Where is Shelly?

The Shawshank of Dannemora: The Great Prison Escape

On June 6, 2015, two convicted murderers escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York—a maximum-security prison that hadn't seen a successful escape in over 150 years. Richard Matt and David Sweat spent months meticulously cutting through steel walls, crawling through tunnels, and navigating the bowels of the prison before emerging through a manhole cover on a street outside the walls. Their escape was aided by prison employee Joyce Mitchell, who had become romantically involved with both inmates and smuggled them power tools hidden inside frozen meat. The three-week manhunt that followed involved over 1,000 law enforcement officers searching the dense forests of upstate New York. This is the story of the Dannemora prison break—an audacious escape that captivated the nation and exposed catastrophic security failures at one of America's most notorious prisons. 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.

Where is Shelly?

Michele Diane "Shelly" Miscavige was once one of the most powerful women in the Church of Scientology—the wife of its leader, David Miscavige, and a commanding figure within the organisation's elite Sea Org division. But in August 2005, Shelly vanished from public view following a reported confrontation with her husband. For years, no one outside Scientology's inner circle saw or heard from her. Her disappearance sparked intense speculation, celebrity involvement, and even a missing person's report filed by actress Leah Remini in 2013. The Church insists Shelly is alive, well, and working at a secret Scientology compound in California—but she hasn't been seen in public for nearly two decades. This is the story of Shelly Miscavige—a woman who rose to the heights of power within one of the world's most secretive organisations, only to disappear without a trace. 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 Iceman

Richard Kuklinski was a contract killer who claimed to have murdered over 100 people during his 30-year career as a hitman for the mob. Known as "The Iceman" for his method of freezing victims' bodies to disguise their time of death, Kuklinski lived a double life as a seemingly devoted family man in suburban New Jersey while working as one of America's most prolific contract killers. He used an arsenal of methods—guns, knives, cyanide, explosives—and showed no remorse for his victims, treating murder as simply "business." His reign of terror finally ended in 1986 when an undercover sting operation caught him on tape negotiating a hit. This is the story of Richard Kuklinski—the family man who was secretly one of the most feared killers in organised crime. 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.

Boss of Bosses: The Bloody Lunch That Changed the Mafia

July 12, 1979. Brooklyn, New York. Carmine Galante sat on the back patio of Joe and Mary's restaurant, finishing lunch with his cigar clenched between his teeth. At 69 years old, he controlled the heroin trade in New York City. He had built a drug empire worth millions through the French Connection. He had murdered at least 80 people over his career. And he had made a critical error: he declared himself "boss of bosses" and refused to share the profits. At 2:45pm, three men in ski masks walked through the restaurant. They raised shotguns. They opened fire. And Carmine Galante learned the ultimate lesson of organised crime: no one is untouchable. When police arrived, they found him sprawled in a tomato patch, his cigar still clenched in his teeth. The photograph would become one of the most infamous images in mafia history. This is the story of the heroin kingpin who rose from East Harlem street gangs to become one of America's most powerful mobsters, and the lunch that ended with betrayal, shotgun blasts, and a cigar that wouldn't go out. 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 Baby in White Robes: The 42-Year Search for Holly Clouse

January 12, 1981. A dog wandered into the woods north of Houston and returned home carrying a decomposed human arm. Search parties found two bodies. A young man, bound and beaten to death. A young woman, strangled and posed in prayer. For 40 years, they remained unidentified. Buried in anonymous graves. Forgotten. Until genetic genealogy finally gave them their names: Harold Dean Clouse Junior, 21, and Tina Gail Linn Clouse, 17. A young couple from Florida who had moved to Texas with their one-year-old daughter, Holly. But when the families learned the truth, they asked one question investigators had never considered: where is the baby? No infant's body had been found with Dean and Tina. No Baby Doe cases matched. Had she been taken by the killers? Was she still alive? The search led to barefoot women in white robes, a nomadic religious cult called the Christ Family, and a baby left at an Arizona church. This is the story of a 42-year mystery, a daughter who grew up not knowing her own name, and a reunion that defied all odds. 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.