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5 | Quack Quack, Oink Oink

The trial of Kelly Cochran reveals shocking information about Kelly and Jason, discerns Kelly's truth from lies, and begins painting a clear picture of the Cochrans' killing spree. Plus, we take a closer look at Jason's manuscript.



 

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Episode Timeline:


June 5, 1982: Kelly Cochran is born in Merillville, Indiana

April 1995: Laura Frizzo hired as IRPD's first female police officer

September 14, 2002: Kelly marries Jason Cochran in Hobart, Indiana

December 2013: Laura Frizzo promoted to Chief of Police

January 29, 2014: The Cochrans move from Hobart, Indiana to Caspian, Michigan

October 14, 2014 (6am): Chris Regan calls Terri O'Donnell

October 14, 2014 (morning): Chris Regan gives his two-week notice at Oldenburg

October 14, 2014 (4:13pm): Chris Regan is last seen on surveillance in Iron River, Michigan

October 14, 2014 (evening): Neighbor hears gunshot and arguing from Cochran house

October 15, 2014 (2am): David Saylor hears power tools in the Cochrans' basement

October 16, 2014 (2am): David Saylor hears power tools in the Cochrans' basement

October 16, 2014 (afternoon): The Cochrans host a BBQ

October 16, 2014 (evening): Jason Cochran (allegedly) checks into a mental health facility

October 23, 2014 (5pm): Terri O'Donnell reports Chris missing

October 23, 2014 (evening): Sgt. Barrette & Terri search Chris's apartment

October 23, 2014 (evening): Sgt. Barrette & Terri find Chris's car at the park & ride

October 27, 2014 (evening): Sgt. Barrette interviews the Cochrans at their home

October 28, 2014 (noon): The Cochrans are interviewed, separately, at Iron River PD

November 10, 2014: Chief Frizzo interviews the Cochrans, separately, at IRPD

March 5, 2015 (4am): PI's attach tracking device to Kelly Cochran's car

March 5, 2015 (9am): Search of the Cochran house

March 6, 2015 (early am): The Cochrans flee the Upper Peninsula for Hobart, IN

March 27, 2015: Second search of the Cochran house

July 24, 2015: DNA warrant served on the Cochrans in Hobart, IN

September 22, 2015: David Thayer hired as Iron River City Manager

February 20, 2016 (early am): Jason Cochran dies of (alleged) heroin overdose

February 23, 2016: Jason's autopsy

February 28, 2016: Jason's memorial service

March 27, 2016 (evening): The 'Walt Call'

March 29, 2016: Kelly's first "confession" to Jeremy Ogden

March 30, 2016: Kelly takes Ogden to site of Chris's remains; reenacts murder

April 28, 2016: Kelly arrested in Wingo, Kentucky

May 18, 2016: Recovery of Regan's skull, murder weapon, burn barrel, forceps

September 20, 2016: Chief Frizzo requests medical leave, following trial prep

October 4, 2016: Thayer rejects Frizzo's return to work; demands 2nd opinion

October 11, 2016: Kelly Cochran arraignment

November 9, 2016: Public notice that Thayer broke chain of custody

December 9, 2016: Thayer fires Chief Frizzo

February 13, 2017: Cochran trial begins (Iron River, MI)

March 3, 2017: Frizzo files wrongful termination complaint

October 2017: Chris Regan's lower jaw recovered on Pentoga Trail

October 17, 2017: Frizzo and Jeremy Ogden get engaged

 

Credits:

Written, researched, and produced by Josh Hallmark Assistant researcher: Stephanie Sabin


Music:

William Hellfire: Possess

Sergey Cheremisinov: Sleepers

Chris Zabriskie: Last Night I Dreamt I Saw True Love in Your Eyes

Stacxk: River Ice Breaking Whithe: Consequences

Radical Face: Tension

Radical Face: Ashes in the Wind

Radical Face: Hunted

Alt+J: Hunger of the Pine


Sources:

U.P. Matters

Michigan Live

Iron Mountain Daily News

Where Monsters Hide: Sex, Murder, and Madness in the Midwest by M. William Phelps


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