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Kelly Marie Cochran is undoubtedly a name that will be marked by history. On May 16, 2018, she was sentenced to 65 years in prison for the murder of her husband, Jason Thad Cochran, age 27, just one year after her life sentence for the murder of Christopher Karl Regan. Now the center of the Investigation Discovery documentary "Dead North," Kelly Cochran, age 34, has been accused of crimes beyond those sustaining her two sentences, including cannibalism and several other murders. According to Kelly's brother, Colton Gaboyan, Kelly might be responsible for the death of nine other victims across the states of Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, and Minnesota. With the potential body count of eleven, Investigation Discovery has pointed out that Kelly may be "one of the most prolific female serial killers...of modern American crime." While Kelly is free to confess to these crimes without fear of incurring further charges, she has yet to respond to the accusations of cannibalism or to provide information on her other victims (though she has repeatedly claimed that there are indeed others). Now with the dismissal of primary investigator and Iron River Police Chief, Laura Frizzo, who had continued investigations into the possibility of Kelly's additional casualties, the case has run cold.