Deadly Nightmares

When Heather Young agrees to relocate with her boyfriend to Michigan's secluded Lower Peninsula, she has high hopes that the change of scenery will do them and their relationship good. But after a big relationship blowup, Heather reaches her breaking point; little does she know the worst is yet to come. For even more true crime, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/deadlynightmares to start...

With dreams of starting a new life together in Oregon, young lovebirds and Ridgecrest, California residents Kevin Thorpe and Laura Craig pack up their car and hit the road in January of 1981. Opting for the scenic route, the couple enjoys several days of relaxed road tripping through Northern California -- that is, until a flat tire sidelines them outside the remote town of Madeline, and a nightti...

In the fall of 1979, 19-year-old California native Linda Jozavich is enjoying a seemingly normal night at work until she suddenly disappears. Years go by without any clue as to where she's gone which is especially shocking to the tight-knit Santa Cruz community where she grew up. Then, six years later, the city is shaken by the disappearance of another area teen, Lois Sigala. Days later, Lois is f...

It's summer 1999 in small town Perry, Oklahoma, and 19-year-old Stephanie Neiman has the world at her feet. She's just graduated high school and earned enough money to buy a brand new pickup truck. One night on her way to work, her friend, Summer Hair, asks for a ride to another friend's house when the two stumble into violent company. Now Stephanie must choose between her own principles and a cha...

In May of 2000, 17-year-old Liz Reiser and 18-year-old Brandi Hicks go to a local video store in the quaint Ohio town of New Philadelphia. Their plans for an innocent movie night quickly morph into a true-life horror film when they decide to give a ride to a stranger in the parking lot. The strange passenger takes Liz and Brandi on a ride to a remote area, at least 15 miles from the nearest town....

In 1979, Marie Huckins has just entered the dating pool after a recent divorce when she meets Dennis Mitchell. But when she follows her date into the New York wilderness, it proves to be a fatal mistake. Twenty years later, Marie's daughter Patricia is still coping with the tragic loss. As she makes plans to celebrate her 36th birthday, Patricia hopes she can forget about the tragedy for just one...

n the small agricultural town of Prague, Oklahoma in the fall of 2010, Amanda Burney accompanies her boyfriend Ethan Walton on an errand. Ethan intends to sell some family land to a man named Glen Gouker, and the pair go off to talk business in Glen's shed. What should take a matter of minutes becomes a matter of life and death when Glen returns from the shed without Ethan. Glen drags Amanda into...

Married for a little over two years, Oregon residents Doug and Rozina Anderson set out for a long weekend trip to Northern California. They set up camp under the Redwoods in Jedediah Smith State Park in August of 1988. What was supposed to be their dream vacation quickly turns into a fight for their lives. With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, the couple comes face to face with a stranger that...

For nineteen-year-old Will Kleier and his best friends, Jon Perez and Keyton Cornelius, both twenty-years-old, visiting the family ranch at Indian Creek is all about hiking, hunting and enjoying the California high desert - as long as they're back before sundown. But when the teens journey in to the desert this time, they're met by an armed and dangerous drifter. With no cell phone service or neig...

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, twenty-four-year-old Alicia Eakins has dealt with more than her fair share of tough times. She hopes a move to St. Augustine, Florida will offer the fresh start in life she needs. Alicia soon meets a local charmer named RJ Faba, and there's an immediate spark. She moves into his remote home deep in the Ocala National Forest called Stokes Landing, and thinks she's f...

Bayview, Idaho: a remote and breathtakingly beautiful lakeside community that defines "getting away from it all". For locals like Yvonne Wallis and her family, the quiet is cozy and peaceful. For others like Larry Cragun, it's a little too quiet. As winter approaches and tourist season comes to an end, the isolation plays with Larry Cragun's mind, and he brutally attacks Yvonne and her family with...

An 18-year-old from Summerville, GA, Teresa Hudgens is on a first date with 18-year-old Joey Wells. When their plans abruptly change, the couple joins a group of locals heading to mysterious Corpsewood Manor. Everyone in this rural part of Georgia seems to have heard rumors about Corpsewood Manor, a secluded mansion said to be the home of devil worshippers. But no one knows the whole story ... unt...

As college sweethearts Ashley Freeman and Mike Grinnan begin their summer vacations, both of their futures are as wide open as the Texas plains. But when the couple goes off-roading on a secluded hill outside Dallas, a romantic evening swiftly turns into a night of terror. Trapped in the darkness with no hope of rescue, Ashley fights back against a brutal attacker in a desperate bid to survive. Fo...

33-year-old Sean Farmer is on his way to meet his friend Scott Johnston at a campsite deep in the backwoods of Virginia. They plan to fish along remote Dismal Creek, unaware that the area has a dark past. In 1981, two young hikers were murdered here, stabbed and shot by a stranger they met along the nearby Appalachian Trail. Decades later, as Sean starts to set up camp near the same spot, a myster...

On Deadly Nightmares, hear the real-life stories of ordinary people stalked by serial killers and attackers. You’ll hear investigators and experts recount cases of unspeakable violence, with some episodes featuring the voices of survivors who lived to tell their story. Deadly Nightmares features direct audio from four hit ID series: Dead Silent, Your Worst Nightmare, Home Alone and Obsession: Dark...