Nightwatch Files

In the depths of the Great Depression, two young people from the West Dallas slums began a crime spree that would captivate a desperate nation. Bonnie Parker was a nineteen-year-old waitress with dreams of becoming a poet. Clyde Barrow was a twenty-one-year-old car thief who had just emerged from one of Texas's most brutal prison farms.What started as petty theft in 1930 escalated into a two-year rampage of bank robberies, kidnappings, and violence that spanned five states. As bodies accumulated and law enforcement agencies struggled to coordinate across jurisdictions, the couple became front-page news. The media transformed them into symbols—antiestablishment heroes to some, bloodthirsty killers to others.But the reality behind the headlines was far more complicated. Bonnie never wanted to be a criminal. Clyde's hatred of the law was forged in a prison where brutality was routine. And as their gang's membership constantly shifted—some captured, some killed, some simply walking away—the couple's fate became increasingly inevitable.By early 1934, the manhunt had reached a fever pitch. Texas authorities brought in Frank Hamer, a legendary former Ranger, to end it. His methodology was patient and methodical. He studied their patterns. He tracked their movements. And he waited for the right moment.On a humid Louisiana morning in May 1934, six lawmen crouched in the brush beside Highway 154. They had been there all night. Down the road sat a disabled truck, positioned deliberately to slow approaching traffic. The trap was set.This is the true story of Bonnie and Clyde.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightwatch-files--6484889/support.SUPPORT THE SHOW & LISTEN AD-FREEJoin our Patreon and unlock ad-free episodes directly in Apple Podcasts or Spotify after you connect your Patreon account. You can also join the Supporters Club for an ad-free experience.Both go for just $3/month, sign up from the links below.Ad-Free EpisodesPatreon: patreon.com/NightwatchFilesApple (after joining): bit.ly/4i7XcNWSpotify (after joining): bit.ly/4oVVEsTSupporters Club: bit.ly/497ciAmSupport UsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nightwatchfilesMerch Shop: https://nightwatchfiles.com/store www.nightwatchfiles.com

On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a twelve-year-old girl was found lying on a trail, bleeding from nineteen stab wounds. She told the cyclist who discovered her that her two best friends had lured her into the woods and attacked her. When asked why, the girls gave an explanation that seemed impossible: they said they had done it for Slenderman—a fictional character created on an internet forum years earlier.This is the story of Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, two children who became convinced that a creepypasta legend was real. It's the story of how online fiction can blur into belief, how untreated mental illness can fester in silence, and how a friendship built on shared delusions can lead to unthinkable violence.What happened in the woods that morning would raise questions nobody could adequately answer—about where childhood ends and psychosis begins, about culpability and justice, and about what happens when the internet's darkest corners reach into the lives of vulnerable children.podscan_dpXvsliYpLyVhxMQTgtva780A7WtrMPhBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightwatch-files--6484889/support.SUPPORT THE SHOW & LISTEN AD-FREEJoin our Patreon and unlock ad-free episodes directly in Apple Podcasts or Spotify after you connect your Patreon account. You can also join the Supporters Club for an ad-free experience.Both go for just $3/month, sign up from the links below.Ad-Free EpisodesPatreon: patreon.com/NightwatchFilesApple (after joining): bit.ly/4i7XcNWSpotify (after joining): bit.ly/4oVVEsTSupporters Club: bit.ly/497ciAmSupport UsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nightwatchfilesMerch Shop: https://nightwatchfiles.com/store www.nightwatchfiles.com

On Halloween morning in 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was found dead beneath a tree in her family's yard in Belle Haven, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Greenwich, Connecticut. She had been beaten to death with a golf club the night before, just hours after participating in harmless Mischief Night pranks with friends.The murder weapon was traced to a set of clubs belonging to a wealthy neighboring family with connections to American political royalty. Multiple witnesses placed Martha with members of that family on the night she died. But as detectives began their investigation, they encountered resistance that would define the case for decades to come.What followed was a fifty-year saga involving changed alibis, failed polygraphs, leaked private investigations, legal maneuvering, and a justice system tested by the intersection of privilege and accountability. The case would consume the lives of everyone it touched—from Martha's mother Dorthy, who spent the rest of her life seeking answers, to the suspects whose stories shifted with each retelling.This is the story of a murder that should have been solved in days but instead became one of America's most notorious cold cases. It's a story about wealth, power, and the questions that emerge when the pursuit of justice collides with families who have the resources to build walls around the truth.What really happened on Mischief Night in Belle Haven? And when the investigation finally ended, had justice been served—or had it slipped away in the shadows of privilege and time?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightwatch-files--6484889/support.SUPPORT THE SHOW & LISTEN AD-FREEJoin our Patreon and unlock ad-free episodes directly in Apple Podcasts or Spotify after you connect your Patreon account. You can also join the Supporters Club for an ad-free experience.Both go for just $3/month, sign up from the links below.Ad-Free EpisodesPatreon: patreon.com/NightwatchFilesApple (after joining): bit.ly/4i7XcNWSpotify (after joining): bit.ly/4oVVEsTSupporters Club: bit.ly/497ciAmSupport UsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nightwatchfilesMerch Shop: https://nightwatchfiles.com/store www.nightwatchfiles.com

On a cold January night in 1931, William Herbert Wallace returned to his Liverpool home to find his wife Julia brutally murdered in their parlor. The investigation seemed straightforward at first—a mysterious phone call had lured Wallace across town while the killer struck. But as police dug deeper, they uncovered a web of contradictions that would make this case one of the most controversial in British legal history.Was Wallace a devoted husband caught in an elaborate trap, or a calculating killer who orchestrated the perfect alibi? The evidence pointed in both directions. Witnesses saw Julia alive when Wallace claimed to be miles away. Medical experts disagreed on the time of death. And the mysterious caller who set everything in motion vanished without a trace.The trial captivated a nation and ended with a verdict that shocked everyone—including the judge. But the courtroom drama was only the beginning.Fifty years later, a man in a hospital bed would finally break his silence about what he witnessed the night of the murder. His testimony revealed a truth that had been hiding in plain sight all along—if only someone had been willing to listen.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightwatch-files--6484889/support.SUPPORT THE SHOW & LISTEN AD-FREEJoin our Patreon and unlock ad-free episodes directly in Apple Podcasts or Spotify after you connect your Patreon account. You can also join the Supporters Club for an ad-free experience.Both go for just $3/month, sign up from the links below.Ad-Free EpisodesPatreon: patreon.com/NightwatchFilesApple (after joining): bit.ly/4i7XcNWSpotify (after joining): bit.ly/4oVVEsTSupporters Club: bit.ly/497ciAmSupport UsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nightwatchfilesMerch Shop: https://nightwatchfiles.com/store www.nightwatchfiles.com

On Christmas Eve morning, 2010, a family in East Texas makes a devastating discovery in their driveway. But the tragedy is only the beginning.When relatives search the deceased woman's home days later, they find a locked strongbox hidden at the bottom of a craft supplies container. Inside are documents, photographs, and cryptic scraps of paper.What follows is a years-long investigation involving a determined federal agent, cutting-edge forensic science, and thousands of amateur detectives on the internet, all trying to answer a seemingly simple question: Who was she?The trail leads through stolen identities, falsified documents, and a woman who went to extraordinary lengths to erase every trace of her past. But the deeper question remains: Why would someone work so hard to become a ghost?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightwatch-files--6484889/support.SUPPORT THE SHOW & LISTEN AD-FREEJoin our Patreon and unlock ad-free episodes directly in Apple Podcasts or Spotify after you connect your Patreon account. You can also join the Supporters Club for an ad-free experience.Both go for just $3/month, sign up from the links below.Ad-Free EpisodesPatreon: patreon.com/NightwatchFilesApple (after joining): bit.ly/4i7XcNWSpotify (after joining): bit.ly/4oVVEsTSupporters Club: bit.ly/497ciAmSupport UsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nightwatchfilesMerch Shop: https://nightwatchfiles.com/store www.nightwatchfiles.com