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Annaleigh Ashford (0:00)
Growing up, Melissa had what looked like the perfect life. Loving family, great friends. Until the day it all came crashing down when she discovered her father's dark secret. He was the notorious Happy face killer. On March 20, Paramount presents the thrilling new original series Happy Face. Inspired by a true life story. After years without contact, Melissa's father reaches out to confess another murder. But there's a twist. Another man is already on death row for the same crime. Now Melissa must choose between keeping her secret and protecting her perfect life, or unraveling an unsolved mystery to save an innocent man and decide how far she'll go to uncover the truth. Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid star and Happy Face new series streaming March 20th exclusively on Paramount plus, have you ever tried a one size fits all weight loss plan that just doesn't work for you? Noom understands that everyone's journey is different and that's why Noom creates personalized programs tailored to your psychology and biology. It's a plan that meets you where you are, factoring in your unique dietary needs, health goals and lifestyle. Noom has helped me redefine my relationship with food. It's not about restrictions or shame, it's about building healthier habits. Habits that actually stick. I love how the app's daily lessons and coaching keep me motivated while still allowing me to enjoy my favorite foods. It's flexible, sustainable and most importantly, works for me. And did you know active Noom users lose an average of 15 pounds in 15 weeks? That's science backed progress without sacrificing the foods you love. Over 5.2 million people have already used Noom to achieve their goals. So why aren't you stay focused on what's important to you with Noom's psychology and biology based approach. Sign up for your trial today@noom.com based on a three and a half year study of actively engaged NOOM users with a minimum starting BMI of 25. Individual results may vary. Visit their website for more information. You're listening to an Ono Media Podcast.
Peyton Moreland (2:13)
Hey everyone and welcome back to the into the Dark podcast. I am your host Peyton Moreland. Thank you so much for being here. If you're listening on audio I can leave a five star review. That would be great. And if you are watching on video, subscribe to the channel. Give this video a thumbs up. Even leave a comment. I don't know, maybe leave a comment of your favorite food using an emoji. Okay, leave that in the comments below. It's just helps the podcast out. It gives it some interaction but either way, I'm just glad you're here and I'm glad you're listening. Well, for my 10 seconds, I'm a little sad because right now I'm actually supposed to be at a hair appointment. I got it all scheduled and then I showed up and they were like, oh, we see that it went through on your end and you have the confirmation and everything, but it didn't come through on our end and we don't have a spot for you. So that made me sad. But you know what that means I could come home and record it into the dark episode. So good for you. Pretty good for me too, to be honest. But yeah, that happened and that made me a little bit sad. But you know what? Everything happens for a reason. Maybe I really needed to record this episode today. I also did just want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me on Instagram after I posted some, some stories, a little bit about my mental health journey. I didn't plan on doing that, but I don't know, the stories kind of just led into that, that night and I received so many responses. I haven't gotten back to everyone. But yeah, I mean, sometimes it's hard to talk about things like that because I know there are people out there who are going to think of me differently no matter how much I want to think that everyone has an open mind and is accepting. But I also am trying to just let shame go in my life. I don't want to be shameful of who I am or experiences that I've had. And so I'm also sometimes really grateful that that happened because these experiences in my life had. Have honestly, I feel like, made me just a kinder, more soft hearted person for other people because I just have no room left to like, judge anyone. I just feel like you never know. You never know why people do the things they do. Okay, crossing out murder. Okay, I understand that I'm judging people talking about murder, but you guys know, even then sometimes I will talk about how mental health, you know. But anyways, what, what am I saying? I just, I just think that life is so hard. And honestly, like, every single person listening to this episode has gone through or is going through something that is so extremely painful and hurtful and just devastating. And so who am I to do anything other than just be accepting and understanding? Like, I just, I think sometimes going through things like that humbles you because you just realize, wow, life's tough and we're really just all trying to get through it and enjoy it. Not just get through it, but also enjoy it. And that's majority of the battle. And so if you don't relate to what I'm talking about, thank you for being understanding and listening anyways. And if you do relate, just know you are not alone and I'm here for you. And I just want to say thank you for all of the messages that I got. It kind of feels like a quick jump, but let's get into the episode. I do just want to give a trigger warning that this episode includes discussions of suicide and murder. So please listen with care. Now, I'm sure you have all been in this situation. You are out walking down the street or at work going about your day and something unexpected catches your attention. It might be a really striking piece of art on a wall, or a delicious smell and the sound of something sizzling on a stove in the next room. You may find yourself paying attention to someone who's very attractive. The point is, it really doesn't take much for something to draw your focus somewhere new. This can be a good thing. I mean, we all have our squirrel moments. Artists, marketers, advertisers, and lots of other people put a ton of energy into trying to get you to notice their work. But sometimes the thing that's drawing your attention can actually be a big red flag. Like how on Monday, October 28, 2024 so not too long ago, an Uber driver named Ozan Musulu got an unusual request. Someone needed a ride from a high end SPA in Watermill, New York to their home in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. This was a roughly 200 mile drive. It would take four hours, a four hour long Uber ride. This is an extremely long trip to ask an Uber driver to make, but a job was a job. So at around 8am, Ozan pulled up to the very fancy and very expensive Shusugi Ban House. It was a resort tucked away in the Hamptons, which was known for blending Japanese and Western relaxation techniques. There were only 13 rooms, but the rooms were spacious. Each one had a private patio and its own entrance. They cost over $1,000 a night and that was just the price for a room. If you wanted a massage or a facial or any other kind of spa treatment that would cost extra. So this was kind of the sort of place where celebrities and other wealthy people went to just get away from it all. But that day, Busan wasn't giving a ride to a famous movie star or businessman. When he pulled up, he picked up someone from this super fancy spa retreat that just introduced himself as Tom he was in a long black coat. He was tall, thin and fair skinned. And honestly, he seemed a little nervous. Remember, I mean, this is about to be a four hour car ride. Besides that, though, there was nothing alarming about his appearance. He didn't seem intoxicated. He didn't have blood on his clothes. There were no red flags. So Uzon invited him into the car and they hit the road. Then the next four hours of this Uber drive more intensely awkward. Tom sat in the back in complete silence. He didn't say a word to Uzon. And it's one thing to not be in a talking mood or to be lost in your thoughts during a quick Uber ride, but he literally didn't speak out loud for hours. And even though Tom wasn't saying anything, Uzon could tell that his passenger in the back was clearly upset. Later on, he actually told a reporter that Tom seemed miserable. He spent the first part of the ride staring out the window, seemingly just lost in thought. Eventually, Tom dozed off in the backseat and Uzan might have breathed a sigh of relief not to have to deal with Tom's bad mood and sulky silence anymore. Eventually, they made it to Tom's home in Pennsylvania. It was a rustic looking cabin and it was out of the way in a remote area. Tom woke up long enough to give Uzan some instructions about where to pull over, and it was the only thing he actually said for the whole ride. Well, Uzan did what he asked. He dropped him off and unlocked the door. And as Tom climbed out of the car, he muttered thank you under his breath. The words were soft enough that Uzan could barely hear them. In total, Tom had given up $370 in fare and he didn't even tip Uzan for this four hour ride. So Uzon rolled his eyes and tried to put the weirdness out of his mind as he began the lengthy four hour trip back home. So the very next day, Uzon was on the road working another shift when he had another wild ride with a client. But this was a very different situation. See, this time the person he picked up was feeling talkative. She wasn't sitting in silence. In fact, she got into his Uber and then said she was a reporter with the Dingley Mail and her destination was the Shu Sugi Band House, the same exclusive spa where Uzan had picked Tom up the day before. It was such a bizarre coincidence. So Uzan started telling his new passenger about the strange ride from earlier. And for her part, she seemed really interested in the story. And before long, Uzan Learned why. See, the day before, a murder had happened at this exclusive resort, and that's why the reporter was booking a ride there. Now, she was actually doing research for a news story on the crime. And of course, she's now very curious to hear about Uzon's passengers strange behavior from the morning of the homicide. Now, it's possible it was a coincidence that Uzan just happened to pick someone who was socially awkward but unrelated to the crime. But the details were just too eerie for the reporter to ignore. I mean, imagine this. You get in the car, and she's like, I'm going here because of a murder. And he's like, whoa, I pitched someone up here yesterday that was acting so weird. It's just eerie. It's hard to ignore, especially in light of what the reporter already knew about the case. So the victim had been a woman named Sabina Rosas. She was born in Tajikistan, which is a country in Central Asia. When Sabina was young, her nation was ripped apart in the civil war. So she spent several years moving from place to place, looking for a safe home, until she actually ended up in the United States in 2009. Now, at that time, she was 17 years old, and she had big dreams of becoming a visual artist. Luckily, she got into a good school in New York City and then graduated with a degree in Film and Media Studies. From there, she had to do the hard work of finding a way to make a living in a very competitive field. It took a long time, but eventually Sabina developed a style all her own. Her work incorporated a lot of Sabina's beliefs about intuition and spiritualism. On her website, she called herself an ambassador of belonging. She was very into breaking boundaries and trying new things that no one else was doing. Now, many of the victim's paintings were inspired by dreams or by imagery she'd seen during meditation sessions. Sometimes she'd actually paint with her eyes closed. That way, she'd resist the impulse to overthink about what her work looked like. She'd just trust the brush to know where to go. I mean, Sabina was a free spirit, which could get her into trouble at times. According to the Hindustan Times, Sabina was arrested at least once in 2023 after she got into a fight in Miami. The brawl left her with a black eye, and she was charged with battery after the incident. However, I want to be clear that the victim, Sabina was still a hard worker. She co founded a journal that prompted and highlighted Central Asian artists like herself. By the 2020s, Sabina was still very early in her career, but she felt good about the direction things were going. On her 33rd birthday, she posted online, saying, I can't help but chuckle at the fact that 33 is often associated with the age of Jesus when he made his ultimate sacrifice, she said, while I'm not planning anything dramatic, I see this year as a turning point in my life. Now. Those words would feel bitterly ironic later that year when she was killed at the resort Dear old Work Platform it's not you, it's us. Actually, it is you. Endless onboarding, constant IT bottlenecks. We've had enough. We need a platform that just gets us. And to be honest, we've met someone new. They're called Monday.com and it was love at first onboarding. Their beautiful dashboards, their customizable workflows got us floating on a digital cloud nine. So no hard feelings, but we're moving on Monday.com, the first work platform you'll love to use.