Into The Dark

On this episode, Payton explores the dark story of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer, and his deadly Murder Castle.

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Case Sources:

H.H. Homes: The True History of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer

Library of Congress - https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes 

EBSCO - https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-h-holmes 

History - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/a-serial-killer-is-hanged 

Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes

Crime Museum - https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/

The West End Museum - https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/immigrant-neighborhood/h-h-holmes/

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Two teens go searching for some Halloween fun but what they found was a real-life nightmare.

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BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50063364 

The Trace - https://www.thetrace.org/2022/11/yoshihiro-hattori-webb-haymaker-brady/

Health First Consulting - https://healthfirstconsulting.com/blog/this-innocent-mistake-cost-my-friend-his-life-page-under-construction/

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/22/gun-control-japanese-mother-march-for-our-lives-campaign-parkland-students

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A horror film became a blueprint for murder when Allan Menzies claimed he was chosen by a vampire queen.

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Case Sources:

Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-ate-friend-s-head-89133.html

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/nov/16/ukcrime.kirstyscott 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/30/2 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/26/ukcrime 

UPI - https://www.upi.com/Archives/2003/10/08/Scottish-vampire-guilty-of-murder/6301065585600/

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2003/10/08/Scottish-vampire-guilty-of-murder/44301065637321/ 

Collier - https://collider.com/queen-of-the-damned-murder-allan-menzies/

Telegraph - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1443666/Vampire-murderer-is-jailed-for-life.html

The Times - https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/i-watched-vampire-film-100-times-and-it-made-me-want-to-kill-lq9p8spxm9j 

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2638385.stm

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-66478360 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3168520.stm 

The Scotsman - https://www.scotsman.com/news/body-found-in-shallow-grave-2507615 

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On this episode, Payton dives into the true crime case that inspired the classic slasher hit Scream. 

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Case Sources:

The Making of a Serial Killer by Danny Harold Rolling and Sondra London

Shock Docs: Scream: The True Story  -- documentary

WFSU Public Media - https://wfsu.org/gavel2gavel/transcript/pdfs/01-625.pdf 

FFP Law - https://ffplaw.com/notable-case/the-gainesville-student-murders/ 

Justia US Law - https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1997/83638-0.html  

All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper

Shreveport Times - https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2022/01/12/scream-movie-documentary-danny-rolling-serial-killer-gainesville-ripper-hometown-shreveport/9126171002/ 

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On this episode, Payton unravels the chilling history and dark legends surrounding the world’s most cursed doll.

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Case Sources:

The Little House of Horrors - https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/annabelle-the-demonic-doll/

Boston Ghosts - https://bostonghosts.com/annabelle-the-haunted-doll/

i95 - https://i95rock.com/annabelle-doll-left-connecticut-museum-heres-whats-happening-now/

NBC News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Rric-i6NI

CT Insider - https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/annabelle-missing-rumor-warren-occult-museum-ct-20346806.php

New England Society for Psychic Research - https://tonyspera.com/annabelle/

National Museum of Play - https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/raggedy-ann-and-andy/

USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2025/05/25/annabelle-new-orleans-plantation-fire/83743565007/

All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll

New York Post - https://nypost.com/2025/07/15/us-news/paranormal-investigator-dan-rivera-dies-on-annabelle-haunted-doll-tour/

Yahoo! Entertainment - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/annabelle-doll-handler-dan-rivera-021708827.html

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On this episode, Payton dives into the chilling case of Jennair Gerardot, a woman pushed past her breaking point when betrayal shattered her world.

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Case Sources:

People - https://people.com/crime/mark-gerardot-wife-killed-mistress-suicide-backup-plan/ 

Delaware Online - https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/04/23/one-year-ago-former-ud-officials-murder-makes-national-headlines/3547748002/ 

ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-involved-2018-love-triangle-murder-suicide-case/story?id=65366893 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0RtxihTFyI 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXn4al0z-8A 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb1tplNz-AA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbCY0mzb1DM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DloWsfpug 

Heavens Law Firm - https://heavenslawfirm.com/court-rules-in-favor-of-meredith-chapmans-ex-husbands-life-insurance-claim/

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On this episode, Payton explores the unsettling case of a soldier whose death on base raises far more questions than answers.

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Case Sources:

The Silent Truth – feature film

Stanford University - https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/lavena-johnson 

St. Louis Public Radio - https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death 

Law Offices of David P. Sheldon, PLLC - https://www.militarydefense.com/tag/lavena-johnson-foia-case/

United States Army Criminal Investigation Command - https://www.cid.army.mil/Portals/118/Documents/FOIA-Privacy-Act/CRC_Johnson-Lavena.pdf 

Democracy Now - https://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/23/suicide_or_murder_three_years_after

Fox 2 Now - https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/family-of-pfc-lavena-johnson-asks-her-date-of-death-to-be-changed/

RAND - https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA746-2/handbook/resources/data-on-sexual-assault-in-the-military.html 

Military Times - https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-spc-kamisha-j-block/2984017

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When a woman is found dead in her front door, detectives scramble to uncover who could be behind the shocking crime - only to encounter a man who chillingly referred to himself as “Michael Myers”.

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Case Sources:

People - https://people.com/man-killed-pregnant-girlfriend-learns-fate-connected-three-others-murders-11680948 

Shelby County District Attorney’s Office - https://www.scdag.com/news-releases/self-proclaimed-serial-killer-joshua-dotson-sentenced-to-additional-159-years-for-triple-homicide-total-sentence-now-totals-261-years-for-five-murders 

NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-serial-killer-likened-michael-myers-gets-250-years-total-pri-rcna192585 

USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/17/joshua-dotson-tennessee-serial-killer-sentenced/78975182007/ 

WREG Memphis - https://wreg.com/news/memphis-murder-suspect-added-to-tennessees-most-wanted-list/

https://wreg.com/news/local/serial-killer-pleads-guilty-to-3-more-murders/ 

https://wreg.com/news/friends-of-19-year-old-shooting-victim-demand-justice/ 

https://wreg.com/news/man-shot-dead-in-south-memphis-suspect-on-the-run/ 

https://wreg.com/news/murder-suspect-now-in-custody-after-deaths-of-four-people-claims-innocence-in-facebook-posts/ 

Fox 13 Memphis - https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/i-m-a-serial-killer-memphis-man-admits-to-additional-murders-during-trial-testimony/article_1551a612-618e-11ef-a746-6bd99d935bd2.html 

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-man-found-guilty-for-murder-of-girlfriend-unborn-child-lawyer-says/article_347fc9e4-60bf-11ef-809f-5fb5296a7c89.html 

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/no-remorse-judge-sentences-self-proclaimed-serial-killer-to-100-plus-years/article_5e4126a4-97a3-11ef-a976-4347d4330784.html 

Action News 5 - https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/10/31/man-who-called-himself-michael-myers-during-trial-sentenced-102-years-murders-pregnant-girlfriend-unborn-baby/

U.S. Marshals Service - https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/us-marshals-task-force-looking-first-degree-murder-suspect 

WKRN - https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/memphis-fugitive-on-tbi-most-wanted-list-captured-near-nashville/ 

Butler and Quinn - https://www.butlerandquinn.com/blog/should-you-testify-in-your-own-defense/ 

Law and Crime - https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-am-michael-myers-man-who-called-himself-a-serial-killer-while-testifying-in-own-defense-for-murdering-pregnant-girlfriend-is-sentenced-on-halloween/ 

AOL News - https://www.aol.com/tennessee-serial-killer-called-self-235215133.html

Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201805/why-many-serial-killers-crave-public-notoriety

Serenity Funeral Homes - https://www.serenityfuneralhomememphis.com/obituaries/Reginald-Maurice-Anderson?obId=14801811#/obituaryInfo

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In the quiet Australian countryside, Kelly Cahill experienced something that would change her life forever. What began as a simple night drive quickly turned into one of the most chilling and unexplained encounters ever reported. The mystery of what she saw still haunts investigators to this day.

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Case Sources:

Encounter by Kelly Cahill

ABC News Australia - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/ufo-abduction-book-kelly-cahill-encounter-eumemmering-australia/12661498 

Star Mail - https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/opinion/2022-03-04/alien-abduction-in-the-hills-fact-or-fiction/ 

The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.newspapers.com/image/120105838/?match=1&terms=%22Kelly%20Cahill%22 

The Age - https://www.newspapers.com/image/123055121/?match=1&terms=%22Kelly%20Cahill%22 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/122858164/?match=1&terms=%22Kelly%20Cahill%22 

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/05/short-term-memory-illusions-study

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Sydney Sutherland’s sudden disappearance left her community in shock. As investigators dug deeper, the chilling reality they uncovered would leave everyone stunned.

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Case sources:KARK News - https://www.kark.com/crime/suspect-in-the-killing-of-jackson-county-woman-sydney-sutherland-faces-judge-sources-say-plea-possible/ 

K8 News - https://www.kait8.com/2021/10/01/lewellyn-pleads-guilty-sydney-sutherland-murder/ 

THV 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbNuXkXtBo

Arkansas Democrat Gazette - https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/oct/17/details-released-in-killing-of-jogger/

Law & Crime Network - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUXmQhoY_rQ

Fox Antonio - https://foxsanantonio.com/news/nation-world/evidence-found-in-sutherland-case-family-of-accused-killer-helping-detectives

KATV - https://katv.com/news/local/quake-lewellyn-pleads-guilty-to-murder-rape-in-sydney-sutherland-case 

https://katv.com/news/local/body-found-near-area-where-arkansas-jogger-disappeared# 

https://katv.com/news/local/missing-womans-body-confirmed-found-by-boyfriends-parents-person-of-interest-in-custody# 

https://katv.com/news/local/sheriff-dna-confirms-body-found-is-missing-jackson-county-woman#

https://katv.com/news/local/newport-man-faces-capital-murder-murder-in-killing-of-25-year-old-woman#

https://katv.com/news/local/mar-arrested-for-murdering-sydney-sutherland-was-part-of-her-search-party#

https://katv.com/news/local/wife-of-sydney-sutherlands-accused-killer-files-for-divorce-citing-abuse-and-neglect#

https://katv.com/news/local/sydney-sutherlands-alleged-killer-pleads-not-guilty#

https://katv.com/news/local/sydney-sutherlands-alleged-killer-deemed-fit-for-trial-describes-murder-to-psychiatrist# 

News Nation - https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/mid-south/the-body-of-missing-arkansas-jogger-sydney-sutherland-has-been-found/

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