HOMICIDAL SLEEPWALKING: The Sleepwalker’s Alibi – Is It Possible To Murder Without Waking?

You go to bed like any other night… but by morning, someone is dead — was it a dream, or did you kill while still deep in sleep?

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FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: At least 68 cases of sleepwalking murder have reached a courtroom, giving a jury the unenviable task of deciding whether a murder committed while asleep means criminal responsibility for the unfortunate sleepwalker. (Homicidal Sleepwalking) *** A man begins to see and experience strange things around the house as he cares for his elderly grandmother. (The Other Company) *** What does uncontrollable laughing, the Chupacabra, rampant crime, witch burnings, and dancing to exhaustion all have in common? They are all examples of what experts call “mass hysteria”. (Strange Stories of Mass Hysteria) *** Weirdo family member and U.S. veteran Joe Akins shares a personal experience with the paranormal and extraterrestrial! (UFO's & Demonic Shadow Figures) *** Another Weird Darkness fan, Mathew R., sent us a short story about what happened to him while visiting the Watseka Wonder House (The Watseka Wonder)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:00:38.261 = Show Open
00:02:29.182 = Homicidal Sleepwalking
00:18:49.261 = The Other Company ***
00:24:50.570 = Strange Stories of Mass Hysteria
00:37:01.174 = UFOs and Demonic Shadow Figures ***
00:39:58.141 = The Watseka Wonder
00:43:52.791 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
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SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“Homicidal Sleepwalking” by Fiona Guy for Crime Traveller: http://bit.ly/2nhu93j
“The Other Company” by Marc Eulo Boni for Ghost Attic: http://bit.ly/2lN5UcS
“Strange Stories of Mass Hysteria” by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2lIJ8mp
“UFO's & Demonic Shadow Figures” by Joe Akins for Weird Darkness
“The Watseka Wonder” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings: http://bit.ly/2nOK1dE, with a short paragraph at the end from Weirdo family member Mathew R.
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Originally aired: August 22, 2018

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