Crime at Bedtime

In the quiet town of Aberdeen, New South Wales , John Price was a well-liked father and hardworking abattoir operator. Katherine Knight was the woman he’d tried to leave more than once, terrified of how violent she could become. What unfolded in February 2000 remains one of the most disturbing crimes in Australian history. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, Jack walks you through the chilling case...

At just 11 years old , Jaycee Lee Dugard vanished while walking to her school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe. Her abduction, carried out in seconds, sparked one of the largest missing-child investigations in California history. For years, detectives chased thousands of leads — but Jaycee had simply vanished. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, Jack unpacks the harrowing case of Jaycee Lee Dugard , who...

A cryptic list of 67 strange phrases. Dozens of young men found murdered along highways across California. And for years, no one realised the killings were connected. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, Jack takes you deep into the chilling case of Randy Kraft — the Scorecard Killer , one of America’s most methodical and least understood serial murderers. Kraft kept a handwritten list, a “scorecard,...

In the late 2000s, a teenager from a small island in Washington State became one of the most unlikely fugitives in modern American history. He stole planes without formal training, outran police across several states, and left taunting clues behind — including bare footprints at crime scenes. Known to the world as The Barefoot Bandit , Colton Harris-Moore turned burglary into a national manhunt, a...

He was a man of many names, Bob Evans, Curtis Kimball, Larry Vanner and behind every identity, a trail of missing women and murdered children. From a quiet trailer in New Hampshire to a basement in California, Terry Rasmussen moved through America for decades, changing faces, stories, and lives. When investigators finally uncovered the barrels in Bear Brook State Park, they began to see the monstr...

When a missing Texas teenager miraculously reappeared in Spain three years after vanishing, his family thought their prayers had been answered. But the boy who came home wasn’t Nicholas Barclay. He was Frédéric Bourdin — a 23-year-old French conman who had stolen a child’s identity, a family’s hope, and the world’s belief in miracles. This chilling story unravels one of the strangest deceptions in...

In February 2003, a gang of Italian thieves pulled off what would be called the Heist of the Century, slipping into Antwerp’s Diamond District, bypassing six layers of security, and walking out with more than $100 million in gems, gold, and cash. No alarms. No witnesses. No fingerprints. But behind the perfection lay a single fatal mistake that brought the mastermind, Leonardo Notarbartolo, undone...

In 1929 Kentucky, a six-year-old boy picked up his father’s shotgun—and changed American legal history. When little Carl Newton Mahan shot and killed eight-year-old Cecil Darnell after a fight over scrap metal, he became the youngest person ever tried for murder in the United States. Reporters packed the Knott County Courthouse as the barefoot child sat at the defence table, playing with a toy car...

In December 1978, a crew of mobsters slipped into JFK Airport and pulled off the largest cash robbery in American history. They stole nearly $6 million in unmarked bills and jewels from a Lufthansa vault — and vanished before sunrise. Behind the job was Jimmy Burke , the real-life inspiration for Goodfellas’ Jimmy Conway. But what should have been the perfect score quickly turned into a bloodbath...

Between 1971 and 1972, six young girls vanished from Washington, D.C. Their bodies were found along the highways leading out of the city — discarded like they didn’t matter. The press called him The Freeway Phantom : a predator who hunted the streets of Anacostia and Prince George’s County, targeting children and leaving behind a single, taunting note. This episode unravels the terrifying sixteen-...

In 2009, a woman walking her dog in Albuquerque stumbled across a human bone in the desert. What followed would become one of the largest crime scenes in U.S. history. Eleven women and one unborn child were recovered from shallow graves on the city’s West Mesa — victims of a serial killer who, to this day, has never been caught. This is the chilling story of a community blindsided, of victims who...

In the late 1990s, a Scottish teenager named Elliot Castro discovered just how easy it was to cheat the system. What began with a stolen credit card quickly escalated into an international crime spree. By his late teens, Castro was living a double life — conning banks, jetting off on first-class flights, staying in luxury hotels, and moving through high-society circles. But behind the glamour, he...

On the night of 11 June 1962 , three inmates carried out the most daring prison break in American history — and vanished without a trace. Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin spent months chiselling through cell walls, fashioning a raft from raincoats and creating lifelike dummy heads to fool the guards. Their target: the inescapable Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary , the infamous islan...

Australia’s most infamous serial killer left a trail of terror that changed the country forever. In the early 1990s, Ivan Milat , later dubbed The Backpacker Killer , stalked young travellers hitchhiking along quiet highways in New South Wales. What began as mysterious disappearances soon unravelled into one of the most chilling murder investigations in Australian history. In this episode of Crime...

In 1941, a quiet Denver street became the centre of one of the strangest murder cases in American history. A killer hid for months in a cramped crawlspace above his victim’s home — listening, waiting, and moving only when no one was watching. This is the unnerving true story of Theodore Edward Coneys. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a...

When police opened the door of Robert Ben Rhoades’ semi-truck, they uncovered a nightmare. Chains. Handcuffs. A woman pleading for her life. What investigators discovered would reveal years of unimaginable cruelty along America’s highways and a man who thought he’d never be caught. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the detai...

In 1930s Italy, amid war and superstition, Leonarda Cianciulli was known as a kind neighbour, a devoted mother, and a talented soap-maker. But behind her tidy kitchen walls, she was hiding something unimaginable. Driven by fear and belief in a deadly curse, Leonarda convinced herself that human sacrifice was the only way to save her son’s life. Over two years, three women vanished — their bodies n...

In March 2023, 78-year-old Lesley Trotter disappeared from her Toowong home in Brisbane. Her phone, wallet, and car were left untouched — and police would soon uncover a mystery unlike anything they’d seen before. As detectives pieced together her final hours, attention turned to her meticulous recycling habits and the theory that shocked the nation. From a quiet suburban street to the depths of a...

In 1999, 15-year-old Melbourne dancer Rachel Barber vanished after boarding a city tram. Her disappearance gripped Australia — but the truth lay chillingly close to home. Betrayed by a neighbour she once trusted, Rachel’s story became one of the country’s most infamous cases. This episode explores her life, the investigation, and the trial that revealed the deadly consequences of obsession. Become...

In April 2008, 21-year-old University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermann was found murdered in her Madison apartment. For years, her case remained one of the city’s most haunting mysteries — until breakthroughs in DNA technology exposed her killer. This episode examines Brittany’s life, the failures of the initial investigation, and how justice was finally delivered more than a decade later....

He promised fame, fortune, and guaranteed returns. Instead, Lou Pearlman left behind lawsuits, ruined lives, and one of the largest financial scandals in U.S. history. Learn how the man who gave us boy band mania also gave America its biggest con. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here Subscribe to Crime at Bedti...

On the eve of New Year’s 2000, the Miyazawa family was found murdered in their Setagaya home. Despite thousands of leads, police have never named the killer. Explore the evidence, theories, and unanswered questions behind one of Japan’s darkest crimes. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here Subscribe to Crime at...

In April 2013, Raleigh, North Carolina, was shaken by a brutal act of betrayal. Jamie Kirk Hahn was a rising star in politics — a strategist, fundraiser, and mentor known for her dedication to public service. At her side was her husband, Nation Hahn, equally devoted to their shared mission of building community. And at the centre of their circle was a man they trusted like family: Jonathan Wayne B...

For the past three years, Jack Laurence has gone behind the bars of America’s toughest prisons, hearing the stories of robbery, arson, murder, and everything in between. He thought he’d heard it all… until he met one prisoner with a story unlike any other. A man who wasn’t just fighting for his freedom, but was on the verge of becoming one of the richest prisoners in the world, by suing Sean “P. D...

In 2001, a quiet man from Germany’s countryside carried out one of the most disturbing crimes in modern history. Armin Meiwes, later known as the “Rotenburg Cannibal,” lured a willing volunteer into his half-timbered home and recorded everything that followed. In this episode, we trace Meiwes’ lonely childhood, his descent into online cannibal forums, the chilling pact he made with Bernd Jürgen Br...