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Into The Dark

Into The Dark

OH NO MEDIA

A True Crime podcast with a hint of horror and mystery. Join Payton Moreland as she delves into a different case each week, breaking down the facts and pondering on the age old question, “Why do people do what they do?”. Payton also periodically discusses conspiracy theories, hauntings, and all things spooky... so go ahead and walk with her every Wednesday further Into The Dark.
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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

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Into The Dark - 1. Internet Killers: The Slavemaster
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01/11/23 • 51 min

On this mini-series of Binged, Payton discusses killers who found their victims via the internet. Starting with John Edward Robinson.

Case Sources:

Anyone You Want Me To Be: A Shocking True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet (2003, Scribner), by Stephen Singular and John Douglas

Internet Slave Master: A True Story of Seduction and Murder (2011, St. Martin's True Crime), by John Glatt

Serial Killer Quarterly Vol.1 No.1: “21st Century Psychos” (2014), by Katherine Ramsland, Michael Newton, Lee Mellor, Robert J. Hoshowsky, Kim Cresswell, Curtis Yateman, Aaron Elliott

cnn.com, "Friends of victim shared e-mail exchanges with accused serial killer," by Sue Miller Wiltz, October 9, 2002

abc.com, ABC 20/20, "Sole Survivor," aired November 4, 2012 (https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-10/04-sole-survivor)

newyorker.com, "The Tech Industry's Gender-Discrimination Problem," by Sheelah Kolhatkar, November 13, 2017

newspapers.com citations:

Rick Montgomery and Greg Kuhl, “Kansas Prison Awaits a Convincing Talker,” The Kansas City Star, 31 May 1987, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/680305752/ : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, pp. 1B, 12B.

“Cicero Scout Will See Queen,” Berwyn Life, 13 Nov 1957, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/524288482 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, p.2

“Eagle Scout Is Soaring—He'll See Liz,” Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov 1957, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/372743820 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, Part 3—Page 11

“Group for Disabled Honors Area Man',” The Kansas City Times, 8 Dec 1977, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/677413258 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, p.3A

Mack Alexander, “Man-of-the-Year Ploy Backfires on 'Honoree',” The Kansas City Star, 20 Dec 1977, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/677408491 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, p.3

Associated Press, “Robinson awaits trial on 3 victims in Missouri',” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3 Nov 2002, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/142090360 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, p.C2

Associated Press, “Kansas man charged in 5 'barrel murders'',” St. Joseph News-Press, 14 Jun 2000, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/563563051 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, p.A3

Tony Rizzo, “'Fortunate Twist' Pointed Police Toward Robinson',” The Kansas City Star, 26 Jan 2003, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/687344190 : accessed 19 October 2022); citing print edition, p.A1

wikipiedia.org, John Edward Robinson

charleyproject.org, Paula G. Godfrey

charleyproject.org, Lisa Stasi

charleyproject.org, Catherine F. Clampitt

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Into The Dark - 81. The Peace Corps Tragedy
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07/31/24 • 34 min

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.

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Links:

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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

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Into The Dark - 16. Lost and Found: Denise Huber
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04/19/23 • 39 min

On this episode of Binged, Payton dives into a new mini series discuss cases where missing people were found.

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Case Sources:

Forensic Files, episode: "Frozen in Time,” aired March 8, 2003 on CourtTV

Cold Storage (1998, Kensington Publishing Corp.), by Don Lasseter

courts.ca.gov/documents/s064306-1-appellants-opening-brief.pdf

oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/denise-huber-murder-john-famalaro-kidnapped-her-put-in-freezer

Newspapers.com sources:

www.newspapers.com/image/175387358

www.newspapers.com/image/177262083

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Into The Dark - 61. The Bloody Benders
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03/13/24 • 34 min

In this episode, Payton ventures into the heart of the Kansas frontier during the tumultuous 1870s. As travelers disappeared without a trace, whispers swirl regarding an enigmatic family homestead lurking ominously on the outskirts of town.

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Case Sources:

Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

Hell’s Half-Acre by Susan Jonusas

A&E - https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bloody-benders

The Joplin Globe - https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/bill-caldwell-bloody-benders-were-frontier-serial-killers/article_f6349444-0acf-11ee-974c-53c671e62b02.html

Slate - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/bloody-benders-true-story-kate-bender-crimes-susan-jonusas.html

New York Post - https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/how-a-serial-killer-family-murdered-8-and-got-away-with-it/

Kansas Reflector - https://kansasreflector.com/2021/10/31/a-mysterious-murder-site-has-a-new-owner-hes-looking-for-answers-about-the-bloody-benders/

Humanities Kansas - https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/people/true-crime-in-kansas-the-mystery-of-the-benders

CPI Inflation Calculator - https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1873?amount=2000

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Into The Dark - 84. The Stonehenge Mysteries
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08/21/24 • 38 min

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/

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Into The Dark - 2. Internet Killers: Darkly Dreaming Mark
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01/11/23 • 45 min

On this mini-series of Binged, Payton discusses killers who found their victims via the internet.

Case Sources:

The One Who Got Away: Escape from the Kill Room (2016, Gilles Tetreault), by Gilles Tetreault

The Devil's Cinema: The Untold Story Behind Mark Twitchell's Kill Room (2012, McClelland & Stewart), by Steve Lillebuen

wikipedia.org, Mark_Twitchell

Newspapers.com sources:

Joseph Brean, “Bizarre slaying mirrored film: police,” National Post, 3 November 2008, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/514796036), citing print edition, pp.1-2

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Saturday True Crime News: Baltimore Bridge Tragedy: Deaths, Facts, Updates, And An In Depth Summary Of What Occurred

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Into The Dark - BINGED INTRODUCTION

BINGED INTRODUCTION

Into The Dark

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01/02/23 • 0 min

Episodes dropping January 11th. A True Crime Podcast with one goal. Shining light on cases with a common theme using a new mini-series format. Multiple episodes drop every other week... and every drop dives into different cases with a similar aspect. These killers are more alike than we think...

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Into The Dark - 18. Mass Deaths: Mark O. Barton
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05/03/23 • 43 min

On this new mini-series of Binged, Payton discusses Mass Shootings of the 20th Century, starting with the Mark O. Barton case.

Case Sources:

reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/ixxnd2/today_is_going_to_be_visual_the_story_of_mark_o/

newsweek.com/its-bad-trading-day-and-its-about-get-165768

crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/mass/work_homicide/2.html

Delivered from Evil: True Stories of Ordinary People Who Faced Monstrous Mass Killers and Survived (2011, Fair Winds Press), by Ron Franscell

Murder at the Office (2006, New Horizon Press), by Brent C. Doonan

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Atlanta_day_trading_firm_shootings

edition.cnn.com/US/9907/30/shooting.letters.02/index2.html

Newspapers.com sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/235516054/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/403913557

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Into The Dark currently has 108 episodes available.

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The podcast is about True Crime and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Into The Dark?

The episode title '1. Internet Killers: The Slavemaster' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Into The Dark is 38 minutes.

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Episodes of Into The Dark are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of Into The Dark was released on Jan 2, 2023.

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