Cousins on Crime

Back in the 1960's, Tallahassee, Florida was a small town where residents didn't lock their doors. But the community's sense of safety was shattered when a teenage girl came home late one night to find her parents and little sister had been brutally murdered in their home. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patr...

Loving father and husband, Keith Gentry, had built a beautiful family with his college sweetheart, Darlene, in Robinson, Texas. On the morning of November 9, 2005, Darlene woke to her worst nightmare when she found the back door open and her husband in bed covered in blood. Police quickly gravitated to the most obvious suspect, but they had no idea that she, herself, would lead them to the evidenc...

It was late in the afternoon on a Friday when 16-year-old Jholie Moussa and her identical twin sister, Zhane, decompressed in their room after a tiring day at school. Gearing up for the long, holiday weekend, Zhane felt relief but Jholie seemed to be preoccupied with texting someone before she abruptly walked out the front door. Zhane couldn't have known that would be the last time she saw her sis...

Teenagers Angela Pastorino and her boyfriend, Alfredo Hernandez, were inseparable—bound not only by young love, but by a shared desire to help anyone who needed a hand. On August 16, 2022, they set out to help assist a friend’s mom with home-improvement projects as she prepared to sell her house. It was a simple act of kindness they’d done countless times before. But this time, Angela and Alfredo...

Police tending to a simple car accident in Hells Kitchen, were flagged down by a homeless man who had just found the body of a young woman in a New York City tunnel. 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.fourthwall.com/? Sources: http...

In 1994, Robin Lawrence seemed to have it all — a loving husband, a young daughter, and a quiet home in Springfield, Virginia. But when her husband left on a business trip, that picture-perfect life shattered overnight. What followed was a chilling crime that would haunt investigators for decades before the truth finally came to light. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail....

In the Fall of 2022, police responded to a small home in Santa Fe, New Mexico due to a reported stabbing. With little information to go on, investigators fell further and further into confusion when the suspects fained ignorance and ran circles around the truth. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Cou...

In 2017, the peaceful atmosphere in the Clovis Carver Library was shattered when a 16-year-old kid opened fire on unsuspecting families. Several were wounded in the mass shooting, but two, very beloved women, lost their life. Despite the perpetrator expressing his urge to kill and self harm, his threats went unreported and he continued to have open access to his father's guns. How did it all go so...

Mexican-American singer, Selena Quintanilla, was as established artist in the Latin community; hailed as the Queen of Tejano. At just 18-years-old, she was signed as a solo artist with dreams of English albums, fashion boutiques, and life on a farm with the man she loved. Sadly, some of her dreams would never be realized because one of her closest confidants had betrayed her in the most unimaginab...

Veronica Kasprzak went upstairs to check on her 15-year-old daughter, Annie, only to find an empty room and a runaway note on the bed. The very next day, a gruesome discovery would lead police down a twisty path that would eventually lead them right back to the beginning. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patre...

Using DNA technology, one of the most infamous cases, the Yogurt Shop murders, has recently been solved! The suspect in the quadruple homicide from 1991 was also linked to crimes in Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Missouri; though it's believed he's responsible for so much more. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! ht...

Janie Landers was a feisty 18-year-old living in a group home for the developmentally disabled. Her body was found shortly after she ran away from the facility but the truth would remain a mystery, spanning nearly four decades. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch sto...

Sara Isabel Martinez was last seen at her home in Fort Worth Texas in the early morning hours of December 29, 2024. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants and black zip up sweater, and white DC sneakers. She wears black and clear framed glasses. She has brown eyes, and black hair with purple streaks. Sara is 5’ 2” and weighs about 100 lbs. She’s a beautiful blend of American, Native American an...

It was late November in Granbury, Texas when 23-year-old Holly Palmer was found brutally beaten to death in the Greyhound/Trailways bus station that she owned and operated. Nearly 37 year have passed with no arrest and no justice for Holly and her family.  If you know anything about the murder of Holly Palmer, please call the Granbury Police Department at 817-573-2648 or you can remain anonymous b...

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, was a selfish and sadistic man who lured women into his life only to steal from them and make them disappear. He used anyone and everyone he could to increase his wealth, even if that meant killing men, women, and even children, to get what he wanted. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Joi...

The cousins are off this week but we wanted to revisit a story we covered back in May of 2023 because this case remains unsolved to this day. You will hear from Alayna will about two women were found shot to death inside a car parked in front of an abandoned home, in a small town in Oklahoma. Someone knows something - let's get these girls some justice. If you have any information regarding the mu...

On a brisk April morning in 1992, the quiet town of Agawam, Massachusetts stirred awake like any other day. But just before 9 a.m., an unsettling discovery disrupted the usual mundane routine. A clerk at Brittany’s Card & Gift Shop was surprised to find her coworker Lisa Ziegert’s car sat in the parking lot, yet Lisa was nowhere to be found. Inside, the unease deepened: Lisa’s coat, wallet, an...

When 19-year-old, Pam Pitts', remains were found badly burned in a wooded area, her family desperately wanted to know what happened to her. Little did they know that it would take one more murder to capture a killer.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https:...

When a former EastEnders  actress, Gemma McCluskie, vanished without a trace in the dead of winter 2012, panic gripped her loved ones and community. Once a familiar face on the beloved British soap, she'd traded the spotlight for a quieter life working in nightclubs and bars—still vibrant, still full of life. It wouldn't be long before everyone learned her horrifying fate and that they'd all been...

It was after midnight in late May 2001 in quiet Surrey, England. Chris Donovan, his brother, and their friend met up at a local takeaway so they could walk home together - never knowing a chance encounter was about to up-end their lives and send shockwaves through the community. What followed was a painstaking investigation by two relentless detectives to prove culpability, and an extraordinary ac...

When a woman goes missing in Sydney, Australia in 1982, all that could be heard was the cicadas buzzing in the trees. No one was looking for her; not her friends and not police. In Part Two of this two-part episode, we'll talk about what might have become of Lyn and how a renewed interest in the case would bring justice for Lyn's family. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmai...

When a woman goes missing in Sydney, Australia in 1982, all that could be heard was the cicadas buzzing in the trees. No one was looking for her; not her friends and not police. In Part One of this two-part episode, we'll talk about the beautiful life Lynette Dawson had grown accustomed to before it was all taken from her. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Mus...

Sunday, June 29, 2025, an emergency call came in alerting officials that a fire was spreading on Canfield Mountain. Within minutes, firefighters suited up and raced toward the blaze, bracing for battle against the flames. But what awaited them wasn't just a wildfire—it was an ambush.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! http...

When a young mother took her son out for what should have been a quick late-night trip to the grocery store, no one suspected it would be the last time they saw her. By the next morning, after hours with no word and no sign of her return, her roommates suspected something was very wrong. If you have any information about what happened to Bonnie Lee and her son Jeremy, please call the Hillsborough...

Jason and Molly Corbett moved from Ireland to the US in search of a fresh start for their family. The endless opportunities and sense of community that North Carolina had to offer, gave them the life that most could only dream of. But a deteriorating marriage threatened their happy ending and one heated night would rip the family apart forever.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCr...