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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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31:03

Cimarron Thomas: Killed by the UK's Most Prolific...

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2024/11/14

Cimarron Thomas was a beautiful, happy-go-lucky 12-year old little girl from West, Virginia. She was the kind of young lady who loved playing the violin, spending time with her family and chatting with her friends on social media apps, like Snapchat. However, in May of 2018, without warning, she ended her own life using her father’s legally owned handgun. Her little sister would find her body in her bedroom and tragically only 18 months later, her father, feeling guilty and devastated over the loss

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31:26

Iyana Sawyer: Forever 16

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2024/11/07

On December 19, 2018, 16-year-old Iyana Sawyer, a straight-A student from Jacksonville, Florida, was seen on surveillance footage leaving her high school early. It started as a typical school day, but what followed would plunge her family into an unthinkable tragedy. Iyana was five months pregnant and her family had been supportive of the young teen mom-to-be — yet on that morning, she vanished without a trace. Her sister noticed Iyana didn’t board the bus home, and soon, frantic phone calls were

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31:42

Christina Boyer: The Columbus Poltergeist Kid Charged...

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2024/10/31

In the mid-1980s, Christina Boyer captivated the nation as a teenager with an extraordinary claim: that she could move objects with her mind. Known as the “The Columbus Poltergeist Kid”, her family’s insistence on her powers catapulted her to media stardom, even earning her a spot in an Unsolved Mysteries episode. But just as quickly as she rose to fame, her life spiralled out of control, first as a runaway teen, then as a single mother and a domestic violence survivor. However, no one could have

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31:08

Martha Moxley: The Night Before Halloween

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2024/10/24

It was the night before Halloween - October 30, 1975 - also known as Mischief Night - an evening filled with pranks, like throwing toilet paper on trees and eggs at houses. For 15-year-old Martha Moxley, it was an ordinary night of hanging out with her friends - including 15-year-old Michael Skakel and his 17-year-old brother Tommy. The Skakel boys were part of a wealthy well-known family, related to American political royalty - the Kennedys. Before the clock struck midnight, Martha would be

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25:25

Gloria Ramirez: Toxic Woman or Criminal Negligence?

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2024/10/18

Gloria Ramirez, a 31-year-old wife and mother from Riverside, California, was known as a warm-hearted joker who was always ready to uplift others. She led a mostly ordinary life, deeply loved by her family and community.But on February 19, 1994, everything changed when Gloria was rushed to Riverside General Hospital, gravely ill. She had recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer and it was spreading to other parts of her body. However, that night, she would lose her life. Not to cervical cancer,

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27:40

Corpsewood Manor: Murder, Sex and Satan

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2024/10/11

Hidden deep within the desolate Chattahoochee National Forest, sits the haunting remains of Corpsewood Manor, a hand-built brick mansion with a dark history. Its name, given by its former owner and builder, Dr. Charles Scudder, is ominous. Corposewood Manor was supposed to be a sanctuary for Dr. Scudder and his partner, far removed from the chaos of their busy city lives. However, in December of 1982, their dreams of living a quiet life nestled away in the isolated woods would turn into a nightmare

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24:52

Anneliese Michel: The Exorcism Tapes

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2024/10/04

Have you ever seen the 2005 supernatural horror movie, “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”? Tonight I’m talking about the true story that inspired the hit flick. Anneliese Michel was a deeply religious young lady from Klingenberg, Bavaria, who had suffered from epilepsy and mental health issues for several years. Despite undergoing multiple medical treatments, her condition worsened, leading her family and two local priests to believe she was possessed. To rid her body and soul of the demonic entity, 70

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25:14

Christine Falling: The Diabolical Babysitter

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2024/10/01

As if being a parent isn’t hard enough, many of us have had to leave our precious children in the care of a stranger at one point or another. It takes a great deal of trust and pure hope that everything will be okay - because how much can you really know about a person, and what they’re like when watchful adults are not around? The crimes committed by Christine Falling, known as the babysitter from hell, are a reminder that parents need to be diligent when selecting a caregiver for their children,

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32:13

Kouri Richins: A Children's Book of Grief or Guilt?

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2024/09/24

In March 2022, married couple Eric and Kouri Richins were celebrating at their Utah home. Kouri, a real estate agent, had closed on a house that she had planned to flip for her business. They put their three young boys to bed and had a few drinks, including a Moscow mule that Kouri made for Eric to enjoy in bed. The couple then fell asleep, with Eric sleeping in the master bedroom and Kouri sleeping in one of the boy’s rooms because he often had night terrors. Around 3 am, the child woke up from a

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31:31

Sarah and Jacob Hoggle: Lost in Psychosis

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2024/09/17

On September 8th, 2014, Troy Turner walked into a police station in Maryland to report that his girlfriend, Catherine Hoggle, and their two youngest children were missing. He claimed that he had awoken in their apartment that morning to find them gone - only their eldest son remained at their home. It was alarming, but Troy was relieved when a few hours later Catherine returned to explain that she had dropped three-year-old Sara and two-year-old Jacob off at a new daycare centre. Panic once again

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23:34

Leigh Ann Sabine: The Skeleton in the Garden

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2024/08/30

A few months before 74-year-old Leigh Ann Sabine died after battling brain cancer, she told her hairdresser that people were going to talk about her after she passed away because of “the body in the bag”. An alarming statement but one that mostly went ignored as a wild, silly made-up story, one of many that Leigh Ann was known for telling. But the true meaning of her words would be revealed about a month after her death when two of her best friends made a gruesome discovery.It was well known that

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25:03

Phantom of Heilbronn: The Woman Without a Face

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2024/08/23

We often think of DNA as one of the most solid, fool-proof pieces of evidence in a crime investigation, but our story tonight shows how that isn’t at all true. A female German serial killer, dubbed “the Phantom of Heilbronn” - or the woman without a face, was believed to be responsible for a slew of crimes across the country, including six murders. The hunt to find this evil monster made international headlines as police tried to identify the killer before they struck again. The Phantom of Heilbronn

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See you soon

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2024/06/25

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29:06

Scott Watson: A Calculated Conviction?

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2024/06/19

Before dawn break, on New Year's Day, 1998, 21-year-old Ben Smart and 17-year-old Olivia Hope were looking for a place to crash after spending the evening celebrating with other partygoers in the Marlborough Sounds, in New Zealand. They were last seen getting out of a water taxi and boarding a yacht after a strange man offered them a place to sleep off the champagne on board his boat. Not the greatest of decisions, but they needed a place to sleep because other partygoers had taken the place

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30:25

Angelika Graswald: The Controversial Story of the...

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2024/06/13

It was the early evening hours of Sunday, April 19, 2015. Vincent Viafore and his fiancee Angelika Graswald were trying to enjoy a kayaking adventure in the Hudson River, but the water was cold and choppy, and they were not adequately prepared for the conditions. For one - Vincent wasn’t wearing a life vest and his kayak was missing a drain plug. Disaster struck as they tried to cross the river, leaving from Bannermans Island and heading towards Plum Point Park. Vincent’s kayak started to take in

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25:16

Ramona Brown: The Night the Fire Took Her

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2024/06/08

The date was March 6th, 1984, the night before Mardi Gras. Hailing from New Orleans, The Brown family, which included parents Johnnie Mae and Aubrey Brown and their 10 children, spent the evening getting ready to celebrate. Excitement was in the air in anticipation of the music, food and floats that they were going to be able to enjoy. The kids were put down to bed early that night so that they would be well-rested for the festivities the next day. And then, around 3 am when the house was quiet and

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28:08

Johnny Kitagawa: The J-Pop Predator

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2024/06/03

One of the first things I noticed when I moved to Tokyo was the smiling faces of J-Pop idols posted everywhere - large billboards, moving trucks, subway cars. Japan has the second largest music market in the world, mostly due to the rising popularity of J-Pop, with millions of fans in Japan and all around the world. One man, known as Johnny Kitagawa, considered the grandfather of J-pop, is responsible for creating idols out of hundreds of young boys who dreamed of being famous. But few know the dark

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28:11

Aubrey Dameron: A Life Worth Finding

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2024/05/28

It was the very early morning of March 9, 2019 - around 3:30 am, before the sun came up. 25-year-old Aubrey Dameron walked into the living room and told her mother and brother that she was off to meet a friend. She doesn’t specify who this friend is - but she leaves home without her purse or her anti-seizure medication, which she is supposed to carry with her at all times as she suffers from epilepsy. She wouldn’t return home and after a few days of no contact with her family - they reported her

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26:23

Noah Presgrove: A Small Town Secret

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2024/05/22

On September 4th, 2023, at around 5:53 am, 19-year-old Noah Presgrove was found dead on the side of an Oklahoma highway. It was a bizarre scene - Noah was found wearing mismatched shoes, with only one of the shoes belonging to him. His shorts were found a few feet away from his body, along with three pieces of white metal chain and part of his tooth. There were two chunks of hair found - one on the roadway and one on his right butt cheek. Noah had attended a party earlier that evening, where there

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22:17

Sebastian Rogers is Missing: What Goes Bump in the...

Serial Napper | True Crime Stories for Naps ·

2024/05/17

It was the morning of February 26, 2024, and it was supposed to be a day like any other. At around 6am, Katie Proudfoot walked into the bedroom of her 15-year-old son, Sebastian Rogers, to wake him up for school. To her shock, she found his room empty - he was gone. Not in his room and nowhere to be found elsewhere in their Tennessee home. Yes, Sebastian was a teenager and sometimes they can be notorious for sneaking out or leaving without telling their parents where they’re going - but in

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