Crime at Bedtime

On a typical spring break night in 2006, 27-year-old medical student Brian Shaffer stepped into a bar with friends, but he was never seen leaving. What began as an evening of bar hopping in Columbus, Ohio, quickly turned into one of the most perplexing missing persons cases of our time. CCTV footage captured Brian entering the Ugly Tuna Saloona, but despite extensive searches and investigations, no footage ever showed him exiting. 

Did Brian disappear voluntarily, or was foul play involved? Join us as we explore the chilling details, unanswered questions, and lingering theories behind the mysterious vanishing act of Brian Shaffer.

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In 1970, the body of a woman was found strangled and buried in a shallow grave. With no clues to follow, the case quickly went cold, leaving investigators with more questions than answers.

What no one knew then was that this was just the beginning of a terrifying reign of terror. This unsolved murder would later be linked to Samuel Little, a man who would become America's most prolific serial killer, confessing to over 90 murders across four decades.

In this episode of Crime at Bedtime, we uncover how Little evaded capture for so long, the lives he destroyed, and how justice finally caught up with him.

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A 29 year old woman who was loved by so many goes missing after a night out in Brunswick Melbourne in September 2012.

It would take just six days to catch Jill's killer, Six hours for him to confess and just six minutes for a judge to remand him in custody. 

However it was years of failures from a justice system that would lead to Jill's death.

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In 2013, a young man by the name of Kendrick Johnson is discovered deceased in his high school gymnasium.

The way in which he's found is extremely odd, he was trapped upside down in a rolled up gym mat.

The police and medical examiners office would be very quick to call this just a 'Tragic accident'.

The family of Kendrick Johnson weren't buying it, there were just too many issues in this lack luster investigation. As they began their own independent investigation the evidence began to mount that this was no accident and suspicions began to grow that Kendricks death was in fact a murder, one that had the FBI at the center of it.

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Summer, 1934. Brighton, England.

The holiday season is in full swing as the beaches and streets fill with cheerful locals and tourists enjoying the warm weather. But beneath the surface of this vibrant seaside town, something dark is about to emerge.

It all begins when a mysterious suitcase is abandoned at the railway station. Inside, a gruesome discovery is made—one that will send shockwaves through the town and eventually, the entire country.

What dark secrets lie behind this chilling find? The mystery is just beginning...

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The year is 1931, and a man named William Herbert Wallace has just returned home to find his house bolted from the inside.

This was odd, as his wife was supposed to be home.

After eventually managing to get in, he discovers a brutal scene: his wife has been murdered.

Once the police arrive and start to take Mr Wallace's account of what happened that evening, suspicion quickly turns to him. He explains that he was out attending a meeting with a mysterious man that he never found.

Did this man really exist, or was this all an elaborate hoax created by William to give himself an alibi for murdering his wife?

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Today we look at the story of Peter Farquhar.

Peter was a well educated and accomplished teacher and author. He made it his life's work to educate and help others in the wonders of literature and poetry.

For all of his achievements he had one major thing lacking in his life, love.

Peter was deeply lonely and longed for companionship, this was his weakness a weakness that would be exploited by a man named Benjamin Field.

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Over five harrowing years, Sutcliffe's reign of terror gripped the north of England, claiming the lives of 13 women and injuring many others.

The police would come under increasing pressure to solve this case as woman across the North of England started carrying knives to protect themselves from a man that couldn't be stopped.

It would be a random vehicle stop conducted by two officers on a suspicious car that would finally see the end of the nightmare.

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Sarah Everard was a 33 year old woman who had a bright future ahead of her. Loved by all who met her, she was funny, smart and caring.

However on the night of the 3rd March 2021 while walking home from a friends house Sarah goes missing.

With no sign of her for three days Police finally get a break through but are utterly shocked by what they discover as the person responsible was one of their own.

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Hello Crime at Bedtime listeners, I know a lot of you have just recently found this show and so you may not be aware that I have two other crime shows called WANTED and One Minute Remaining - Stories from the inmates so I wanted to introduce you today to OMR.

If you like it we have 200 episodes for you to binge right now! available wherever you listen to Crime at Bedtime.

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