Into The Dark

In this episode, Payton dives into the case of Jonathan Luna, a prosecutor who mysteriously disappeared from his office. When police find no motives and no potential suspects, the conspiracy theories go wild.  Case Source: The Midnight Ride of Jonathan Luna by William Kiesling WBALTV - https://www.wbaltv.com/article/jonathan-luna-murder-investigation-20-years-later/45896809#   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVyP_0M3f8w Fox 43 - https://www.fox43.com/article/news/jonathan-luna-murder-mystery-2003/521-2229b272-9355-43a8-8163-506440862577  LNP Lancaster, formerly known as Lancaster New Era - https://lancasteronline.com/features/yesteryear/the-strange-death-of-jonathan-luna---and-how-it-played-out-in-newspapers/article_337ca65c-8ed3-11ee-80c7-cb2c40f71e26.html  https://lancasteronline.newspapers.com/image/567598005/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/559712469/?terms=%22Jonathan%20Luna%22&match=1  https://www.newspapers.com/image/559712499/?terms=%22Jonathan%20Luna%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/635372686/?terms=%22Jonathan%20Luna%22&match=1  WGAL News 8 - https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-jonathan-luna-death-still-surrounded-by-mystery-20-years-later/46034084# https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-private-detective-aims-to-solve-mystery-surrounding-2003-death-of-jonathan-luna/30860802#  The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/a-decade-later-prosecutor-lunas-death-still-a-mystery/2013/12/10/211e2ab8-f563-11e2-aa2e-4088616498b4_story.html  The York Daily Record - https://www.newspapers.com/image/555747845/?terms=%22Jonathan%20Luna%22&match=1   Sunday News Lancaster - https://www.newspapers.com/image/639881770/?terms=%22Jonathan%20Luna%22&match=1  https://www.newspapers.com/image/565469761/?terms=%22Jonathan%20Luna%22&match=1  Intelligencer Journal - https://lancasteronline.newspapers.com/image/567676314/  https://lancasteronline.newspapers.com/image/567676337/ The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/us/killings-of-prosecutors-put-focus-on-threats.html?_r=1&  The American Bar Association - https://www.americanbar.org/groups/bar-leadership/publications/bar_leader/2012_13/may_june/matter_life_death_bar_associations_respond_recent_attacks_lawyers_judges/  Next Level Emergency Medicine - https://www.nextlevelemergencymedicine.com/single-post/2018/12/05/hesitate-no-longer-identifying-suicide-attempts-with-self-inflicted-cuts-in-the-ed   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Jan 202431min

In this episode, Payton delves into the demise of Jeremy Barron and uncovers a convoluted plot involving two individuals orchestrating his murder. However, what investigators stumble upon is far more perplexing than anyone could have anticipated. Case Sources: Snapped – Bonus Clips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3zalxPZp3k  MLive Media Group - https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2017/04/relatives_adamant_slain_man_wa.html https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2018/01/woman_sentenced_to_25_to_40_ye.html  https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2018/01/co-defendant_defies_court_orde.html WTOL Toledo - https://www.wtol.com/article/news/couple-charged-in-violent-april-murder/512-f5d1ebcb-ab5d-426d-bed0-0d224752fb64  Hillsdale Daily News - https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/courts/2018/07/05/court-appeals-denies-hoath-s/11594787007/  The Hillsdale Collegian - https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2017/11/heath-pleads-guilty/  https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2017/04/body-found-forest-near-camden/  Justia US Law - https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/michigan/miedce/2:2019cv12594/341428/9/  The State of Michigan Court of Appeals - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwivmrCTn5yDAxXrL0QIHc0HClMQFnoECB8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courts.michigan.gov%2Fsiteassets%2Fcase-documents%2Fuploads%2Fopinions%2Ffinal%2FCOA%2F20201113_C343607(40)_RPTR_141O-343607-FINAL-I.PDF&usg=AOvVaw0zlzkLnUfUiWwDgm4pXh_f&opi=89978449  WTVB - https://wtvbam.com/2018/01/19/hoath-sentenced-in-hillsdale-county-murder-case/  WILX - https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Ohio-man-convicted-of-murder-in-Hillsdale-County-469052493.html  WLNS.com - https://www.wlns.com/news/co-defendant-defies-court-at-hillsdale-county-murder-trial/  WLEN Radio - https://www.wlen.com/2018/01/11/murder-trial-in-hillsdale/  Crime Vault - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuujTRaVJks  The Northwest Signal - https://www.northwestsignal.net/article_f8a68275-9390-5a54-a39b-0c64d532edd2.html Bryan Times - https://www.newspapers.com/image/990220616/?terms=%22Jeremy%20Barron%22&match=1 The City of Hillsdale - https://www.cityofhillsdale.org/ Data USA - https://datausa.io/profile/geo/hillsdale-mi Fox 47 News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVcjRVzoocs&t=22s  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Jan 202440min

In this episode, Payton dives deep into the case of Chandra Levy, an intern who suddenly disappeared after getting too close with a congressman. Case Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Chandra_Levy Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery (2010, Scribner), by Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/ washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/03/AR2009030301967_2.html?sid=ST2009022202570 latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-16-mn-22936-story.html Newspapers.com sources: newspapers.com/image/579827062 newspapers.com/image/694697682 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Dec 202341min

In this episode, Payton delves into the tragic demise of the renowned personality Bob Crane, exploring how a haphazard investigation may have allowed the perpetrator to evade justice. Episode Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Crane The Murder of Bob Crane (1993, Crown Publishers), by Robert Graysmith archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010904&slug=bobcrane04 phoenixnewtimes.com/news/crime-reporters-notebook-6421838 ew.com/tv/2019/08/26/bob-crane-hogans-heroes-unsolved-murder/ imdb.com/title/tt0070716 youtube.com/watch?v=cbmtFYRoNM0 youtube.com/watch?v=UedIG2xguMI youtube.com/watch?v=jDyPYAP8o48 youtube.com/watch?v=d35vGmsuxtE youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5buq-aBHY Newspapers.com sources: newspapers.com/image/336116049 newspapers.com/image/320531499 newspapers.com/image/312200033 newspapers.com/image/225914435 newspapers.com/image/12001408 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Dec 202333min

In this episode, Payton looks into the story of Gerard Schaefer, a cop who got caught kidnapping two girls. As investigators dig into the case, they discover something even more disturbing. Case Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Rolling murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schaefer-gerard.htm#google_vignette Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories of Cops Who Kill (2010, Prometheus Books), by Stacy Dittrich American Ripper: The Enigma Of America's Serial Killer Cop (2020, BluewaterPress LLC), by Patrick Kendrick First Person, episode: "The Killer Inside Me," aired March 8, 2000 on Bravo kiro7.com/news/trending/florida-jane-doe-identified-after-nearly-48-years-may-be-victim-serial-killer-cop/EVQOSTZJ6VDSFOFMJV7UKLMGWI/ upi.com/Archives/1993/09/27/Accused-killer-Rolling-sings-at-hearing/9583749102400/ charleyproject.org/case/carmen-marie-hallock charleyproject.org/case/leigh-hainline-bonadies charleyproject.org/case/pamela-ann-nater Newspapers.com sources: newspapers.com/image/133694214 newspapers.com/image/133694246 newspapers.com/image/778739348 newspapers.com/image/133691028 newspapers.com/image/433922782 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Dec 202332min

On this episode, Payton dives deep into the notorious Green River Killer, the man who took over 40 lives! Case Sources: Green River, Running Red (2004, Pocket Books), by Ann Rule nytimes.com/2003/12/26/us/early-tip-fell-short-in-green-river-killings.html washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/11/16/the-banality-of-gary-a-green-river-chiller/2d9575c7-6843-4ec3-9517-72cd3ecdd9b0/ latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-19-na-green19-story.html seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/ridgway-s-son-brother-say-they-had-no-inkling-of-1132801.php archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20031126&slug=greenriver26m web.archive.org/web/20010331063531/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial3/greenriver/index.html crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/greenriver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Ridgway murderpedia.org/male.R/images/ridgway_gary/reports/summary.pdf charleyproject.org/case/kristi-lynn-vorak youtube.com/watch?v=iY8iWJ5h5aM oddstops.com/location.php?id=32 karisable.com Newspapers.com sources: newspapers.com/image/736679374 newspapers.com/image/362858564 newspapers.com/image/803827775 newspapers.com/image/769870339 newspapers.com/image/567254286 newspapers.com/image/815423349 newspapers.com/image/565103122 newspapers.com/image/741085213 newspapers.com/image/805598810 newspapers.com/image/331669020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Nov 202341min

On the episode, Payton explores the mysterious misfortune surrounding the three deaths of Ed Amos's wives. Is he destined to be the world's most unfortunate man, or is there a darker and more sinister explanation? Socials and more: https://linktr.ee/bingedpod Case Sources: www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/opinions/final/COA/19980818_C200898(0059)_200898.OPN.PDF http://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/amos-lowell.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Amos truecrimediscussions.blogspot.com/2017/12/lowell-amos.html core.ac.uk/download/pdf/217143256.pdf archive.ph/6wynM (Jeffersonville News and Tribune) Sinclar, Norman and Judy Turpen, “Black Widower,” Indianapolis Monthly, August 1996, pp. 94-97, 160-161 Newspapers.com sources: newspapers.com/image/972354227 newspapers.com/image/975442169 newspapers.com/image/975442214 newspapers.com/image/973090944 newspapers.com/image/976509426 newspapers.com/image/973055926 newspapers.com/image/354016229  newspapers.com/image/204357356  newspapers.com/image/441078574 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Nov 202334min

On this episode, Payton dives into the case of James Toliver, a man found dead with $98,000. What happened and who was James Toliver? Sources: https://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-gay-toliver https://charleyproject.org/case/jacqueline-lucille-cooper https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-disappearance-of-mary-louise-watkins-7b222059016 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/g8wa7c/the_disappearance_of_mary_louise_watkins/ https://www.ancestry.com/ https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/nv/reno/KRNO/date/1980-10-8 Newspapers.com sources: newspapers.com/image/690974229 newspapers.com/image/621758763 newspapers.com/image/691063304 newspapers.com/image/691574298 newspapers.com/image/691574728 newspapers.com/image/460862080 newspapers.com/image/691343323 newspapers.com/image/387197087 newspapers.com/image/691457206 newspapers.com/image/691344967 newspapers.com/image/691554577 newspapers.com/image/691821119 newspapers.com/image/691429493 newspapers.com/image/691842256 newspapers.com/image/692536030 newspapers.com/image/692536034 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Nov 202331min