DeepSummary
The episode details the story of Kelly Cochran and her husband Jason, who made a disturbing wedding vow to kill each other's affair partners. In October 2014, Kelly's boyfriend Chris Regan went missing, and his abandoned car was found. After a lengthy investigation, Kelly confessed that she and Jason had lured Chris to their home, where Jason shot him in the head. They disposed of Chris's body and had sex near his remains.
Over a year later, Jason was found dead, and Kelly claimed he had died of a heroin overdose. However, the investigation revealed that Kelly had injected Jason with heroin and suffocated him as revenge for Chris's murder. Kelly was convicted of both murders and claimed during her trial that she and Jason were serial killers responsible for up to 32 victims across multiple states.
While Kelly's stories were inconsistent and often contradictory, investigators believed she had more victims due to her detailed confessions matching unsolved cases. However, she was only charged and convicted for Chris and Jason's murders. The episode explores the complexity of the case and the disturbing nature of Kelly and Jason's crimes.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Kelly Cochran and her husband Jason made a disturbing wedding vow to kill each other's affair partners.
- Kelly confessed to luring her boyfriend Chris Regan to their home, where Jason shot and killed him.
- Over a year later, Kelly injected Jason with heroin and suffocated him, claiming it was revenge for Chris's murder.
- Kelly was convicted of both Chris and Jason's murders, but claimed they were serial killers responsible for up to 32 victims across multiple states.
- Investigators believed Kelly had more victims due to her detailed confessions matching unsolved cases, but she was only charged for the two confirmed murders.
- The case explored the disturbing nature of Kelly and Jason's crimes, as well as Kelly's manipulative tendencies and efforts to control the narrative.
- The lead investigators, who fell in love while working on the case, believed Chris's murder was too organized for it to be Kelly and Jason's first victim.
- Kelly's confessions and the evidence found suggested a potential connection to other unsolved murders in Indiana, Minnesota, and other states.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “If either of them was ever unfaithful, the partner that cheated swore to kill their own lord lover.“ by Vanessa Richardson
- “As soon as she started to ask questions, he asked for a lawyer. So Frizzo decided to try her luck with Kelly instead.“ by Vanessa Richardson
- “Kelly continued to plead her innocence, mailing a handwritten letter to the Chicago Post Tribune. According to forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland, Kelly did this to control the narrative, hoping they'd share her side of the story.“ by Vanessa Richardson
- “Kelly claimed she and Jason killed anywhere from two to 32 people, sometimes separately and sometimes together.“ by Vanessa Richardson
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Serial Killers
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5/27/24