Friday the13th of July 2012 was just another typical hot, sunny day in the small community of Evansdale Iowa – and 9 yr old Elizabeth Collins and her 10 yr old cousin Lyric Cook – were doing what any other normal kiddos their age would be doing. They were riding their bikes, and enjoying their summer break off school. But – when hours passed by without seeing the little girls – frantic family members would realize, somethings not right here. Sadly, despite a massive search and huge efforts by law enforcement and the community – months would go by with no leads – and the girls would never be seen alive, again.

THIS is True Crime IRL and I’m your host, Kelli Berens-Brink, and THIS is the story of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook and the Evansdale Murders.

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SOURCES:

https://www.kcrg.com/2020/12/06/unsolved-eights-years-ago-today-the-bodies-of-lyric-cook-morrissey-and-elizabeth-collins-were-discovered/

https://wcfcourier.com/news/evansdale_search/timeline-of-events-the-search-for-lyric-and-elizabeth/html_c8ef29ca-d077-11e1-8635-001a4bcf887a.html

https://cvcrimestop.com/unsolved-case/lyric-r-cook-elizabeth-collins/

https://unresolved.me/the-evansdale-murders

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/lyric-cook-and-elizabeth-collins/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6a11c0/the_murders_of_elizabeth_collins_and_lyric_cook/

https://youtu.be/MYzXxy188vw

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2018/05/31/evansdale-murders-iowa-teresa-gerleman-murder-suicide-elizabeth-collins-lyric-cook-train-girls/658429002/

https://youtu.be/dAkLpgVAfKo

https://youtu.be/J9MTo6tzU-8

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