Cousins on Crime

It was the evening of June 4, 2024, when authorities responded to a 911 call in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The caller had informed dispatch of one deceased male, but as police made their way through the home, they shockingly located two more victims. The manhunt for the killer would lead police to a suicide note, a second cell phone, and, ultimately, to the monster intent on murder. Instagram: @Cou...

In 1984, Harry, an employee at the Fernald Feed Plant was wrapping up his overnight shift; eager to get home and get some rest. He paced around waiting for his co-worker and carpool buddy, Dave Bocks, to meet him at the clock so they could leave together, but Dave never showed. The mystery covering the events of that night has spanned decades and still has everyone wondering, what happened to Dave...

In 1922, a young couple walking down Lover's Lane stumbled upon a horrifying discovery; the body of a man and woman laying under a crabapple tree. The scandal that enveloped the murder investigation would give way to the most sensational trial New York had ever seen.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! ht...

After a long day of work, Eric Hill arrived home to find a family friend waiting outside his door, hoping to check on Eric's grandmother, 81-year-old Selma Hill. The welfare check seemed routine enough...that is until they entered the home and realized they'd stepped into a made-for-TV murder plot.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bon...

It was a cold January afternoon when a retired professor set out to gather her groceries in Fort Worth, TX. When she failed to return home a few hours later, without so much as a phone call home, her husband reported her missing to the authorities. It would take police agencies, across two states, to solve the mystery of what happened to Laura Lee Crane. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: Co...

In 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.  Instag...

In 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.  Instag...

In 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: Cous...

Christ 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 a...

The 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: Cousin...

Jennifer 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: Cousi...

Chris 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: Cousi...

April 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcas...

When 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! http...

Christmas 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: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.co...

The 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 betwee...

Linda Sobek was a former NFL cheerleader who'd turned her focus to modeling and acting in the fall of 1995. But her light would be snuffed out when a last-minute photoshoot turned deadly. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwa...

Stalking cases are some of the most frightful stories we tell here. The danger lurking outside your door, your workplace, or being followed would surely send you into a panic, but do the laws protect us when we need it most? Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store!...

A snow storm had rolled into the small town of Boone, North Carolina in February of 1972 with cruel intentions. The Durham's, Bryce and Virginia, and their son Bobby Joe, had just arrived home, safe and sound, having traversed the hazardous road conditions only to find that they were walking into the last moments of their lives. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com The...

A snow storm had rolled into the small town of Boone, North Carolina in February of 1972 with cruel intentions. The Durham's, Bryce and Virginia, and their son Bobby Joe, had just arrived home, safe and sound, having traversed the hazardous road conditions only to find that they were walking into the last moments of their lives. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com The...

Ricardo Hibi was the type of guy that everyone relied upon in his tight-knit community of Manitoba, Canada. With an upcoming wedding and newly certified group home for troubled youth, everything was falling into place. But a storm was rolling in; an unexpected tragedy that no one could come back from. Sources: Final Moments: Death at the Front Door https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kane-moar...

Wayne Nance was a serial killer who terrorized the community of Missoula, Montana in the 1970's and 80's. Some outlets refer to him as the Missoula Mauler, but no title could ever describe the heinous acts perpetrated by this monster. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our me...

Wayne Nance was a serial killer who terrorized the community of Missoula, Montana in the 1970's and 80's. Some outlets refer to him as the Missoula Mauler, but no title could ever describe the heinous acts perpetrated by this monster. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our me...

Alyssa Burkett thought she'd found love in Andrew Beard, but once their daughter was born, it became clear that their relationship would not last. Each of them moved on to someone new, continuing to fight every step of the way to gain sole custody of their little girl. The feud grew so toxic that eventually neither one of them would get the child, because one would end up dead and one would end up...

Nearly a year after the Sims family triple homicide, Tallahassee, Florida was struck with another heinous set of crimes. Two teenage girls were found brutally beaten, stabbed, and shot in a wooded area near Blue Sink. Unlike the murders of the Sims family, police had a viable suspect for the double homicide near the remote swimming hole. The question that haunted the community was impossible to ig...