Episode 108: The Murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg

Young couple Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg had only been dating for 6 months when they set off on a short road trip from British Columbia to Seattle to pick up something for Jay's father's business.  When they did not return when expected, their families reported them missing, and tragically their bodies were found in two separate locations within the next six days.  This is the story of the murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, and the years their families had to wait for justice.  Sources https://abcnews.go.com/US/signaling-era-forensic-investigation-man-caught-genetic-genealogy/story?id=64540673 https://unsolved.com/gallery/jay-cook-and-tanya-van-cuylenborg/ https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/u-s-court-reinstates-guilty-verdicts-in-1987-killings-of-vancouver-island-couple-1.6208022 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/reward-offered-in-push-to-solve-killing-of-victoria-couple-in-1987-4624191 https://globalnews.ca/news/2079753/crime-stoppers-what-happened-to-jay-cook-and-tanya-van-cuylenborg/ https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/detectives-release-new-sketches-ask-for-help-in-1987-double-murder/281-537349452 https://mynorthwest.com/951649/jay-cook-tanya-van-cuylenborg-cold-case/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4278799/tanya-van-cuylenborg-jay-cook-murder/ http://www.heraldnet.com/news/author-of-taunting-letters-found-but-cleared-of-1987-killings/ https://komonews.com/news/local/cops-release-suspect-sketch-in-1987-murder-of-young-couple https://www.sciencenews.org/article/genetic-sleuthing-murder-suspect-cold-case-talbott https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/seattle-man-arrested-in-connection-with-1987-slayings-of-b-c-high-school-sweethearts-1.4669139 https://www.goskagit.com/news/cold-case-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/article_c1f69ff4-53ae-5148-90aa-2a943182cab5.html https://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-guilty-of-1987-murders-solved-with-genetic-genealogy/ https://komonews.com/news/local/killer-gets-life-sentence-for-1987-murders-of-young-canadian-couple https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/court-reinstates-guilty-verdicts-for-everett-man-who-killed-canadian-couple-in-1987 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494795490/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494795744/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494796752/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/325814485/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/496990304/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1