The Dark Divide

The Dark Divide

A true-crime podcast that takes a seat, dangles its legs over the edge and stares into the abyss.

  1. 25/08/2025

    Tall, Dark and Faceless - The Slender Man Stabbing

    It was a beautiful and sunny Saturday morning in Waukesha, Wisconsin on May 31, 2014 when a cyclist came upon Payton Leutner laying near a bike path in a park. The 12-year-old girl had been stabbed multiple times and left for dead, but after extensive life-saving measures, would miraculously survive the vicious attack. Authorities were forced to confront their fundamental assumptions when she told them that her own friends, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, had been the ones to carry out the heinous act. Both girls believed that the fictional character Slender Man would harm their families, but killing Payton would dissuade him in their favor. Reshaping motive into a dilemma of insanity and delusion, they were found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental health institution. But the story was far from over, creating a bigger conversation about mental health in the legal system and the true definition of justice. How far does guilt go, how do we heal as a community and is closure a tangible thing or just a feeling? Support the show & get bonus episodes on PATREON _______________________________________ All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution. Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com Cylinder Four/Two, The Dark Glow of the Mountains & There Are Many Different Kinds of Love by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com _______________________________________ *A special thanks to ABC's 20/20 "Out of the Woods", The Independent, Slenderman by Kathleen Hale, HBO's Beware the Slenderman & CBS News for information that allowed this episode to be possible.  Thank you for listening!

    5h 51m
  2. 15/04/2024

    Climbing Up the Walls - Russell Williams

    When 27-year-old Jessica Lloyd failed to show up for work, it immediately set off alarm bells for everyone who knew how responsible and reliable she was. Upon further inspection, two sets of footprints in the snow would show Jessica's shoes walking away from her home towards the property line, vanishing once met with tire tracks. Someone had taken her. And this was yet another event on a growing list of break-ins, burglaries and even assault in small Ontario towns once untouched by major crime. What was first disregarded as some deranged creep on the loose had escalated to kidnapping and possibly even murder. But the last thing the authorities expected was for their investigation to lead them right to the Royal Canadian Air Force, and specifically, Colonel David Russell Williams. Could this really be their guy? How was it possible that a decorated pilot and respected commander was one of the most dangerous and deadly men Canada has ever seen? Support the show & get bonus episodes on PATREON _______________________________________ All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution. Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com There Are Many Different Kinds of Love and Cylinder Four by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com _______________________________________ *A special thanks to Camouflaged Killer by David A. Gibb, Maclean's Magazine, Explorations in Forensic Psychology by Margo C. Watt, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Way of Ninja, The Peterborough Examiner & The Toronto Star for information that allowed this episode to be possible.    Thank you for listening!

    4h 40m
  3. 05/05/2023

    Walking With Our Sisters: MMIW Tribute - Abigail Andrews, Elaine Alook, Caitlin Potts

    May 5th is the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender diverse people in Canada. So today, I'm bringing you three exclusive episodes from Patreon of MMIW women in Canada that deserve more attention.  If you'd like to support the show, JOIN PATREON for more bonus episodes like these:  ABIGAIL ANDREWS - 01:00 Thirteen years ago, Abigail Andrews vanished without a trace from Fort St. John, British Columbia. The details of her disappearance prove how uncharacteristic it was for her to not return home. It's clear that there was foul play involved, but authorities have been tight-lipped and the case seemingly gets colder by the year. What happened to Abigail and when will justice finally be served? ELAINE ALOOK - 15:38 It's been nineteen years since 35-year-old Elaine Frieda Alook was reported to be last seen just outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Her last known whereabouts immediately made her disappearance extremely suspicious to her friends and family. Elaine's image would begin an online movement between artists, activists and politicians alike. Bringing attention to a haunting history of a nation's missing and murdered indigenous women, a collective trauma still palpable throughout generations and a list of questions waiting to be answered. CAITLIN POTTS - 28:52 On February 22, 2016 Caitlin Potts would be seen for the last time on a glimpse of security footage. It was as if the 27-year-old walked into the Orchard Park Mall in Enderby, British Columbia and vanished into thin air. But, of course, Caitlin left the mall somehow that day. Seven years later, authorities seem no closer to figuring out what happened to Caitlin than they did that day. Is Caitlin's disappearance connected to other cases involving missing women in the Okanagan area, or is the person who hurt Caitlin much closer to home?  Support the show: JOIN PATREON & get exclusive bonus episodes _______________________________________ All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution. Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com   *A special thanks to Enderby RCMP, CBC, Penticton Western News, The Edmonton Journal, The Toronto Star, Taken S4E07, Taken S3E13, Energetic City, & Missing People Canada for information that allowed this episode to be possible.  Thank you for listening!

    47 min
4.9
out of 5
8 Ratings

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A true-crime podcast that takes a seat, dangles its legs over the edge and stares into the abyss.

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