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.
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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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 was a young man hurtling toward disaster.
This episode follows his rise and fall: the scams, the police hunt, the glamorous parties, and the moment it all came crashing down. A true story that proves sometimes the most dangerous weapon isn’t a gun… it’s charm.
Keywords: Elliot Castro, teenage con artist, credit card fraud, Scotland true crime, white collar crime, international fraud, true crime podcast, 1990s scams, financial crime.
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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 island prison built to keep the most dangerous criminals behind bars.
In this gripping episode of Crime at Bedtime, we step inside the cold, concrete cells of Alcatraz to uncover how the plan was set in motion, the extraordinary ingenuity of the escape itself, and the decades-long investigation that followed. From homemade tools to secret alliances and mysterious letters years later, the case remains one of America’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
Did they drown in the icy waters of San Francisco Bay… or did they pull off the impossible?
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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 at Bedtime, we take you deep into the world of Ivan Milat, exploring who he was, how he lured his victims, and the brutal methods that stunned the nation. You’ll follow the painstaking police work that finally brought him down, the extraordinary survival story that cracked the case wide open, and the lasting impact his crimes had on how Australia viewed safety and travel.
This is the dark story of a man who became a symbol of fear and the relentless detectives who refused to let him walk free.
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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.
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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.
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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 never found, their remains turned into cakes and soap.
This is the horrifying true story of the woman who claimed she killed out of love, not hate. A tale of superstition, obsession, and the darkest corners of the human mind.
Keywords: Leonarda Cianciulli, Soap-Maker of Correggio, Italian serial killer, female killers, World War II Italy, true crime history, Crime at Bedtime.
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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 landfill search, this is a case that left Queenslanders asking one question — what really happened to Lesley Trotter?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Broyhill.
On an ordinary Monday evening, that trust was shattered. Jonathan — once Nation’s childhood friend and best man at their wedding — turned on the couple in their own kitchen. Jamie was stabbed repeatedly, Nation was wounded, and Jonathan’s carefully hidden secret was laid bare. Behind the mask of friendship was a man stealing from their political work, desperate to hide his fraud.
This episode of Crime at Bedtime takes you inside the chilling story of Jamie Hahn’s murder, the investigation into Jonathan Broyhill, and the trial that revealed how betrayal can strike from the closest of places.
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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. Diddy” Combs for $100 million.
But that was only the beginning. What Jack uncovered was a rabbit hole of alleged assault, corruption, cover-ups, and murder. A story so unbelievable it made headlines around the globe and left him questioning everything he thought he knew.
If you think you’ve heard it all before when it comes to crime stories… you haven’t heard anything like this.
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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 Brandes, and the trial that forced German courts to confront a crime without precedent.
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In 2006, respected Pennsylvania dentist Dr. John Yelenic was found brutally murdered in his home. His throat was slashed, his house drenched in blood but under his fingernails lay the clue that would reveal his killer. This is the story of a bitter divorce, a state trooper consumed by rage, and the chilling prophecy of a man who knew his life was in danger.
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In 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews vanished on her way home from school, sparking one of Britain’s largest ever missing child hunts. For 24 days the nation searched, prayed, and donated. But when Shannon was found alive less than a mile from home, the truth was more shocking than anyone imagined. This is the story of betrayal, manipulation, and the mother who staged her daughter’s disappearance.
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On a cold night in January 1993, seven people were brutally murdered inside a Brown’s Chicken & Pasta in Palatine, Illinois. Their bodies were discovered locked in the restaurant’s freezer and cooler, sending shockwaves through the quiet suburb and sparking one of the largest manhunts in state history. For nearly a decade the case went unsolved, until a half-eaten piece of chicken and a confession finally revealed the killers: Juan Luna and James Degorski.
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In 2008, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout travelled to Somalia in search of untold stories. Just days after arriving, she was kidnapped on a dusty road outside Mogadishu and held hostage for 460 harrowing days. Subjected to brutal conditions, Amanda fought to survive while her mother negotiated desperately for her release. This episode takes you inside one of the most gripping modern hostage cases — from the moment of her abduction, through her unimaginable ordeal, to her final return home.
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For years, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard convinced doctors, charities, and neighbours that her daughter Gypsy Rose was gravely ill. Wheelchair-bound, tube-fed, and said to have cancer and muscular dystrophy, Gypsy appeared to be the perfect symbol of courage. But behind closed doors was a world of control and abuse—medical lies fueled by Munchausen by proxy. In 2015, the façade ended in murder. Gypsy and her boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn killed Dee Dee in a desperate bid for freedom, sparking one of the most infamous true-crime cases of the century.
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In 1966, middleweight boxing contender Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was arrested for a triple murder he swore he didn’t commit. Convicted on shaky eyewitness testimony, Carter’s career and freedom were stolen at the height of his rise. For nearly two decades, he fought the system from behind bars—writing a powerful memoir, gaining support from activists, and eventually winning his release when courts ruled his conviction was driven by racial prejudice and withheld evidence. This is the story of how a champion boxer became one of America’s most famous victims of wrongful conviction.
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