148. The Case of Tanya Van Cuylenborg & Jay Cook

November 18th 1987. 18-year old Tanya Van Cuylenborg and her boyfriend, 20-year old Jay Cook set out on an overnight road trip from British Columbia to Seattle. After failing to return home, their families worst fears became a reality. The young couple had been brutally murdered. For more than 30 years their killer remained a mystery, eluding police at every turn. Until DNA evidence left behind in 1987 would finally prove who their killer was. 

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▫️https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-horrific-cold-case-that-might-be-solved-by-tracing-the-suspect-s-family-tree

▫️https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jay_Cook_and_Tanya_Van_Cuylenborg

▫️https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanya-van-cuylenborg-jay-cook-cold-case-timeline/#

▫️https://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-guilty-of-1987-murders-solved-with-genetic-genealogy/

▫️https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a32620703/jay-cook-tanya-van-cuylenborg-murder/

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▫️https://www.kiro7.com/news/north-sound-news/state-supreme-court-reinstates-guilty-verdicts-canadian-couples-1987-murder/C4QZ46LVRBGYRNBZ4IUJ22VTWY/?outputType=amp

▫️https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6275822

▫️https://casetext.com/case/state-v-talbott-15

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