Episode 56: Houston Double Homicide

On March 7, 2014, Crystal Jackson and Britney Cosby went missing from their Houston home. Their bodies were later discovered abandoned in a Galveston alleyway. What could have happened to these two young people who had their whole lives ahead of them? The answer will leave you shocked at what evils can exist even within your own family. 

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1. Autopsies reveal causes of death in murders of Texas lesbian couple. (2014, March 11). LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved from https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/03/autopsies-reveal-causes-of-death-in-murders-of-texas-lesbian-couple/

2. Bolles, A. (2014, April 23). Missing car, new crime scene found in case of murdered lesbian TX couple. GLAAD. Retrieved from https://www.glaad.org/blog/missing-car-new-crime-scene-found-case-murdered-lesbian-tx-couple

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4. Koop, C. (2020, January 24). Father found guilty of capital murder for killing daughter, her girlfriend. The Galveston County Daily News. Retrieved from https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_0b7b6781-43dd-532f-9bb1-5886aa468a65.html

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Good News:

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