Cousins on Crime

Veronica Kasprzak went upstairs to check on her 15-year-old daughter, Annie, only to find an empty room and a runaway note on the bed. The very next day, a gruesome discovery would lead police down a twisty path that would eventually lead them right back to the beginning. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175618312/anne_grace-kasprzak https://www.deseret.com/2015/4/22/20563314/mother-of-anne-kasprzak-wants-responsibility-not-revenge-for-her-daughter-s-accused-killer/ https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/remembering-annie-kasprzak-681119811852 https://www.ksl.com/article/32050897/documents-detail-pregnancy-rumors-cellphone-records-in-kasprzak-killing https://youtu.be/LM8WZdEvnP8?si=x0taPJaddgYh3SqT https://youtu.be/qxenmIWwLtI?si=tljcThMuQSWqJ1Ot https://youtu.be/1P-CPl_iXx4 https://youtu.be/qxenmIWwLtI?si=8qM7GgQQ6JnFuK3a

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/10/05/greenville-cold-case-robert-brashers-jenny-zitricki/1534079002/ https://www.statesman.com/news/article/robert-eugene-brashers-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-21069898.php https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-robert-brashers-mo/31099977/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-identified-in-infamous-texas-yogurt-shop-murder-case-48-hours/ https://notes.mshp.dps.mo.gov/si01/si01p001.nsf/035631d21d12b3ca8625729800536894/719609083dcd88e18625831d0050ad6f?OpenDocument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVj9QaGVJs https://www.statesman.com/news/crime/article/yogurt-shop-murders-detective-john-jones-shirt-21072919.php

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2017/11/01/salem-1979-cold-case-murder-solved-janie-landers/823212001/ https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/gerald-kenneth-dunlap-and-the-janie-landers-cold-case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmn83FkiW_8 

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 are pierced, her right nostril is pierced. She has a scar on her thigh and wrist. A large mole on her upper calf, above the ankle. She only took her black Jansport back pack, makeup bag and cell phone. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Sara Martinez, please call BlackFish Intelligence at 800-403-8024. Fort Worth Police can be reached at 817-392-4222. **GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-support-search-for-sara-martinez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hmhIHDXgik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f63d3i37Q60

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 Crime Stoppers at 817-573-8477. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: Dolly Spinner YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thaBw_mYOnk https://www.newspapers.com/article/hood-county-news-holly-palmer-murder-g/40663200/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/59106423/?match=1&terms=holly%20palmer https://www.newspapers.com/image/59234005/?match=1&terms=holly%20palmer https://www.newspapers.com/image/59103986/?terms=holly%20palmer https://www.newspapers.com/image/65459335/?terms=holly%20palmer Homicide in the Hood, Kelli Martin, PhD https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126153242/holly-palmer https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228107938/mary_elaine-hunter

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/a-serial-killer-is-hanged https://youtu.be/Lpjg_Xhxds8?si=08Pp4knyc0CnKcsU https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/immigrant-neighborhood/h-h-holmes/ https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/ Book:  “Holmes: A Serial Killer in His Own Words”

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. If you have any information regarding the murders of Emily Morgan and Totinika Elix, please call the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at 800-522-8017 or email tips@osbi.ok.gov

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 the back storeroom bore chilling signs of a struggle. Overcome with fear, the clerk bolted across the street to call the police—setting into motion a mystery that would haunt the town for decades to come. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: Dateline The Music Box https://unsolved.com/gallery/lisa-ziegert/ https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/lisa-ziegerts-family-statements/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44066187/lisa_marie-ziegert https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/10/late_ex-wife_of_accused_lisa_z.html

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.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources https://youtu.be/vTkwxoc0U-k?si=x2IE7Q7YvH3BggaS https://apnews.com/article/nv-state-wire-1167f843532bcff7e15d4ccf26d77d90

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 killer the whole time. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-22107964 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21227557 https://horridhackney.com/f/body-of-murdered-eastenders-actress-found-in-regents-canal-2012 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/how-eastenders-star-gemma-mccluskie-31148356 https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2012/12/gemma-mccluskie-trial-brother-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter/ https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2012/09/police-find-severed-head-in-regents-canal/ https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/crime/20969893.man-claimed-kidnapped-eastenders-actress-gemma-mccluskie-jailed/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241080/Gemma-McCluskie-funeral-Hundreds-attend-funeral-EastEnders-star.html https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime/22946090.man-claimed-kidnapped-eastenders-actress-gemma-mccluskie-demanded-ransom-family-sentenced/

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 who would redefine the meaning of forgiveness. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34882067/ray-vi-donovan-murder-chris-killer-true-crime-netflix/ https://youtu.be/oBEMTIT9yQc?si=V30QF9wMOUs_JU-e https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/our-son-was-killed-for-singing-6327840.html https://chrisdonovantrust.org/christophers-story https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2202316/Chris-Donovan-trust-We-hugged-thugs-kicked-son-death--job.html

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: The Teacher’s Pet Podcast https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/30/chris-dawson-verdict-found-guilty-murder-former-wife-lynette-sydney-australia https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/how-chris-dawson-and-lynette-simms-life-together-unravelled/news-story/7a6e770c72415253b12b471ce3dec0dc https://www.geni.com/people/Lynette-Dawson/6000000197427510824 https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/police-believe-they-know-where-lynette-dawsons-body-is-buried-but-there-is-a-huge-catch/news-story/80a77b887b76daadb233b10aa143d24b https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/chris-dawson-loses-appeal-conviction-unlawful-sexual-activity/105384774 Interesting Twin Study https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/09/archives/twins-reared-apart-a-living-lab.html Chequerboard Program footage of the Dawson twins https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/chequerboard-highlight/video/5447f2375cf741bb5f3f96e42a5e3368

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: The Teacher’s Pet Podcast https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/30/chris-dawson-verdict-found-guilty-murder-former-wife-lynette-sydney-australia https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/how-chris-dawson-and-lynette-simms-life-together-unravelled/news-story/7a6e770c72415253b12b471ce3dec0dc https://www.geni.com/people/Lynette-Dawson/6000000197427510824 https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/police-believe-they-know-where-lynette-dawsons-body-is-buried-but-there-is-a-huge-catch/news-story/80a77b887b76daadb233b10aa143d24b https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/chris-dawson-loses-appeal-conviction-unlawful-sexual-activity/105384774 Interesting Twin Study https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/09/archives/twins-reared-apart-a-living-lab.html Chequerboard Program footage of the Dawson twins https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/chequerboard-highlight/video/5447f2375cf741bb5f3f96e42a5e3368

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.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Donate Here: John Morrison Jr. Memorial Fund  Frank Harwood Memorial Fund  Dave Tysdal Support Fund  Red Blue Foundation  Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/idaho-firefighter-attack-gunman https://people.com/suspect-identified-in-deadly-idaho-firefighter-shooting-11764029 https://www.khq.com/news/idaho_news/tunnel-to-towers-to-pay-off-mortgages-for-2-fallen-idaho-firefighters/article_87fcde7d-b472-4014-8806-1771296127ea.html  https://www.kxly.com/news/he-loved-his-family-fellow-firefighters-remember-two-heroes-killed-in-coeur-dalene-ambush/article_a63af1e1-6183-40d2-b6d4-d9742bdc6d16.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_4_News_Now&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR67OA8lDznWON1cM4vyfF5Krv9KIeqtWyCu5HapbpEl0_p0aWCPqV0odROUtQ_aem_4vLg5k24zipnWaZIciy-SQ https://www.firerescue1.com/violence-against-first-responders/idaho-firefighter-wounded-in-ambush-stable-after-third-surgery-faces-long-recovery?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4E6cEsI3Q0USlrZP-XTFnXCpXkq-1U3z3fmwI8YlahXDyBPryGEq2H9Ymzqw_aem_X9spJVBgAujm-a5wysKixg# https://www.iaff.org/news/they-made-the-ultimate-sacrifice-two-idaho-iaff-members-killed-one-injured-in-ambush-2/ https://youtu.be/gxGPwdqg1vA?si=fSn6T6Z79TV9iJt_ https://youtu.be/F1JBteQSZdo?si=dW5Cm7jDmJCQRILN https://youtu.be/WyFdzTGEWfQ?si=g7hhZljxpKdvUcaD

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. If you have any information about what happened to Bonnie Lee and her son Jeremy, please call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office at (813) 247-8200. Doe Network Information: Agency Name: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Agency Contact Person: Daniel Bendig Agency Phone Number: 813-247-8200 Agency E-Mail: hcso@hcso.tampa.fl.us Agency Case Number: 93M00020 NCIC Case Number: M-780960292 NamUs Case Number: MP5644 NCMEC Case Number: 780040 Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://charleyproject.org/case/bonnie-lee-dages https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/blog/unraveling-the-mystery-of-bonnie-lee-and-jeremy-dagess-disappearance-in-lithia-florida https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/5644 https://www.fox13news.com/news/what-happened-to-bonnie-lee-and-jeremy-dages-family-pleads-for-answers-3-decades-later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0zej96FtXg  https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/teen-mom-baby-disappearance-anniversary-missing-investigation/67-9e724b6c-93df-4609-a2e1-7ccc41bcd81b https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/773dffl.html

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.  Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: Where Are Jason Corbett's Killers Now? Inside Molly and Thomas Martens' Lives https://youtu.be/wsfL6JDp-X8?si=Pe_DmKO8Cg2SiVbN Netflix: A Deadly American Marriage

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? Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFuGp1Okq2E Netflix: Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee, and Jessica Wongso https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/world/asia/coffee-murder-case-that-gripped-indonesia-ends-with-a-guilty-verdict.html https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/emergency/chemical_terrorism/cyanide_general.htm https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/13/jessica-showed-suspicious-behavior-long-murder-mirna-s-father.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/widower-cyanide-coffee-victim-reveals-193838896.html https://iocscience.org/ejournal/index.php/JLS/article/view/5821/4042 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257080037/wayan_mirna-salihin https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3652575/Widower-Wayan-Mirna-Salihin-killed-drinking-coffee-poisoned-cyanide-accused-killer-Jessica-Kumala-Wongso-says-planned-start-family-wife.html Cousins on Crime - Chicago Tylenol Murders https://audioboom.com/posts/8526027-the-chicago-tylenol-murders

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/suspect-found-guilty-for-the-death-of-lori-bray https://youtu.be/pTKsHIuNMwk?si=GDotxQAijgYroiXr The Kindness That Killed - Lori Bray | DarkDialogue Obituary information for Lori Bray

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. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/texas-state-government-houston-legal-proceedings-95afdfe8a13c8ee253f466661e666f5c https://www.khou.com/gallery/news/local/photos-farah-fratta-murder/285-05f7876d-2955-4e0f-89e7-94646d517d70 Jury Instructions https://www.txcourts.gov/All_Archived_Documents/JudicialInformation/oca/pdf/jchgs/Harris060109JChg.pdf https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41302278/farah_fahmida-fratta   No Safe Place by Bill Cox https://www.amazon.com/No-Safe-Place-Bill-Cox/dp/0786021470 https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/ap-76-188.html The McDonald Family Slayings - Part One https://audioboom.com/posts/8106971-the-macdonald-family-slayings-part-one The McDonald Family Slayings - Part Two https://audioboom.com/posts/8108383-the-macdonald-family-slayings-part-two?playlist_direction=forward

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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://youtu.be/yld9RPAdNNc?si=fV62PhtNMPs6sr2m https://youtu.be/W05WpFAaJWg?si=uhSpDeABUF70cG2A https://youtu.be/LI4fjhbLF5Y?si=RnpXo00LUIUZnYvz https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/playboy-model-kelsey-turner-helps-kill-doctor-over-money