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5 min readOn November 4, 2023, 25-year-old Cooper Wesley knocked on the door of his neighbor Donald Lewis, a 47-year-old man he barely knew. He rambled that his girlfriend was poisoning him and asked to borrow a phone to contact his mother, who had gone camping with his father and two younger stepsisters. Donald let him use the phone, but Cooper couldn't reach anyone. Donald texted his own girlfriend afterward, saying he thought Cooper was high on drugs. A few hours later, Cooper returned, now dressed all in black, and when Donald opened the door, Cooper shot him in the center of the forehead, killing him instantly. He then went looking for his biological father, 57-year-old Terry Braswell, who had raised him as an uncle. Cooper found Terry talking to a neighbor, walked up, and shot him twice in the head. Terry died at the hospital. Cooper was arrested less than two hours later.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:08) **The Morning of the Double Homicide** - Donald Lewis’s last day begins, and the first strange encounter with Cooper Wesley sets the story in motion.
- 2 (04:39) **The First Shooting** - Cooper returns, dressed in black, and kills Donald with a single gunshot to the forehead.
- 3 (05:12) **The Hunt for Terry Braswell** - Cooper immediately searches for his biological father, Terry, but finds him elsewhere on the family property.
- 4 (06:21) **The Second Shooting** - Cooper shoots Terry twice in the head, then flees, leaving a witness behind.
- 5 (08:09) **Police Response and Discovery** - Two 911 calls lead officers to both crime scenes, and a stepson is found sleeping in Donald’s trailer.
- 6 (10:06) **Cooper’s Arrest** - Cooper is pulled over on Highway 159, and the murder weapons are found in his truck.
- 7 (14:05) **The Interrogation Begins** - Cooper is brought into an interrogation room, visibly distressed and fidgeting, and the detective tries to calm him.
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Show Notes
We all handle grief differently, especially when we experience close personal loss. As for 25-year-old Cooper Wesley, his family's disappearance led him down one path, and one alone: complete and total revenge…
Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/punisher
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