Episode 253: The Murder of Chris Regan, Part 2

Police had searched the house of Kelly and Jason Cochran, but scared by the law enforcement attention, the two primary suspects in Chris Regan’s disappearance fled town. Soon, another seasoned detective joins the case, and the investigation into what really happened to Chris Regan would cross state lines. This week’s episode is The Murder of Chris Regan - Part 2.

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Part 1 Sources: https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-252-murder-of-chris-regan-pt-1 

Another former lover testifies at Kelly Cochran trial, Upper Michigan Source: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Another-former-lover-testifies-at-Kelly-Cochran-trial-413892353.html

Convicted killer's letter to newspaper shows 'self-pity narcissism,' psychologists say, Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-kelly-cochran-letter-st-0527-story.html

Defense in Kelly Cochran murder trial rests their case, Upper Michigan Source: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Defense-in-Kelly-Cochran-murder-trial-rests-their-case-414913503.html

'Devil Woman': How investigators cracked the 2014 murder of Michigan resident Chris Regan, ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/devil-woman-investigators-cracked-2014-murder-michigan-resident/story?id=99869387

Hobart woman suspected of being serial killer gets 65 years for husband's murder, ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/kelly-cochran-serial-killer-hobart-chris-regan/3483351/

Kelly Cochran addresses alleged murder pact while testifying, Upper Michigan Source: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Kelly-Cochran-addresses-alleged-murder-pact-while-testifying-414767553.html

Kelly Cochran loses appeal of 2017 conviction for the murder of Christopher Regan, NBC 6 News: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Kelly-Cochran-loses-appeal-of-2017-conviction-for-killing--511185482.html

Kelly Cochran - Offender Profile, Michigan Department of Corrections: https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=356714

Laura Frizzo vs. David Thayer, Laura Frizzo Blog: https://laurafrizzo.home.blog/

Love triangle, multiple murders and allegations of cannibalism: docu-series chronicles investigation which nabbed potential serial killer, ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/love-triangle-multiple-murders-allegations-cannibalism-docu-series/story?id=56369679

Michigan Supreme Court won't hear Cochran appeal, NBC 6 News: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Michigan-Supreme-Court-wont-hear-Cochran-appeal-568494971.html

People of Michigan v. Kelly Cochran, Michigan Court of Appeals Decision (June 11, 2019): https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2019/338951.html

Hobart woman suspected of being serial killer gets 65 years for husband's murder, ABC 7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/kelly-cochran-serial-killer-hobart-chris-regan/3483351/

Trial: Made-up letter spurs Cochran to talk, Iron Mountain Daily News: https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2017/02/trial-made-up-letter-spurs-cochran-to-talk/

Woman serving life in Michigan for boyfriend's death pleads guilty to her husband's murder in Indiana, Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-cochran-husband-murder-guilty-st-0419-story.html