True Crime Garage Longacre Lane /// Trials /// Part 4
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Mar 12, 2026 A chilling 2011 home invasion in Toledo that left two young people dead and a community shaken. DNA on a cigarette links multiple suspects and highlights mixed profiles. Conflicting alibis, phone pings, jail calls, and possible hired attackers complicate the timeline. Calls for genetic genealogy and public tips aim to finally identify other uncharged participants.
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Cigarette DNA Changed The Investigation Direction
- The cigarette butt linked two unknown people to the Straub murders via CODIS matches to Samuel Williams and Cameo Petaway.
- That DNA forced investigators to focus outward from the victims' circle because neither suspect knew Lisa or Johnny before the night of the killings.
Car Sale Fight Turned Into Death Threats
- Alexandra Cousineau had a public falling out with Johnny over a $750 car sale and alleged threats to 'send a couple of guys over to your house to kill you and Lisa'.
- Multiple witnesses and police reports flagged those threats as motive-relevant in the weeks before the murders.
Phone Pings Created A Tight Timeline
- Samuel Williams' alibi placed him at the Bottom Line bar watching the Pro Bowl, but phone pings near the bar at 10:27 PM left a tight window for him to reach Longacre Lane by 10:41 PM.
- The cell-tower data conflicted with timeline expectations and became central to undermining his bar alibi.
