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  • Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk | Part 2

    Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk | Part 2
    2026/06/16
    Rogue Transmissions--the edgy, semi-annual anthology of indie podcasts--is invading your podcast feed with DUNGEONPUNK PART 2 ... a symphony of 80s nostalgia, dystopian cyberpunk, and savage swords drawn against both super sorcery & super science. Featuring an adventuring party of your indie podcast favourites! FIRST UP, Octoberpod presents "Byzantium Slab: The Shell Remember" a wraparound tale of adventure on the savage streets of the dystopian Witch Kingdom (featuring the voice talents of Ari Shey, MJ McAddams, and Family Plot podcast's Arthur Williams). THEN: The Final Trace investigates the satanic panic epidemic of the 1980s & the case of Bink Pulling. LATER: Ghost Bites presents to dire warning about mysterious arcade games in "Insert Coin to Die." FINALLY: Horrifying History plumbs the depths of 1980s paranormal activity with the Smurl Family Haunting. Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk. Total Power. Total Mystery. Total Savagery ... Totally AWESOME! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 5 分
  • The Missing Boy Who Didn't Want to Be Found: Alex Batty's Kidnapping

    The Missing Boy Who Didn't Want to Be Found: Alex Batty's Kidnapping
    2026/06/14
    In 2017, 11-year-old Alex Batty left the UK for what was supposed to be a short holiday in Spain with his mother and grandfather. But when the trip ended, Alex never came home. His grandmother, Susan Caruana, who was his legal guardian, received a chilling video message instead. In it, Alex appeared to read from a script, asking her not to look for him. Then he vanished. For the next six years, Alex lived under fake names, moved through communes and remote communities across Spain and France, and was raised in a world shaped by conspiracy theories, anti-government beliefs, and an off-grid lifestyle. He rarely attended school, never put down roots, and slowly disappeared from the world that had once known him. Then, in December 2023, a delivery driver spotted a teenager walking alone on a dark mountain road in the French Pyrenees. Carrying a backpack, a skateboard, and years of untold stories, Alex finally made a choice that would change everything. Sources: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/7-bombshells-alex-batty-bbc-33931952 https://www.mailplus.co.uk/tv-guide/tv/456193/kidnapped-by-my-mum https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/alex-batty-disappearance-true-story-explained/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevp0zneyk4o https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alex-batty-bbc-spain-france-french-b2975546.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/24/alex-batty-kidnap-interview/ https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/24000968.alex-batty-timeline-events-disappearance-now/ Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 分
  • Wake Up, Mummy: Rachel Nickell and the Killer Police Missed

    Wake Up, Mummy: Rachel Nickell and the Killer Police Missed
    2026/06/09
    In 1992, Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common while her two-year-old son watched helplessly. As Britain demanded answers, police became convinced they had found their killer. They hadn't. While investigators targeted Colin Stagg, the real murderer, Robert Napper, remained free. On a summer morning in South West London, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell set out for a walk with her son Alex and their dog Molly. What should have been an ordinary day ended in one of Britain's most shocking and high-profile murders. As the nation grieved, immense pressure mounted on the police to solve the case. Detectives became fixated on local dog walker Colin Stagg, launching a controversial undercover "honey trap" operation that would later be condemned by a judge as "deceptive conduct of the grossest kind." But while police focused on the wrong man, a violent serial offender was hiding in plain sight. Sources: https://time.com/article/2026/06/01/rachel-nickell-true-story-the-witness-netflix/ https://people.com/why-it-took-16-years-to-convict-man-who-raped-and-killed-model-in-broad-daylight-11991640 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/colin-stagg-falsely-accused-rachel-nickell-murder https://resource.download.wjec.co.uk/vtc/2021-22/el21-22_14-3d/pdf/eng/14-3d_criminology-ko-the-case-of-colin-stagg_eng.pdf https://www.law.ac.uk/about/press-releases/inside-the-case-william-clegg/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10216328 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/24/ukcrime.haroonsiddique1 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/robert-napper-rachel-nickell-killer https://www.biography.com/crime/a71432959/robert-napper-now-rachel-nickell-murder-netflix Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 8 分
  • The Due Date: Taylor Parker and the Baby That Never Was

    The Due Date: Taylor Parker and the Baby That Never Was
    2026/06/05
    In October 2020, a frantic woman called 911 from an Oklahoma highway, claiming she had just given birth on the side of the road. Covered in blood and clutching a newborn baby, she begged first responders to help save her child. But there was one devastating problem. She had never been pregnant. In this episode of Serial Napper, we examine the shocking case of Taylor Parker, a woman who spent months convincing friends, family, and even her boyfriend that she was expecting a baby girl. She posted ultrasound photos, pregnancy updates, hospital visits, and nursery plans. She documented a future that didn't exist. As her fake due date approached, reality began closing in. What happened next would leave 21-year-old Reagan Hancock and her unborn daughter, Braxlynn, dead and send shockwaves across the country. Sources: https://abc7.com/post/reagan-simmons-hancock-murdered-taylor-parker-death-sentence-capital-murder-conviction-texas-row/12438449/ https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/day-7-jury-hears-frantic-911-calls-in-taylor-parker-trial/ https://people.com/crime/woman-sentenced-death-stabbing-pregnant-woman-100-times-stealing-baby/ https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/may/29/supreme-court-will-not-review-taylor-parkers/ https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-criminal-court-upholds-taylor-rene-parkers-death-sentence/ https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2025/ap-77-110.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-parker-death-sentence-murder-reagan-simmons-hancock-steal-unborn-baby-texas/ Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 分
  • Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk | Part 1

    Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk | Part 1
    2026/06/02
    Rogue Transmissions--the edgy, semi-annual anthology of indie podcasts--is invading your podcast feed with DUNGEONPUNK PART 1 ... a symphony of 80s nostalgia, dystopian cyberpunk, and savage swords drawn against both super sorcery & super science. Featuring an adventuring party of your indie podcast favourites! FIRST UP, Octoberpod presents "Byzantium Slab: Life Without A Soul" a wraparound tale of savagery & adventure in the dystopian Kingdom of the Witch King (featuring the voice talents of Ari Shey, MJ McAddams, and Family Plot podcast's Arthur Williams). THEN: Our True Crime Podcast presents "The Acid King of the 80s" a true crime case of drugs, delusion, DnD, and murder. LATER: The Morbid Forest Takes "A Roll of the Dice" on a journey into a role playing game that is much more than it appears. FINALLY: The Serial Napper herself, Nikki Young, lulls you to sleep (or into the arms of a nightmare) with the true tale of "Monsters Made of Dice" Rogue Transmission 4: DungeonPunk. Total Power. Total Mystery. Total Savagery ... Totally AWESOME! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 39 分
  • The Mr. Big Confession: What Happened to Jennifer Hillier-Penney?

    The Mr. Big Confession: What Happened to Jennifer Hillier-Penney?
    2026/05/29
    On the morning of December 1, 2016, a teenage girl woke up to the sound of her mother's cellphone alarm ringing endlessly from the kitchen table. Jennifer Hillier-Penney's purse was still there. Her coat was still there. Her boots, passport, vehicle, and personal belongings had all been left behind. Jennifer was nowhere to be found. What followed was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most haunting missing persons cases. For years, Jennifer's family searched for answers while rumours spread through the small town of St. Anthony. Many believed they knew what had happened, but the police made no arrest, and Jennifer's body was never found. Then, behind the scenes, the RCMP launched one of the largest undercover Mr. Big operations in the province's history. Over four years, undercover officers built an elaborate fake criminal organization designed to gain the trust of one man: Jennifer's estranged husband, Dean Penney. Seven years after Jennifer disappeared, a confession on a boat in Vancouver Harbour would change everything. Sources: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/dean-penney-charged-in-mr-big-sting-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20260403/281573772242968 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/marina-jennifer-hillier-penney-life-insurance-1.5398038 https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/jennifer-hillier-penney-murderer https://pleasebringmehome.com/canada/jennifer-hillier-penney/ https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/05/25/mr-big-sting-for-n-l-man-guilty-of-killing-estranged-wife-involved-100-officers/ https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/derick-hilliers-parents-defend-innocence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEUjBvluWY Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分
  • A Voice in the Dark: The Murder of Amber Tuccaro

    A Voice in the Dark: The Murder of Amber Tuccaro
    2026/05/27
    In August 2010, 20-year-old Amber Tuccaro flew from Fort McMurray to Edmonton with her young son, Jacob, hoping for a short getaway and a break from the stress of everyday life. Within hours, Amber vanished. What followed became one of the most haunting unsolved cases in Canadian history. Years later, the RCMP released a chilling audio recording captured during a 17-minute phone call Amber made while riding with an unidentified man down dark rural Alberta roads. In the recording, you can hear Amber slowly realizing something is terribly wrong as the driver calmly takes her in the opposite direction of where she wanted to go. And somehow, despite the world hearing the possible killer’s voice… nobody has ever been charged. If you have any information about Amber Tuccaro’s murder, please contact Alberta RCMP or Crime Stoppers anonymously. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7dL1Qro46g https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/amber-tuccaro-phone-call-1.1200955 https://www.crcc-ccetp.gc.ca/en/interim-report-public-complaint-investigation-into-amber-tuccaro-missing-person-investigation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/amber-tuccaro-rcmp-apology-1.5305103 https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/rcmp-apologize-to-family-of-amber-tuccaro-for-errors-in-missing-person-investigation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/remains-found-near-leduc-confirmed-as-missing-woman-amber-tuccaro-1.1165203 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/women-identify-voice-on-amber-tuccaro-recording-1.1206490 https://albertapressleader.ca/man-claims-audio-recording-of-man-with-murder-victim-amber-tuccaro-is-his-father-alberta-press/ Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • The Stockdale Family Murders: What Happened After Wife Swap

    The Stockdale Family Murders: What Happened After Wife Swap
    2026/05/22
    In 2008, millions of Americans watched the Stockdale family on Wife Swap and saw a deeply religious, old-fashioned family trying to shield their children from the modern world. They lived on a rural Ohio farm, homeschooled their sons, banned television and dating, and spent their lives performing together as a bluegrass gospel band. To some viewers, they seemed wholesome and disciplined. To others, deeply unsettling. Nearly a decade later, the Stockdales would make headlines again for something far darker. On June 15th, 2017, deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call at the family farmhouse and discovered a horrifying scene: 54-year-old Kathy Stockdale and her youngest son James had been shot to death. Nearby was 25-year-old Jacob Stockdale, alive after a failed suicide attempt. As investigators searched for answers, people began revisiting the old Wife Swap episode looking for clues. Had the family’s extreme isolation played a role? Did years of emotional repression contribute to what happened? Or was this ultimately the result of severe mental illness hidden beneath the surface of a seemingly disciplined family life? Sources: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20170617/disbelief-sadness-set-in-after-stockdale-family-shootings https://people.com/wife-swap-reality-show-murders-revisited-11757223 https://allthatsinteresting.com/jacob-stockdale-wife-swap-murders https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2021/04/28/jacob-stockdale-enters-plea-mother-brothers-slaying/7389350002/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1 Follow me here: ► YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper/ ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/serialnappernik/ ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SerialNapper/ ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@serialnappernik *Go Ad-Free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SerialNapper * Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分