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Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps

Serial Napper is the perfect true crime podcast for those who love a good nap and the most intriguing true crime stories. Hosted by Nikki Young, each episode offers a comprehensive and thoughtful deep dive into an unsolved mystery or lesser-known case, told succinctly and with all the key facts, just the way it happened. Let Nikki lead you through some of the most fascinating, chilling, and puzzling true crime stories you"ve never heard of, all while you drift off to sleep. Follow Nikki on social

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23:58

Mekayla Bali: A Bizarre Disappearance Caught on Camera

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2023/06/12

It has been seven years since 16-year-old Mekayla Bali was last seen withdrawing all of the funds in her bank account and attempting to pawn off a ring, before completely disappearing from the Yorkton, Saskatchewan area. Mekayla was caught on CCTV footage doing several really bizarre things on the day she disappeared. April 12, 2016. She skipped school and told friends she was leaving for a vacation to Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan. Though it has never been proven, it is believed that she was

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25:31

Kathleen Folbigg: Australia's Worst Female Serial...

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2023/06/06

Kathleen Kolbigg is either a grieving mother who tragically and unusually lost four of her babies - or she’s Australia’s worst female serial killer. It really depends on who you ask. Kathleen - who goes by Kathy - would lose four of her young children tragically between the years 1989 and 1999. Babies Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura were between the ages of 19 days old and 19 months old when they died. Initially, it was believed that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was the cause of death in at

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31:19

Mo Wilson & Kaitlin Armstrong: When Two Worlds Collide

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2023/06/01

Kaitlin Armstrong is an example of a woman who committed an unlikely murder. She would murder professional cyclist, Anna Moriah Wilson, who went by Moriah or “Mo”, after discovering her boyfriend, pro cyclist Colin Strickland, was continuing to see her behind her back. Her jealousy had been building over the last several months, with Kaitlin attempting to block any communication between her boyfriend and Mor. On this evening, May 11, 2022, she would follow the pair around as they enjoyed a night out

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30:57

Kimberly Proctor: A Deadly Game of Instant Messaging

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2023/05/26

Kimberly was a beautiful 18-year-old young woman from Langford, British Columbia, who was taken from this world in one of the cruellest ways by two very troubled teenage boys from school. The things that they did to her - are incomprehensible, and it’s difficult to imagine a human being capable of such a thing, let alone two boys who were so young. Kim believed them to be her friends, but after agreeing to meet up, they would sexually assault her, kill her and set her body on fire in a wooded area

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24:21

Joshua Maddux: The Boy in the Chimney

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2023/05/10

The story of Joshua Maddux’s death is nothing short of bizarre. He is often referred to as “the boy in the chimney” due to the circumstances of his passing. 18-year-old Josh would go missing from his home in 2008 after saying he was going for a walk. Seven years would pass and there would be no sightings of Joshua and no real indication of what may have happened to him. Then, a horrific discovery would be made when the owner of a nearby cabin smelled something foul coming from his chimney. Joshua’s

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32:49

Ryan Waller: Suspected Killer Turned Victim

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2023/05/03

On December 23, 2006, 18-year-old Ryan Waller was at home with his girlfriend Heather enjoying the Christmas holidays when there was a violent break-in. Two men entered their home and shot both Ryan and Heather. Sadly, Heather would die from her injuries however Ryan would be found miraculously still alive - though clearly very badly bruised. Instead of being taken to the hospital to be treated for what would turn out to be very serious injuries, the police brought him to the police station to

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23:28

Lisa Marie Young: Missing After a Chilling Text for Help

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2023/04/27

The story of the disappearance of 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young, from Nanaimo, British Columbia, is particularly terrifying because it’s one that I think a lot of us young women can imagine happening to us or someone we know. Lisa was a bright, beautiful, independent Indigenous woman, with a family who loves and misses her every single day since she went missing in 2002. That warm summer night, Lisa had gone out to a club to celebrate a friend’s birthday. She was with a group that she trusted and had

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21:21

Darren Kelly: Killed by Teenage "Vigilantes"

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2023/04/21

This is the story of the senseless murder of Darren Kelly, a 42-year-old father from South Essex, England. He would be accosted by a group of vigilante teenagers who believed he was there to meet up with an underaged girl. In fact, Darren had been chatting online with a 15-year-girl, who set up this sting operation after becoming obsessed with the idea of catching a predator. She recruited a group of boys to hide in the bushes before the meeting, waiting to attack Darren when he showed up. The

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24:40

Shay Groves: When a True Crime Obsession Goes Too Far

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2023/04/16

Tonight’s case begs the question - what happens when a true crime enthusiast becomes obsessed with the crimes and lives of some of the most disturbing, violent monsters in existence? Should we pay closer attention to what they’re doing - or is it totally innocent? What if their obsession led them to stray too far, becoming the very killer they admired from afar? This is the story of Shay Groves, a 23-year-old true crime-obsessed woman from the U.K., who viciously murdered her boyfriend while he

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23:44

Edward Gingerich: The First Amish Man Convicted of...

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2023/04/11

Edward Gingerich was an Amish man from Rockdale Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 1993 death of his wife, Katie. There were very early warning signs that Edward was suffering from some kind of psychosis and could snap, however, his religion and life in the Amish community prevented him from getting any kind of real help. Instead, he was treated to different herbs and old wives tales that did nothing to prevent Edward from snapping, and killing his wife

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20:51

Rasheem Carter: A Death So Foul

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2023/04/07

Rasheem Carter was a young black man from Mississippi who went missing last year after reporting to the local police not once, but twice, that he was being targeted by white men in a pickup truck. His dismembered body would be found scattered across a wooded area on private property. Most shockingly, his skull had been severed cleanly in half. Right off the back, the assumption is that something evil and violent was done to Rasheem - but the police have continued to claim that no foul play is

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24:28

Christa Pike: The Youngest Woman on Death Row

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2023/04/02

Tonight we’re talking about Christa Pike, the youngest female to ever be sentenced to death in the U.S. A. when she was just 18 years old. The things that this young lady did are absolutely shocking and particularly heinous, which is why this was a death penalty case. Christa, who is now 46 years old, still sits on death row awaiting her execution date. However, along with her lawyer, she has continued to fight to have her death sentence commuted to life in prison. So far, she has been unsuccessful,

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17:22

Marianne Bachmeier: A Mother's Revenge

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2023/03/23

A mother’s love is like no other. I cover a lot of different cases involving children, and while I have no idea what those mothers have gone through, I can imagine the absolute rage that they would have against the perpetrator. This is the story of Marianne Bachmeier, a mother who could no longer hold all of that anger. Her 7-year-old daughter Anna would be murdered by an absolute monster named Klaus Grabowski. When faced with the killer at trial, Marianne would open fire on him, striking him and

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30:11

Nicholas Rossi: Lies, Sinister Crimes and a Fake Death

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2023/03/20

Nicholas Rossi aka Nicholas Alahverdian aka Arthur Knight and at least 13 different aliases, is an American man with a turbulent past. It seemed like he had two sides to him: one being an advocate for children who were victims of abuse and violence. The other is a liar, scammer and rapist. When his lies began to unfold, Nicholas decided to fake his own death. But when he would land in the hospital battling a severe case of Covid, everything would come to light - and Nicholas would be discovered

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Trailer: Serial Napper, an International True Crime...

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2023/03/15

Do you enjoy falling asleep listening to true crime podcasts? Then you‘ll love, Serial Napper! Serial Napper is an international true crime podcast hosted by Canadian Nikki Young. Each episode features a different true crime story, told succinctly the way it happened. Just the facts, ma‘am. My focus is on unsolved crimes that need more attention and supporting victims +their families. Let me guide you through some of the craziest true crime stories you‘ve never heard of.Support the showFollow me

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21:28

Abby Choi: The Killing and Dismembering of a Hong...

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2023/03/14

Abby Choi was a stunning fashion model and beauty influencer from Hong Kong, boasting nearly 100,000 Instagram followers. Looking at the perfectly curated arrangement of photos featuring the fashion trendsetter at Paris Fashion Week and on the cover of Elle magazine, you’d think her life was happy and exciting. And while it typically was both of those things, it would all come crashing down in February of 2023, when parts of Abby would be found cooking on the stove of a three-storey apartment

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25:01

Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box

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2023/03/09

Have you ever hitchhiked? I think it’s a lot less common nowadays now that stranger danger is a more well-known concept. Still - if it’s something you like to do to move around, you may re-think that after hearing the story of Colleen Stan. Also known as the Girl in the Box, Colleen’s traumatic abduction, which happened back in the 70s, is one of the most well-known missing person

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25:01

Todd Kendhammer: Freak Accident or Murder?

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2023/03/03

Do you remember that infamous scene from the movie Final Destination with the logs in the back of the truck that become loose, fall off the truck bed, and kill the person in the car driving behind it? It’s horrific — the stuff that nightmares are made of. The story of Todd Kendhammer begins with a total freak accident that is far too similar. At first, the accident that killed his wife Barbara Kendhammer appeared to be a total fluke, however, when investigators took a closer look, not everything was

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23:37

Warriena Wright: A Tragic Tinder Date and a...

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2023/02/27

26-year-old Warriena Wright decided to meet up with a Tinder date while she was staying on the Gold Coast in Australia for a wedding. Warriena’s date would turn out to be 28-year-old Gable Tostee, and by the end of the evening, one of them would stand accused of causing the other to fall off a 14-floor apartment balcony. The events that unfolded in the early hours of August 8th, 2014, almost sound too insane to be true, however, the audio of the entire thing was captured on a cell phone recording

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23:49

Opal Jennings: The Unsolved Abduction and Murder of a...

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2023/02/22

This is the story of the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Opal Jennings, and since we are dealing with a child victim in our story please be aware that some of the information provided here will be very unsettling and disturbing. Opal’s story reminded me very much of the Amber Hagerman case that I covered a while back, although Amber’s killer has still to this day never been found. The victimology and the crime itself are very similar.

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