David Berg's son, Ricky, was meant to become the heir to his father's radicalized empire, but instead, Ricky sought justice for himself and the others that had suffered abuse while in the cult.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaFor Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Rodriguezhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jan/23/usa.paulharrishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Internationalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Zerbyhttps://youtu.be/KSs1JL0EM?si=USiht5v5uIqo6BNhttps://youtu.be/Yp4r_lPtfuc?si=DiDHyM9SlXXc0SaU
Transcribe →187: Trial By Fire: The Murder of Dawn Hacheney
3w ago01:10:50Tap to summarizeChrist Community Church, was an evangelical church located on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. In December of 1997, the church community hit a sweet spot. Many of the congregants were having babies at the same time and raising kids around the same age. For Dawn Hacheney and her husband, Nick, they believed they were right where they needed to be. But early one morning, underneath the pines and walkable hometown roads, lurked something really dark; festering in the last place anyone would ever expect it.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:Book A Twisted Faith: A Minister’s Obsession and the Murder that Destroyed a ChurchDateline: Twisted Faithhttps://sustainabilityinprisons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Real-change-compost-program-MCC-10-4-17.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucS0a5fjRvc
Transcribe →186: Christmas at the Cabin: The Murders of Kaye Tiede and Beth Potts
4w ago00:44:51Tap to summarizeThe Tiede family had been looking forward to their annual tradition. Every Christmas, they'd venture up to their remote cabin in the thick, snowy woods where they would decorate a Christmas tree and exchange gifts. But in December of 1990, their place of serenity and peace would be forever changed by two men that had recently escaped a halfway house.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:https://youtu.be/9cjNwCcwtns?si=1gx2Ere0ByJVgeHWhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Tiede_cabin_murdershttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/crime-scene-photos-deadly-home-invasion/33/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sisters-survive-deadly-attack-at-utah-cabin/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61106561/rolf-tiedehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23286850/kaye-tiede
Transcribe →185: The Murder of Jennifer Snyder
Apr 2200:56:51Tap to summarizeJennifer Snyder was working as a veterinary technician in 2011; eager to welcome her first child in the fall of that year. Sadly, the father of Jen's baby wasn't ready for such a change, because... he was married to someone else. He'd fashioned such a tangled web of lies and deceit over the years, that he only saw one way out of the mess he'd created.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:Finding Jennifer’s Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZB-wkwo65ghttps://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/animal-vet-murdered-pregnant-woman-police/1923867/?amp=1https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2012-02-01/veterinarian-pleads-guilty-murderhttps://www.dvm360.com/view/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-against-veterinarian-accused-killing-pregnant-mistress-veterinary-techttps://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2014/03/david_rapoport_appeal_denied_m.htmlhttps://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2011/12/married_veterinarian_admits_gu.htmlhttps://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2011/03/body_found_in_north_whitehall.htmlhttps://www.mcall.com/2011/03/25/vets-wife-scuffled-with-his-lover/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/pregnant-woman-found-dead-in-lehigh-valley-nature-preserve/1923725/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71130351/jennifer_lindsay-snyder/photohttps://patch.com/pennsylvania/salisbury/married-veterinarian-pleads-guilty-to-slaying-pregnanb9f79e352e
Transcribe →184: First Date, Last Date: The Murder of Leslie Reeves
Apr 1500:42:13Tap to summarizeChris Smith was eager to finally get together, IRL, with Leslie, a woman he'd recently met online. She seemed like the perfect match for him - she was intelligent, loved to work out, and devoted her life to helping others escape dangerous situations. But their first date would be their last when a maniac broke into Chris's home with murderous intent. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leslie-reeves-illinois-chris-smith-bobby-tarr-first-date-ended-in-horror-both-were-shot-one-survived/First date ends in deadly ambush at Illinois home - Law and Crimehttps://www.troymaryvillecoc.com/in-memory-of-leslie-reeveshttps://www.barrywilsonfuneralhome.com/obituary/leslie-reeveshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/leslie-reeves-illinois-chris-smith-bobby-tarr-first-date-ended-in-horror-both-were-shot-one-survived/https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/bb847f32-a7cc-4365-91a8-becda8871a73/People%20v.%20Tarr%202026%20IL%20App%20(5th)%20240918-U.pdf
Transcribe →183: Murder at Loose Chippings: Derek & Nancy Hasom
Apr 801:50:13Tap to summarizeApril 3, 1985 rocked the upper-middle class community of Boonsboro, Virginia when a couple was found brutally butchered in their home. Investigators were at a standstill until a rental car agreement broke the case wide open. What followed, is a twisted tale of two fugitives living under false identities, committing check fraud, and ultimately turning on each other.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTVw5j9bOv0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QzO-wR2K4s&t=144sNetflix: Til Murder Do Us Parthttps://inews.co.uk/culture/television/jens-soering-till-murder-do-us-part-who-killed-derek-nancy-haysom-2726217?srsltid=AfmBOoqWTDDaNKFqs7z3g89YkQHsCWka-s1zOUDNTKDxlTPj-sVjBjENhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-24-mn-2062-story.htmlhttps://thesoeringcase.substack.com/p/testimony-of-ricky-gardner-june-8https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9504/950405/04050090.htmhttps://www.29news.com/2026/02/25/decades-after-conviction-jens-soering-seeks-vacate-murder-verdict/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/09/blood-ties#:~:text=Gardner%20was%20feeling%20pressured%20for,visit%20Lynchburg%20on%20October%2015th.
Transcribe →182: The Stay Family Murders
Apr 100:34:43Tap to summarizeWhen Cassidy Stay answered a knock at the front door of her family home in Spring, Texas, her world turned stopped. The FedEx delivery man standing before her wasn't there to deliver a package, he was there for revenge.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources: https://abcnews.com/US/texas-shooter-ron-haskell-choked-threatened-mom-week/story?id=24512009https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/judge-cornelio-recused-ronald-haskell-spring-20021056.phphttps://youtu.be/O7avjtIshmo?si=txd1pv6JJdWh5vqbhttps://www.kvue.com/article/news/investigations/court-records-reveal-haskell-planned-and-plotted-shooting-rampage/285-259152518https://abc7chicago.com/post/couple-speaks-out-about-murders-of-son-daughter-in-law-4-grandkids/176868/
Transcribe →181: The Shocking Murder of Alvin Bulaoro
Mar 2501:02:59Tap to summarizeChristmas was approaching in Fallbrook, California in 2012, when a young Army Reservist vanished. Weeks went by without answers from police, or the family-hired private investigator, before an unbelievable realization that Alvin's body had been hidden in plain sight.Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:A&E Murder at the motel S2E4 Fallbrook Innhttps://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2018/06/15/former-marine-sentenced-to-51-years-for-killing-army-reservist-in-fallbrook/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105877183/alvin_justine-bulaorohttps://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/gay-army-reservist-shot-stabbed-fallbrook-bulaoro-coset-marine/2055099/https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/53bkeb/i_served_and_spent_time_alone_with_two_men_who/
Transcribe →180: The Unexplained Deaths of Phoebe Handsjuk and Baillee Schneider
Mar 401:00:29Tap to summarizeThe bright-eyed and strong-willed Phoebe Handsjuk, was determined to finally end the volatile relationship she had with her boyfriend...that is until she was found dead in the utility room of her apartment complex. Phoebe's boyfriend moved on and would find himself mourning the loss of another girlfriend, years later. Was it all just a coincidence or was there one obvious common denominator between Phoebe Handsjuk and Baillee Schneider?Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcastEmail: CousinsonCrime@gmail.comTheme Music by AleXZavesaJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrimeCheck out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?Sources:https://youtu.be/DcLJ2Lecz0E?si=hYHrJT7Hs5XYdTsLhttps://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2019/06/26/two-dead-women-both-had-one-man-in-common-bad-luck-or-something-more-the-deaths-of-phoebe-handsjuk-and-baillee-schneider/https://allthatsinteresting.com/phoebe-handsjukhttps://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2016/phoebesfall/index.htmlhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/37kdpefa6f8kBADcja19wo?si=-0DDosvlQrSrFV9a5N0nDQ&t=197&ct=79https://www.tiktok.com/@cluelesscrimepodcast/video/7499747349703462151
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