Dark Deeds

In Salt Lake City, Utah on July 16, 2006, 5 year-old Destiny Anne Norton vanished from the front yard of her small ranch house duplex. An 8 day search ensued, and where she was discovered was shocking. Join me as I tell the story of Destiny's disappearance and how she was located, along with some facts about her family and her abductor.

Sources:

Carlisle, Nate. (2009, September 12). After Daughter's Death, more heartache for Destiny's mother. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved from: https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_13324921

Winslow, Ben. (2006, August 23). Destiny's Baby Sister Born. DesertNews. Retrieved from: https://www.deseret.com/2006/8/23/19970226/destiny-s-baby-sister-born

Reavy, Pat. (2009, September 10). Destiny Norton's dad arrested in drug, gun case. DesertNews. Retrieved from: https://www.deseret.com/2006/8/23/19970226/destiny-s-baby-sister-born

The Salt Lake Tribune. (2006, July 25). Man booked in Destiny's death was accused of beating his wife. Retrieved from: https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4093186&itype=NGPSID

KSL. (2006, July 25). Destiny Norton Found Dead, Suspect Arrested. Retrieved from: https://www.ksl.com/article/380101/destiny-norton-found-dead-suspect-arrested

KSL. (2006, July 25). Family and Friends Heartbroken, Outraged over Destiny's Death. Retrieved from: https://www.ksl.com/article/380106/family-and-friends-heartbroken-outraged-over-destinys-death

Murderpedia. (NA). Craig Gregerson. Retrieved from: https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gregerson-craig.htm

Foy, Paul. (2006, December 4). Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Destiny Norton. Daily Herald. Retrieved from: https://www.heraldextra.com/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-destiny-norton/article_19530c99-e4ef-59e4-a739-9975a7a64fa9.html

Carlisle, Nate. (2006, July 25). Destiny found dead. The Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved from: https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4091824&itype=NGPSID

Sanford, Melissa. (26, July 2006). Missing Girl Found Dead; Neighbor Is Held. NY Times. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/26/us/26girl.html

Hunt, Stephen, & Carlisle, Nate, & Neff, Elizabeth. (2006, July 26). Destiny: The suspect's 2-year marriage a turbulent one. The Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved from: https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_4096150

Winslow, Ben, & Reavy, Pat. (2006, July 21). Destiny's family begs for more volunteers. Deseret News. Retrieved from: https://www.deseret.com/2006/7/21/19964876/destiny-s-family-begs-for-more-volunteers

Matthew John Hoffman is a convicted murderer, arsonist, rapist, and kidnapper that committed his biggest crimes on November 10, 2010 when he murdered 3 people, dismembering them and hiding them in a hollow part of a tree, and kidnapped 13 year old, Sarah Maynard. He held her hostage for four days on a bed of leaves in his basement until he was caught. Join me as I tell the story of Matthew's crimes.

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Toledo Blade. Central Ohio Murder Suspect known as a loner who took risks. Retrieved from: https://www.toledoblade.com/State/2010/11/21/Central-Ohio-murder-suspect-known-as-loner-who-took-risks.html

Dispatch.com. Murder Suspect was long on "a bad path". Retrieved from: https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101121/NEWS/311219718

Hopper, Jessia. (2011, February 9). Killer Stuffed his House with Leaves. Retrieved from: https://abcnews.go.com/US/killer-matthew-hoffman-stockpiled-leaves-ohio-home-made/story?id=12877942

Criminal Minds Encyclopedia. Matthew Hoffman. Retrieved from: https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Matthew_Hoffman

Murderpedia. Matthew J. Hoffman. Retrieved from: https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-matthew.htm

Scare Street. (2019, June 6). A Disturbed Mind: The Crimes of Matthew Hoffman. Retrieved from: https://scarestreet.com/matthew-hoffman/

Dispatch.com. (2013, May 21). Father, step-mother Charged with Assaulting Knox County Kidnap Victim. Retrieved from: https://www.dispatch.com/article/20130521/NEWS/305219747

Born David Paul Brown, Nathaniel Bar-Jonah was a serial child predator with many past charges of sexual assault on minors. It is even believed he murdered and cannibalized at least one, as he often served a very "peculiar" meat at his BBQs and other gatherings where he cooked. Join me as I tell the story of the horrifying crimes of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah.

Sources:

Redd, Wyatt. (August 18, 2018). Nathaniel Bar-Jonah: The 300 pound Child Murderer and Suspected Cannibal. Retrieved from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/nathaniel-bar-jonah

Murderpedia. (NA). Nathaniel Bar-Jonah. Retrieved from: https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bar-jonah-nathaniel.htm

Montaldo, Charles. (2018, March 25). Profile of Child Predator Nathaniel Bar-Jonah. Retrieved from: https://www.thoughtco.com/nathaniel-bar-jonah-972705

True Crime XL. (2012, August 10). Cannibalism and the Strange Case of Nathaniel Bar-Jonah. Retrieved from: http://truecrimecases.blogspot.com/2012/08/annibalism-and-strange-case-of.html

Dorothy Jane Scott, a 32 year old single mother from California, who was being stalked at the time, mysteriously went missing in May of 1980 while at the hospital with two co-workers, one of which received a spider bite. Her mother endured chilling phone calls from her stalker for almost 4 years, until Dorothy's remains were discovered. 38 years later, and this case remains unsolved.

Sources:

Allan, Laura. (NA). The Deeply Unsettling and Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott. Retrieved from: https://www.ranker.com/list/unsolved-dorothy-jane-scott/laura-allan

Berry, Craig. (2018, March 17). The Unsolved Abduction and Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott. Retrieved from: https://truecrimearticles.com/2018/03/17/djs/

Varady, Cynthia. (2019, February 23). Cold Case: Dorothy Jane Scott. Retrieved from: https://demiworld.net/cold-case-dorothy-jane-scott/

Thornlow, Brenda. (2018, January 22). UPDATE: More Information on the Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott. Retrieved from: https://medium.com/@brenmar71/update-more-information-on-the-murder-of-dorothy-jane-scott-d2ba6fabb97

In February of 1957, a boy was discovered wrapped in a blanket and placed into a cardboard box in the woods. His cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, but his identity and killer have remained unknown for the past 62 years. Join me for a short investigation surrounding this case.

*I apologize for the length of the episode, however, finding large amounts of information about this case was difficult.*

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Sources:

H, Jim. (2010, January 16). Boy in the Box: America's Unknown Child. Retrieved from: https://www.historicmysteries.com/the-boy-in-the-box/

Serena, Katie. (2018, March 21). The Boy in the Box-Inside the Creepy Unsolved Mystery. Retrieved from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box

Shenfeld, Hilary. (2019, January 7). The 'Boy in the Box': Will 2019 Be the Year We Get Answers About the Famous Unsolved Murder?. Retrieved from: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-boy-in-the-box-will-2019-be-the-year-we-get-answers-about-the-famous-unsolved-murder

Fox13Memphis. (2019, September 23). Boy in the Box: Memphis clue could solve 62-year-old murder mystery across the country. Retrieved from: https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/boy-in-the-box-memphis-clue-could-solve-62-year-old-murder-mystery-across-the-country/989699941

Rowan, Tommy. (2017, February 24). 1957: After 60 years, can science finally identify who killed 'The Boy in the Box'?. Retrieved from: https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/real-time/the-boy-in-the-box-1957-DNA-philadelphia.html