In this episode, Payton dives into the chilling murder of Marlene Warren, a woman who opened her front door in 1990 to a clown holding balloons and a deadly weapon.

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Case Sources:

CBS News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEpzQtnz9y0

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sheila-keen-warren-marlene-warren-murder-florida-killer-clown-case/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-killer-clown-case-sheila-keen-warren-marlene-warren-murder-48-hours/

CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/03/us/florida-killer-clown-sheila-keen-warren-release

Palm Beach Post - https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2025/05/27/florida-killer-clown-murder-wellington-woman-killed-1990/83670882007/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/05/defense-evidence-does-not-point-woman-1990-wellington-clown-murder-case/4135961001/

BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx275kdzx1ko

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In this episode, Payton dives into the case of Azaria Chamberlain, a baby who allegedly was taken by Dingoes or was murdered.

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Sources:

Evil Angels by John Bryson

National Library of Medicine - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9219548/ 

National Museum Australia - https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/azaria-chamberlain-inquest

EBSCO - https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/death-azaria-chamberlain 

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/12/dingo-baby-azaria-lindy-chamberlain 

BBC - https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231019-the-mother-wrongly-convicted-of-murder-who-always-insisted-a-dingo-killed-her-baby 

Famous Trials - https://famous-trials.com/dingo/457-home

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On this episode, Payton dives into the case of a frantic 911 call that leads police to a scene of unimaginable violence: two murdered parents and their daughter gone, sparking a massive investigation.

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Case Sources:

New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/us/jayme-closs-missing-girl-barron-wisconsin.html

NPR - https://www.npr.org/2019/03/27/707373987/wisconsin-man-pleads-guilty-to-abducting-jayme-closs-and-killing-her-parents

KARE NBC 11 - https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/i-cant-believe-i-did-this-accused-jayme-closs-kidnapper-writes-letter-from-jail/89-e1a0eb81-4e41-474c-9800-5aa3672a7883

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/jayme-closs-evidence-photos/

People - https://people.com/crime/jayme-close-one-year-anniversary-stronger-every-day/

https://people.com/crime/jayme-closs-911-call-wisconsin-teen-rescue/

WEAU 13 News - https://www.weau.com/2024/01/10/sheriff-shares-message-hope-thanks-community-5-year-anniversary-jayme-closs-escape/

CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/us/jayme-closs-kidnapper-jake-patterson-sentencing

WQOW ABC 18 - https://www.wqow.com/archive/timeline-of-events-the-story-of-jayme-closs-abduction-and-rescue/article_2c1d5452-0939-5535-9d04-edbb6f53b124.html

https://www.wqow.com/archive/funeral-held-for-james-and-denise-closs-in-cameron/article_2a3497f9-cd01-55b7-ab81-6a84c0f12e91.html

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On this episode, Payton investigates the brutal murders of six people inside a single home. As detectives work to uncover what happened, the motive behind the massacre proves more disturbing than anyone expected.

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Case Sources:

The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas: Season 1 Episode 2 “The Deltona Massacre”

WKMG News 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekOE13i8JM

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/04/29/resentencing-trial-continues-for-2-men-convicted-in-deltona-xbox-murders/

WESH NBC 2 - https://www.wesh.com/article/jury-resentencing-florida-xbox-murders-death-penalty/64701428

https://www.wesh.com/article/deltona-xbox-murders-resentencing/43701433

The Daytona Beach News-Journal - https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/courts/2025/05/06/xbox-killers-mother-still-loves-him-despite-murders/83456127007/

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/10/14-years-later-2004-deltona-massacre-resonates/6502534007/

WFTV 9 Now - https://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county/crime-scene-images-xbox-murders-put-forth-resentencing-hearing/TX7BWYNBQ5DVPI3XCRU6XERV4E/

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/xbox-murders/3/

Yahoo! News - https://www.yahoo.com/news/troy-victorino-jerone-hunter-begin-150501323.html

NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5803110

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5623282

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On this episode, Payton investigates a secluded town hidden deep in Connecticut’s forests, one marked by a haunting history and decades of unexplained death and tragedy.

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Sources:

American Hauntings - https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/dudleytown 

US Ghost Adventures - https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/americas-most-haunted-east/the-curse-of-dudleytown/

The Yankee Xpress - https://www.theyankeexpress.com/2023/03/09/428573/dudleytown-ii-the-most-haunted-place-in-the-u-s-

Only in Connecticut - https://collider.com/queen-of-the-damned-murder-allan-menzies/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/connecticut/dudleytown-ct

i95 Rock - https://i95rock.com/mystery-of-dudleytown-ct/

https://i95rock.com/the-mystery-surrounding-dudleytown-the-haunted-deserted-ct-town-has-baffled-me-for-years-this-year-i-intend-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-it/ 

https://i95rock.com/dudleytown-missing-persons-freedom-of-info-request-granted-almost-a-year-later/ 

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A young hiker vanishes in the woods, and the search leads police across multiple states to a mysterious drifter living deep in the forests. What they uncover is far darker than anyone imagined.

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Case Sources:

Making a Serial Killer - Season 2 Episode 2, “Gary Hilton”

Wild Crime – Season 3, episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4

United States Attorney’s Office - https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/gary-michael-hilton-sentenced-four-life-sentences 

Court TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc5mR0ndQCE

People - https://people.com/national-forest-serial-killer-confesses-2007-dismemberment-murder-florida-nurse-11712002

WYFF 4 - https://www.wyff4.com/article/serial-killer-sentenced-for-nc-murders/7004143 

Yahoo! News - https://www.yahoo.com/news/gary-michael-hilton-national-forest-150259738.html

NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23769881 

ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/hulu-documentary-missing-womans-case-sparked-investigation-serial/story?id=105180020

WLOS News 13 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB4iQONtZ4I 

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gary-michael-hilton-suspected-serial-killer-gets-death-penalty-in-fla-for-2007-beheading-murder/ 

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In this episode, Payton dives into the unbelievable case of Teresita Basa, a Chicago nurse whose murder went cold until the unthinkable happened.

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Case Sources:

Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack Season 2 Episode 19

Mamamia - https://www.mamamia.com.au/teresita-basa-unsolved-mysteries/

All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/teresita-basa

ABP Live - https://news.abplive.com/crime/most-shocking-crimes-teresita-basa-murder-case-of-filipino-nurse-in-us-that-baffled-all-1648953

The Clermont Sun - https://www.clermontsun.com/2018/08/09/marc-hoover-did-teresita-basa-solve-her-own-murder 

The Line Up - https://the-line-up.com/teresita-basa

Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/09/17/voice-from-the-grave-evokes-a-murder-trial/13b6d805-2413-4015-b70a-b9b28ab5d40d/ 

Unilad - https://www.unilad.com/community/ghost-solved-her-own-murder-20221106 

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On this episode, Payton dives into the real-life inspiration behind the show Stranger Things. Secret government experiments, psychic kids, mind control, and a hidden military base all fueled the hit show. 

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Case sources: 

The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time by Preston Nichols & Peter Moon

The Dark Files: Montauk (TV Special)

1980s Now - https://1980snow.com/the-montauk-project/ 

Piedmont Roar - https://piedmontroar.com/10362/ae/the-montauk-project/ 

Roadtrippers - https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/camp-hero-montauk-conspiracy-theories/

Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/camp-hero-montauk-air-force-base-inspired-stranger-things-photos-2023-8  

NPR - https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief

History - https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments

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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.

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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

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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.

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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/ 

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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.

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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 

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