Cousins on Crime

Let's call it what it is... the media doesn't report on every homicide case in the same way and with the same amount of air time. In this episode, Alayna highlights two cases where the victims didn't get attention they deserved.

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Sources:
https://mvnnews.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/hoyleton-man-enters-alford-guilty-plea-for-april-2011-murder-of-lauren-castellari/

https://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-dead-in-quarry-lake-homicide-victim-police-say/article_10072348-77f1-11e0-b6ba-001cc4c002e0.html

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/death-of-yarianna-wheeler-investigated-as-homicide

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2021/11/05/chicago-man-charged-with-murdering-his-pregnant-girlfriend-after-her-body-was-found-in-lake-michigan-near-waukegan/

https://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43398/11-5-21-UPDATE-Investigation-into-Death-of-Yarianna-G-Wheeler

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/11/5/22766112/chicago-man-charged-murder-pregnant-woman-dumped-in-lake-michigan

On Valentines Day in 2018, two murders would rock a community and bewilder police as they try to unravel the tangled web that between them. 

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Sources:
See No Evil, Investigation Discovery

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/kndu/double-murder-trial-reaches-verdict/article_b4da2bd2-25c6-11e9-9355-5f03d352d34e.html

https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/99689-0%20Petition%20for%20Review.pdf

Seventeen-year-old Shilie Turner was a stand out on her track team, dedicated student, and loyal friend. So, when she didn't show up to one of the most important track meets of the season, everyone grew very concerned. No one could have imagined that she would be found dead and that the murderer would be so close to home. 

Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast
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Sources:
https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/shilie-turner-murder-vivian-king-guilty-teen-track-star-case

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146156469/shilie-lashay-turner
https://www.deseret.com/1994/6/3/19112534/woman-who-killed-daughter-gets-stiff-sentence/
https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/03/18/track-stars-bad-home-wasnt-seen-mother-charged-in-daughters-death/

After a bitter divorce and custody battle with his first wife, Ben Oxley had finally found his soul mate in his new wife Melissa. But on a cold February night in 2008, Melissa called 911 to report her husband had been shot while they were sleeping, thus sparking an investigation into the obvious suspect.

Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast
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Sources:
http://truecrimediscussions.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-murder-of-ben-oxley.html

https://www.vizaca.com/ben-oxley-murder/

https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/james-matlean-shot-ben-oxley-in-own-bed-next-to-wife

https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2008/feb/21/family-was-first-priority-for-man-killed-in-wildho/

On a cold December night, just a week before Christmas, a newly married woman was found by her husband on the ground below their third floor balcony. After a frantic 911 call and hours of life saving measures, Michelle tragically succumbed to her injuries. Experts were at odds with the manner in which she died, causing years of confusion and unanswered questions for her family.

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Sources:
https://www.unresolvedhomicides.org/victim/mellema-witherell-michelle-d/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/26843323/

https://archive.triblive.com/news/neighbors-woman-shouted-before-fall/

https://archive.triblive.com/news/wecht-woman-struck-on-head/

https://www.thehotline.org

Crime Scene Confidential: Justice for Michelle (Investigation Discovery)

Janelle Patton had found her paradise on Earth, on Norfolk Island. But the weekend her parents visited for the first time would be anything but a happy occasion when she was brutally murdered and left in a popular tourist location.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janelle_Patton

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-24/norfolk-island-murder-janelle-patton-glenn-mcneill-parole/103170076

https://youtu.be/Te2_94rIs-w?si=WKqxVGE2wjmYfOG2

https://www.smh.com.au/national/police-check-new-evidence-in-murder-20110603-1fkyi.html

https://cattstruecrimecorner.com/the-murder-of-janelle-patton-part-1/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36646015

https://cattstruecrimecorner.com/the-murder-of-janelle-patton-part-2/

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350165100/convicted-murderer-about-be-deported-christchurch

When Kenneth McDuff was paroled in 1989, there was terror and outrage among the public and police alike. Kenneth was on the prowl and he was just getting started.

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Sources:
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/broomstick-killer-kenneth-mcduff-s-trail-17793994.php#

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/free-to-kill-2/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1535272/bio/
https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Boy-Rosebud-Murderous-Kenneth/dp/1574410725
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11637307/melissa-ann-northrup
https://www.bigmedia.tv/freed-to-kill

Kenneth McDuff terrorized the small town of Rosebud, Texas, with his reckless, bad boy antics. He cleverly avoided punishment at every turn which gave him the confidence to offend and escalate again and again.

Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast
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Sources:
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/broomstick-killer-kenneth-mcduff-s-trail-17793994.php#

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/free-to-kill-2/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1535272/bio/
https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Boy-Rosebud-Murderous-Kenneth/dp/1574410725
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11637307/melissa-ann-northrup
https://www.bigmedia.tv/freed-to-kill

A young mother relocated to a trailer park, looking for a fresh start and a village for her and her kids. What she thought were trusted friends would end up bringing endless drama into her life and eventually ending her life. 

Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast
Email: [email protected]
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Sources:
https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/381187/file/12-2159_InitialBriefMerits_42213.pdf

https://youtu.be/jl16HH-PVLc?si=k8GpcwM9PekhFfig

Steven Catlin skirted through life, stealing money to fund his drug habits and collection wives like they were Disney pins. Sadly, vital information, regarding his crimes, slipped through the cracks and two more people had to die for him to be caught.

Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast
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Sources:
https://justicecounts.com/paraquat-lawsuit/why-is-paraquat-still-allowed-in-the-united-states/#:~:text=Bans%20on%20Paraquat,of%20Paraquat%20back%20in%201989.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1072078.html
https://casetext.com/case/catlin-v-davis
https://www.everand.com/book/514394048/Steven-David-Catlin-Serial-Killer