Husband Stabs Wife 44 Times, One of America's Most Controversial Sleepwalking Murder Cases | Scott Falater

In 1997, Yarmila Falater was found floating in her backyard pool after a brutal attack that left investigators searching for answers. The evidence quickly pointed to her husband, Scott Falater, a seemingly devoted husband, father, and churchgoing family man with no history of violence.

But Scott's defense would turn the entire case upside down.

He admitted he was responsible for Yarmila's death. He just claimed he was asleep when it happened.

This episode breaks down one of the most controversial murder trials in America and the question jurors had to answer: can someone commit a calculated murder while sleepwalking?

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When a house fire broke out in rural Maine, first responders expected to find a tragic accident.

Instead, they uncovered something far more disturbing.

Inside the home were two victims, and investigators quickly focused on the one person who should have been grieving alongside everyone else. What followed was a years-long legal battle centered on mental illness, criminal responsibility, and one question that divided a courtroom: was this a young man suffering from severe schizophrenia, or someone who knew exactly what he was doing?

This episode breaks down the murders of Cheryl Cote and Daniel Perkins, the insanity defense, and the statement that prosecutors believed revealed the truth.

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