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. 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: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices