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 ponderin...
In this episode, Payton uncovers a small town’s dark secret: a blackmailer urging residents to commit murder to keep their secrets hidden.
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Case Sources
Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack – Season 7, Episode 6
48 Hours – Season 36, Episode 47 “The Circleville Letters”
The Columbus Dispatch - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/25/circleville-ohio-mystery-menacing-letters-gillispie-freshour-cbs-48-hours/8253758002/
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-ohio-rumors-secrets/
The Scioto Post - https://www.sciotopost.com/updates-about-the-circleville-mystery-writer/
All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/circleville-letters
Scioto Valley Guardian - https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/05/23/has-a-forensic-expert-unmasked-the-anonymous-author-of-the-infamous-circleville-letters/
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41:49
97. The Murder of Ally Kostial
In this episode, Payton unravels the chilling case of Ally Kostial, a young woman tragically found by a lake in Mississippi, fatally shot nine times. As investigators delve into her phone records, they uncover startling revelations.
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CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/ally-kostial-murder-brandon-theesfeld-university-of-mississippi-evidence/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ally-kostial-murder-brandon-theesfeld-university-of-mississippi-cautionary-tale-48-hours/
48 Hours - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huBpF0ZM5dI
KSDK 5 - https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/man-pleads-guilty-murder-ole-miss-student-from-st-louis-ally-kostial/63-d15861cf-26b7-4078-a104-caff65feb099
The Oxford Eagle - https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2021/08/27/former-ole-miss-student-pleads-guilty-to-killing-ally-kostial-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/
https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2022/03/03/cbs-news-48-hours-to-cover-ally-kostial-case/
New York Post - https://nypost.com/2021/09/01/suspect-in-ole-miss-student-ally-kostials-death-pleads-guilty-to-murder/
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42:23
96. The Victims of Pam Hupp
In this episode, Payton explores the bizarre case of Betsy Faria. When her husband discovers her body, the investigation takes a shocking turn, suggesting that the wrong person may have been convicted and uncovering something far more sinister at play.
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Rosenblum Schwarts Fry & Johnson - https://rsflawfirm.com/Firm-News/Russell-Faria-Acquitted-Of-Wife-s-Murder/
People - https://people.com/pam-hupp-charge-refiled-betsy-faria-stabbing-death-8384298
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pamela-hupp-murder-case-refiled-missouri-tv-miniseries-the-thing-about-pam/
NBC5 - https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/investigations/pam-hupp-russ-faria/63-46e7c941-23ea-4b44-8e69-c75faf5f164a
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/mugshot-pamela-pam-hupp-hearing/63-0e019daa-69f2-4b54-9a0d-7fd8373ffa9b
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/murder-charges-refiled-against-pam-hupp-in-betsy-faria-case
Fox 2 Now - https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/why-pam-hupps-alleged-victims-are-okay-with-trial-delays/
Dateline - https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/full-episode-the-real-thing-about-pam-138028613927
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-2-138029125656
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-3-138029637827
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-4-138029125815
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-5-138029125927
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-7-138032197843
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-8-138032709726
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-9-138031685707
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-10-138033733521
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-11-138033221569
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-real-thing-about-pam-part-12-138033733659
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/russell-farias-wife-was-stabbed-55-times-but-was-he-the-killer/article_dd93f262-594e-5b88-b53f-097fc10033c8.html
The National Registry of Exonerations - https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4792
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45:25
95. The Fatal Exorcism - The Murder of Scott Callahan
In this episode, Payton delves into the tragic case of Scott Callahan, a man who lost his life in a fatal exorcism performed by his own son.
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Case Sources:
Law & Crime - https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-who-allegedly-drowned-father-to-exorcise-demons-has-been-indicted-for-murder/
NBC Boston - https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/man-who-killed-father-trying-to-exorcise-his-demon-sentenced-to-prison/3358950/?amp=1
Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office - https://plymouthda.com/news/2024-press-releases/man-sentenced-to-state-prison-for-killing-his-father/
WCVB 5 - https://www.wcvb.com/article/duxbury-man-convicted-fathers-death-island-creek-pond/60608520
Boston.com - https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/04/13/trial-begins-for-duxbury-man-who-allegedly-drowned-his-father-as-part-of-exorcism/
WHDH News 2 Boston - https://whdh.com/news/duxbury-man-sentenced-for-drowning-death-of-father-in-2021/
https://whdh.com/news/teen-accused-of-murdering-father-in-duxbury-pond-in-attempt-to-exorcise-his-demons-due-back-in-court/
Duxbury Clipper - https://www.duxburyclipper.com/articles/verdict-awaits-in-callahan-case/
Huff Post - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/massachusetts-father-baptism-drowning-exorcism_n_662beacfe4b0ab66ede48d1a
Town of Duxbury Massachusetts - https://www.town.duxbury.ma.us/about-duxbury
New York Post - https://nypost.com/2021/06/29/man-killed-father-in-pond-while-baptizing-him-prosecutors/
Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13323385/Mother-teen-drowned-dad-exorcism-style-killing-called-911-came-home-soaking-wet-clothes-claiming-father-missing.html
WTAP - https://www.wtap.com/2021/07/01/son-19-killed-father-during-exorcism-mass-pond-prosecutors-say/
The Boston Globe - https://www.newspapers.com/image/1064469363/?match=1&terms=%22Scott%20Callahan%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/745611923/?match=1&terms=%22Scott%20Callahan%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/745948172/?terms=%22Jack%20Callahan%22
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36:04
94. The Abductions of Franklin Delano Floyd
In this episode Payton dives into the case of Franklin Delano Floyd, a notorious criminal involved in a series of violent crimes, including abductions, assaults, and murders.
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Case: Sources:
The Girl in the Picture Netflix documentary
A Beautiful Child by Matt Birbeck
Yahoo! Entertainment - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/girl-picture-did-franklin-delano-143217500.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF0L0vpOTz2LsY2QgeuLQjzmfS-X9uh8ZAwnL2rTufJpIT0H_ReWcKWgF9awg_dXt18AXyAhm_BbI4mazEhcFiJVJsnn_olclt4YaTwDJQ1YDODQH4jBLbWRj72PZoE-nfTyiE4FJ_bNDg25CBqnOHoqvNA4IwJfymJ68wczp7La
The Supreme Court of Florida - https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/362934/file/03-35_init.pdf
Tampa Bay Times - https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2023/01/31/franklin-floyd-netflix-girl-in-the-picture-florida-death-row/
Variety - https://variety.com/2022/film/news/girl-in-the-picture-unanswered-questions-suzanne-sevakis-michael-franklin-floyd-1235314054/
Esquire - https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a40548719/girl-in-the-picture-franklin-delano-floyd/
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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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