131 - The Cypher of Ricky McCormick

Into The Dark

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True Crime

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In this episode, Payton dives into the mysterious death of Ricky McCormick and the cypher that was found in his pocket. 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: 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	You're listening to an Ono Media podcast. Hey everyone and welcome back to the Into the Dark podcast.
0:36.0	I'm your host, Peyton Morlin. I am so grateful that you are here listening or watching this episode. Welcome to Into the Dark, the True Crime Podcast that also ventures into everything dark and spooky. For my 10 seconds this week, I have been listening,, I've finished a podcast called Everyone Has an
0:56.1	ex. It is an Australian podcast. They have the cutest accents ever. It's basically different
1:04.2	girls or guys coming on and telling a story about how their ex-girlfriend or boyfriend became their ex-girlfriend or boyfriend.
1:14.5	And it is just so interesting and intriguing.
1:17.4	I love the concept of it.
1:19.9	So yeah, it's called Everyone Has an X.
1:22.0	If you want to go listen to it, and if you do go listen, can you just, like, leave them a
1:25.2	comment on Instagram or something telling them that Into the Dark sent you? This't sponsored or anything i just want them to know how much i love their show
1:32.1	and that my audience will probably love it as well all right let's get into it this episode includes
1:37.0	discussions of sexual assault against a minor so please listen with care crime solving can be a bit
1:43.8	like putting together a puzzle both require
1:47.0	attention to detail the ability to spot patterns and skill at sorting important clues from unrelated
1:53.6	red herrings tracking evidence and identifying a killer can be just as thrilling as solving your
1:59.6	daily sedoku or getting your wordle on the first
2:03.0	guess assuming that is that you're still playing wordle but it's rare for an actual puzzle or game
2:09.8	to be a clue or for detectives to need to break secret codes to solve a murder except that may be exactly what's in play in today's
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