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Crime at Bedtime

Crime at bedtime is a show dedicated to those who love all things crime stories, even as you drift off to sleep at night.So relax take a minute, unwind and let me tell you some fascinating stories.Crime at Bedtime is written and hosted by Jack Laurence.tickets to LIVE show here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:47

The Dyatlov Pass Incident – Russia’s Most Chilling...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/14

In 1959, nine experienced hikers vanished in Russia’s Ural Mountains under circumstances that defy explanation. Found dead in the snow with crushed ribs, missing eyes, and radiation on their clothing, their story sparked decades of conspiracy theories. Was it an avalanche, a military experiment, or something far stranger? In this immersive episode of Mysteries at Bedtime, we unravel the full story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident — from their final photographs to the shocking state of their bodies and

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17:32

The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich – Vanished...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/14

In 1978, a young Australian pilot vanished mid-flight over Bass Strait after reporting a strange object hovering above his aircraft. His final radio transmission? A metallic scraping sound… and silence. No wreckage was ever found. In this chilling episode of Mysteries at Bedtime, Jack Laurence unpacks the disappearance of Frederick Valentich one of aviation’s most enduring UFO mysteries, backed by radar data, eyewitness reports, and a haunting final recording.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber

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18:20

The Rendlesham Forest Incident – Britain’s Roswell

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2026/02/14

In December 1980, strange lights were spotted near a U.S. Air Force base in Suffolk, England. What followed became one of the UK’s most compelling UFO cases. Military officers reported a landed craft, radiation readings were taken, and an official memo would later confirm something truly unexplained occurred. In this immersive episode of Mysteries at Bedtime, we walk through the nights that changed Rendlesham Forest forever — with first-hand accounts, secret memos, and the mystery that still won’t

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29:39

Grant Amato: The Man Who Murdered His Family for a...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/11

On January 25th, 2019, police arrived at a home in Chuluota, Florida, for a wellness check. Cody Amato, a thirty-one-year-old nurse anaesthetist, hadn't shown up for work—something he'd never done in five years.Inside, they found a scene of horror: Chad Amato, Margaret Amato, and Cody Amato. All three shot execution-style in their own home.One family member was missing: twenty-nine-year-old Grant Amato.As investigators pieced together the case, a disturbing picture emerged. Grant had been fired from

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36:05

The Green River Killer: How Gary Ridgway Murdered 49...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/08

In the summer of 1982, bodies began appearing along Washington's Green River. Young women—many of them sex workers, many of them runaways—were being strangled and dumped in remote wooded areas around Seattle. By 1984, the death toll had reached over forty.The Green River Task Force assembled. The FBI sent profilers. Even imprisoned serial killer Ted Bundy was consulted for insights. But year after year, the killer remained free.Gary Ridgway, a truck painter from Auburn, was questioned in 1987. He

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31:46

Susan Smith: The 1994 Case That Shocked America

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/04

On October 25th, 1994, Susan Smith reported that a Black man had carjacked her vehicle at gunpoint with her two young sons still inside. Three-year-old Michael and fourteen-month-old Alexander were gone, taken by a stranger into the South Carolina night.For nine days, the nation watched as Susan and her husband David made tearful pleas on television for their children's safe return. "America's children," the media called them. Thousands of tips poured in. Law enforcement from across the country

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31:34

The Murder of Kristil Krug: When a Stalker Was Closer...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/01

When Colorado mom Kristil Krug started receiving threatening messages from an ex-boyfriend she hadn't seen in twenty years, she did everything right. She documented the harassment, reported it to police, installed security cameras, and even hired a private investigator. For two months, the stalker sent increasingly violent threats, claiming to watch her every move and sending photos of her husband arriving at work.On December 14th, 2023, just eleven days before Christmas, Kristil was found

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29:13

Tom Phillips Case: The True Story of New Zealand's...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/28

In December 2021, Tom Phillips vanished into the dense New Zealand wilderness with his three children—Jayda, Maverick, and Ember—triggering a nearly four-year manhunt that gripped the nation. Using his expert survival skills and knowledge of the rugged Waikato region, Phillips evaded police, elite military trackers, and an $80,000 reward while allegedly committing armed robberies to survive. The search ended violently in September 2025 when Phillips was killed in a shootout with police after

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29:36

The Plot to Kidnap Holly Willoughby: Inside Gavin...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/25

In October 2023, police knocked on Holly Willoughby’s door with a warning: a stranger online had drawn up a detailed plan to kidnap, rape and murder her. In this episode, we break down who Gavin Plumb is, how his obsession escalated in secret chats like “Abduct Lovers”, what investigators found in his flat, and how an undercover officer helped stop the plot before it began.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details

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25:22

Held Hostage in Stockholm: The Bank Robbery That...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/21

Four hostages. One armed robber. Six days inside a Stockholm bank vault.What unfolded in Sweden in 1973 wasn’t just a crime. It was a psychological phenomenon the world had never seen before.As police surrounded the bank and negotiations dragged on, the hostages began to fear law enforcement more than the man holding them captive. They refused to testify against him. They defended his actions. They even raised money for his legal defence.This baffling response would later be labelled Stockholm

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29:50

The Tim Bosma Case: The Test Drive That Ended in Murder

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/18

In May 2013, Hamilton father Tim Bosma advertised his pickup truck for sale and agreed to let two men take it for a test drive. He never came home. What began as a routine sale quickly turned into one of Canada’s most disturbing modern murder cases.In this episode of Crime at Bedtime, we walk through the final night Tim was seen alive, the frantic search that followed, and the investigation that led police to wealthy heir Dellen Millard and his friend Mark Smich. Step by step, we follow how a

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30:04

Marcus Schrenker: The Financial Advisor Who Faked His...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/14

Marcus Schrenker was a successful Indiana financial adviser with a luxury lifestyle, a private plane and a growing list of angry investors. In January 2009, as lawsuits and investigations closed in, Schrenker climbed into the cockpit of his Piper and made a chilling choice: he radioed a distress call, set the plane on a crash course towards Florida, and bailed out with a parachute, apparently hoping the world would believe he had died in the wreck.In this episode of Crime at Bedtime, we walk step by

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44:43

The Mafia Cops: NYPD Detectives Who Worked for the Mob

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/11

They were decorated NYPD detectives, patrolling the streets of Brooklyn at the height of New York’s organised crime era. But behind the badge, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were secretly working for the mob – passing on intel, setting up hits and helping the Lucchese crime family stay one step ahead.In this episode of Crime at Bedtime, we walk through how two New York City cops allegedly became paid Mafia insiders, how bodies began to pile up across Brooklyn and Staten Island, and how it took

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42:58

Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees: The Stuart Highway...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/07

In July 2001, British backpackers Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees were driving through the dark heart of the Australian outback when a vehicle flashed its lights behind them on the Stuart Highway. Minutes later, Peter was gone – and Joanne was running for her life.In this episode of Crime at Bedtime, we walk slowly through the night of the attack, the frantic search in the Northern Territory desert, and the investigation that turned a missing-persons case into one of Australia’s most famous true

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34:05

The Want-Ad Killer: The Crimes of Harvey Carignan

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/01/04

In this Crime at Bedtime episode, we dive into the chilling story of Harvey Carignan, the American serial killer better known as “The Want-Ad Killer.” Using newspaper advertisements and chance encounters, Carignan targeted vulnerable young women across several US states, leaving a trail of brutal assaults and murders in his wake. We follow his life from a troubled early history and a death sentence he managed to escape, through the series of attacks that finally exposed him, to the painstaking

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31:23

What Happened to Ben Smart and Olivia Hope?

Crime at Bedtime ·

2025/12/31

New Year’s Eve, 1997. Hundreds of partygoers pack into Furneaux Lodge in New Zealand’s remote Marlborough Sounds. By morning, two young friends – Ben Smart and Olivia Hope – have vanished after stepping from a water taxi onto a stranger’s yacht. They are never seen again. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, we walk carefully through one of New Zealand’s most controversial murder cases: the disappearance of Ben and Olivia and the conviction of Scott Watson. We follow the movements of that final night,

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34:33

Jennifer Pan: The ‘Home Invasion’ That Wasn’t

Crime at Bedtime ·

2025/12/28

On 8 November 2010, emergency services were called to a quiet family home in Markham, Ontario. Nineteen minutes after the first 911 call, police walked into what looked like a violent home invasion: parents shot, valuables scattered, their daughter Jennifer Pan tied upstairs. But as detectives dug deeper, the story began to unravel. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, we slowly and calmly unpack the full Jennifer Pan case – from her strict upbringing and carefully constructed double life, to the

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30:50

Suing Diddy P1: Have you heard of Derrick Smith?

Crime at Bedtime ·

2025/12/21

This year I teamed up with arguably the world’s biggest true crime podcast, Casefile, to bring you the story of an incarcerated man I met some time ago who was suing Sean “Diddy” Combs for 100 million dollars.Across this seven-episode series we go on a wild ride through allegations of assault, corruption, and murder for hire which, Derek claimed, all led to his wrongful conviction. Strap yourselves in, because just when you think you’ve heard it all, this story takes you somewhere else entirely.If

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32:49

Santa Claus, a bank robbery, a hostage crisis and a...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2025/12/17

This is the real story behind The Santa Claus Bank Robbery — one of the strangest and deadliest crimes in U.S. history.On December 23, 1927, Marshall Ratliff walked into the First National Bank of Cisco dressed as Santa and opened fire. Within minutes, the bank was surrounded by armed civilians. What followed was chaos: a running gun battle through the streets, a hostage dragged into a getaway car, and a statewide chase ending in a shocking act of vigilante justice.If you think you’ve heard every

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33:24

The Fake Pilot

Crime at Bedtime ·

2025/12/14

He called himself a pilot. A businessman. A man of wealth and connections. But every airport lounge, every luxury hotel, and every first-class boarding gate he stepped through was part of a lie.Before the world knew him as “Simon Leviev,” Shimon Hayut was building an international web of deception — forging flight credentials, slipping through Europe’s airports, and conning his way into the lives and bank accounts of anyone who trusted him.In this episode, we follow the real story behind the

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