Cousins on Crime

Cousins on Crime

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

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October 1, 2025 49 mins
Using DNA technology, one of the most infamous cases, the Yogurt Shop murders, has recently been solved! The suspect in the quadruple homicide from 1991 was also linked to crimes in Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Missouri; though it's believed he's responsible for so much more.

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Janie Landers was a feisty 18-year-old living in a group home for the developmentally disabled. Her body was found shortly after she ran away from the facility but the truth would remain a mystery, spanning nearly four decades.

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September 17, 2025 55 mins
Sara Isabel Martinez was last seen at her home in Fort Worth Texas in the early morning hours of December 29, 2024. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants and black zip up sweater, and white DC sneakers. She wears black and clear framed glasses. She has brown eyes, and black hair with purple streaks. Sara is 5’ 2” and weighs about 100 lbs. She’s a beautiful blend of American, Native American and Hispanic heritage. Her ears ...
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September 10, 2025 40 mins
It was late November in Granbury, Texas when 23-year-old Holly Palmer was found brutally beaten to death in the Greyhound/Trailways bus station that she owned and operated. Nearly 37 year have passed with no arrest and no justice for Holly and her family. 

If you know anything about the murder of Holly Palmer, please call the Granbury Police Department at 817-573-2648 or you can remain anonymous by calling Hood County...
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September 3, 2025 46 mins
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, was a selfish and sadistic man who lured women into his life only to steal from them and make them disappear. He used anyone and everyone he could to increase his wealth, even if that meant killing men, women, and even children, to get what he wanted.

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The cousins are off this week but we wanted to revisit a story we covered back in May of 2023 because this case remains unsolved to this day. You will hear from Alayna will about two women were found shot to death inside a car parked in front of an abandoned home, in a small town in Oklahoma. Someone knows something - let's get these girls some justice.

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On a brisk April morning in 1992, the quiet town of Agawam, Massachusetts stirred awake like any other day. But just before 9 a.m., an unsettling discovery disrupted the usual mundane routine. A clerk at Brittany’s Card & Gift Shop was surprised to find her coworker Lisa Ziegert’s car sat in the parking lot, yet Lisa was nowhere to be found. Inside, the unease deepened: Lisa’s coat, wallet, and keys were left behind, and t...
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When 19-year-old, Pam Pitts', remains were found badly burned in a wooded area, her family desperately wanted to know what happened to her. Little did they know that it would take one more murder to capture a killer. 

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August 6, 2025 51 mins
When a former EastEnders actress, Gemma McCluskie, vanished without a trace in the dead of winter 2012, panic gripped her loved ones and community. Once a familiar face on the beloved British soap, she'd traded the spotlight for a quieter life working in nightclubs and bars—still vibrant, still full of life. It wouldn't be long before everyone learned her horrifying fate and that they'd all been rubbing shoulders with her kill...
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It was after midnight in late May 2001 in quiet Surrey, England. Chris Donovan, his brother, and their friend met up at a local takeaway so they could walk home together - never knowing a chance encounter was about to up-end their lives and send shockwaves through the community. What followed was a painstaking investigation by two relentless detectives to prove culpability, and an extraordinary act of grace by grieving parents...
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When a woman goes missing in Sydney, Australia in 1982, all that could be heard was the cicadas buzzing in the trees. No one was looking for her; not her friends and not police. In Part Two of this two-part episode, we'll talk about what might have become of Lyn and how a renewed interest in the case would bring justice for Lyn's family.

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When a woman goes missing in Sydney, Australia in 1982, all that could be heard was the cicadas buzzing in the trees. No one was looking for her; not her friends and not police. In Part One of this two-part episode, we'll talk about the beautiful life Lynette Dawson had grown accustomed to before it was all taken from her.

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Sunday, June 29, 2025, an emergency call came in alerting officials that a fire was spreading on Canfield Mountain. Within minutes, firefighters suited up and raced toward the blaze, bracing for battle against the flames. But what awaited them wasn't just a wildfire—it was an ambush. 

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When a young mother took her son out for what should have been a quick late-night trip to the grocery store, no one suspected it would be the last time they saw her. By the next morning, after hours with no word and no sign of her return, her roommates suspected something was very wrong.

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Jason and Molly Corbett moved from Ireland to the US in search of a fresh start for their family. The endless opportunities and sense of community that North Carolina had to offer, gave them the life that most could only dream of. But a deteriorating marriage threatened their happy ending and one heated night would rip the family apart forever. 

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A casual reunion between old friends at an upscale café took a tragic turn when one woman suddenly fell gravely ill. Mirna Salihin was a vibrant, healthy young woman with a bright future ahead of her, so what could have caused her sudden and mysterious death?

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June 11, 2025 33 mins
On a crisp October night, Lori Bray finished her shift at the casino, eager to get home and escape into the quiet of the evening before facing another early morning. But when the casino manager spotted Lori’s car abandoned at a lonely rural intersection the next day, far from her usual route, a sense of dread crept in. A chance encounter and a single act of kindness lead Lori on a detour that she never wanted.

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November 9, 1994 was an ordinary Wednesday night for Laura Hoelscher and her husband, Darren, until they were startled by gunfire across the street. Rushing to their living room window, they witnessed their neighbor, Farah Fratta, fall to her garage floor and a masked man escape in a getaway car. Zeroing in on who wanted Farah dead would be the easy part, but proving it wouldn't be.

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Dr. Thomas Burchard, a pediatric psychiatrist, was exceptional at taking care of others. Though he had good intentions, his habit of sending money to pretty women who were down on their luck, was not a good look for the esteemed doctor. Soon, he'd cross paths with one young woman who would take much more than his money.

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Just months after moving to Las Vegas in search of a fresh start with her boyfriend and 3-year-old son, Melonie White’s excitement quickly faded into silence. Her family grew increasingly concerned when days turned into weeks without a word from her. Then came a chilling discovery in the Nevada desert—what two unsuspecting hikers stumbled upon would confirm their worst fears.

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