In this episode, Payton dives into 1920s Chicago, a beautiful young woman found herself at the center of a scandal that gripped the city. Her story would inspire one of the most infamous characters in musical history.
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Case Sources:
The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
Northumberland Players - https://northumberlandplayers.ca/the-women-who-inspired-chicago/
Chicago History Museum - https://www.chicagohistory.org/true-crime-beulah-annan/
Chicagology - https://chicagology.com/notorious-chicago/beaulahandbelva/
The Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/29/vintage-chicago-tribune-roxie-hart-beulah-annan-broadway-musical/
Owensboro Times - https://www.owensborotimes.com/features/2024/10/author-to-discuss-owensboros-infamous-beulah-annan-and-how-she-inspired-chicago-musical/
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131 - The Cypher of Ricky McCormick
In this episode, Payton dives into the mysterious death of Ricky McCormick and the cypher that was found in his pocket.
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Case Sources:
FBI - https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/help-solve-an-open-murder-case-part-2
https://vault.fbi.gov/ricky-mccormick/ricky-mccormick-part-01-final
All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/ricky-mccormick
Esquire - https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a33526012/unsolved-cold-cases/
First Alert 4 - https://www.firstalert4.com/2022/01/21/puzzling-case-help-solve-this-cryptic-cold-case-that-has-stumped-detectives/
River Front Times - https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death-2498959
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42348642
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-seeks-publics-help-cracking-cryptic-notes-in-1999-murder-victims-pocket/
St. Louis Today - https://www.stltoday.com/news/article_bcc02074-5b1a-11e0-b199-0017a4a78c22.html
New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/us/01code.html?scp=1&sq=ricky%20mccormick&st=cse
Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-flooded-with-tips-on-encrypted-notes-from-1999-murder-mystery/
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130. The Seven Gates of Hell
WE HAD SOME AUDIO ISSUES WE ARE SO SORRY.
In this episode, Payton explores the quaint rural town of Hellam Township, Pennsylvania which is rumored to be the home of the 7 Gates of Hell.
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Case Sources:
Beyond the Seventh Gate: Exploring Toad Road, the Seven Gates of Hell, and Other Strangeness in York, Lancaster, and Adams Counties by Timothy Renner
Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets by Matt Lake
93.3 WMMR Rocks! - https://wmmr.com/2023/05/31/where-you-can-find-the-seven-gates-of-hell-in-pennsylvania/
York Daily Record - https://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/york-town-square/2017/10/22/seven-gates-of-hell-intriguing-tale-of-horror/787664001/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/555750283/?match=1&terms=seven%20gates%20to%20hell
WJBR - https://wjbr.com/2023/05/31/the-seven-gates-of-hell-in-york-county-pennsylvania/
Roadtrippers - https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/york--pa/attractions/seven-gates-of-hell
Facts Chronology - https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/gates-hell-hellam-pennsylvania
FHE Health - https://fherehab.com/learning/treat-mental-health-centuries
The Evening Sun - https://www.newspapers.com/image/995944566/?match=1&terms=seven%20gates%20to%20hell
https://www.newspapers.com/image/522414034/?match=1&terms=seven%20gates%20to%20hell
Atlas Obscura - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hellam-township
Ashford & St. Peter’s Hospitals - https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/19th-century-mental-health
Music Credits
“Lost Place Atmospheres 001” by Sascha Ende
“Lost Place Atmospheres 004” by Sascha Ende
Other Music and SFX From
Epidemic Sound and Storyblocks
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129. The Murder of Evelyn Player
In this episode, Payton explores the heartbreaking case of Evelyn Player—a cherished member of the Baltimore community whose life was cut short in a place no one would have expected.
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Case Sources:
Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/2023/01/17/man-pleads-guilty-to-fatally-stabbing-evelyn-player-at-her-east-baltimore-church/
https://digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=d5e513c5-6b95-46d3-a450-a2859d028252
https://www.newspapers.com/image/793446744/?match=1&terms=%22Manzie%20Smith%22
https://www.newspapers.com/image/785817259/?match=1&terms=%22Manzie%20Smith%22
Office of the State’s Attorney - https://www.stattorney.org/media-center/press-releases/2674-life-sentence-handed-down-to-man-who-fatally-stabbed-community-matriarch-in-church
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-2021-murder-of-baltimore-church-volunteer-evelyn-player/
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/charging-documents-say-evelyn-player-died-defending-herself-police-found-suspect-through-dna/
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/community-remembers-slain-church-employee-evelyn-player-at-viewing/
WBAL TV 11 - https://www.wbaltv.com/article/manzie-smith-jr-guilty-plea-sentence-killing-evelyn-player/42538328
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/evelyn-player-murder-arrest-baltimore/38406225
ABC 13 News - https://wset.com/news/local/suspect-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-69-year-old-woman-another-killing-in-unlikeliest-place
Oxygen - https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/manzie-smith-jr-gets-life-evelyn-player-fatal-stabbing
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/suspect-arrested-in-baltimore-baptist-church-volunteers-murder
The Baltimore Banner - https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/man-pleads-guilty-fatal-stabbing-evelyn-player-TNDD5A6EAJCYVKBVLDKWHWGBQI/
Fox 45 Baltimore - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/man-with-long-history-of-violence-against-women-arrested-for-murder-of-church-volunteer
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/dna-evidence62-year-old-charged-in-death-of-elderly-woman-killed-in-east-balto-church?photo=3
WMAR 2 ABC Baltimore - https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/suspect-is-in-custody-in-relation-to-the-death-of-a-69-year-old-woman-killed-inside-a-church
Yahoo! News - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/man-gets-life-fatally-stabbing-205622734.html
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexton
Law and Crime - https://lawandcrime.com/crime/convicted-rapist-charged-with-heinous-stabbing-murder-of-69-year-old-baltimore-church-volunteer/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/convicted-rapist-who-admitted-to-stabbing-69-year-old-volunteer-inside-church-bathroom-learns-his-fate/
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-hired-laborer-charged-murder-fatal-stabbing-69-year-old-woman-balt-rcna7999
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128. The Night Tracey Vanished
In this episode, Payton explores the mysterious disappearance of Tracey Gilpin, who vanished after leaving a party in Massachusetts in 1986. Decades later, the long-cold case unravels in a way no one saw coming.
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Case Sources:
CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/11/us/tracy-gilpin-cold-case-solved/index.html
Wicked Local - https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/old-colony-memorial/2022/10/07/michael-hand-tracy-gilpin-murder-plymouth-kingston-massachusetts-1986-pastor/8192973001/
Mass Live - https://www.masslive.com/news/erry-2018/05/4885b38de29511/what_we_know_about_the_1986_ki.html
https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/09/she_went_to_a_party_and_disapp.html
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tracy-gilpin-murder-michael-hand-north-carolina-arrested-1986-killing/
NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/arrest-made-31-year-old-cold-case-murdered-massachusetts-teen-n855706
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-believes-1986-murder-massachusetts-teen-tracy-gilpin-absolutely-solvable-n725341
Plymouth Independent - https://www.plymouthindependent.org/a-setback-in-case-against-man-accused-of-1986-myles-standish-murder/
Social Law - https://www.socialaw.com/services/slip-opinions/slip-opinion-details/commonwealth-vs.-michael-a.-hand
The Patriot Ledger - https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/12/north-carolina-man-waives-rendition/13005362007/
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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.