Off Script

Austin Police Homicide Detective Anthony Nelson doesn’t talk about his work unless you are part of the criminal investigation, but he’s talking now in this episode of Off Script with Sally Hernandez. In a powerful interview about the first murder on the University of Texas campus in decades and the horrible ending in the massive search for a missing little boy. Two notorious crimes that changed Austin and Detective Nelson.

The saying, "I love you so much it hurts," is true for Janet Cooke. For years, she’s been stuck between grieving the loss of her daughter or hoping she’s still alive. 19-year-old Rachel has been missing since 2002. If Janet knew saying goodbye to Rachel that winter day possibly meant forever, she would have never let go. But when your daughter is missing, a mother never lets go. In this episode in the Search for Rachel Cooke series, an emotional Off Script discussion with Janet Cooke, Rachel’s mom. Learn more about the Rachel Cooke case at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/rachel-louise-cooke  

The last time anyone saw Rachel Cooke alive was in 2002, doing what she loved, running. She knew the neighborhood, she knew the people waving hello as she ran alongside the road. What happened next is perhaps the biggest mystery to rock the small Texas town. Now, nearly twenty years later, the search for Rachel has taken a turn. In the first part my Search for Rachel Cooke series, Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody discusses the unsolved case in an exclusive interview with Off Script with Sally Hernandez. If you have information about the Rachel Cooke case, call 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Welcome to Off Script with Sally Hernandez, a new podcast featuring deep conversations without boundaries. Hosted by morning TV personality Sally Hernandez, it's everything you didn't see on TV, beginning with a new look at the disappearance of Rachel Cooke, with candid, up close interviews. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere you get podcasts.