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Episode 173: Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg | Wrong Turn

True Crime Couple

True Crime Couple Podcast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.72.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2024

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

The case that we have for you today will take us on a scenic road trip from the beautiful Vancouver Island through the majestic pacific northwestern state of Washington, with our final destination being Seattle. But somewhere along the way a wrong turn was taken, and the vast and dense forests around us, once beautiful and intoxicating, will take on a new sinister light. And very quickly the trip that was supposed to be fun for a young, new couple, just beginning to map out their own lives, would send them on the path towards their brutal murders…because a killer was now following them. Join me as I tell John the case of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg

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The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder By Edward Humes
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0:00.0

Hey guys welcome to episode 173 of a true crime couple I'm Kay and I'm John

0:05.6

So we hope that you're doing well and that you're in the mood for some true crime

0:09.2

If you've joined Patreon since our last episode, then keep listening at the end of the show,

0:16.0

because we're going to thank everyone who has joined recently.

0:19.0

And if you want ad-free episodes and two full- length bonus episodes a month please join us at

0:25.5

Patreon.com slash true crime couple or on the Patreon app okay let's get right

0:32.1

into this case because this is one that I really wanted to bring our

0:37.2

listeners for some time and it involves our neighbors to the north so our Canadian

0:42.0

listeners will be happy to be represented.

0:46.5

So John, are you ready to hear something crazy?

0:49.6

Of course I am. The case that I have for you today will take us on a scenic road trip from the beautiful

0:56.5

Vancouver Island through the majestic Pacific Northwestern State of Washington, with our final destination being Seattle.

1:05.0

But somewhere along the way, a wrong turn was taken, and the vast and dense forest

1:11.2

around us, once beautiful and intoxicating, will take on a sinister

1:16.0

new light.

1:17.4

And very quickly, the trip that was supposed to be fun for a young, new couple just beginning to map out their own lives

1:24.7

would send them on the path towards their brutal murders because a killer was

1:31.0

now following them. Police say the suspect 31 year old Jeffrey Dahmer has confessed to the killings

1:39.8

of 11 people whose remains were found in his apartment.

1:43.5

We are all evil in some form or nothing.

1:47.2

Are we not?

1:48.0

Lock your doors, lock your windows.

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