Insulin Poisoning Ponzi Scheme Cover-Up?! The Case of Michael & Natalie Cochran
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of True Crime with Kendall Rae. Thank you so much for joining me today. And if you are new to the show, then welcome. I'm so happy to have you here. And I hope you guys are all having a great day, at least maybe an okay day. But anyway, today I have a wild case for you guys. It seems like for the most part, I cover really three types of cases. I cover, obviously, murders and attempted murders. And then I also cover financial frauds, Ponzi schemes, things like that. And then also people who fake illnesses. And most of the time, that's cancer. And the case that I am going to be telling you about today involves all three of those. We're going to be talking about Natalie and Michael Cochran.
And by all accounts, they seem to be living a very luxurious, happy life, happy couple. But it was all a lie. This case is definitely going to piss you off. It's equal parts infuriating and heartbreaking and just mind-blowing how someone can think they're going to get away with doing everything possible that she did also i wanted to cover this case because this just went to trial in january of 2025 so this is very very recent i know you guys are gonna have a lot to say on this one i have a lot to say on this one and i just already have so many thoughts coming to my head so i want to just jump into it and i want to start out by telling you more about michael cochran So Michael Brandon Cochran was born on December 23rd of 1980 in Beckley, West Virginia, and he was actually an only child to his parents, Donna and Michael. But when he was eight, his stepdad, Ed Bolt, came into the picture, and the two of them grew incredibly close. In an interview where she talked about his childhood, Donna said that Michael Brandon was... quite an impressive kid.
She talked about how he never missed a day of school, how he was always on the principal's honor list, and how he was often involved in after-school clubs. Now, she didn't specifically say what those clubs were, so I'm not sure what he was involved with, but if I had to guess, they definitely had something to do with sports and possibly leadership as well. Because Michael was a very athletic person. He loved sports from a super young age, and that passion only grew as he got older. He also just had a major passion for his health, and he got really into lifting weights when he was younger. He actually got his first set of barbells at just the age of 10. And she said one of his favorite things to do was just go into his room, blast his music and work out. And when he got a little older, he even got first place in a powerlifting competition. And his mother was super, super proud of him for that. And it was actually at a sporting goods fitness type store that he ended up meeting Natalie Jessup.
Michael was just 17 at the time and he had actually gone into the store with his mom and Natalie just happened to be at the register. And Donna said that while they were at the store, she definitely noticed some flirting going on. And when they left, she even brought it up to Michael and said that girl was definitely flirting with you, which he kind of brushed off. But not too long after that, Donna found out that the two of them were dating and their relationship progressed very quickly. They both graduated high school and attended West Virginia University, where Michael studied information technology and Natalie studied to become a pharmacist. And to most people's surprise who knew them, they ended up getting engaged their first semester of college.
So things, like I said, happened very, very quickly. In November of 1999, Natalie called Donna and said that they were getting married. And by May of 2000, they tied the knot. Now, from her interviews, Donna seemed to not be a big fan of this idea at all. And, you know, she was concerned that things were moving so quickly and she wanted him to focus on school. And she expressed that to them. But by this point, the ball was already rolling. And unfortunately, something happened their senior year of college that caused a slight rift in the family. Now, Donna has kept the details private, so I'm not exactly sure what happened. But in her interview, she basically said that something happened and it sparked some problems.
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