Into The Dark

• 137. The Military Murder Coverup - The Death of LaVena Johnson

  On this episode, Payton explores the unsettling case of a soldier whose death on base raises far more questions than answers. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: The Silent Truth – feature film Stanford University - https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/lavena-johnson  St. Louis Public Radio - https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death  Law Offices of David P. Sheldon, PLLC - https://www.militarydefense.com/tag/lavena-johnson-foia-case/ United States Army Criminal Investigation Command - https://www.cid.army.mil/Portals/118/Documents/FOIA-Privacy-Act/CRC_Johnson-Lavena.pdf  Democracy Now - https://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/23/suicide_or_murder_three_years_after Fox 2 Now - https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/family-of-pfc-lavena-johnson-asks-her-date-of-death-to-be-changed/ RAND - https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA746-2/handbook/resources/data-on-sexual-assault-in-the-military.html  Military Times - https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-spc-kamisha-j-block/2984017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• 136. The Man Who Wanted to Be a Movie Monster

  When a woman is found dead in her front door, detectives scramble to uncover who could be behind the shocking crime - only to encounter a man who chillingly referred to himself as “Michael Myers”. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: People - https://people.com/man-killed-pregnant-girlfriend-learns-fate-connected-three-others-murders-11680948  Shelby County District Attorney’s Office - https://www.scdag.com/news-releases/self-proclaimed-serial-killer-joshua-dotson-sentenced-to-additional-159-years-for-triple-homicide-total-sentence-now-totals-261-years-for-five-murders  NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-serial-killer-likened-michael-myers-gets-250-years-total-pri-rcna192585  USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/17/joshua-dotson-tennessee-serial-killer-sentenced/78975182007/  WREG Memphis - https://wreg.com/news/memphis-murder-suspect-added-to-tennessees-most-wanted-list/ https://wreg.com/news/local/serial-killer-pleads-guilty-to-3-more-murders/  https://wreg.com/news/friends-of-19-year-old-shooting-victim-demand-justice/  https://wreg.com/news/man-shot-dead-in-south-memphis-suspect-on-the-run/  https://wreg.com/news/murder-suspect-now-in-custody-after-deaths-of-four-people-claims-innocence-in-facebook-posts/  Fox 13 Memphis - https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/i-m-a-serial-killer-memphis-man-admits-to-additional-murders-during-trial-testimony/article_1551a612-618e-11ef-a746-6bd99d935bd2.html  https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-man-found-guilty-for-murder-of-girlfriend-unborn-child-lawyer-says/article_347fc9e4-60bf-11ef-809f-5fb5296a7c89.html  https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/no-remorse-judge-sentences-self-proclaimed-serial-killer-to-100-plus-years/article_5e4126a4-97a3-11ef-a976-4347d4330784.html  Action News 5 - https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/10/31/man-who-called-himself-michael-myers-during-trial-sentenced-102-years-murders-pregnant-girlfriend-unborn-baby/ U.S. Marshals Service - https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/us-marshals-task-force-looking-first-degree-murder-suspect  WKRN - https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/memphis-fugitive-on-tbi-most-wanted-list-captured-near-nashville/  Butler and Quinn - https://www.butlerandquinn.com/blog/should-you-testify-in-your-own-defense/  Law and Crime - https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-am-michael-myers-man-who-called-himself-a-serial-killer-while-testifying-in-own-defense-for-murdering-pregnant-girlfriend-is-sentenced-on-halloween/  AOL News - https://www.aol.com/tennessee-serial-killer-called-self-235215133.html Psychology Today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201805/why-many-serial-killers-crave-public-notoriety Serenity Funeral Homes - https://www.serenityfuneralhomememphis.com/obituaries/Reginald-Maurice-Anderson?obId=14801811#/obituaryInfo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• 135. The Australian Abduction - The Kelly Cahill Encounter

  In the quiet Australian countryside, Kelly Cahill experienced something that would change her life forever. What began as a simple night drive quickly turned into one of the most chilling and unexplained encounters ever reported. The mystery of what she saw still haunts investigators to this day. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: Encounter by Kelly Cahill ABC News Australia - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/ufo-abduction-book-kelly-cahill-encounter-eumemmering-australia/12661498  Star Mail - https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/opinion/2022-03-04/alien-abduction-in-the-hills-fact-or-fiction/  The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.newspapers.com/image/120105838/?match=1&terms=%22Kelly%20Cahill%22  The Age - https://www.newspapers.com/image/123055121/?match=1&terms=%22Kelly%20Cahill%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/122858164/?match=1&terms=%22Kelly%20Cahill%22  The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/05/short-term-memory-illusions-study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• 134. The Murder of Sydney Sutherland

  Sydney Sutherland’s sudden disappearance left her community in shock. As investigators dug deeper, the chilling reality they uncovered would leave everyone stunned. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderwithmyhusband/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@murderwithmyhusband Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 Case sources:KARK News - https://www.kark.com/crime/suspect-in-the-killing-of-jackson-county-woman-sydney-sutherland-faces-judge-sources-say-plea-possible/  K8 News - https://www.kait8.com/2021/10/01/lewellyn-pleads-guilty-sydney-sutherland-murder/  THV 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbNuXkXtBo Arkansas Democrat Gazette - https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/oct/17/details-released-in-killing-of-jogger/ Law & Crime Network - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUXmQhoY_rQ Fox Antonio - https://foxsanantonio.com/news/nation-world/evidence-found-in-sutherland-case-family-of-accused-killer-helping-detectives KATV - https://katv.com/news/local/quake-lewellyn-pleads-guilty-to-murder-rape-in-sydney-sutherland-case  https://katv.com/news/local/body-found-near-area-where-arkansas-jogger-disappeared#  https://katv.com/news/local/missing-womans-body-confirmed-found-by-boyfriends-parents-person-of-interest-in-custody#  https://katv.com/news/local/sheriff-dna-confirms-body-found-is-missing-jackson-county-woman# https://katv.com/news/local/newport-man-faces-capital-murder-murder-in-killing-of-25-year-old-woman# https://katv.com/news/local/mar-arrested-for-murdering-sydney-sutherland-was-part-of-her-search-party# https://katv.com/news/local/wife-of-sydney-sutherlands-accused-killer-files-for-divorce-citing-abuse-and-neglect# https://katv.com/news/local/sydney-sutherlands-alleged-killer-pleads-not-guilty# https://katv.com/news/local/sydney-sutherlands-alleged-killer-deemed-fit-for-trial-describes-murder-to-psychiatrist#  News Nation - https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/mid-south/the-body-of-missing-arkansas-jogger-sydney-sutherland-has-been-found/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• 133. What Happened to Jenna Van Gelderen?

  In this episode, Payton unravels the story of a young woman who vanished under circumstances so baffling they still defy explanation. The disappearance of Jenna Van Gelderen remains one of the most haunting mysteries to this day. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderwithmyhusband/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@murderwithmyhusband Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 Case Sources: Fox 5 Atlanta - https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jenna-van-gelderen-missing-georgia-woman-disappearance  Charley Project - https://charleyproject.org/case/jenna-ruth-van-gelderen  Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/nancy-moyer-akia-eggleston-jenna-van-gelderen-disappearances  https://www.oxygen.com/searching-for/what-happened-jenna-van-gelderen-vanished-georgia-2017  https://www.facebook.com/oxygennetwork/videos/1094221214114833/  Atlanta Jewish Times - https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/family-decides-to-mourn-jenna-van-gelderen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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