Cousins on Crime

In this three-part series, Candace details the horrific crimes of one of the worst humans to ever grace the face of the earth, Peter Kürten, "The Vampire of Düsseldorf". Peter was born into a chaotic, abusive household which gave way to obsessive sexual violence and a life of depravity that would terrorize his community.

Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/SADIST-Karl-Berg-ebook/dp/B014EF653W

https://www.biography.com/crime/peter-kurten

https://www.americanghostwalks.com/articles/ghost-of-peter-kurten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh6lmvNld6A&t=13s

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/peter-kurten

In this three-part series, Candace details the horrific crimes of one of the worst humans to ever grace the face of the earth, Peter Kürten, "The Vampire of Düsseldorf". Peter was born into a chaotic, abusive household which gave way to obsessive sexual violence and a life of depravity that would terrorize his community.

Listener discretion is strongly advised. 

Part of the Fam Patreon subscribers can listen to parts two and three now!

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://www.amazon.com/SADIST-Karl-Berg-ebook/dp/B014EF653W

https://www.biography.com/crime/peter-kurten

https://www.americanghostwalks.com/articles/ghost-of-peter-kurten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh6lmvNld6A&t=13s

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/peter-kurten

An Indiana couple set out for a bite to eat one Saturday evening, only to be ambushed at a popular hangout. With nothing to go on, police eagerly ran every lead and never forgot one of Indiana's most notorious cold cases.

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Sources:

https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/05/westside-park-murders-25-years-later/13618429/

https://youtu.be/zbbhflNuB2E?si=5GIiSe-Tj-FJ3YaU https://

https://crimereads.com/after-35-years-the-murder-of-two-teenagers-still-haunts-a-city-and-true-crime-writers/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/134009846/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127130905/ethan-e-dixon

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58885586/kimberly-susan-dowell

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59147d87add7b049344411cd

It was a typical Summer evening in Pensacola, Florida, in 1983. A group of friends gathered for dinner when suddenly, a loud explosion rocked the city streets. Who knew that a car bombing would unravel a twisted, tangled web of lies and mysterious deaths that would all lead back to one, deranged woman. 

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Sources:

https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/black-widow

https://www.newspapers.com/image/972584362/?clipping_id=129908111&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjk3MjU4NDM2MiwiaWF0IjoxNzIzNTE5NjI4LCJleHAiOjE3MjM2MDYwMjh9.Q5OmNksAy7P-dal7ImkSjcO1sDl1Y9r9RAGAVx8dcTM

https://newspaperarchive.com/decatur-daily-nov-17-1974-p-3/

https://badmarriages.net/judy-buenoano-goodyear/

https://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/92522/92522ans.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-executes-black-widow/

Reshma James was taking a break from her failing marriage; finding refuge with her family and a new church. She was just finding the space to think clearly when her life was cut short, along with another member of her church. In the end, a tragedy that shook a tight-knit community would eventually turn into the blessing that no one could have imagined.

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Sources:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-murder-story-with-a-hap_b_167100

https://nypost.com/2008/11/23/murder-at-church/

https://m.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-church-shooting-indian-american-convicted/20110407.htm

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2008/Nov/25/kaduthuruthy-shocked-2153.html

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2016/03/11/court-upholds-conviction-in-clifton-church-double-homicide/94543514/

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/chilling-confession-played-for-jurors-in-clifton-church-shooting/

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-pallipurath

https://www.nj.com/passaic-county/2022/01/shooter-who-killed-2-injured-1-at-nj-church-wants-new-trial.html

https://www.stthomasnj.org/djmfund.php

In 1977, a young graduate student was found naked and beaten on the main stage in the campus theatre. With little to go on, the case quickly turned cold, and despite numerous reopenings over the decades, we still have no answers. 

Can you solve this mystery?

If you have any information about the murder of Sigrid Stevenson in September of 1977, please contact the Ewing Police Department at 609-882-1313.

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Sources:

https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3326&context=hastings_law_journal

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/11/to-tell-the-truth-a-short-history-of-the-polygraph/

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unsolved-mysteries-volume-4-episode-4-murder-center-stage

https://www.ewingpolice.com

It's been three years since Summer Wells vanished from her family home without a trace. There has been much speculation about what could have happened to the little blonde haired, blue eyed five year old, but with all the information that we have today, there are still so many questions left unanswered.

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/live/iUELTs6NhHc?si=MQ5qPkanqOldiiU9

https://youtu.be/4J8jm1gs7B8?si=agUNglWWIgbNHiRz

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/summer-wells-tennessee-amber-alert-missing-five-months

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/summer-wells-family-stripped-kids/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article252781868.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nryne0Jcg9w

https://tbinewsroom.com/2021/06/16/amber-alert-summer-wells/

https://www.no2abuse.com/critique/comments/a-summary-of-the-known-facts-statements-and-theories-regarding-the-disappearance-of-summer-wells/

https://youtu.be/0ZdQtAMQIkc?si=zL-SLEUxcNEhVr0O

In the Spring of 2021, the global pandemic was in full swing; leaving everyone uncertain about what the future might hold. In the UK, a COVID lockdown was put in place to help slow the spread of the virus and keep people safe from harm. For Sarah Everard, even social distancing couldn't shield her from another form of evil that lurked right around the corner. 

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Sources

https://news.sky.com/story/sarah-everard-murder-tormented-at-the-thought-of-what-she-endured-victims-family-read-statements-in-court-12421313

https://news.sky.com/story/sarah-everard-images-show-victim-with-her-killer-wayne-couzens-moments-before-he-abducted-her-court-told-12421032

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household#:~:text=A%20support%20bubble%20is%20a,are%20different%20from%20childcare%20bubbles.

https://news.sky.com/story/sarah-everard-murder-how-killer-policeman-wayne-couzens-was-caught-and-the-lengths-he-went-to-cover-up-his-crime-12419714

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/uk/wayne-couzens-indecent-exposure-sentencing-gbr-intl/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/03/indecent-exposure-flashing-sarah-everard-wayne-couzens#:~:text=In%202015%2C%20there%20was,the%20matter%20was%20hastily%20dropped.

In Part 1 of The Yosemite Serial Killer: Cary Stayner, we discussed Cary's little brother Stephen and how he turned his personal tragedy into a way to help other and do some healing of his own. 

In this episode, we talk about how Cary Stayner lived with a dark force that clouded his mind and made his murderous fantasies come to life. 

This is the story of how trauma can either catapult a victim into endless hopelessness or down a path of purpose and fulfillment. In Part 1, we discuss how a survivor was molded by tragedy, to do good. But, lurking in the periphery of his life, was a festering darkness that would spiral out of control and give way to a murderer.