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November 12, 2025 34 mins
On this episode, Payton unravels the case of Matthew Thanes. A random encounter in a video game turns into something far more sinister when a man travels across the country and shows up at his front door. 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/paytonmorelandshow/ 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: 5 NBC DFW - https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/man-police-say-drove-from-california-to-flower-mound-to-kill-teen-gamer-identified/2442421/   https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/suspect-in-flower-mound-shooting-death-of-18-year-old-man-found-dead/2430412/  The New Zealand Herald - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/man-drove-5000-kilometres-to-kill-twitch-streamer-matthew-thane/NMSWY2NJNKOFK2O2SUA7QHZ2JA/ Investigation Discovery - https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/man-travels-3-400-miles-in-72-hours-to-kill-teen-he-met-gaming-o  Star Telegram - https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article245150215.html  Flower Mound Leader - https://starlocalmedia.com/theleader/news/flower-mound-homicide-possibly-stemmed-from-gaming-dispute/article_017154ee-e3bb-11ea-b59c-4794b4159fad.html  Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/20/alleged-killer-drove-from-east-bay-to-texas-over-possible-gaming-feud-murder-suicide/  CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/police-identify-suspect-allegedly-traveled-from-california-to-north-texas-killed-18-year-old/  News.Com Australia - https://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/man-drove-5000-kilometres-to-kill-twitch-streamer-matthew-thane/news-story/d42a79202d0efacd16bbdca85290d71f  The Cross Timbers Gazette - https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2020/09/11/flower-mound-murder-suspect-identified/ Flower Mound High School Student Media - https://fmhswire.com/featured/2020/10/07/the-danger-of-video-games-how-to-stay-safe-online/ The American Psychological Association - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/social-connectedness/risk-factors/index.html Brookings - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-did-u-s-homicides-spike-in-2020-and-then-decline-rapidly-in-2023-and-2024/ Headspace - https://www.headspace.com/articles/nice-irl-mean-online Crime Traveller - https://www.crimetraveller.org/2021/05/social-media-online-arguments-between-teens-real-world-violence/ Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8651133/Gamer-23-drove-1-700-miles-kill-teen-himself.html Scallywag and Vagabond - https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2020/08/man-drove-1700-miles-to-shoot-matthew-jpn-thane-flower-mound-tx-man-online-gaming-dispute/ Telemundo Dallas - https://www.telemundodallas.com/noticias/local/policia-identifican-a-joven-que-viajo-a-flower-mound-para-presuntamente-asesinar-a-conocido/2109796/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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