Reached out to jay and tanyas families. The families received handwritten notes and cards from a person claiming to have been involved in the murder of jay and tanya, taunting the families, and these were letters that were postmarked from various cities, from New York to l. A. To seattle. One of the letters reads, dear mr. Cook, as someone who instinctively hates all canadians, i couldnt pass up the opportunity to kill jay and tanya. They go on to say, ill do it again if another opportunity presents itself. Narrator if this was the killer, detectives were at a loss as to why hed Risk Exposure just to torment the families, especially since it didnt appear the killer even knew the victims. Van cuylenborg they were very disturbing, of course. They were written in a manner to be to be unsettling, which they were because we were all uncertain,
Narrator when detectives finally located the Van Jay and tanya had driven from canada, they were hopeful evidence in the van would point to the killer. That same day, near a tavern a short distance from the van, police found personal items belonging to tanya. Detectives now had four separate Crime Scenes the spots where tanya and jays bodies were found, Jays Van, and the tavern. There were components of each Crime Scene that were connected both to Jay And Tanya but also from scene to scene. Narrator the key items were ammunition for a. 380caliber firearm, which was consistent with the gun used to kill tanya, a partial Palm Print lifted from Jays Van that didnt match either Jay Or Tanya or any of jays family,
The evidence tells the story, or at least part of it. Police say talbott was a Rapist Hunting for a victim. Police think he may have befriended Jay And Tanya or may have threatened them at gunpoint. They ended up in jays van, and once they were under the gun, they were helpless. He tied them up with the Plastic Zip ties hed brought along for just that purpose. Without knowing it, he left his dna on those plastic ties. He strangled jay. Then he raped tanya, creating even more dna evidence. He shot tanya and then disposed of both bodies at separate locations. At some point, amid all this activity, talbott left a partial Palm Print on the back of the van. He really set out with a premeditated plan that day or that evening to carry out some
The summer of 1987, a young canadian couple had just started dating j. Cooke was 20 his Girlfriend Tenure then Carlin Berg was 18 they both mental pay high, but they werent in the same year at school. And so it was through some mutual friends. They met jay was six foot four, broad shoulders very lean, very handsome, both j and thani were quiet. Suite loving people. Jays father owned a Furnace Business and in november, as the couple, if they could drive from victoria, that theyd taken overnight out of the country. Narrator Jay And Tanya were using jays family van. The trip was just over 100 miles,
But since they had to take a couple of ferries, it was going to take some time. So instead of rushing home, they planned to stay overnight once they got to seattle. My dad had given them enough money to stay in a hotel. As it turned out, they chose to save that Money And Sleep in the van instead. Narrator Jay And Tanya didnt make it to the next mornings appointment. They didnt call the client, and they didnt call home. No one knew where they were. My parents were very concerned right away, by that afternoon, that something was amiss. Narrator days passed. Police on both sides of the border mounted searches. So did Jay And Tanyas families. My dad had an acquaintance who had a small airplane. They did a flyover of the Olympic Peninsula and out towards the cascade mountains, just sort of looking for the needle in the haystack. Unfortunately, it didnt turn up anything. Narrator six days after Jay And Tanya left canada,