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Dark Dialogue Podcast Network

Dark Dialogue, hosted by John and Angela, is your go-to true crime podcast, unraveling chilling mysteries, unsolved cases, and gripping stories that linger in the shadows. With a blend of meticulous research, compassionate storytelling, and thought-provoking discussions, we explore the complexities of true crime, from baffling disappearances to intricate investigations. Each episode invites listeners into the heart of real-life mysteries, seeking truth and justice alongside those impacted. Connect

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01:21:13

Dark Dialogue: Heather Dawn Church Part 4: The Killer...

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2025/08/21

Heather Dawn Church’s story shattered the silence—and exposed the chilling truth about one of America’s most calculating killers.In this final installment of The Forest Kept Her Silence, we confront Robert Charles Browne—the drifter whose fingerprint ended Heather’s case and whose later confessions claimed up to 48 more murders across nine states. Was he telling the truth, or was it the ultimate manipulation? Join John and Angela as they unravel Browne’s arrest, his cold and methodical confession,

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01:41:14

Model Dreams, Monster Road: The Murder of Janelle...

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2025/08/16

In 1983, Janelle Johnson was chasing her dreams. Just 23 years old, she traveled from Riverton, Wyoming to Denver for a modeling interview at Vannoy Talent Center. She called home to check in, planned her return—and vanished.Two weeks later, her body was discovered on a desolate stretch of Muskrat Creek Road near Shoshoni. She had been brutally assaulted, strangled, and left in a shallow grave. The forensic evidence that could have identified her killer was collected—then destroyed in a failed

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01:01:39

Dark Dialogue: Heather Dawn Church Part 3: The...

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2025/08/15

When Heather Dawn Church disappeared from her Black Forest, Colorado home in 1991, the trail went cold—until legendary detective Lou Smit stepped in. In The Fingerprint in the Silence, John and Angela take you inside Smit’s methodical, victim-first approach that transformed an overlooked piece of evidence into a game-changing arrest. From his early days solving some of Colorado’s toughest murders—including the infamous Karen Grammer case—to his faith-driven commitment to justice, Lou Smit brought a

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55:00

Dark Dialogue: Heather Dawn Church Part 2: The Forest...

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2025/08/08

When 13-year-old Heather Dawn Church vanished from her Black Forest, Colorado home in 1991, the investigation faltered. Evidence was mishandled. Theories went nowhere. The system stayed quiet. But one man refused to let her be forgotten. Retired Colorado Springs Police commander John Wesley Anderson watched from the sidelines as the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office stumbled—and decided that if they wouldn’t fix it, he would. His campaign for sheriff wasn’t about politics. It was about purpose

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01:02:14

Dark Dialogue Rocky Mountain Reckoning: Hitchhiked...

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2025/08/06

Naomi Kidder wasn’t a runaway. She wasn’t reckless. She was an 18-year-old mother trying to find her way in the rural sprawl of 1980s Wyoming. And in the summer of 1982, she disappeared—leaving behind a baby daughter, a devastated family, and a trail of silence that lasted over a decade. In this episode of Dark Dialogue: Rocky Mountain Reckoning, we unravel the heartbreaking story of Naomi Kidder—who vanished after hitchhiking out of Rawlins and was later found strangled with barbed wire in a remote

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57:44

Dark Dialogue Shadow Chat Sessions: Whistling Ghosts,...

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2025/08/05

What do you get when you combine a runaway lawnmower, a haunted hill that whistles at night, and a Florida man joyriding to Taco Bell in a Zamboni? You get Shadow Chat Sessions: Episode 17, where the weird is real, the criminals are stupid, and the ghosts might just be classically trained vocalists. In this episode: A man flees police on a lawnmower — but stops to mow a stranger’s lawn first. A phantom moth with human hands might be fluttering straight out of a government lab. A Redditor’s

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01:11:37

Dark Dialogue: Heather Dawn Church Part 1: The Girl...

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2025/08/04

Thirteen-year-old Heather Dawn Church was supposed to be safe. She was home alone doing her homework in the quiet, wooded Black Forest of Colorado when she vanished without a trace. Her schoolbooks were still open. The lights were on. And her little brother was fast asleep. But Heather was gone—and no one heard a thing. In this gripping first installment of our Heather Church series, John and Angela take you deep into the night of September 17, 1991, and into the heart of a case that was mishandled

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01:35:58

Dark Dialogue: Brianna Maitland Part 6: The Final...

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2025/08/01

In this gripping final installment of our Brianna Maitland series, we confront the shadows one last time—and ask the questions that still haunt a community. On March 19, 2004, 17-year-old Brianna Maitland vanished from a lonely Vermont road, leaving behind a mystery that has defied answers for two decades. Her car was found backed into an abandoned farmhouse, keys still in the ignition, personal belongings untouched—and no sign of Brianna. Over the past five episodes, we've peeled back the layers: a

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01:03:47

Dark Dialogue Shadow Chat Sessions: Haunted Apps,...

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2025/07/31

Strap in and lower your standards — it’s time for another unhinged ride through the weird, the dumb, and the paranormally questionable. In this episode of Shadow Chat Sessions, John tackles everything from haunted Google Maps glitches to Soviet desert BBQ pits that never went out. You’ll meet a ghost who crawls on her elbows with a vengeance, a man who tried to burn down a gym and hide in a tanning bed (naked, obviously), and a TikTok conspiracy that asks the horrifying question: What if you’re the

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01:17:33

Dark Dialogue: Shadow Chat Sessions - Socks from...

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2025/07/30

Welcome back, weirdos. In Episode 15 of Shadow Chat Sessions, we’re going deep into the cryptid pit, the Reddit rabbit hole, and the court records of the criminally dumb.This week’s strange and stupid includes: 🐍 A man who tried to rob a gas station using a live snake named Carl. 🚓 A woman who stole a police car, crashed it… right into the police station. 🍣 A Florida man who faked a heart attack to get out of paying for sushi — again. 🧦 A dryer that spits out socks no one owns. Ghost laundry,

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48:47

Dark Dialogue: Shadow Chat Sessions - Cookies,...

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2025/07/29

What do ghosts, fart fountains, and a drunk guy trying to saddle an ostrich have in common? They all make perfect sense in the world of Shadow Chat Sessions — Episode 13. This week, John dives face-first into the weird with a woman who keeps getting trapped in a porta-potty (yes, again), a Subway robbery that turned into a cookie heist, and a naked woman demanding a ride to Taco Bell via stolen firetruck. You’ll also meet the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement’s latest GPS twist, explore a haunted mirror

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01:36:28

Dark Dialogue - Brianna Maitland Part 5 - Crossroads...

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2025/07/28

In this chilling installment of Dark Dialogue, we venture into the shadows that connect two of the most unsettling disappearances in New England: Brianna Maitland and Maura Murray. Brianna vanished in 2004, her car discovered mysteriously backed into an abandoned farmhouse wall. Just six weeks earlier and 90 miles away, Maura Murray disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. No struggle. No trace. No goodbye. In Episode 5: Crossroads of the Vanished, John and Angela unravel the speculative—and

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02:04:57

Dark Dialogue: Brianna Maitland Part 4: Jealousy,...

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2025/07/25

In Part 4 of our Brianna Maitland series, Dark Dialogue dives into one of the most personal—and controversial—chapters yet: the brutal assault Brianna endured just weeks before she vanished.Seventeen-year-old Brianna was punched in the face at a party by Keallie Lacross, a former friend, in what many describe as a jealousy-fueled attack. The injuries were severe: a broken nose, concussion, and long-lasting emotional fallout. Brianna filed charges—but they were dropped after she disappeared. Was

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Dark Dialogue Shadow Chat Sessions: Iguanas, Meth,...

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2025/07/24

What do you get when you cross an iguana in someone's pants, a haunted Echo Dot, and a meth recipe printed in your local newspaper? Just another classic episode of Shadow Chat Sessions — where the weird, the criminally dumb, and the inexplicably paranormal all take turns in the hot seat.This week, John and Angela dive headfirst into the absurd with: A man caught trying to sneak an iguana into a Vegas casino by shoving it down his pants (Carl deserves better). A real headline that will ruin your

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02:03:39

Dark Dialogue Rocky Mountain Reckoning - Welcome to...

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2025/07/23

How many serial killers does it take before a region sounds the damn alarm? Apparently, more than a dozen.In this blistering special episode of Rocky Mountain Reckoning, John and Angela put the regular format on pause and turn their full attention to the monsters who stalked the Great Basin from the 1960s to the early 2000s. With names like Bundy, Long, Rhoades, Hall, Baldwin, and the Gallegos, this episode peels back the brutal truth of just how many sadistic killers were prowling the very same

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01:10:27

Dark Dialogue: Shadow Chat Sessions - Vending...

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2025/07/22

Welcome back to Shadow Chat Sessions — where the strange isn’t just entertained, it’s interrogated with sarcasm, skepticism, and way too much caffeine. In this episode, we cover: A man pulled over for DUI… on a motorized beer cooler The viral theory that Finland doesn’t exist A coffee maker that screams at exactly 3:14 AM A guy who robs a bank while wearing a shirt with his name on it A Florida woman who breaks into a house to make lasagna and nap A love triangle involving a stolen

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01:57:12

Brianna Maitland Part 3: Small Town Secrets: Drugs,...

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2025/07/21

On March 19, 2004, Brianna Maitland vanished after leaving her shift at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vermont. Her car was discovered backed into an abandoned barn—with the engine running, her wallet and paychecks still inside, and no sign of Brianna. In this episode of Dark Dialogue, we dive deep into the theory that her disappearance was tied to Franklin County’s growing drug underworld. Was Brianna caught in the crossfire of crack cocaine dealers and unpaid debts? Or was she silenced for

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00:56

Trailer – Welcome to the Dark Dialogue Network

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2025/07/19

Welcome to the Dark Dialogue Network — your gateway into a growing world of true crime podcasts that go deeper, ask harder questions, and refuse to forget the victims.Our shows cover the full spectrum of crime and mystery: Dark Dialogue – Deep investigative dives into cold cases, missing persons, and systemic failures. Rocky Mountain Reckoning – True crime in the forgotten corners of the American West. Distilled – No-filler, fact-forward episodes for listeners on the go. Shadow Chat

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02:06:54

Dark Dialogue: Part 2 - The House That Watched Her...

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2025/07/18

In this gripping second installment of Dark Dialogue: Vermont’s Vanished, we return to March 20, 2004—the day Brianna Maitland’s abandoned green Oldsmobile was found backed into the side of the crumbling Old Dutchburn Barn. Inside the car? Two paychecks, her contact lenses, migraine meds, and the haunting sense that she meant to come back. Outside? A broken necklace. A wrecked investigation.The scene looked staged. The FBI said as much. But Vermont State Police failed to treat it as a crime scene

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01:03:53

Shadow Chat Sessions: Crimes, Cosmos, and Chainsaws...

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2025/07/17

What do meth complaints, cosmic conspiracies, talkative plants, and a guy who casually ate a plane have in common? Absolutely nothing — and that’s exactly why you’re going to love this episode of Shadow Chat Sessions. We’re diving headfirst into the strange, the stupid, and the supernaturally unexplainable.This week, John and Angela explore: A Florida woman who called 911 to complain about her bad meth (yes, really) The Black Knight Satellite — a possible ancient alien probe orbiting Earth A

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