187: Trial By Fire: The Murder of Dawn Hacheney

187: Trial By Fire: The Murder of Dawn Hacheney

From Cousins on Crime by Cousins on Crime

May 6, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 187

About this episode

The episode explores the dark events surrounding the murder of Dawn Hacheney in a seemingly idyllic church community.

Christ Community Church, was an evangelical church located on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. In December of 1997, the church community hit a sweet spot. Many of the congregants were having babies at the same time and raising kids around the same age. For Dawn Hacheney and her husband, Nick, they believed they were right where they needed to be. But early one morning, underneath the pines and walkable hometown roads, lurked something really dark; festering in the last place anyone would ever expect it. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: Book A Twisted Faith: A Minister’s Obsession and the Murder that Destroyed a Church Dateline: Twisted Faith https://sustainabilityinprisons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Real-change-compost-program-MCC-10-4-17.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucS0a5fjRvc

People in this episode

Host: Cousins on Crime

Topics covered

  • murder
  • church community
  • evangelical
  • crime
  • dark secrets
  • 1997

Keywords

  • Dawn Hacheney
  • murder
  • Bainbridge Island
  • Christ Community Church
  • 1997
  • evangelical church
  • crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christ Community Church, Dateline

Books & works: A Twisted Faith: A Minister’s Obsession and the Murder that Destroyed a Church

Places: Bainbridge Island, Washington

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