144. The Candyman Killer

On this episode, Payton explores the case of Stein-Erik Soelberg, a man whose tragic descent into paranoia became increasingly intertwined with ChatGPT, ultimately ending in a horrifying act of violence. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband Netflix: https:/ ...  Show more

Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love going down internet rabbit holes, you are going to love CRIMES OF REDDIT with Alexis Linkletter and Sabrina Deana-Roga. Every Tuesday, one host brings a set of true-crime st ...  Show more

52-year-old Ruthie Mae McCoy’s frantic 911 call stated, “They want to come through the bathroom.” Nearly three days later, police found her shot to death, her apartment breached through her bathroom medicine cabinet. In Candyman: The True Story Behind the Bathroom Mirror Murder, ...  Show more

Ruthie Mae McCoy knew the ABLA apartments in Chicago were a dangerous place. But she never could have imagined what horror could come through the mirror. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/is-candyman-real https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/they-came-in-through-the-bat ...  Show more

Calling 911 didn't get Ruthie Mae McCoy help. The night she was shot, police didn't even break down her apartment door to check on her. Her body was discovered days later. The bizarre detail that McCoy was killed by someone entering through her bathroom medicine cabinet caught th ...  Show more

On a summer morning in 2001, a woman in Alabama woke up in a cold sweat – like she’d just had a nightmare. But the woman knew what she saw while she was sleeping was not a bad dream – it was real. So she grabbed her phone and made a frantic call. Later that morning, police arr ...