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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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25:54

He Beat Her, Broke Her Back, Then Hid Her in a Tote |...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/03/04

Dalontay Edmond-Geiger tortured a 60-year-old woman for hours in his Cleveland home - beating her, stabbing her arm, zip-tying her hands, smashing a TV over her head causing skull fractures, and breaking her spine. He then stuffed her folded body into a 3x3-foot plastic tote on his porch. Police checked twice - he played music to cover her moans. When they finally found her, she was paralyzed from the waist down, unable to speak. She spent a week in a coma. Now requires 24-hour care for life

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24:19

Teen Vanishes During 8-Block Walk to Meet Coworker |...

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2026/03/03

19-year-old Jason Jolkowski left his Omaha home at 10:45 AM on June 13th, 2001, walking to Benson High School to meet a coworker for a ride to work. He never arrived. Last seen by a neighbor walking down his street - then he vanished. No witnesses after 10:45 AM. No body, no belongings, no evidence of struggle. Never appeared on school surveillance cameras. His car stayed in the shop. His final paycheck was never collected. No bank, phone, or social security activity in 23+ years. Jason was 6'1",

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30:24

Teen Killer Stabs Brother 57 Times Then Goes on...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/03/01

15-year-old Austin Thompson stabbed his brother James to death, then dressed in full camo and hunted down strangers in Raleigh's Hedingham neighbourhood. Off-duty cop Gabriel Torres was shot while on the phone with his wife. Susan Karnatz was jogging. Mary Marshall was looking for her dog. Nicole Connors was killed on her doorstep - all captured on Ring camera. Five dead, two wounded. Thompson left a note: "I hate humans, they are destroying the planet. I have no regrets." Sentenced to five

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24:12

The Ghost Ship Mary Celeste: The Crew That Vanished...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/28

In 1872, the merchant brigantine Mary Celeste left New York Harbor on a routine voyage to Italy. On board were Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, their young daughter Sophia, and a crew of seven experienced sailors. Just weeks later, the ship was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean — fully seaworthy, cargo intact, provisions untouched… but not a single soul remained on board.What happened during those missing days between her last log entry and her discovery by the Dei Gratia? Why would an

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26:58

The Sodder Family Fire: Five Children Lost Without a...

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2026/02/28

On Christmas Eve 1945, a fire tore through the Sodder family home in West Virginia. George and Jennie escaped with some of their children, but five never made it out. When no remains were found in the ashes, suspicion turned to sabotage, kidnapping, and conspiracy. This is the enduring mystery of the Sodder children.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on

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25:15

The Emilcin Abduction: A Farmer’s Encounter with the...

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2026/02/28

It was an ordinary May morning in 1978 when Polish farmer Jan Wolski set out in his horse-drawn cart. By the end of that ride, he would tell a story that has haunted Emilcin ever since. He described tall, silent beings, a hovering craft without doors, and a strange medical examination that defied explanation. Wolski’s matter-of-fact account has been studied, questioned, and celebrated as one of Europe’s most extraordinary UFO cases and more than forty years later, it still refuses to fade into

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28:05

The Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

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2026/02/28

In June 1983, fifteen-year-old Vatican citizen Emanuela Orlandi vanished on her way home from a music lesson in Rome. What began as a missing-person case soon spiralled into one of Italy’s greatest mysteries — entangled with whispers of Cold War intrigue, mafia blackmail, and Vatican secrets. Forty years later, her fate remains unsolved.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube

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22:18

Inside the Vandenberg UFO Encounter – A Cold War Mystery

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/28

In 1964, at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, a routine missile test turned into one of the most compelling UFO encounters of the Cold War era. Radar operators, engineers, and officers reported seeing something they could not explain. In this episode of Mysteries at Bedtime, we take you inside the base, into the control rooms and along the launch pads, to relive the night when the U.S. military may have witnessed the impossible.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free

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21:29

The Disappearance of Dr. Sneha Anne Philip: The...

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2026/02/28

On September 11, 2001, thousands of lives were lost when the Twin Towers collapsed — but one case still stands apart. Dr. Sneha Anne Philip, a 31-year-old physician living just blocks from the World Trade Center, vanished in the hours before the attacks. Security cameras caught her shopping the night before, but she was never seen again. Was she killed trying to help victims in the chaos of that morning, or did her disappearance begin before the towers fell?In this episode of Mysteries at Bedtime,

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21:38

Did Russia Silence Boris Berezovsky? Inside the...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/28

In March 2013, Russian billionaire and outspoken Putin critic Boris Berezovsky was found dead in the bathroom of his Berkshire estate. Officially, his death was left an “open verdict,” with investigators unable to rule suicide or foul play. But Berezovsky’s life was anything but ordinary—once a Kremlin insider who helped Putin rise to power, he later became a target after falling out with Moscow. His sudden death fit a chilling pattern of Russian exiles in Britain meeting mysterious ends, from

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21:10

India’s Reincarnation Mystery – The Extraordinary...

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2026/02/28

In 1930s Delhi, a young girl stunned her parents and teachers with memories she should not have had. Shanti Devi insisted she had lived before — in a town over 100 miles away, with a husband, a home, and a death during childbirth. Her case became India’s most famous investigation into reincarnation, drawing the attention of Mahatma Gandhi himself. Was Shanti Devi truly remembering another life, or was there another explanation?Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access

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24:24

The Toxic Lady: The Bizarre Case of Gloria Ramirez

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/28

When 31-year-old Gloria Ramirez was rushed to Riverside General Hospital, no one expected the chaos that would follow. Medical staff began fainting, vomiting, and collapsing as they tried to treat her. Was her body giving off toxic fumes, or was there another explanation? Known today as “The Toxic Woman,” her story remains one of the strangest medical mysteries in history.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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23:38

Pam Reynolds’ Near-Death Experience During Standstill...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/28

In 1991, American singer-songwriter Pam Reynolds underwent a rare, high-risk procedure known as a hypothermic cardiac arrest “standstill” surgery to remove a giant brain aneurysm. Her body temperature was lowered to just 15°C, her heartbeat and breathing stopped, and her brain activity registered flat. Yet Pam later described vivid, verifiable details from the operating room, from the surgical tools to conversations between staff, at a time when she should have been completely unconscious. Her case

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28:59

The Disappearance of Heather Elvis: Myrtle Beach...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/25

On 18 December 2013, 20-year-old Heather Elvis disappeared from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after receiving mysterious calls from a payphone. She'd had an affair with married man Sidney Moorer, whose controlling wife Tammy had ended it violently months earlier. That night, Sidney called Heather from a payphone at 1:35 a.m. She called back nine times. At 3:17 a.m., she drove to Peachtree Landing to meet him. Her phone died at 3:41 a.m. and was never used again. Her car was found abandoned the next

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36:40

The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart: What Happened on...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/24

On 2 July 1937, the world's most famous female pilot vanished over the Pacific Ocean. Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were attempting to circumnavigate the globe when they disappeared searching for tiny Howland Island. Her final radio transmission—"We are on the line 157 337"—came at 8:43 a.m., then silence. The United States launched the most expensive search in history, covering 150,000 square miles of ocean. They found nothing. Nearly 90 years later, the mystery endures. Did they crash

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28:38

The Niño del Terror: 15-Year-Old Serial Killer Who...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/22

In 1992, Ecuador captured its youngest serial killer. Juan Fernando Hermosa was just 15 years old when police arrested him after a violent shootout that killed his mother. Over four months in late 1991, he'd murdered 22 people across Quito—8 taxi drivers, 11 gay men, and others—all shot with the same 9mm pistol. The crimes terrorised northern Quito, with weekend killings creating panic among drivers and the LGBTQ+ community. But Ecuador's juvenile law capped his sentence at just four years,

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26:52

The Murder of Dustin Kjersem: Montana Camper Killed...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/18

On 10th October 2024, 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem set up camp in the Montana wilderness to spend the weekend with his girlfriend. He pitched his tent, gathered firewood, and prepared for a peaceful night under the stars.A stranger arrived at the campsite. Dustin, known for his generosity and kindness, welcomed him. Offered him a beer. Invited him to sit by the fire.Within hours, Dustin was dead—beaten with a block of wood, stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver, and struck repeatedly with his own

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27:19

The Oakville Blobs Mystery: When Gelatinous Goo...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/17

On 7th August 1994, at 3 a.m., something strange fell from the sky over Oakville, Washington. It wasn't rain. It wasn't hail. It was gelatinous blobs—translucent, jelly-like masses the size of rice grains that covered twenty square miles.Within hours, people across town were violently ill. Animals died. Officer David Lacey could barely breathe. Dotty Hearn collapsed and was hospitalised for three days.Scientists tested the blobs and found human white blood cells and bacteria from the digestive

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31:25

The Ari Squire Case: Man Who Killed to Fake His Own...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/15

On 23rd February 2008, firefighters responded to a garage fire in Lake Barrington, Illinois. Beneath a white pickup truck, they found a badly burnt body. The wallet identified the victim as Ari Samuel Squire, 39.It looked like a tragic accident. A jack failure. A fire. A life lost.But dental records didn't match. The body was too young—about twenty, not forty. The tattoos were wrong.The body wasn't Ari Squire. It was Justin Newman, a young man Ari had lured to his home with the promise of

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24:43

Westall UFO Mystery: Hundreds Witness a Saucer Over...

Crime at Bedtime ·

2026/02/14

On 6 April 1966, in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton South, more than 200 students and teachers claimed to see a silver, saucer-shaped object hover over a school before darting away at incredible speed. Minutes later, mysterious men arrived and the incident was hushed up. Decades on, the witnesses are still searching for the truth. This is the Westall UFO mystery.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to

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