On this episode, Payton dives into the case of a mother whose night out in Kentucky spiraled into one of the state’s most haunting modern murder cases. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: Death of the Party Season 1 Episode 13: Savannah Spurlock Lexington Herald Leader - https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article247548415.html  Courier Journal - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2020/12/02/david-sparks-pleads-guilty-murder-kentucky-mom-savannah-spurlock/3792651001/  LEX 18 Lexington - https://www.lex18.com/news/lex-18-investigates/investigative-file-witness-interviews-in-savannah-spurlock-murder-case-released  https://www.lex18.com/news/lex-18-investigates/i-hope-shes-alright-david-sparks-police-interview-after-the-disappearance-of-savannah-spurlock  Kentucky State Police - https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p7-7-11-19  CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/15/us/suspect-monday-savannah-spurlock-remains  WAVE 3 - https://www.wave3.com/2019/08/03/savannah-spurlocks-mother-shes-better-place/ ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/gruesome-details-revealed-death-kentucky-mom-savannah-spurlock/story?id=64337971 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Payton unravels the case of Matthew Thanes. A random encounter in a video game turns into something far more sinister when a man travels across the country and shows up at his front door. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: 5 NBC DFW - https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/man-police-say-drove-from-california-to-flower-mound-to-kill-teen-gamer-identified/2442421/   https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/suspect-in-flower-mound-shooting-death-of-18-year-old-man-found-dead/2430412/  The New Zealand Herald - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/man-drove-5000-kilometres-to-kill-twitch-streamer-matthew-thane/NMSWY2NJNKOFK2O2SUA7QHZ2JA/ Investigation Discovery - https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/man-travels-3-400-miles-in-72-hours-to-kill-teen-he-met-gaming-o  Star Telegram - https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article245150215.html  Flower Mound Leader - https://starlocalmedia.com/theleader/news/flower-mound-homicide-possibly-stemmed-from-gaming-dispute/article_017154ee-e3bb-11ea-b59c-4794b4159fad.html  Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/20/alleged-killer-drove-from-east-bay-to-texas-over-possible-gaming-feud-murder-suicide/  CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/police-identify-suspect-allegedly-traveled-from-california-to-north-texas-killed-18-year-old/  News.Com Australia - https://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/man-drove-5000-kilometres-to-kill-twitch-streamer-matthew-thane/news-story/d42a79202d0efacd16bbdca85290d71f  The Cross Timbers Gazette - https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2020/09/11/flower-mound-murder-suspect-identified/ Flower Mound High School Student Media - https://fmhswire.com/featured/2020/10/07/the-danger-of-video-games-how-to-stay-safe-online/ The American Psychological Association - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/social-connectedness/risk-factors/index.html Brookings - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-did-u-s-homicides-spike-in-2020-and-then-decline-rapidly-in-2023-and-2024/ Headspace - https://www.headspace.com/articles/nice-irl-mean-online Crime Traveller - https://www.crimetraveller.org/2021/05/social-media-online-arguments-between-teens-real-world-violence/ Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8651133/Gamer-23-drove-1-700-miles-kill-teen-himself.html Scallywag and Vagabond - https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2020/08/man-drove-1700-miles-to-shoot-matthew-jpn-thane-flower-mound-tx-man-online-gaming-dispute/ Telemundo Dallas - https://www.telemundodallas.com/noticias/local/policia-identifican-a-joven-que-viajo-a-flower-mound-para-presuntamente-asesinar-a-conocido/2109796/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Ruthie Mae McCoy called 911 claiming someone was breaking in through her bathroom wall, no one believed her. Days later, police discovered the unimaginable. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: Candyman: The True Story Behind the Bathroom Mirror Murder -- 48 Hours Podcast Chicago Reader - https://chicagoreader.com/news/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/  https://chicagoreader.com/news/cause-of-death/  The LineUp - https://the-line-up.com/ruthie-mae-mccoy  All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/candyman  American Psychological Association - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/04/ce-mental-illness  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Payton explores the dark story of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer, and his deadly Murder Castle. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two teens go searching for some Halloween fun but what they found was a real-life nightmare. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A horror film became a blueprint for murder when Allan Menzies claimed he was chosen by a vampire queen. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Payton dives into the true crime case that inspired the classic slasher hit Scream.  Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Payton unravels the chilling history and dark legends surrounding the world’s most cursed doll. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Payton dives into the chilling case of Jennair Gerardot, a woman pushed past her breaking point when betrayal shattered her world. Links Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Payton explores the unsettling case of a soldier whose death on base raises far more questions than answers. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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”. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sydney Sutherland’s sudden disappearance left her community in shock. As investigators dug deeper, the chilling reality they uncovered would leave everyone stunned. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderwithmyhusband/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@murderwithmyhusband Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Payton unravels the story of a young woman who vanished under circumstances so baffling they still defy explanation. The disappearance of Jenna Van Gelderen remains one of the most haunting mysteries to this day. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderwithmyhusband/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@murderwithmyhusband Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 Case Sources: Fox 5 Atlanta - https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jenna-van-gelderen-missing-georgia-woman-disappearance  Charley Project - https://charleyproject.org/case/jenna-ruth-van-gelderen  Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/nancy-moyer-akia-eggleston-jenna-van-gelderen-disappearances  https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/what-happened-jenna-van-gelderen-vanished-georgia-2017  https://www.facebook.com/oxygennetwork/videos/1094221214114833/  Atlanta Jewish Times - https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/family-decides-to-mourn-jenna-van-gelderen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Payton dives into 1920s Chicago, a beautiful young woman found herself at the center of a scandal that gripped the city. Her story would inspire one of the most infamous characters in musical history. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry Northumberland Players - https://northumberlandplayers.ca/the-women-who-inspired-chicago/  Chicago History Museum - https://www.chicagohistory.org/true-crime-beulah-annan/  Chicagology - https://chicagology.com/notorious-chicago/beaulahandbelva/  The Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/29/vintage-chicago-tribune-roxie-hart-beulah-annan-broadway-musical/  Owensboro Times - https://www.owensborotimes.com/features/2024/10/author-to-discuss-owensboros-infamous-beulah-annan-and-how-she-inspired-chicago-musical/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Payton dives into the mysterious death of Ricky McCormick and the cypher that was found in his pocket.  Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: FBI - https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/help-solve-an-open-murder-case-part-2  https://vault.fbi.gov/ricky-mccormick/ricky-mccormick-part-01-final  All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/ricky-mccormick Esquire - https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a33526012/unsolved-cold-cases/  First Alert 4 - https://www.firstalert4.com/2022/01/21/puzzling-case-help-solve-this-cryptic-cold-case-that-has-stumped-detectives/  River Front Times - https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death-2498959  NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42348642  CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-seeks-publics-help-cracking-cryptic-notes-in-1999-murder-victims-pocket/ St. Louis Today - https://www.stltoday.com/news/article_bcc02074-5b1a-11e0-b199-0017a4a78c22.html  New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/us/01code.html?scp=1&sq=ricky%20mccormick&st=cse  Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-flooded-with-tips-on-encrypted-notes-from-1999-murder-mystery/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WE HAD SOME AUDIO ISSUES WE ARE SO SORRY. In this episode, Payton explores the quaint rural town of Hellam Township, Pennsylvania which is rumored to be the home of the 7 Gates of Hell. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: Beyond the Seventh Gate: Exploring Toad Road, the Seven Gates of Hell, and Other Strangeness in York, Lancaster, and Adams Counties by Timothy Renner Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets by Matt Lake 93.3 WMMR Rocks! - https://wmmr.com/2023/05/31/where-you-can-find-the-seven-gates-of-hell-in-pennsylvania/ York Daily Record - https://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/york-town-square/2017/10/22/seven-gates-of-hell-intriguing-tale-of-horror/787664001/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/555750283/?match=1&terms=seven%20gates%20to%20hell  WJBR - https://wjbr.com/2023/05/31/the-seven-gates-of-hell-in-york-county-pennsylvania/   Roadtrippers - https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/york--pa/attractions/seven-gates-of-hell Facts Chronology - https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/gates-hell-hellam-pennsylvania  FHE Health - https://fherehab.com/learning/treat-mental-health-centuries The Evening Sun - https://www.newspapers.com/image/995944566/?match=1&terms=seven%20gates%20to%20hell  https://www.newspapers.com/image/522414034/?match=1&terms=seven%20gates%20to%20hell  Atlas Obscura - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hellam-township Ashford & St. Peter’s Hospitals - https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/19th-century-mental-health  Music Credits “Lost Place Atmospheres 001” by Sascha Ende “Lost Place Atmospheres 004” by Sascha Ende Other Music and SFX From Epidemic Sound and Storyblocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Payton explores the heartbreaking case of Evelyn Player—a cherished member of the Baltimore community whose life was cut short in a place no one would have expected. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/2023/01/17/man-pleads-guilty-to-fatally-stabbing-evelyn-player-at-her-east-baltimore-church/ https://digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=d5e513c5-6b95-46d3-a450-a2859d028252 https://www.newspapers.com/image/793446744/?match=1&terms=%22Manzie%20Smith%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/785817259/?match=1&terms=%22Manzie%20Smith%22 Office of the State’s Attorney - https://www.stattorney.org/media-center/press-releases/2674-life-sentence-handed-down-to-man-who-fatally-stabbed-community-matriarch-in-church CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-2021-murder-of-baltimore-church-volunteer-evelyn-player/ https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/charging-documents-say-evelyn-player-died-defending-herself-police-found-suspect-through-dna/ https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/community-remembers-slain-church-employee-evelyn-player-at-viewing/ WBAL TV 11 - https://www.wbaltv.com/article/manzie-smith-jr-guilty-plea-sentence-killing-evelyn-player/42538328 https://www.wbaltv.com/article/evelyn-player-murder-arrest-baltimore/38406225 ABC 13 News - https://wset.com/news/local/suspect-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-69-year-old-woman-another-killing-in-unlikeliest-place Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/manzie-smith-jr-gets-life-evelyn-player-fatal-stabbing https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/suspect-arrested-in-baltimore-baptist-church-volunteers-murder The Baltimore Banner - https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/man-pleads-guilty-fatal-stabbing-evelyn-player-TNDD5A6EAJCYVKBVLDKWHWGBQI/ Fox 45 Baltimore - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/man-with-long-history-of-violence-against-women-arrested-for-murder-of-church-volunteer https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/dna-evidence62-year-old-charged-in-death-of-elderly-woman-killed-in-east-balto-church?photo=3 WMAR 2 ABC Baltimore - https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/suspect-is-in-custody-in-relation-to-the-death-of-a-69-year-old-woman-killed-inside-a-church Yahoo! News - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/man-gets-life-fatally-stabbing-205622734.html Merriam-Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexton Law and Crime - https://lawandcrime.com/crime/convicted-rapist-charged-with-heinous-stabbing-murder-of-69-year-old-baltimore-church-volunteer/ https://lawandcrime.com/crime/convicted-rapist-who-admitted-to-stabbing-69-year-old-volunteer-inside-church-bathroom-learns-his-fate/ NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-hired-laborer-charged-murder-fatal-stabbing-69-year-old-woman-balt-rcna7999 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Payton explores the mysterious disappearance of Tracey Gilpin, who vanished after leaving a party in Massachusetts in 1986. Decades later, the long-cold case unravels in a way no one saw coming. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/11/us/tracy-gilpin-cold-case-solved/index.html Wicked Local - https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/old-colony-memorial/2022/10/07/michael-hand-tracy-gilpin-murder-plymouth-kingston-massachusetts-1986-pastor/8192973001/ Mass Live - https://www.masslive.com/news/erry-2018/05/4885b38de29511/what_we_know_about_the_1986_ki.html  https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/09/she_went_to_a_party_and_disapp.html  CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tracy-gilpin-murder-michael-hand-north-carolina-arrested-1986-killing/  NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/arrest-made-31-year-old-cold-case-murdered-massachusetts-teen-n855706  https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-believes-1986-murder-massachusetts-teen-tracy-gilpin-absolutely-solvable-n725341  Plymouth Independent - https://www.plymouthindependent.org/a-setback-in-case-against-man-accused-of-1986-myles-standish-murder/  Social Law - https://www.socialaw.com/services/slip-opinions/slip-opinion-details/commonwealth-vs.-michael-a.-hand  The Patriot Ledger - https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/12/north-carolina-man-waives-rendition/13005362007/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode Payton uncovers a serial killer who terrorized the United States in the 1980s. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Sources: Dead Silent Season 2 Episode 6: Secrets of the Santa Cruz Mountains KION News 46 - https://kion546.com/news/2017/04/11/serial-killer-admits-slaying-two-in-aptos-and-santa-cruz-authorities-say/ Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/11/serial-killer-terry-childs-convicted-of-two-new-santa-cruz-county-murders-murders-from-1980s/ KSBW Action News 8 - https://www.ksbw.com/article/serial-killer-admits-to-murdering-2-in-aptos-santa-cruz/9257554 SF Gate - https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Serial-killer-admits-to-unsolved-murders-in-Aptos-11063911.php Sportskeeda - https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/bodies-in-the-wilderness-where-terry-childs-now NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/21/us/inmate-to-undergo-tests-on-claim-of-12-killings.html Santa Cruz County Sentinel - https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-terry-childs-confess/20196194/?locale=en-US Las Vegas Sun - https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/may/21/suspect-in-1979-murder-returned-to-reno/ https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/jun/07/man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-teacher/ Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/11/02/killer-admits-to-79-slaying-of-cupertino-woman/ Nevada Appeal - https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2007/nov/02/authorities-california-inmate-confesses-to-1979-sl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices