Cousins on Crime

Cousins on Crime

Cousins, Alayna and Candace, discuss the wildest true crime cases of all time.

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April 30, 2025 54 mins
Tyshika Askins was a beautiful, 22-year-old mother with her whole life ahead of her. She was responsible and organized, which is why her baby’s father, Alonza Dennis, grew concerned when she didn’t arrive to pick up their 2-year-old son. After finding her lifeless body in the bedroom of her apartment, police immediately zeroed in on Alonza as their prime suspect. With the circumstantial evidence piling up against Alonza, inves...
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Robin Davis and Carol Saltzman were the type of friends that did everything together. They went grocery shopping together, moved out of town and got new jobs together, and even lived together for a few years. But when Robin's husband turned up dead, on a rural road near his home, police believed they knew just how far Carol would go for her bestie.

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In September 2001, the disappearance of a physician in Manhattan became complicated when the United States suffered one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. No one had seen Dr. Sneha Philip since September 10th, but with every new clue uncovered in the wake of tragedy, a new list of questions emerged for her loved ones. The years of uncertainty have been long and confusing for most, however, with the passage of time, her...
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April 9, 2025 27 mins
In beautiful Logan County, West Virginia, a small town was devastated when a young girl was found brutally murdered in the snow. The weapons were left behind, pointing to one obvious suspect close to Rosa White, but the investigation would lead down a very unexpected path when a scandal was uncovered. 

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In the Summer of 2003, down in steamy Waco, Texas, a new basketball recruit at Baylor University was gearing up for his first Big 12 season. When Patrick Dennehy didn't report for class on Friday and didn't show for practice the following Monday, it was clear that something was wrong. Just one problem though, those closest to him on campus were not looking for him and, initially, were uncooperative with police. Listen now as o...
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March 26, 2025 62 mins
A large fishing vessel, the Lurongyu 2682, set sail from the Shidao Port on a two-year squid harvesting mission. Thirty-three men were aboard when it reached the deep seas, but only eleven returned. Buckle up your life jackets because Alayna is taking us aboard the most terrifying ship to grace the Pacific.

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On a quiet Sunday morning in September of 2002, a fisherman found a car partially submerged in the creek. When he approached the vehicle, he was startled to see a woman's body floating in the water next to the car. Police arrived on scene to launch an investigation that would take them in the most unbelievable direction.

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Christine Morton was found by a neighbor, bludgeoned in her home after a night of celebrating her husband's birthday. The police immediately zero'd in on a suspect, secured a conviction, and marked "case closed" on another job well done. But 25 years later, a cold case that was, seemingly, unconnected would shed new light on the truth. 

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On the morning of February 6, 2019, Michael and Natalie Cochran were supposed to catch a flight for a business meeting, when Michael fell ill. Natalie canceled their flight and reached out to friends to check on her husband's declining condition, but refused all offers to take him to the hospital. What was wrong with Michael and why didn't Natalie want to help him? The answer would shock everyone in their family and tight-knit...
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February 19, 2025 48 mins
An out of towner, staying in a hotel on business, was found dead in his room one morning, when he failed to show up for work. Authorities were immediately stumped when a sweep of the room revealed no blood, no weapon, and no evidence a crime had even occurred. The mystery continued after the autopsy outlined a multitude of injuries that couldn't be explained. What happened to Greg Fleniken??

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PART 2
Dianne Beasley wasn't looking for love when she met John Smith, but their shared interest in luxury cars and socializing, drew them to one another. It was a whirlwind romance, a short lived engagement, and a speedy marriage that thrust Dianne head over heels...into imminent danger.

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Dianne Beasley wasn't looking for love when she met John Smith, but their shared interest in luxury cars and socializing, drew them to one another. It was a whirlwind romance, a short lived engagement, and a speedy marriage that thrust Dianne head over heels...into imminent danger. 

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February 5, 2025 56 mins
This week, Candace tells a harrowing story of the victims and survivors of the Wedgwood Baptist Church Shooting in Fort Worth, Texas in September of 1999.

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In 2021, a contract job took a group of electricians from their chilly, northeastern fall, down to sunny Florida. When Shaun Runyon was called out by his team for slacking on the job, he stormed off the worksite and started driving north, towards home. The trouble was, with every mile he traveled, he became more and more enraged until he turned his truck around and went back for revenge.

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This week, Alayna covers two separate cases where the most unexpected witnesses come in small, feathery packages.

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January 15, 2025 51 mins
When police were called out to a boat ramp in the wee hours of the morning, on February 27, 2021, they found 19-year-old Brian Cohee, Jr. standing on the bank, watching his car sink. What was thought to be a silly little accident took a sinister turn, when the rear bumper of the car revealed something quite concerning.

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Elizabeth Dale was raised in privilege; getting everything she could have ever wanted. When her first husband died suddenly, she was left alone in the homestead they shared together. Though she found love again, she would go on to lose even more husbands over the years. Was she just unlucky or did she make her own luck?

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January 1, 2025 46 mins
In 1965, Mary Ellen Denner, and her sister Brenda, went to the laundromat to complete a chore that they always did for their family. This night would turn into anything but routine when Mary Ellen went to make change but never came back. The monster that took her from her family was quickly caught, but her family and the community could have never anticipated what happened next.

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December 25, 2024 41 mins
The Mahmod family fled Iraq to pursue a better life in South London in the late 1990's, but a better life was not waiting there for the young girls in the family. The parents and other elders imposed strict, religious values onto Banaz Mahmod and her sisters; compromising everything they understood about right and wrong. When Banaz went missing in January of 2006, her boyfriend knew that her many warnings to police were, in fa...
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December 18, 2024 74 mins
Annie Börjesson had been living in Edinburgh, Scotland and was eager to go home to visit her family and friends back in Sweden. She'd planned a trip to IKEA, a hair appointment, and packed two library books that she'd take back while she was in town, but she never got the chance because she was found dead on the beach on December 4, 2005. Police quickly ruled it a suicide, but was it really murder?

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