A paper cup, a family tree lead to arrest in 1987 murder of young couple

by KOMO Staff and Suzanne Phan

Fri, May 18th 2018, 6:06 PM UTC

Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, and Jay Cook, 20 (File photo){ }

William Earl Talbott II appeared in court in Skagit County on Friday, May 18, 2018. Bail was set at $2 million. (Photo: KOMO News)

{p}Lee Cook, Jay Cook's mother, called the news of an arrest bittersweet. "On the one hand we're a little closer to closure. On the other, we're still at a loss. And I don't have my only son, Jay." (Photo KOMO News){/p}

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Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, and Jay Cook, 20 (File photo)

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