Crime at Bedtime

The Vanishing Scientists: Ten Disappearances, One Terrifying Pattern

February 27, 2026. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Retired Air Force Major General William McCasland left his home between 11:10am and 12:04pm. He took his wallet, hiking boots, a .38-calibre revolver, and a red backpack. He left behind his phone, glasses, and wearable devices. Seventeen days later, despite helicopters, drones, search dogs, and 700 homes canvassed, there was no trace of him. But McCasland was not the first. Six months earlier, government contractor Steven Garcia walked out of his Albuquerque home carrying only a handgun. He left his phone, wallet, keys, and car behind. He was never seen again. Monica Reza disappeared whilst hiking in California. Anthony Chavez vanished from Los Alamos. Melissa Casias was last seen walking on a highway, her phones wiped clean. By April 2026, the list had grown to ten. Ten scientists, government contractors, and military experts. All connected to America's most classified nuclear and aerospace programmes. All disappeared or dead under mysterious circumstances. And on April 16, 2026, the White House announced it was investigating. This is the mystery of the vanishing scientists. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE [https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeAtBedtimeOfficial] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Texas Seven: Eleven Shots on Christmas Eve

On December 13, 2000, seven convicted felons walked out of a maximum-security Texas prison in broad daylight. They overpowered guards, stole weapons, and drove through the front gate in a maintenance truck. For eleven days, they stayed ahead of the largest manhunt in Texas history. Then, on Christmas Eve, they robbed a sporting goods store in Irving. Officer Aubrey Hawkins responded to the call. He left his family at dinner, drove across the highway, and pulled into the car park. He never saw the ambush coming. Shot eleven times and run over as the escapees fled, Hawkins became the tragic end to one of the most audacious prison breaks in American history. This is the story of the Texas Seven, the month-long manhunt that followed, and the police officer who paid the ultimate price. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE [https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeAtBedtimeOfficial] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Random Recreational Violence

Between May 2005 and August 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, was terrorised by two men who drove through the city at night, shooting random strangers for sport. Dale Hausner, a Sky Harbor Airport custodian and boxing journalist, and Samuel Dieteman, an electrician from Minnesota, killed at least eight people and injured 19 more in what they called "RV'ing"—Random Recreational Violence. High on methamphetamine, they targeted pedestrians, cyclists, and animals in drive-by shootings across the Valley. Their reign of terror coincided with another serial killer, the Baseline Killer, creating unprecedented fear in Phoenix. The breakthrough came when Dieteman's drinking buddy, Ron Horton, reported a drunken confession. Police surveillance captured the pair joking about their victims. In August 2006, they were arrested after investigators found a map marked with shooting locations and a note bearing victim Robin Blasnek's name in a dumpster. Hausner was convicted of 80 charges and sentenced to six death sentences. He died by suicide in prison in 2013 after overdosing on antidepressants. Dieteman pleaded guilty to two murders, testified against Hausner, and is serving life without parole at Arizona State Prison Complex in Safford. For 14 months, Phoenix lived in fear of two killers who murdered for fun. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE [https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeAtBedtimeOfficial] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Man Who Vanished from His Chair

On a warm June evening in 1768, a 69-year-old paralysed man named Owen Parfitt sat outside his sister's cottage in Shepton Mallet, England, dressed in his nightshirt and propped up on his folded greatcoat. Just a dozen yards away, farm workers laboured in full view of the porch. Around 7 PM, Owen's elderly sister Mary and a young neighbour, Susannah Snook, went inside to fetch him before an approaching storm. Minutes later, they returned to find Owen gone. The chair remained. The greatcoat remained. But Owen Parfitt—a man who couldn't move by himself—had vanished. The farm workers had seen nothing. Heard nothing. An exhaustive search through the storm and the days that followed found no trace. Owen had been a sailor in his youth, regaling locals with wild tales of piracy, smuggling, and black magic across Africa, America, and the high seas. Mary went to her grave believing the Devil had taken her brother as payment for his wicked life. Others suspected "men from Bristol" had silenced him to claim hidden treasure or stop his garrulous tales. Investigations in 1813, 1814, and 1933 uncovered no answers. More than 250 years later, Owen Parfitt's disappearance remains one of England's most baffling unsolved mysteries. Did the Devil claim him? Was he murdered? Or is there another explanation buried somewhere in the fields of Shepton Mallet? Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE [https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeAtBedtimeOfficial] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Architect's Secret

For 33 years, a serial killer hunted sex workers on Long Island, strangling them and dumping their bodies along a desolate stretch of Ocean Parkway. In December 2010, police searching for missing escort Shannan Gilbert discovered four bodies wrapped in burlap near Gilgo Beach—the "Gilgo Four": Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. Further searches uncovered four more victims, extending the timeline back to 1993. The case went cold, hampered by police corruption and obstruction. In 2022, a new task force made a breakthrough: a witness remembered a Chevrolet Avalanche picking up victim Amber Costello. The vehicle led them to Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old Manhattan architect who commuted daily from Massapequa Park. In January 2023, investigators grabbed a discarded pizza box from a Manhattan bin. The DNA on the crust matched hair on victim Megan Waterman's burlap. Heuermann was arrested in July 2023. Police found a vault with 279 weapons in his basement, a deleted planning document titled "HK2002-04" detailing how to kill and dispose of bodies, and burner phones that pinged towers near his home and office. His wife and children had been out of town during every murder. On 8 April 2026—1,000 days after his arrest—Heuermann pleaded guilty to eight murders spanning 1993 to 2010, admitting he strangled each victim. He will die in prison. The demon who walked amongst us is finally behind bars. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here [linktr.ee/one_minute_remaining] Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE [https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeAtBedtimeOfficial] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.