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101. The Tragic Olympian Murder
Season 1 · Episode 101

101. The Tragic Olympian Murder

Into The Dark

January 8, 202534m 40s

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In this case, Payton dives into the case of Rebecca Cheptegei, an Olympian who was tragically murdered in front of her own home. 


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Case Sources:

CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/sport/uganda-olympian-rebecca-cheptegei-intl-hnk/index.html 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/sport/ugandan-olympian-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-intl/index.html 

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/05/ugandan-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-from-injuries-after-being-set-on-fire

AP News - https://apnews.com/article/rebbeca-cheptegei-ugandan-athlete-d10edcede3580dd685231f68570c2d38 

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olympic-athlete-rebecca-cheptegei-set-on-fire-boyfriend-police/ 

People - https://people.com/olympic-marathon-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-gasoline-attack-boyfriend-8706757 

https://people.com/olympian-rebecca-cheptegeis-neighbor-recalls-her-running-on-fire-8709078 

Be In Sports - https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/other-sports/articles-video/who-is-rebecca-cheptegei-and-what-happened-to-her-2024-09-03 

Fox 5 Atlanta -  https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/rebecca-cheptegei-dickson-ndiema-olympic-dies-fire-attack 

NPR - https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107474/man-accused-of-killing-a-ugandan-olympian-by-setting-her-on-fire-dies-of-burn-wounds 

E! Online - https://www.eonline.com/news/1406857/what-to-know-about-rebecca-cheptegei-the-olympic-runner-set-on-fire-in-a-gasoline-attack 

Al Jazeera - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/ugandan-olympian-rebecca-cheptegeis-attacker-dies-in-hospital

Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/10/rebecca-cheptegei-ugandan-runner-ex-boyfriend-dies-burns/

NY Post - https://nypost.com/2024/09/10/sports/ex-boyfriend-accused-of-lighting-olympic-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-on-fire-and-killing-her-has-died-report/

USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/09/10/rebecca-cheptegei-ex-boyfriend-dies/75162168007/ 

BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e8el7wxlo 

Outside Online - https://run.outsideonline.com/news/rebecca-cheptegei-murder/ 

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