Dive into the chilling world of Dark Dialogue, a true crime podcast unraveling unsolved mysteries and cold cases across the American West. Hosted by John and Angela, we explore haunting stories, blending meticulous research with gripping storytelling. Our unique Rocky Mountain Reckoning program empowers listeners to adopt a victim, fund forensic testing, and join real investigations using skills like drone searches or data analysis. With exclusive bonus episodes and investigation updates for Patreon and Ko-fi supporters, Dark Dialogue builds a community dedicated to justice. Subscribe to our Substack for free case updates, join our Discord to suggest cases, or support us at darkdialogue.com to fund DNA analysis and field searches. Listen now and help solve the unsolvable. #TrueCrime
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Dive into the chilling world of Dark Dialogue, a true crime podcast unraveling unsolved mysteries and cold cases across the American West. Hosted by John and Angela, we explore haunting stories, blending meticulous research with gripping storytelling. Our unique Rocky Mountain Reckoning program empowers listeners to adopt a victim, fund forensic testing, and join real investigations using skills like drone searches or data analysis. With exclusive bonus episodes and investigation updates for Patreon and Ko-fi supporters, Dark Dialogue builds a community dedicated to justice. Subscribe to our Substack for free case updates, join our Discord to suggest cases, or support us at darkdialogue.com to fund DNA analysis and field searches. Listen now and help solve the unsolvable. #TrueCrime
Dark Dialogue: The Boy in the Walls – The Haunting Case of Danny LaPlante
Dark Dialogue Podcast Network
1 hour 11 minutes
1 week ago
Dark Dialogue: The Boy in the Walls – The Haunting Case of Danny LaPlante
Home is supposed to be safe — but what if the danger is already inside?In this chilling October episode of Dark Dialogue, John and Angela pull back the walls on one of the most disturbing cases in American true crime: the story of Danny LaPlante, a teenager who secretly lived inside a family’s home, watching them, tormenting them, and ultimately becoming one of Massachusetts’ most terrifying killers.
The case begins like a ghost story — tapping walls, objects moving, eerie messages written in ketchup — but ends in real-life horror with the murders of Priscilla Gustafson and her children in 1987. What began as an invasion of privacy became one of the darkest true crime legends in New England history.
John and Angela unravel how a lonely family’s grief after their mother’s death made them vulnerable to a predator who blurred the line between haunting and homicide. You’ll hear the full story of the Bowen family’s nightmare, the Gustafson murders, the trial that followed, and how both families struggled to rebuild after the unimaginable.
This episode captures the eerie spirit of October — where the knocks in the walls aren’t ghosts, and the shadows outside may not be the scariest thing waiting for you.
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🔚 Closing Tagline
The true horrors aren’t found in ghost stories — they live in the echoes of real lives lost.Keep your candles lit, your doors locked… and above all, keep the dialogue alive.
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Dive into the chilling world of Dark Dialogue, a true crime podcast unraveling unsolved mysteries and cold cases across the American West. Hosted by John and Angela, we explore haunting stories, blending meticulous research with gripping storytelling. Our unique Rocky Mountain Reckoning program empowers listeners to adopt a victim, fund forensic testing, and join real investigations using skills like drone searches or data analysis. With exclusive bonus episodes and investigation updates for Patreon and Ko-fi supporters, Dark Dialogue builds a community dedicated to justice. Subscribe to our Substack for free case updates, join our Discord to suggest cases, or support us at darkdialogue.com to fund DNA analysis and field searches. Listen now and help solve the unsolvable. #TrueCrime