Episode 8

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18th Jun 2026

Neglect, Abuse and Death: Tyler and Ariana Payne

Tyler loved to play with his trucks and watch the show Scooby Doo, he used to spend time cooking with his mother Jamie, and he always protected his little sister. Ariana was the more outgoing of the two, she loved to color and dress up and she wore her favorite baseball cap with every outfit. This is the tragic story of Tyler and Arianna Payne.

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Sources:

Investigating The Death of Innocents by Michael Orozco https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007F1PKHA/ref=kinw_myk_ro_titlehttps://charleyproject.org/case/tyler-christopher-paynehttps://www.kold.com/story/7126776/childrens-murders-have-agency-explaining-to-lawmakers/https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/gonzales-gets-22-years-in-kids-deaths/article_7c4cb08a-f736-5865-866c-aa3605f227fe.htmlhttps://charleyross.wordpress.com/tag/reina-gonzales/https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/relative-details-her-last-memory-of-ariana-payne/article_aeb8d383-1b35-547d-8304-fee5d83af1d7.htmlhttps://the-penny-dreadfuls.tumblr.com/post/176267595067/ariana-and-tyler-payne-were-more-than-just-brotherhttps://www.keanelaw.com/blog/jamie-hallam-the-mother-of-ariana-and-tyler-payne-is-grieving-their-loss-their-father-christophe.cfmhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/az-supreme-court/1651581.htmlhttps://corrections.az.gov/public-resources/inmate-datasearchhttps://disgustedwiththesystem.blogspot.com/2008/06/mom-of-murdered-children-gets-1-million.htmlhttps://corrections.az.gov/public-resources/inmate-datasearchhttp://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2009/04/01/113309-payne-gets-death-sentence-for-killing-his-kids/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18821586/tyler-christopher-paynehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18258299/ariana-soccoro-paynehttps://tucson.com/autopsy-girl-injured-pre-death/article_1cae6eb0-dc16-535b-9c14-3435607365fd.htmlhttps://www.cosc.pima.gov/PublicDocs/https://casetext.com/case/payne-v-shinnhttps://www.plainsite.org/dockets/u4zakl5q/arizona-supreme-court/state-of-arizona-v-christopher-mathew-payne/https://www.change.org/p/uphold-justice-for-ariana-and-tylerhttps://tucson.com/news/local/crime/payne-gets-death-penalty-for-starving-his-children/article_95c42de2-7d04-580d-96b3-e96251834e9f.htmlhttps://tucson.com/news/local/crime/gonzales-gets-22-years-in-kids-deaths/article_7c4cb08a-f736-5865-866c-aa3605f227fe.htmlhttps://tucson.com/news/christopher-payne-found-guilty-of-killing-his-children/article_b472bb23-19ab-5bab-9447-040219562d73.html

Music:

CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823

Melissa Nadler https://marissanadler.bandcamp.com/

Jesse Gallagher https://jessegallagher.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-meditation-relaxation-yoga-journey-prayer

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Lesser known murders and strange old proceedings.
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