Mysteries at Bedtime

The Ghosts of Muncaster Castle

High on a hillside above the River Esk in Cumbria stands one of the oldest occupied houses in England. Muncaster Castle has been home to the Pennington family for over 800 years. A king once sheltered here after losing his throne. A cruel jester named Tom Fool once stalked its grounds. A young carpenter was beheaded in its stables. A housemaid was murdered on the road outside its main gate. And in a quiet room at the end of a first floor corridor, where dark tapestries hang from the walls and iron fire dogs shaped like devils' heads guard the fireplace, an academic named James Cartland heard something in 1988 that he would never be able to explain. The sound of a child crying. The soft voice of a woman singing. And the slow realisation that the room he was sleeping in had once been a nursery, where a little girl had died over a century before. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

From the Vault - New Years Mystery

Hello legends, Jack here, host of Mysteries at Bedtime. I'm currently travelling to the US because my other show, One Minute Remaining, was lucky enough to be nominated for an award. I’ll be back very soon, but while I’m away, I’m diving into the vault to bring you some fascinating and mysterious stories from Crime at Bedtime. These are stories focused on people who have vanished under mysterious circumstances, and today we look at the case of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope from New Zealand. On New Year’s Eve 1997, they were seen partying and celebrating with friends. By the following morning, they were gone... This is their story. New Year’s Eve, 1997. Hundreds of partygoers pack into Furneaux Lodge in New Zealand’s remote Marlborough Sounds. By morning, two young friends – Ben Smart and Olivia Hope – have vanished after stepping from a water taxi onto a stranger’s yacht. They are never seen again. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, we walk carefully through one of New Zealand’s most controversial murder cases: the disappearance of Ben and Olivia and the conviction of Scott Watson. We follow the movements of that final night, the mystery man on the yacht, the massive search, the forensic hair evidence, and the witness identifications that helped secure a guilty verdict – along with the doubts and challenges that have followed ever since. Told in a calm, measured way for listening at night, this episode lays out the key facts so you can decide what you make of the Scott Watson case. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

From the Vault - Into the Darkness

Hello legends, Jack here, host of Mysteries at Bedtime. I'm currently travelling to the US because my other show, One Minute Remaining, was lucky enough to be nominated for an award. I’ll be back very soon, but while I’m away, I’m diving into the vault to bring you some fascinating and mysterious stories from Crime at Bedtime. These are stories focused on people who have vanished under mysterious circumstances, and today we look at the case of Asha Degree — a young girl who disappeared on a rainy night in 2000, last seen clutching her backpack and walking off into the darkness. She has never been seen again... On a rainy February night in 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree vanished from her Shelby, North Carolina, home. Clutching her backpack, she walked into the cold darkness, never to return. Twenty-three years later, her case remains a haunting mystery with more questions than answers. Why did she leave? Where was she going? And what clues did the few items left behind reveal? Join me as we unravel the known facts and chilling details surrounding Asha’s disappearance, exploring the theories, hopes, and the enduring search for answers in one of America's most perplexing missing child cases. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

From the Vault - Gone in Minutes

On a quiet April night in 1991, 20-year-old Angela Hammond made a routine call to her fiancé from a payphone in the small town of Clinton, Missouri. She was four months pregnant, cheerful, and had just dropped a friend home. But what happened next would spark one of the most haunting and baffling missing persons cases in American history. While on the phone, Angie suddenly became alarmed by a strange man circling the parking lot in a truck. Her fiancé, Rob Shafer, was still on the line when he heard her scream—and then, silence. He raced to the scene, even passing a suspicious vehicle speeding in the opposite direction. But Angela was gone, and no trace of her has ever been found. Was it a random abduction? Or was Angela targeted? And who was the mysterious man with the “fish mural” on his truck? In this episode of Crime at Bedtime, we journey back to that fateful night, revisiting every chilling detail, from Angela’s final moments and Rob’s frantic search, to the strange inconsistencies that followed in the investigation. Featuring eyewitness accounts, evolving theories, and the lasting impact on those who loved her, this is a story that still grips the nation more than three decades later. Somewhere, someone knows what happened to Angela Hammond. This is her story. Clinton Missouri Police Department Chief Kevin Miller 1-660-885-2679 Missouri State Highway Patrol Missing Persons Clearinghouse 1-800-877-3452 You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Seven Year Dream

In June 2025, a 19 year old woman in Lyon, France, was placed into a medically induced coma. For the next three weeks, she lay still in a hospital bed, kept alive by machines while her body healed. But inside her mind, something extraordinary was happening. Clélia Verdier was falling in love. She was getting married. She was giving birth to triplets she named Mila, Maïlée, and Miles. She was burying the little boy who died shortly after birth. She was watching her two daughters grow from babies into seven year old girls with distinct personalities and bedtime stories and walks in the park. When Clélia finally opened her eyes, the first thing she did was ask the nurses where her children were. And when her parents arrived, she told them they were grandparents. What happens to a woman who lives an entire life inside her own mind. Who grieves children no one else can remember. And who has to find a way back to a reality that no longer feels real. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.