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b'Episode 268: On November 18, 1987, Jay Cook, 20, and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, a young couple from Vancouver Island, went on a road trip to Seattle, Washington. Unfortunately, they were never seen alive again.\\nTheir bodies were discovered weeks later in separate locations. Tanya had been raped, shot, and left in a ditch in Skagit County. Jay was found strangled in the woods near Monroe, about 60 miles away.\\nThe case went unsolved for over three decades until 2018, when authorities were able to use genetic genealogy to identify a suspect. He was arrested and charged with the murders. The man pleaded not guilty. In 2021, after his trial, the man was the first to be convicted using genetic genealogy. The couple\\u2019s killer was subsequently sentenced to life behind bars.\\nSources:\\nThe Murder of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg - Unsolved Mysteries\\nThe disappearance of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook: Following a decades-old cold case - CBS News\\nSheriff\\u2019s Office Seeks Information for Unsolved 1987 Murders | Snohomish County, WA\\nSheriff\\u2019s Office Detectives Seek the Public\\u2019s Help to Identify Suspect in 1987 Double Homicide Cold Case | Snohomish County, WA\\nArrest Made in 1987 Double Homicide Cold Case | Snohomish County, WA\\n2018 Annual Report | Skagit County Sheriff\\u2019s Office\\nSuspect arrested in 1987 deaths of a young couple from BC | HeraldNet.com\\nMy cousin, the killer: Her DNA cracked a 1987 double murder - Victoria News\\nParabon NanoLabs: Engineering DNA for Next-Generation Nanotech, Analytics, and Forensics\\nGENSCO | Home\\nChelsea Rustad | AMA : IAmA\\nHow DNA Expert CeCe Moore Solved 109 Cold Cases\\nIs murder in your DNA? - The Fifth Estate season premiere - YouTube\\nKiller of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook Sentenced | CBC News\\nLife in prison for 1987 killer of young Canadian couple | Seattle Weekly\\nMan convicted in the murder of Saanich couple left DNA on zip tie in 1987 \\u2013 Victoria News\\nMan appealing genetic genealogy murder conviction was a violent child, his family told police | CBC News\\nState Of Washington, Respondent V. William Earl Talbott II\\nConviction for 1987 murders of Tanya van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook overturned | CBC News)\\nGuilty verdict in 1987 killings of Saanich couple restored | CTV News\\nThe Forever Witness by Edward Humes\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'