Into The Dark

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

18 Sep 202437min

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

11 Sep 202443min

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

4 Sep 202439min

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

28 Aug 202436min

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

21 Aug 202436min

In this episode, Payton explores the case of Karen Silkwood, a chemical technician who may have found a secret that cost her life. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 The Killing of Karen Silkwood by Richard Rashke  El Pais - https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-03-14/who-killed-karen-silkwood-the-antinuclear-activist-who-made-no-apologies-for-not-being-an-exemplary-mother.html  PBS - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html   KOCO News 5 - https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-karen-silkwood-story-nuclear-legacy-crescent-plant-uranium-contamination/46618226 Encyclopedia Brittanica - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karen-Silkwood National Whistleblower Center - https://www.whistleblowers.org/whistleblowers/karen-silkwood/  Time - https://time.com/3574931/karen-silkwood/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Aug 202440min

In this episode, Payton explores the case of Tara Calico, a girl who mysteriously vanished while on a bike ride in New Mexico.  Case Sources: People - https://people.com/crime/tara-calico-polaroid-photo-true-story/  The Mirror - https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/chilling-polaroid-picture-gagged-teenager-29407909?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target The FBI - https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/tara-leigh-calico  KOB 4 - https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/4-investigates-new-leads-in-the-tara-calico-case/ News Bulletin - https://www.news-bulletin.com/news/35-years-later-tara-calico-disappearance/article_40c128eb-b548-59e0-8783-2a5f54b7c4f9.html KOAT Action News 7 - https://www.koat.com/article/tara-calico-case-update/44185576 News Nation - https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/tara-calico/ Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-mexico-authorities-identify-suspects-1988-cold-case-disappearance-19-year-old-tara-calico.amp All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/mysterious-disappearances Thought Catalog - https://thoughtcatalog.com/jordan-windnagle/2020/03/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-unsolved-case-of-tara-calico/ Los Alamos National Laboratory - https://mission.lanl.gov/ The Line Up - https://the-line-up.com/unsolved-mysteries-episodes-solved Clovis News Journal - https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jun-29-1990-378015/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Aug 202430min

In this episode, Payton dives into the case of Kate Puzey, a Peace Corps volunteer who tragically met her fate while trying to help others.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 Links: linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case sources: ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/parents-slain-volunteer-peace-corps-error-led-murder/story?id=12607274 https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/family-murdered-peace-corps-volunteer-mounts-candlelight-vigil/story?id=13098329  https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/obama-sign-kate-puzey-peace-corps-volunteer-protection/story?id=14998236  https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/congress-petitions-fbi-active-role-peace-corps-murder/story?id=23178100  USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2022/10/24/john-peterson-crash-peace-corps-sexual-assault-kate-puzey-murder/8237142001/ Peace Corps - https://files.peacecorps.gov/documents/inspector-general/Interim_Update.pdf  Foreign Peace Corps Volunteers Memorial Project - https://fpcv.org/volunteers/kate-puzey/ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/accused-killers-peace-corps-volunteer-from-georgia-acquitted/AEQ9CbU8JCuELDRpIBkOqL/ https://www.ajc.com/news/local/forsyth-family-gets-apology-from-peace-corps-wake-daughter-murder/iaRrAlhhe9VedSEESXhHhP/   Forsyth County News - https://www.forsythnews.com/local/crime-courts/men-acquitted-in-2009-slaying-of-peace-corps-volunteer-from-forsyth/ Change.org - https://www.change.org/p/end-the-illegal-7-year-detention-of-jacques-bio-in-benin USA Government - https://www.usa.gov/agencies/peace-corps Washington Monthly - https://washingtonmonthly.com/2012/03/01/good-news-first-bad-news-never/ The San Luis Obispo Tribune - https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/article39189069.html Acotonou - http://news.acotonou.com/h/97103.html Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/place/Benin/Economy https://www.britannica.com/place/Benin/Administration-and-social-conditions  Rush - https://www.rush.edu/news/health-benefits-giving  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Juli 202432min