In this episode, Payton explores the chilling case of a murderer who may have drawn inspiration from a world-renowned horror film.

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Case Sources:

Justia Law - https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/48/247.html

Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-24-me-669-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-14-mn-686-story.html 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-11-me-896-story.html 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-23-me-963-story.html 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-25-me-1347-story.html 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-04-me-5098-story.html 

The Ledger - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19840913&id=5jROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v_sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3406,5325543 

UPI - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/12/15/A-convicted-killer-who-said-drugs-and-the-movie/8683471934800/ 

Stanford Law School - https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-boyer-33625 

McClatchy DC - https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article75150457.html 

The Orange County Register - https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/17/death-penalty-upheld-for-man-who-killed-fullerton-couple/ 

Daily Star - https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/real-life-michael-myers-stabbed-28169438

Statista - https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346792/popularity-horror-movie-genre-age-group-united-states/

Yahoo! Life - https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-scary-movies-good-mental-040000683.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF0L0vpOTz2LsY2QgeuLQjzmfS-X9uh8ZAwnL2rTufJpIT0H_ReWcKWgF9awg_dXt18AXyAhm_BbI4mazEhcFiJVJsnn_olclt4YaTwDJQ1YDODQH4jBLbWRj72PZoE-nfTyiE4FJ_bNDg25CBqnOHoqvNA4IwJfymJ68wczp7La

American Film Market - https://americanfilmmarket.com/what-the-data-says-producing-low-budget-horror-films/ 

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