Episodes

  • 91. Fort Benning Incident

    91. Fort Benning Incident
    Oct 9 2024
    In this episode, Payton dives into the unknown when dozens of soldiers all witness strange lights followed by memory gaps and other strange occurrences. Links: linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Incident at Fort Benning by John Vasquez and Bruce Stephen Holms The Truth Denied - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIWgFTgeMak&list=PL5jxaxj_ufKTwZwPinnjPwJ5KRgY7GKTy&index=3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pII3uggqbU&list=PL5jxaxj_ufKTwZwPinnjPwJ5KRgY7GKTy&index=4 Fox 5 Atlanta - https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jimmy-carter-ufo-sighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • 90. The Ignored Murders of Chicago

    90. The Ignored Murders of Chicago
    Oct 2 2024
    In this case, Payton delves into the disappearance of Rosa Chacon, a woman who vanished after getting into a rideshare. As her family searches for answers, they are met with a devastating and shocking discovery that changes everything. Links: linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case Sources: CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/vigil-balloon-release-rosa-chacon/ ABC 7 Chicago - https://abc7chicago.com/rosa-chacon-chicago-missing-body-found-little-village/12968837/ https://abc7chicago.com/little-village-chicago-missing-women-azreya-lomeli/12992526/ Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/19/rosa-chacon-open-homicide-case/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/03/18/family-community-gather-for-what-would-have-been-22nd-birthday-of-missing-little-village-young-woman-found-dead-in-west-side-alley/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/03/05/a-migrants-dream-cut-short-womans-killing-in-chicago-prompts-guatemalan-community-to-band-together-speak-out-on-dangers-of-migrating-north/ CWB Chicago - https://cwbchicago.com/2023/05/medical-examiner-undetermined-ruling-rosa-chacon-death-chicago.html WGN TV - https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/vigil-to-mark-anniversary-of-little-village-woman-found-dead-in-laundry-cart/ https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/woman-21-missing-from-little-village-since-january-family-says/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD1p2wNpSAs&t=259s People - https://people.com/crime/15-year-old-goes-missing-in-chicago-after-2-women-found-dead-in-same-area/ Block Club Chicago - https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/23/after-young-women-murdered-and-girl-goes-missing-on-southwest-side-neighbors-beg-police-for-answers/ The Independent - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/rosa-chacon-missing-chicago-woman-body-found-b2304142.html Law & Crime - https://lawandcrime.com/crime/body-of-missing-illinois-woman-found-tied-up-wrapped-in-sheet-and-discarded-in-shopping-cart-in-chicago-alley/ New York Post - https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/missing-chicago-woman-rosa-chacon-found-dead-in-shopping-cart/ National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/quickreport?missingName=Azreya%20Lomeli&img=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.missingkids.org%2Fphotographs%2FNCMC2022440c1.jpg&posterUrl=%2Fposter%2FNCMC%2F2022440%2F1 Family of Rosa Chacon - https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-rosa-chacon Investigation Discovery - https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/chicago-woman-who-went-missing-after-taking-uber-ride-has-been-found-dead McInerney Central Chapel - https://memorials.chapelc.com/rosa-chacon/5160953/ Compact Mag - https://www.compactmag.com/article/chicago-s-rebuke-to-defund/ WTTW News - https://news.wttw.com/2023/03/25/little-village-residents-demand-answers-police-cases-missing-and-murdered-young-women ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/chicago-2-women-dead-teen-missing/story?id=98083888 Little Village Community Council - https://www.facebook.com/lvcommunitycouncil/posts/unfortunately-another-young-lady-is-reported-missing-in-little-village-this-will/601495268687350/ Aurora Illinois Police Department - https://www.facebook.com/AuroraILPolice/posts/update-101220-304-pm-azreya-has-been-located-and-is-safe-thank-you-for-sharing-a/3383818555017201/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • 89. Cicada 3301 - The Internet’s Greatest Mystery

    89. Cicada 3301 - The Internet’s Greatest Mystery
    Sep 25 2024
    Payton delves into the enigma of Cicada 3301, a cryptic online puzzle that challenged only the world's most skilled hackers. Who was behind it, and what was its purpose? Links: linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cicada-solving-the-webs-deepest-mystery-84394/amp/ Medium - https://medium.com/@talktorahul.b/what-is-cicada-3301-mystery-74de69dba653 Virginia Tech Magazine - https://www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu/sum15/ology.html The Face - https://theface.com/life/cicada-3301-the-codebreakers-still-working-on-the-internets-strangest-mystery The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/10/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and-failed-spectacularly GitHub - https://github.com/scream314/cicada3301/blob/master/liber_primus.md ScreenRant - https://screenrant.com/dark-web-true-story-cicada-3301-internet-mystery/ Uncovering Cicada - https://uncovering-cicada.fandom.com/wiki/How_the_solved_pages_of_the_Liber_Primus_were_solved Nox Populi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua8iP5VOclQ&t=13s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • 88. The Angel of Death

    88. The Angel of Death
    Sep 18 2024
    In this episode, Payton explores a series of mysterious deaths occurring within hospitals. When autopsies reveal that patients have been poisoned by someone inside the facility, it triggers a full-scale police investigation. Case Sources- WCPO Cincinnati - https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/inmate-charged-in-cincinnati-angel-of-death-donald-harveys-fatal-prison-beating https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/her-dad-died-at-the-hands-of-a-serial-killer-in-cincinnati-now-she-wants-others-to-learn-more-about-his-life Fox 19 - https://www.fox19.com/2019/09/24/he-just-liked-killing-donald-harvey-convicted-murders/ Cardinal Scholar - https://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/6e1ddae6-7792-47b0-8928-70e40a513539/content Kentucky Historical Institutions - https://kyhi.org/2021/03/04/the-marymount-hospital-serial-killer/ Crime Library - https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/1.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/2.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/3.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/4.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/5.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/6.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/7n.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/donald_harvey/8.html Time Magazine - https://time.com/archive/6710121/lethal-doses-police-probe-34-deaths/ The News Journal - https://www.thenewsjournal.net/whitley-knox-native-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-angel-of-death-serial-murderer/#google_vignette Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/license-to-kill/season-1/episode-5/videos/license-to-kill-bonus-donald-harvey-admits-to-murdering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • 87. Mysteries in the Sky

    87. Mysteries in the Sky
    Sep 11 2024
    In this episode, Payton explores three officially confirmed UFO videos, delving into the intriguing footage acknowledged by the U.S. government. Links: linktr.ee/intothedarkpod CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tic-tac-ufo-sighting-uap-video-dave-fravor-alex-dietrich-navy-fighter-pilots-house-testimony/ History - https://www.history.com/videos/uss-roosevelt-gofast-ufo-declassified-video https://www.history.com/news/ufos-near-nuclear-facilities-uss-roosevelt-rendlesham CNBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO_M0hLlJ-Q Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/normalizing-ufos-retired-us-navy-pilot-recalls-tic-tac-encounter-2021-06-25/ PBS News Hour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlrz84nEXtk US Department of Defense - https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/ New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/unidentified-flying-object-navy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/us/politics/ufo-sightings-navy-pilots.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/us/pentagon-ufo-videos.html The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/11/i-study-ufos-and-i-dont-believe-the-alien-hype-heres-why Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/12/18/former-navy-pilot-describes-encounter-with-ufo-studied-by-secret-pentagon-program/ Popular Mechanics - https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a32289669/navy-official-release-ufo-videos/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a30538203/navy-ufo-video-investigation/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a29771548/navy-ufo-witnesses-tell-truth/ NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/navy-confirms-videos-did-capture-ufo-sightings-it-calls-them-n1056201 CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/index.html New York Magazine - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/tic-tac-ufo-video-q-and-a-with-navy-pilot-chad-underwood.html Supercluster: https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/the-growing-uap-narrative-still-lacks-hard-evidence Rev: https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/house-holds-hearing-on-ufos-and-government-transparency-transcript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • 86. The Real Life Michael Myers

    86. The Real Life Michael Myers
    Sep 4 2024
    In this episode, Payton explores the chilling case of a murderer who may have drawn inspiration from a world-renowned horror film. MERCH: https://mwmhshop.com/ 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • 85. Snake or Sinister Scheme? The Ben Renick Case

    85. Snake or Sinister Scheme? The Ben Renick Case
    Aug 28 2024
    In this episode, Payton delves into the mysterious death of Ben Renick, a snake breeder found dead in his warehouse. Was his death the result of a snake's deadly strike, or was there a more sinister plot at play? Case Sources- CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ben-renick-snake-breeder-murder-timeline/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-renick-missouri-reptile-breeder-murdered-lynlee-renick-48-hours/ People - https://people.com/crime/ben-renick-murder-wife-lynlee-convicted/ Columbia Missourian - https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/snake-breeders-wife-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison-for-her-husbands-murder/article_6a1a22a8-7d40-11ec-bcdd-73506d104f79.html KSDK 5 On Your Side - https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/dateline-special-montgomery-county-snake-breeder-murder-ben-renick/63-2b4e43d5-ae25-4365-970e-1e8bd8fb00ed ABC 17 News - https://abc17news.com/news/top-stories/2023/01/31/man-convicted-in-ben-renick-murder-claims-key-witness-testimony-hearsay/ Law & Crime Network - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JJJOh0j6Zc 13 KRCG - https://krcgtv.com/news/local/appellate-court-denies-appeal-from-man-convicted-of-murder-of-montgomery-county-snake-breeder-ben-renick-lynlee-michael-humphrey World of Ball Pythons - https://www.worldofballpythons.com/breeders/ben-renick/ WebMD - https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-7277/percocet-oral/details Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • 84. The Stonehenge Mysteries

    84. The Stonehenge Mysteries
    Aug 21 2024
    In this episode, Payton investigates the legends surrounding Stonehenge. How was it built? Who built it? And most importantly, why was it built? Case Sources: Stonehenge: A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos by John North Stonehenge: A Brief History by Mike Parker Pearson National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/stonehenge-1 Sky News - https://news.sky.com/story/stonehenge-mystery-solved-heres-why-the-monument-was-made-12555094 American Academy of Audiology - https://www.audiology.org/the-acoustic-mystery-of-stonehenge/ London Toolkit - https://www.londontoolkit.com/whattodo/stonehenge_mystery.htm BBC - https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170713-why-stonehenge-was-built https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-53580339 Astronomy - https://www.astronomy.com/science/a-stonehenge-mystery-could-be-solved-june-21/ Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/05/15/what-was-it-like-when-the-first-humans-arose-on-earth/ Carnegie Museum of Natural History - https://carnegiemnh.org/earth-history-in-your-hand/ Encyclopedia Brittanica - https://www.britannica.com/question/Where-did-writing-first-develop https://www.britannica.com/question/Was-Stonehenge-built-by-aliens Southwestern Railway - https://www.southwesternrailway.com/destinations-and-offers/sights-and-attractions/trains-to-stonehenge University of Brighton - https://www.brighton.ac.uk/research/research-news/feature/stonehenge-researching-sarsen-stones.aspx History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qEBjqZ1Do StuDoc - https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/brown-university/cult-archaeology-fantastic-frauds-and-meaningful-myths-of-the-past/stonehenge-paper-grade-a/6761022 Purdue Convocations - https://convocations.purdue.edu/who-was-king-arthur/ SciTech Daily - https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-debunk-controversial-theory-of-stonehenge-as-a-solar-calendar/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins