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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144. The Candyman Killer
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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143. The Murder Castle - The True Story of H.H. Holmes
On this episode, Payton explores the dark story of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer, and his deadly Murder Castle.
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Case Sources:
H.H. Homes: The True History of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer
Library of Congress - https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes
EBSCO - https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-h-holmes
History - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/a-serial-killer-is-hanged
Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes
Crime Museum - https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
The West End Museum - https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/immigrant-neighborhood/h-h-holmes/
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142. The Halloween Party Disaster — The Tragic Story of Yoshi Hattori
Two teens go searching for some Halloween fun but what they found was a real-life nightmare.
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Case Sources:
BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50063364
The Trace - https://www.thetrace.org/2022/11/yoshihiro-hattori-webb-haymaker-brady/
Health First Consulting - https://healthfirstconsulting.com/blog/this-innocent-mistake-cost-my-friend-his-life-page-under-construction/
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/22/gun-control-japanese-mother-march-for-our-lives-campaign-parkland-students
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141. The Vampire of Scotland
A horror film became a blueprint for murder when Allan Menzies claimed he was chosen by a vampire queen.
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Case Sources:
Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-ate-friend-s-head-89133.html
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/nov/16/ukcrime.kirstyscott
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/30/2
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/26/ukcrime
UPI - https://www.upi.com/Archives/2003/10/08/Scottish-vampire-guilty-of-murder/6301065585600/
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2003/10/08/Scottish-vampire-guilty-of-murder/44301065637321/
Collier - https://collider.com/queen-of-the-damned-murder-allan-menzies/
Telegraph - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1443666/Vampire-murderer-is-jailed-for-life.html
The Times - https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/i-watched-vampire-film-100-times-and-it-made-me-want-to-kill-lq9p8spxm9j
BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2638385.stm
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-66478360
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3168520.stm
The Scotsman - https://www.scotsman.com/news/body-found-in-shallow-grave-2507615
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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.