On this episode of Into the Dark, Payton dives into the brutal murders of Morris and Ruth Gauger, an elderly couple found dead on their rural Illinois farm, and the troubling investigation that followed.

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Case Sources:

Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/10/15/jurors-hear-see-evidence-of-couples-violent-deaths/

https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-biker-guilty-of-killing/193064059/

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - https://wwws.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/gary-gauger.html

https://wwws.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/documents/ilGaugerChart.pdf

The National Registry of Exonerations - https://exonerationregistry.org/cases/10466

Illinois Courts - https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/0bc91035-d861-4b08-83bd-845cf8471319/2100316_R23.pdf

ABC News - https://abcnews.com/2020/story?id=123938&page=1

LV Criminal Defense - https://www.lvcriminaldefense.com/gary-gauger-sentenced-death-based-mostly-statements-allegedly-made/

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When Arlene Fraser vanishes without a trace, a suspicious suspect and a troubled marriage raise one chilling question: what really happened to her?

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Case Sources:

Murder Case: “The Hunt for Arlene Fraser’s Killer” Documentary

BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05vg8ye4r3o 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2656703.stm 

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/26/case-the-hunt-for-arlene-frasers-killer-review-enraging-tale-domestic-violence-murder

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/30/nat-fraser-sentenced-murder-wife 

Cosmopolitan - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a70514000/nat-fraser-now/ 

Aberdeen Live - https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/sister-murdered-mum-arlene-fraser-10832130

Grand Pinnacle Tribune - https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/arlene-fraser-disappearance-revisited-in-bbc-documentary-531739

Yahoo! News - https://uk.news.yahoo.com/family-murdered-arlene-fraser-urge-043000262.html

Grampian Online - https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/twists-and-turns-of-trial-of-elgin-killer-the-focus-of-part-428248/ 

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On this episode, Payton dives into the disappearance of Cynthia Anderson, a young secretary who vanished from her office after receiving a series of disturbing phone calls.

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Case Sources:

Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack: Season 2, Episode 13

Unsolved Mysteries - https://unsolved.com/gallery/cynthia-anderson/

Ohio Attorney General - https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Adults-1/Anderson

Lost N Found Blogs - https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/cindy-anderson-premonition-to-peril

Buzzfeed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIUkk6Esr0

The Charley Project - https://charleyproject.org/case/cynthia-jane-anderson

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On this episode, Payton dives into the case of a neighborhood dispute that turned into an all out war.

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Case Sources:

Tampa Bay Times - https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/a-pasco-man-told-the-jury-he-killed-his-neighbor-then-they-found-him-guilty-20190814/ 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/a-pasco-man-told-the-jury-he-killed-his-neighbor-then-they-found-him-guilty-20190814/ 

https://www.tampabay.com/pasco/i-did-a-sin-pasco-county-mans-security-camera-captures-killing-of-his-neighbor-20190809/ 

ABC 10 News San Diego - https://www.10news.com/news/national/florida-man-accused-of-execution-style-murder-of-his-neighbor-explains-why-he-did-it 

CBS 10 Tampa Bay - https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/murder-trial-begins-for-man-accused-of-killing-neighbor/67-a0606e82-71b6-4337-b41c-e45aa5b5b568 

Law & Crime Network - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoW1SIeAWaWbMLyc7Zuhp6hndU5UIKX-a  

Sun Coast News - https://www.suncoastnews.com/news/holiday-man-said-he-doesn-t-regret-shooting-neighbor/article_6a20f4ea-05ce-11e8-9d5e-afdc2dee2891.html

New York Post - https://nypost.com/2018/03/20/man-who-admitted-executing-neighbor-wants-death-penalty/

Patch - https://patch.com/florida/newportrichey/holiday-man-accused-murder-says-neighbors-bullied-him 

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On this episode, Payton explores the haunting case of Robbie and Jennifer Tower, a loving couple with a deep desire to help others. But after welcoming someone new into their family, the life they imagined began to unravel in ways no one saw coming.

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Case Sources:

The Herald Tribune - https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/17/dima-tower-murder-trial-parents-sarasota-north-port-florida-sentence/87270341007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z117230p119550c119550e006700v117230d--38--b--38--&gca-ft=9&gca-ds=sophi

Gulf Coast News Now - https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/dima-tower-north-port-couple-murder-prison/69446425

Court TV - https://www.courttv.com/news/dima-tower-admits-to-brutal-murder-of-adoptive-parents-in-chilling-testimony/

Law & Crime Trials - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT2snNGWwa65xWMpU2CICqhhoUm_IIy6I

ABC 7 - https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/dima-tower-found-guilty-first-degree-murder-parents-deaths/

People - https://people.com/adoptive-son-on-trial-parents-massacred-bodies-found-head-to-head-11848252

Fox 13 Tampa Bay - https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-accused-killing-adoptive-parents-could-face-life-prison

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On this episode, Payton explores the bizarre medical mystery of a patient who seemed to know the impossible, and the only explanation was the voice inside her head.

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Case Sources:

Ripleys - https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hallucinatory-doctors

Neatorama - https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/07/ghostly-voices-tell-woman-of-brain-cancer-miracle-or-madness/ 

National Library of Medicine - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2128009/ 

Rational Psychiatry - https://rationalpsychiatry.substack.com/p/guided-by-voices 

IFL Science - https://www.iflscience.com/the-woman-whose-hallucinations-diagnosed-her-correctly-with-a-brain-tumor-66332 

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On this episode, Payton dives into a chilling string of murders that gripped Chicago in the 1940s. As fear spread throughout the city, investigators raced to uncover the identity of a killer whose crimes would leave a lasting mark on history.

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Case Sources:

GQ - https://www.gq.com/story/william-heirens-lipstick-killer-chicago

Radford University Department of Psychology - https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Heirens,%20William%20-%20fall,%202005.pdf 

Justia US Law - https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1954/33165-5.html  

Time - https://time.com/archive/6773345/crime-bill-george/ 

History - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-7/a-case-of-split-personality-in-puzzling-chicago-murders 

Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/is-there-such-a-thing-as-truth-serum-2014-10 

National Library of Medicine - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10730093/ 

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On this episode, Payton explores the shocking murder of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, a world-renowned nuclear physicist who was gunned down outside his apartment.

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CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mit-professor-killed-nuno-loureiro-mystery-homicide-investigation/

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mit-professor-nuno-loureiro-murder-new-reports/

Brookline News - https://brookline.news/police-reports-reveal-shooters-movements-on-day-of-mit-professors-murder/

MIT Office of the President - https://president.mit.edu/writing-speeches/professor-nuno-loureiro

WCVB ABC 5 - https://www.wcvb.com/article/shooter-classmates-with-mit-physicist-portugal/69814242

Times of Israel - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-strange-death-of-nuno-loureiro/

International Business Times - https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/heres-why-internet-convinced-something-sinister-lies-behind-mit-nuclear-scientists-death-1763619

ABC News - https://abcnews.com/US/mit-professor-shot-killed-home-boston-suburbs-officials/story?id=128460718

La Voce di New York - https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2025/12/17/mit-professors-killing-raises-fears-of-international-motive/

PBS News - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/shooter-who-killed-mit-professor-and-brown-students-planned-attack-for-months-doj-says

People - https://people.com/reddit-post-helped-identify-brown-mit-shooting-suspect-11873238

US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2025-12-17/what-to-know-about-mit-professor-nuno-loureiro-who-was-shot-at-home-near-boston

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On this episode, Payton explores the case of Heather DeWild. When Heather disappears after meeting with her soon-to-be ex-husband, her father senses something is wrong and immediately begins searching for answers. What he uncovers leads to a chilling mystery that leaves one question: what really happened to Heather?

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Case Sources:

Westword - https://www.westword.com/news/david-dewild-pleads-in-heather-dewild-murder-case-involving-his-twin-brother-5901132/

Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-family-feuds/crime-news/daniel-dewild-heather-twins-murder-what-to-know

https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-family-feuds/crime-news/heather-dewild-murder-colorado-preview

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heather-dewild-will-her-killer-get-away-with-murder/

Yahoo! Entertainment - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/man-infuriated-over-child-support-000003839.html

Denver Post - https://www.denverpost.com/2012/12/20/plea-in-dewild-cold-case-murder-victory-for-victims-family-jeffco-da/

ABC 7 Denver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzqW_McvvKs

Paramount Press Express - https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/shows/48-hours/releases/?view=37310-a-woman-is-dead-identical-twin-brothers-are-the-suspects-did-studying-tv-shows-help-them-nearly-pull-off-the-perfect-crime-48-hours-the-devils-twin

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On this episode, Payton explores the mysterious disappearance of the Sodder children, who vanished from their home on Christmas Eve.

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Case Sources:

History’s Greatest Mysteries with Laurence Fishburn: Season 3 Episode 8, “The Sodder Children Disappearance”

Smithsonian Magazine - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/

The Voice - https://fhsvoice.org/4985/columns/the-strange-and-abnormal-the-peculiar-disappearance-of-the-sodder-children/

Buzzfeed Unsolved Network - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0AKoCMydkc

ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-25/the-mystery-of-the-vanished-sodder-children/103245390

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On this episode, Payton dives into the case of Sharon Gregory, a psychology student whose class assignment was to study someone’s behavior. But when she found the perfect person to analyze, she had no idea she was stepping into a mind far darker than she could have ever imagined.

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Case Sources:

United Press International - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/29/Slasher-movie-buff-murder-suspects-body-found/5288596782800/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/30/A-mentally-ill-young-man-acting-out-the-final/5081596869200/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/01/Fear-stalks-streets-of-Greenfield-on-Halloween/3278594363600/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/10/27/Stabbing-suspect-linked-to-movies/3988593928000/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/03/Police-seek-link-between-break-in-and-murder/4845594536400/

All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/murders-inspired-by-horror-movies/3

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