127. The Killer Who Couldn’t Stop Confessing
In this episode Payton uncovers a serial killer who terrorized the United States in the 1980s.
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Dead Silent Season 2 Episode 6: Secrets of the Santa Cruz Mountains
KION News 46 - https://kion546.com/news/2017/04/11/serial-killer-admits-slaying-two-in-aptos-and-santa-cruz-authorities-say/
Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/11/serial-killer-terry-childs-convicted-of-two-new-santa-cruz-county-murders-murders-from-1980s/
KSBW Action News 8 - https://www.ksbw.com/article/serial-killer-admits-to-murdering-2-in-aptos-santa-cruz/9257554
SF Gate - https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Serial-killer-admits-to-unsolved-murders-in-Aptos-11063911.php
Sportskeeda - https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/bodies-in-the-wilderness-where-terry-childs-now
NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/21/us/inmate-to-undergo-tests-on-claim-of-12-killings.html
Santa Cruz County Sentinel - https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-terry-childs-confess/20196194/?locale=en-US
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https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/jun/07/man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-teacher/
Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/11/02/killer-admits-to-79-slaying-of-cupertino-woman/
Nevada Appeal - https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2007/nov/02/authorities-california-inmate-confesses-to-1979-sl/
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Into The Dark
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.
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