197. The Coast To Coast Killer

On this episode, Payton and Garrett dive into the case of Joleen Cummings, a beloved hairstylist and devoted mother who vanished. Between a suspicious coworker, a messy divorce, and a new relationship, investigators quickly find themselves tangled in a web of unanswered questions ...  Show more

On this episode, Payton and Garrett dive into the case of Makayla Meave, a young mother whose sudden disappearance left her family desperately searching for answers. But when Makayla’s mother has a chilling vision about where her daughter might be, the entire investigation takes ...  Show more

On this episode, Payton discusses two different killers with almost identical methods of luring victims to their deaths. One of which was on a Dating Game Show and won! The man later became one of the most notorious killers in American History.  Rodney Alcala — unidentified wome ...  Show more

On this episode, Payton discusses the multiple murders where bodies were dumped in Florida's canals. Was this the work of one serial killer? Or multiple killers? Case Sources: The Flat Tire Murders: Unsolved Crimes of a South Florida Serial Killer (2021, McFarland), by Michael P ...  Show more

We read about scams every day, don't we.

In 2011, 27 year old Lynda Spence, from Glasgow, was an accomplished scammer. But as she got involved in bigger deals, the people she ripped off were becoming serious criminals, with a background of extreme violence. One of these w ...  Show more

In this episode, Payton dives into the case of Joan and John Hill, a glamorous couple at the height of Houston society, who become entangled in one of the city's most notorious murder mysteries in the 1960s. Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case Sources: ...  Show more