Crime at Bedtime

On 8 November 2010, emergency services were called to a quiet family home in Markham, Ontario. Nineteen minutes after the first 911 call, police walked into what looked like a violent home invasion: parents shot, valuables scattered, their daughter Jennifer Pan tied upstairs. But as detectives dug deeper, the story began to unravel. In this Crime at Bedtime episode, we slowly and calmly unpack the full Jennifer Pan case – from her strict upbringing and carefully constructed double life, to the staged robbery, the text messages that exposed the plot, and the courtroom battle that made headlines around the world. We step through the night of the attack, the surviving father’s account, the digital trails, and the legal twists that have kept this case in the news. A detailed, start-to-finish telling of one of Canada’s most notorious family murder plots.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year I teamed up with arguably the world’s biggest true crime podcast, Casefile, to bring you the story of an incarcerated man I met some time ago who was suing Sean “Diddy” Combs for 100 million dollars.Across this seven-episode series we go on a wild ride through allegations of assault, corruption, and murder for hire which, Derek claimed, all led to his wrongful conviction. Strap yourselves in, because just when you think you’ve heard it all, this story takes you somewhere else entirely.If you enjoy this episode, you can hear the full season now by searching Suing Diddy wherever you get your podcasts.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For the past three years, Jack Laurence has gone behind the bars of America’s toughest prisons, hearing the stories of robbery, arson, murder, and everything in between. He thought he’d heard it all… until he met one prisoner with a story unlike any other.A man who wasn’t just fighting for his freedom, but was on the verge of becoming one of the richest prisoners in the world, by suing Sean “P. Diddy” Combs for $100 million.But that was only the beginning. What Jack uncovered was a rabbit hole of alleged assault, corruption, cover-ups, and murder. A story so unbelievable it made headlines around the globe and left him questioning everything he thought he knew.If you think you’ve heard it all before when it comes to crime stories… you haven’t heard anything like this.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the real story behind The Santa Claus Bank Robbery — one of the strangest and deadliest crimes in U.S. history.On December 23, 1927, Marshall Ratliff walked into the First National Bank of Cisco dressed as Santa and opened fire. Within minutes, the bank was surrounded by armed civilians. What followed was chaos: a running gun battle through the streets, a hostage dragged into a getaway car, and a statewide chase ending in a shocking act of vigilante justice.If you think you’ve heard every Christmas crime story… you haven’t heard this one.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He called himself a pilot. A businessman. A man of wealth and connections. But every airport lounge, every luxury hotel, and every first-class boarding gate he stepped through was part of a lie.Before the world knew him as “Simon Leviev,” Shimon Hayut was building an international web of deception — forging flight credentials, slipping through Europe’s airports, and conning his way into the lives and bank accounts of anyone who trusted him.In this episode, we follow the real story behind the so-called Fake Pilot: how he moved across the Schengen Zone with ease, how European authorities finally closed in, and how the man who lived a life of luxury never once sat in a cockpit he claimed to command.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the quiet town of Aberdeen, New South Wales, John Price was a well-liked father and hardworking abattoir operator. Katherine Knight was the woman he’d tried to leave more than once, terrified of how violent she could become. What unfolded in February 2000 remains one of the most disturbing crimes in Australian history.In this Crime at Bedtime episode, Jack walks you through the chilling case of Katherine Knight, the first woman in Australia to receive a life sentence without parole. After years of escalating violence, manipulation and threats, Knight attacked her partner John Price, killing him in a frenzied and brutal assault. What police found inside the home the next morning defied belief — a crime scene so shocking it made headlines around the world.We explore Knight’s background, her violent history in previous relationships, the events leading up to the murder, the forensic evidence, and the court case that revealed the full extent of her actions. It remains a case that continues to horrify even the most seasoned homicide detectives.Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details hereSubscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.