188: The Cult and Crimes of the Children of God

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]

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]