Cousins on Crime

Jan 29 2025 130 ep. 45 mins 29
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Cousins, Alayna and Candace, discuss the wildest true crime cases of all time.

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125: Murder in Davenport: Kevin Lanusse, Dewlon Donell & Greg Dolezal

Jan 29 2025 30 mins  
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 re

124: The Unexpected Witnesses: Kevin Butler & Marty Duram

Jan 22 2025 36 mins  
This week, Alayna covers two separate cases where the most unexpected witnesses come in small, feathery packages. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our new Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas

123: The Murder of Warren Barnes

Jan 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. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.

122: The Hazel Green Widow: Elizabeth Dale

Jan 08 2025 31 mins  
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? Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail

121: The Murder of Mary Ellen Deener

Jan 01 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. I

120: The Honor Killing of Banaz Mahmod

Dec 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 kne

The Mysterious Drowning of Annie Börjesson

Dec 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

119: The Horseshoe Lake Murders

Nov 13 2024 35 mins  
In picturesque Horseshoe, Arkansas, a man settled to build a farm, family, and legacy. If he'd only known that having such a warm and giving family would lead to tragedy, he may have taken his dream somewhere else. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: [email protected] Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our new Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our m

118: Kyle Still Speaks: A Mother's Fight Against Fentanyl Poisoning

Nov 06 2024 59 mins  
Stephanie Hellstern came home from work and walked into a nightmare that no parent should ever have to experience. She'd spend months waiting to find out what really happened to her 16 year old son, Kyle, and a lifetime fighting for change. Listen to her powerful story and check out her non-profit North Texas Fentanyl Coalition. Fentanyl Education & Resources: North Texas Fen

118: The Tragic Death of Tyler Skaggs

Oct 30 2024 36 mins  
Tyler Skaggs was born to play ball. He came from a family of ball players and took his talents all the way to the MLB to play for the Los Angeles Angels. After an injury left him in chronic pain, Tyler turned to prescription pain medication to get through the long stretches of back-to-back games. What was a seemingly innocent habit ended his life when he took the wrong thing from t