Cousins on Crime

192: Operation Custody: The Murder of Selma "Sally" Hill

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 Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime [https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime] Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? [https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?] Sources: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1701037.html [https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1701037.html] A Plan to Kill S2E1: Killing for Custody https://www.danvillesanramon.com/news/2011/09/05/mother-daughter-sentenced-in-dublin-custody-murder-case/ [https://www.danvillesanramon.com/news/2011/09/05/mother-daughter-sentenced-in-dublin-custody-murder-case/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274191228/selma_christine-hill [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274191228/selma_christine-hill]

191: The Murder of Laura Lee Crane

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: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime [https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime] Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? [https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?] Sources: https://fwtx.com/news/features/conversation-killer/ [https://fwtx.com/news/features/conversation-killer/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144182813/laura_lee-crane [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144182813/laura_lee-crane] https://tcu360.com/2005/11/10/co-workers-remember-mentor-12292548/ [https://tcu360.com/2005/11/10/co-workers-remember-mentor-12292548/] https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Woman-pleads-gets-life-sentence-in-professor-s-7651183.php [https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Woman-pleads-gets-life-sentence-in-professor-s-7651183.php] https://www.ktsa.com/texas-puts-man-to-death-for-a-retired-professors-killing-in-its-600th-execution-since-1982/ [https://www.ktsa.com/texas-puts-man-to-death-for-a-retired-professors-killing-in-its-600th-execution-since-1982/] https://virtualonlineeditions.com/publication/?i=455900&p=85&view=issueViewer [https://virtualonlineeditions.com/publication/?i=455900&p=85&view=issueViewer] https://youtu.be/8bDDQjoGVmY?si=rr_Sk_bzuPbEzyZQ [https://youtu.be/8bDDQjoGVmY?si=rr_Sk_bzuPbEzyZQ] https://youtu.be/FXTX9xgXFqE?si=DgmJ_Dk9oVRgezQI [https://youtu.be/FXTX9xgXFqE?si=DgmJ_Dk9oVRgezQI] https://tcu360.com/2004/02/05/14967profs-colleagues-reflect-her-career/ [https://tcu360.com/2004/02/05/14967profs-colleagues-reflect-her-career/] https://skiff.tcu.edu/2004/spring/issues/02/05/body.html [https://skiff.tcu.edu/2004/spring/issues/02/05/body.html]

190: The List Family Massacre, Part Two

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.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime [https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime] Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? [https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?] Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list [https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list] Forensic Files  https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/438027/s01-e09-the-list-murders [https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/438027/s01-e09-the-list-murders] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/05/Sister-in-law-Accused-family-killer-dominated-by-bedridden-wife/2883639288000/ [https://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/photo [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23081/helen-list/photo] https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900410/04100195.htm [https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900410/04100195.htm] https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/09/archives/5-in-jersey-family-slain-husband-sought-5-in-jersey-family-are.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/09/archives/5-in-jersey-family-slain-husband-sought-5-in-jersey-family-are.html] https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1990/270-n-j-super-252-0.html [https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1990/270-n-j-super-252-0.html] https://www.facebook.com/reel/1252366263467063 [https://www.facebook.com/reel/1252366263467063] (America’s Most Wanted John List Bust Sculpture)  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=785731889202802 [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://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=N51976UzQ5g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N51976UzQ5g] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-18-mn-3671-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-18-mn-3671-story.html]

189: The List Family Massacre, Part One

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.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime [https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime] Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? [https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?] Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list [https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list] Forensic Files  https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/438027/s01-e09-the-list-murders [https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/438027/s01-e09-the-list-murders] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/05/Sister-in-law-Accused-family-killer-dominated-by-bedridden-wife/2883639288000/ [https://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/photo [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23081/helen-list/photo] https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900410/04100195.htm [https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1990/rt9004/900410/04100195.htm] https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/09/archives/5-in-jersey-family-slain-husband-sought-5-in-jersey-family-are.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/09/archives/5-in-jersey-family-slain-husband-sought-5-in-jersey-family-are.html] https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1990/270-n-j-super-252-0.html [https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1990/270-n-j-super-252-0.html] https://www.facebook.com/reel/1252366263467063 [https://www.facebook.com/reel/1252366263467063] (America’s Most Wanted John List Bust Sculpture)  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=785731889202802 [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://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=N51976UzQ5g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N51976UzQ5g] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-18-mn-3671-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-18-mn-3671-story.html]

188: The Cult and Crimes of the Children of God

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: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime [https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime] Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? [https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/?] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Rodriguez [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Rodriguez] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jan/23/usa.paulharris [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jan/23/usa.paulharris] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_International [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_International] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Zerby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Zerby] https://youtu.be/KSs1JL0EM?si=USiht5v5uIqo6BN [https://youtu.be/KSs1JL0-_EM?si=USiht5v5u_Iqo6BN] https://youtu.be/Yp4r_lPtfuc?si=DiDHyM9SlXXc0SaU [https://youtu.be/Yp4r_lPtfuc?si=DiDHyM9SlXXc0SaU]