An Alabama woman celebrates Halloween with friends, but never returns home. She's later found tied to a tree in the Talladega National Forest, with her head detached from her body. What happened to Samantha Christine Payne?

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SOURCES:

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20200122/appellate-court-throws-out-kidnapping-convictions-in-samantha-payne-murder-case

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20190311/trial-begins-for-final-defendant-in-samantha-payne-torture-death

https://wvua23.com/samantha-payne-trial-forensics-expert-medical-examiner-give-insight-on-2015-murder/

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Music Used:

Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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