191: The Murder of Laura Lee Crane

191: The Murder of Laura Lee Crane

From Cousins on Crime by Cousins on Crime

June 3, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 191

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance and murder of retired professor Laura Lee Crane in Fort Worth, TX.

It was a cold January afternoon when a retired professor set out to gather her groceries in Fort Worth, TX. When she failed to return home a few hours later, without so much as a phone call home, her husband reported her missing to the authorities. It would take police agencies, across two states, to solve the mystery of what happened to Laura Lee Crane. Instagram: @CousinsonCrimePodcast Email: CousinsonCrime@gmail.com Theme Music by AleXZavesa For Bonus Content, Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CousinsOnCrime Check out our merch store! https://cousinsoncrime-shop.fourthwall.com/? Sources: https://fwtx.com/news/features/conversation-killer/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144182813/laura_lee-crane https://tcu360.com/2005/11/10/co-workers-remember-mentor-12292548/ https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Woman-pleads-gets-life-sentence-in-professor-s-7651183.php https://www.ktsa.com/texas-puts-man-to-death-for-a-retired-professors-killing-in-its-600th-execution-since-1982/ https://virtualonlineeditions.com/publication/?i=455900&p=85&view=issueViewer https://youtu.be/8bDDQjoGVmY?si=rr_Sk_bzuPbEzyZQ https://youtu.be/FXTX9xgXFqE?si=DgmJ_Dk9oVRgezQI…

People in this episode

Host: Cousins on Crime

Topics covered

  • murder
  • missing person
  • investigation
  • true crime
  • retired professor

Keywords

  • Laura Lee Crane
  • murder
  • missing person
  • Fort Worth
  • investigation

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Places: Fort Worth, TX

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