[BONUS] Perplexing Halloween Stories ft. Perplexity A Mystery Podcast

On Easter Sunday, 1991, a gas station in Bloomington, Illinois would be robbed at gunpoint. Tragically, Billy Little, the attendant working that night, would be killed - shot to death for the money in his cash register. Investigators collected evidence from the crime scene including fingerprints, shoe prints and even a DNA sample, but they struggled for years to nail down who the armed robber was. It wasn’t until 8 years later that a witness would pick out a man named Jamie Snow from a lineup. Jamie was a person the police had their eye on from the beginning, but the witness had previously failed to pick him out from photos and lineups. Now that this witness pointed at Jamie Snow, the police moved in on an arrest.  However, Jamie denied robbing the gas station and killing the attendant. He said he was at home eating dinner with his children at the time of the crime. Despite Jamie having an alibi and passing a polygraph test, the police found no evidence to connect him to the crime scene and an eye witness that only pointed at Jamie 8 years later, Jamie Snow would be tried and convicted. He has been in prison for over 24 years now for a crime he says he did not commit - and once you hear the details of the investigation and trial, you’ll wonder how this all happened.  Sources: http://Snowfiles.net  http://www.Freejamiesnow.com https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th-circuit/1887037.html https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/10/13/jamie-snow-conviction-exoneration-project-brings-new-details-in-old-murder-case/ Support the show Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/serial_napper ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik  Join the Serial Society true crime Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/serialnapperpatron I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Tammi 202429min

The date was May 19, 1971. A Japanese peach farmer was perusing his orchard, located in Yuba City, California. Suddenly, he spotted something unusual. A large seven-foot-long hole, that was approximately half a foot deep, which looked like an improvised dug-out gravesite. His was private property, no one was supposed to be digging on his land. Without any witnesses to report the purpose of this large hole, he decided to return the following day to see if it was still there. When he returned to the orchard the next afternoon, this large hole had been filled in. Someone had returned and it appeared as if something had been buried - so the peach farmer called the authorities to investigate. What the police would uncover would spark an investigation into the worst-known serial killer in the U.S. at the time - but few know his name today: Juan Corona. Sources: https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/immigration/corona.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/obituaries/juan-corona-dead.html https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Juan_Corona Support the show Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/serial_napper ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik Join the Serial Society true crime Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/serialnapperpatron I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Tammi 202423min

Tonight I’m talking about a 57-year-old Canadian man, named Kenneth Law. He stands accused and charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder for his plot to sell poison through the mail to individuals contemplating taking their own life. He may be linked to as many as over 100 deaths through his suicide-by-mail scheme. If he is found guilty, he will go down as one of the worst mass murderers in Canadian history, but nothing will take away the agonizing pain he has inflicted on the 100s of family members of his victims. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67693318 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mother-alerted-met-police-home-office-kenneth-law-exposed-poison-t8x8vdx8l https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/family-remembers-toronto-man-stephen-mitchell-1.7046663 https://globalnews.ca/news/9934012/kenneth-law-sodium-nitrite-explainer/ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/who-is-alleged-serial-killer-kenneth-law-and-what-is-he-accused-of https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/kenneth-law-suicide-kits/ https://www.cp24.com/news/he-had-the-best-smile-mom-of-alleged-kenneth-law-victim-mourns-son-wants-answers-1.6687562 Support the show Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/serial_napper ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik Join the Serial Society true crime Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/serialnapperpatron I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Joulu 202328min

On June 23rd, 2021, 24-year-old Daniel Robinson was enjoying his dream job working for an engineering company at a remote job site in an Arizona desert. It was raining that morning, so he and his co-worker would have to wait for the weather to clear up before they could start. For some unknown reason, Daniel decided not to wait. He got into his 2017 blue-grey Jeep Renegade and took off - never to be seen again. About a month later, his vehicle would be found wrecked in a ravine only a few miles away from his work site. Inside was his wallet, laptop, cell phone, and a whole case of bottled water - but no sign of Daniel. The police would conclude this to be a missing person’s case - nothing criminal, but after hiring a vehicle collision expert who reported the jeep had been moved after the crash, Daniel’s father believes a crime may have occurred. It has been over two years since Daniel drove out into the desert never to return and his family says there is cause to have his missing person’s case turned into a criminal investigation. Sources: https://www.insider.com/daniel-robinson-missing-timeline-arizona-2021-9 https://pleasehelpfinddaniel.com/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/09/29/new-information-on-daniel-robinson-who-has-been-missing-since-2021/71007618007/ https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/details-on-missing-daniel-robinson-case-made-public-by-buckeye-police-investigation-continues https://www.gofundme.com/f/sebxxc-help-find-daniel Support the show Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/serial_napper ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik Join the Serial Society true crime Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/serialnapperpatron I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Joulu 202324min

Do you enjoy falling asleep listening to true crime podcasts? Then you‘ll love, Serial Napper! Serial Napper is an international true crime podcast hosted by Canadian Nikki Young. Each episode features a different true crime story, told succinctly the way it happened. Just the facts, ma‘am. My focus is on unsolved crimes that need more attention and supporting victims +their families. Let me guide you through some of the craziest true crime stories you‘ve never heard of. Support the show Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/serial_napper ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik Join the Serial Society true crime Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/serialnapperpatron I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Maalis 20232min

Tonight’s episode is one of the most disturbing and infuriating stories I’ve ever covered — and trust me, that’s saying something. This is the case of Issei Sagawa, a man who murdered and cannibalized his classmate, Renée Hartevelt… and somehow, walked free. No jail time. No real consequences. Instead of punishment, he became a literal celebrity in Japan, writing books, giving interviews, and even starring in a film. Yes, really. We’ll dive into the horrific crime itself, the international legal failure that allowed him to escape justice, and the deeply unsettling media circus that followed. We’ll also explore how racism, fetishization, and misogyny played into the way Sagawa saw Renée — not as a person, but as a symbol to consume. This case isn’t just about a shocking murder. It’s about the systems that failed a victim, glorified a killer, and retraumatized a grieving family for decades. 🔪 Warning: This episode contains graphic discussion of cannibalism, necrophilia, and violence. Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-28-mn-2009-story.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/whos-hungry-502-v16n1/  https://nypost.com/2018/10/20/issei-sagawa-the-cannibal-who-became-a-folk-hero-in-japan/ Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik  *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Kesä 202035min

He wasn’t hiding in the shadows. He wasn’t some mysterious figure lurking in the dark. He was wearing a white coat and carrying a stethoscope. Dr. Harold Shipman — one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history — used his trusted role as a family physician to murder over 200 of his own patients, most of them elderly women who never saw it coming. In this chilling episode of Serial Napper, I’m diving deep into the twisted story of Shipman — from his early life and medical career to his shocking addiction, forged documents, and the quiet deaths that no one questioned for decades. I’ll unpack how he got away with it for so long, how the system failed to stop him, and how his crimes changed the way the UK practices medicine forever. This isn’t your typical true crime story. This is the case of a killer who used trust as his weapon. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/aug/25/health.shipman1  https://www.biography.com/crime/harold-shipman  https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/harold-shipman-true-story-the-shipman-files-bbc/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2qnvjj39jo Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik  *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Kesä 202033min

On January 27th, 2008, 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau was riding in the car with her mother, Penny Boudreau, as they tried to mend their strained relationship. Since moving into a new apartment in Bridgewater with Penny’s boyfriend, tensions had been running high between mother and daughter. But that cold, snowy night, Penny hoped for a heart-to-heart that might bring them closer. After stopping at a grocery store to pick up a few things before the impending snowstorm hit, Penny returned to the car to find it empty—Karissa was gone. A mother’s worst nightmare had just begun, and what followed was a desperate search that gripped the community. At first, it seemed like a tragic case of a child who had simply run off, but as the days passed, the truth that would unfold was far more disturbing—and far more devastating—than anyone could have imagined. What really happened to Karissa Boudreau? How did a family conflict escalate into one of the most shocking crimes in Canadian history?  Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik  *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * I will be in London at CrimeCon UK and I would love to meet you! Use my discount code NAPPER10 for 10% off the ticket price! Visit https://www.crimecon.co.uk/Our Sponsors:* Check out Mood.com and use my code SERIALNAPPER to save 20% off your first order. https://mood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Touko 202035min