Cousins on Crime

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]

187: Trial By Fire: The Murder of Dawn Hacheney

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 and walkable hometown roads, lurked something really dark; festering in the last place anyone would ever expect it. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa 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: Book A Twisted Faith: A Minister’s Obsession and the Murder that Destroyed a Church Dateline: Twisted Faith https://sustainabilityinprisons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Real-change-compost-program-MCC-10-4-17.pdf [https://sustainabilityinprisons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Real-change-compost-program-MCC-10-4-17.pdf] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucS0a5fjRvc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucS0a5fjRvc]

186: Christmas at the Cabin: The Murders of Kaye Tiede and Beth Potts

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: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa 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://youtu.be/9cjNwCcwtns?si=1gx2Ere0ByJVgeHW [https://youtu.be/9cjNwCcwtns?si=1gx2Ere0ByJVgeHW] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Tiede_cabin_murders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Tiede_cabin_murders] https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/crime-scene-photos-deadly-home-invasion/33/ [https://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.cbsnews.com/news/sisters-survive-deadly-attack-at-utah-cabin/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61106561/rolf-tiede [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61106561/rolf-tiede] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23286850/kaye-tiede [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23286850/kaye-tiede]

185: The Murder of Jennifer Snyder

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: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa 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: Finding Jennifer’s Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZB-wkwo65g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZB-wkwo65g] https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/animal-vet-murdered-pregnant-woman-police/1923867/?amp=1 [https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/animal-vet-murdered-pregnant-woman-police/1923867/?amp=1] https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2012-02-01/veterinarian-pleads-guilty-murder [https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2012-02-01/veterinarian-pleads-guilty-murder] https://www.dvm360.com/view/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-against-veterinarian-accused-killing-pregnant-mistress-veterinary-tec [https://www.dvm360.com/view/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-against-veterinarian-accused-killing-pregnant-mistress-veterinary-tec] https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2014/03/david_rapoport_appeal_denied_m.html [https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2014/03/david_rapoport_appeal_denied_m.html] https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2011/12/married_veterinarian_admits_gu.html [https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2011/12/married_veterinarian_admits_gu.html] https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2011/03/body_found_in_north_whitehall.html [https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2011/03/body_found_in_north_whitehall.html] https://www.mcall.com/2011/03/25/vets-wife-scuffled-with-his-lover/ [https://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.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/pregnant-woman-found-dead-in-lehigh-valley-nature-preserve/1923725/] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71130351/jennifer_lindsay-snyder/photo [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71130351/jennifer_lindsay-snyder/photo] https://patch.com/pennsylvania/salisbury/married-veterinarian-pleads-guilty-to-slaying-pregnanb9f79e352e [https://patch.com/pennsylvania/salisbury/married-veterinarian-pleads-guilty-to-slaying-pregnanb9f79e352e]