The Puzzling Disappearance of Rachel Cooke Part 4: The Cop

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Part 4 of 5. In 1998, policeman Jimmy Fennell, Jr quit his job in Giddings, Texas after getting new work in Georgetown. Tragically, Fennell’s fiance, Stacey Stites, had been killed in 1996 and, perhaps, many thought the man was coming to a new city as final step in moving forward with his life. Fennell certainly did move forward behaving as he had at his old department. Though far from the only allegations of misconduct against him, Fennell came under fire in 2007 for kidnapping and raping an incredibly vulnerable young woman. Though the charges were about as watered-down as they could be, the policeman went to prison for 10 years. But in 2002, when Rachel Cooke disappeared, Jimmy Fennel was an active patrolman in Georgetown, Texas. Considering his past, and the possibility that he is actually responsible for his fiancé’s murder in 1996, is it possible he could be responsible for Rachel’s disappearance?

If you have any information about the disappearance of Rachel Louise Cooke, please contact the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office at (512) 948-2911 or their cold case tip line at (512) 943-5204.

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0:24.0	at the Halloween Hotel by Frootella!
0:27.3	Ha ha ha!
0:31.6	Before we begin this episode of Gone Cold,
0:34.6	we'd like to ask y'all a favor.
0:37.0	Our good friend Arlene's uncle and best friend,
0:40.2	Leon Lorales, was senselessly murdered on May 10th, 1996,
0:45.9	just outside of Brownwood, Texas.
0:49.0	If you'd like to hear more about the case,
0:51.2	you can listen to our episodes by going back to May 2021.
0:56.6	The case is complicated and Arlene has been the lone force
1:00.8	fighting for justice for Leon.
1:03.5	That's where you can help.
1:05.5	If you are able, please consider donating
1:08.0	to the GoFundMe campaign to help Arlene commission a memorial
1:12.4	for her uncle and most importantly,
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