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
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A Man Collecting Cans in a rural area about 80 miles from seattle found the body of a young woman. She had been shot executionstyle in the back of the head. A. 380caliber Shell Casing was nearby. Plastic zip ties, presumably used to restrain the victim, were found near the body. All indications were she had been raped. Narrator Family Members identified the victim as tanya van cuylenborg. We were, you know, just dumbstruck with grief of the fact that this was the End Result for tanya. I mean, we were just bewildered. Narrator for now, The Big Question was, where was jay . The answer came 48 hours later, on thanksgiving day. When Jays Body was found, there was a ligature around his neck of Twine And Dog collars. He had tissue and a pack of cigarettes stuffed down his throat,