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

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

Author: True Crime Couple February 26, 2024 Duration: 1:41:20
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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