136. The Man Who Wanted to Be a Movie Monster

In this episode, Payton delves into the horrific case of Renee Hartevelt, where the perpetrator not only evaded charges, but profited from her murder. Social Media, DISCOUNT CODES, And More: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case sources: The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2001/feb/20/features11.g23  Newsweek - https://www.newsweek.com/issei-sagawa-dead-dies-japanese-cannibal-paris-dutch-woman-never-saw-jail-1764143  South China Morning Post - https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3201795/issei-sagawa-japanese-man-who-killed-and-ate-dutch-student-paris-dies-73 All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/issei-sagawa  Vice - https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/interview-with-a-cannibal/55e0d95aca0b0b2c784ce579 Den of Geek - https://www.denofgeek.com/podcast/7-true-crime-podcasts-helped-catch-killer/  Paris Insider’s Guide - https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/paris-bois-de-boulogne.html  The Sun - https://www.the-sun.com/news/4571846/japanese-cannibal-killer-issei-sagawa-renee-hartevelt-paris/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Feb 202434min

Payton shares an update on Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrant The Facts And Updates Youtube, discount codes, and more: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Feb 202410min

In this episode, Payton delves into the mysterious case of Danny Casolaro, a journalist who was probing a conspiracy theory and was found deceased in his hotel room. Did he get too close to the truth, or was there another factor at play in his demise? Socials, AD DISCOUNTS AND MORE: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case Sources: The Octopus by Kenn Thomas and Jim Keith Unsolved Mysteries: Original Robert Stack Episodes: Season 5 Episode 21  Unsolved Mysteries with Dennis Farina: Season 3 Episode 17 Unsolved Mysteries - https://unsolved.com/gallery/dan-casolaro/  The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/08/31/what-killed-danny-casolaro/ea110460-d4d0-4052-a84c-3660b6989ebe/  All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-casolaro  Vanity Fair - https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/12/the-strange-death-of-danny-casolaro  The Text Message - https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2010/12/02/the-octopus/  The FBI - https://vault.fbi.gov/daniel-joseph-casolaro/daniel-joseph-casolaro-part-01/view  The Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/Pre_96/September94/555.txt.html  The Centers for Disease Control - https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/about.html The US Food and Drug Administration - https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/all-about-bse-mad-cow-disease  The College at the University of Chicago - https://varewir.uchicago.edu/writers/rosenbaum.shtml American Forensics - https://usaforensics.com/faqs/ PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/post-mortem/things-to-know/autopsy-101.html  Hopkins Medical - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/multiple-sclerosis-ms   Mayo Clinic - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350269  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Feb 202436min

In this episode, Payton delves into the disappearance of Andre Daigle, who vanished under mysterious circumstances from a local bar. When his sister turns to a psychic for assistance, they are taken aback by the chilling lead provided. My socials and more: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case sources: Psychic Investigators: Season 2 Episode 3 “Lured to Death” CaseMine - https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c06eadd7b049347b3be4 The Times-Advocate - https://www.newspapers.com/image/571723146/?terms=%22rosemarie%20kerr%22   Wagner & Lynch Law - https://seoklaw.com/making-a-trial-lawyer-how-the-william-kennedy-smith-trial-and-court-tv-shaped-my-future/  CBS 4 WWL - https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/jp-man-convicted-murder-wife-in-84-ordered-freed-by-governor/289-376815573   The LA Times - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-07-me-41061-story.html CaseText - https://casetext.com/case/state-v-gervais https://casetext.com/case/state-v-gervais-3  The San Diego Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-what-are-you-psychic-escondidan-uses-intuition-to-2005oct26-story.html  The Springfield News-Leader - https://www.newspapers.com/image/207737053/?terms=%22andre%20daigle%22%20sofa&match=1  The US Department of Justice - https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/psychics-and-police-work The CIA - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R000100280009-3.pdf  UPI - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/07/31/Imprisoned-man-sues-to-practice-satanic-rites/2314554702400/   Legacy - https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pe/name/rosemarie-kerr-obituary?id=16971800   Medium - https://medium.com/crimebeat/a-mystery-solved-by-a-psychic-5284438fa8f  Journal Online - https://journal.com.ph/a-mysterious-murder-and-a-psychic-detective/  South China Morning Post - https://www.scmp.com/article/544982/rosemarie-kerr  Reader’s Digest – https://www.rd.com/list/mysteries-solved-by-psychics/  The Crowley Post-Signal - https://www.newspapers.com/image/470707897/?terms=%22andre%20daigle%22&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Feb 202433min

Join Payton and Annie Elise from SERIALously and 10 to LIFE as they explore the perplexing story of Hervey Medellin, whose remains were uncovered along a well-frequented hiking route in L.A. Socials, and more: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod ANNIES Podcast and YT below, Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serialously/id1519456164 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@annieelise?si=rGx-ofMqNvNhYL9A Case Sources: People Magazine Investigates: Season 1 Episode 6 “Hollywood Horror” The LA Times - https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-life-in-hollywood-body-parts-case-20151116-story.html  https://homicide.latimes.com/post/hervey-medellin/  LAist - https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/hollywood-body-parts-case-linked-to https://laist.com/news/police-haul-away-car-and-belongings  The Daily Beast - https://www.thedailybeast.com/hollywood-hills-severed-head-case-looks-at-victims-ex    https://www.thedailybeast.com/hollywood-hills-severed-head-case-looks-at-victims-ex  Justia - https://casetext.com/case/people-v-campos-martinez  PBS - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mexico/etc/cali.html  The Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089920/Hervey-Medellin-Hollywood-beheading-victim-regularly-hiked-park.html  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3321407/Man-sentenced-killing-dismembering-boyfriend.html  KTLA - https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-gets-25-years-to-life-in-hollywood-sign-body-parts-murder/  ABC7 News - https://abc7.com/hollywood-body-parts-found-cannablism-2012-sign-gabriel-campos-martinez/1087444/  People - https://people.com/crime/behind-the-murder-mystery-of-the-hollywood-head/  https://people.com/crime/the-case-of-the-hollywood-head-a-murderer-convicted-with-only-his-victims-body-parts/  CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/justice/california-severed-head-arrest/index.html  All Trails - https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/bronson-canyon-park  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/bronson-caves  HikeSpeak - https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/bronson-cave/  The American Psychological Association - https://www.apa.org/topics/cognitive-neuroscience/polygraph Vice - https://www.vice.com/en/article/bnppam/save-the-planet-kill-yourself-the-contentious-history-of-the-church-of-euthanasia-1022  KCRA - https://www.kcra.com/article/lapd-arrest-man-in-severed-human-head-case/6412046  NBC News – https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-arrested-body-parts-found-near-hollywood-sign-n49206 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Feb 202438min

In this episode, Payton explores the puzzling killings unfolding in a historical Massachusetts town. Various theories circulate, pointing to a cult's involvement in the tragic deaths of three women. Socials and More: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case Sources:  Fall River Outrage: Life, Murder, and Justice in Early Industrial New England by David Richard Kasserman Mysterious America by Loren Coleman The Herald News - https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/courts/2022/03/04/fall-river-cult-murders-robin-murphy-up-parole/9347774002/  https://www.heraldnews.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2021/10/26/lizzie-borden-house-fall-river-best-haunted-hotel-ghost-paranormal/8546497002/  https://www.heraldnews.com/story/entertainment/2021/10/01/fall-river-area-haunted-sites-ghost-tales-paranormal-sightings-halloween-haunting-legend-scary/5935183001/  https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/courts/2022/11/15/robin-murphy-convicted-in-fall-river-cult-murders-denied-parole-satanic-carl-drew/69646239007/  https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2022/03/09/woman-convicted-fall-river-cult-murder-asks-paroled/9412020002/ The Patriot Ledger - https://www.patriotledger.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2020/10/31/enter-the-bridgewater-triangle-if-you-dare/42924225/   The Enterprise News - https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/entertainment/2021/10/13/bridgewater-triangle-halloween-taunton-rehoboth-freetown-nippenicket-hockomock-ghosts-haunted/6060701001/  The Wall Street Journal - https://www.wsj.com/articles/fall-river-review-a-small-towns-satanic-panic-11620854293  The Daily Beast - https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-three-dead-prostitutes-triggered-a-wild-satanic-panic  The Wrap - https://www.thewrap.com/fall-river-satanic-worship-teen-girls-murdered-carl-drew  Mass Live - https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2021/05/new-things-came-to-light-docuseries-fall-river-uncovers-new-evidence-in-1979-satanic-cult-murders-says-director-james-buddy-day.html  Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/fall-river-satanic-cult-murders-epix-1174716/  The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html The Daily Star - https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/satanic-cult-blamed-prostitutes-grisly-24529667 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Parole Board - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiUo_yby9aDAxUHLEQIHX96B8oQFnoECCIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mass.gov%2Fdoc%2Frobin-murphy-life-sentence-decision-november-10-2022%2Fdownload&usg=AOvVaw2rhZ47T6LM3o563cikPfMj&opi=89978449 The Evening Express - https://www.newspapers.com/image/852802468/?terms=%22Doreen%20Levesque%22&match=1 The Telegraph-Forum - https://www.newspapers.com/image/601896292/?terms=%22Doreen%20Levesque%22&match=1 The Daily Item - https://www.newspapers.com/image/947749692/?terms=%22Doreen%20Levesque%22&match=1 The Orlando Sentinel - https://www.newspapers.com/image/226867023/?terms=%22Doreen%20Levesque%22&match=1 The Boston Globe - https://www.newspapers.com/image/436878233/?terms=%22Barbara%20Raposa%22&match=1 The Times (Munster, Indiana) - https://www.newspapers.com/image/309052079/?terms=%22Barbara%20Raposa%22&match=1  The Daily Herald - https://www.newspapers.com/image/469214750/?terms=%22Barbara%20Raposa%22&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Jan 202430min

In this episode, Payton journeys back to the 1900s, uncovering a chilling tale of a murderer who cunningly exploited newspaper ads targeting lonely women, seizing not only their possessions but also their very lives. Case Sources: The Perrysburg Journal- https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87076843/1905-02-24/ed-1/seq-3/ Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29941276/johann-otto-hoch  The Union Appeal - https://www.newspapers.com/image/317940323/?terms=%22Johann%20Otto%20Hoch%22&match=1 Daily News - https://www.newspapers.com/image/491966090/?terms=%22Johann%20Otto%20Hoch%22&match=1 The Pantagraph - https://www.newspapers.com/image/298304637/?terms=%22Johann%20Otto%20Hoch%22&match=1 Pew Research Center - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/02/key-findings-about-online-dating-in-the-u-s/ Aura - https://www.aura.com/learn/dangers-of-online-dating RAINN - https://www.rainn.org/articles/online-dating-and-dating-app-safety-tips Y Magazine - https://magazine.byu.edu/article/the-dangers-of-dating-apps/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Jan 202430min

In this episode, Payton explores the haunted Winchester House, a home with a perplexing design, secret passages and a haunted history.  Case Sources: “Captive of the Labyrinth” by Mary Jo Ignoffo WinchesterMysteryHouse.com - https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/ AtlasObscura.com - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house The National Park Service - https://www.nps.gov/places/winchester-house.htm SFTravel.com - https://www.sftravel.com/article/guide-to-winchester-mystery-house SJToday.com - https://sjtoday.6amcity.com/friday-13-winchester-mystery-house-san-jose-ca SFGate.com - https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/the-myth-of-the-winchester-mystery-house-16571653.php Patch.com - https://patch.com/california/milpitas/5-spooky-tales-famous-winchester-mystery-house WildAboutHoudini.com - https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2020/01/a-winchester-mystery-house-mysterysolved.html MentalFloss.com - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/654998/when-harry-houdini-visited-winchester-mystery-house Vanity Fair - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/winchester-helen-mirren-haunted-house-san-jose AllThatsInteresting.com - https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house LegendsOfAmerica.com - https://www.legendsofamerica.com/winchester-mystery-house/ San Joaquin Valley Press - https://sanjoaquinvalleypress.com/storytime/f/real-ghost-stories-winchester-mystery-house TheTruthAboutSarahWinchester.com - http://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Jan 202442min