52. The Mysterious Murder of Prosecutor Jonathan Luna
01/10/24 • 31 min
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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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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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1 RecommendationsIn 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
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Case Sources:
“Captive of the Labyrinth” by Mary Jo Ignoffo
WinchesterMysteryHouse.com - https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/
AtlasObscura.com - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house
The National Park Service - https://www.nps.gov/places/winchester-house.htm
SFTravel.com - https://www.sftravel.com/article/guide-to-winchester-mystery-house
SJToday.com - https://sjtoday.6amcity.com/friday-13-winchester-mystery-house-san-jose-ca
SFGate.com - https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/the-myth-of-the-winchester-mystery-house-16571653.php
Patch.com - https://patch.com/california/milpitas/5-spooky-tales-famous-winchester-mystery-house
WildAboutHoudini.com - https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2020/01/a-winchester-mystery-house-mysterysolved.html
MentalFloss.com - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/654998/when-harry-houdini-visited-winchester-mystery-house
Vanity Fair - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/winchester-helen-mirren-haunted-house-san-jose
AllThatsInteresting.com - https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house
LegendsOfAmerica.com - https://www.legendsofamerica.com/winchester-mystery-house/
San Joaquin Valley Press - https://sanjoaquinvalleypress.com/storytime/f/real-ghost-stories-winchester-mystery-house
TheTruthAboutSarahWinchester.com - http://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.com/
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