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Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically Tired

Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically Tired

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True crime for the chronically tired. Serial Napper descends into the darkest corners of real‑world crime with a calm, steady voice and an unflinching focus. Every episode examines cases of disappearance, manipulation, violence, and murder, told with quiet intensity and deep respect for the victims whose stories deserve to be heard. Created for the chronically tired who still feel compelled to understand the shadows, this podcast offers deliberate, no‑nonsense storytelling without theatrics or filler. Just the truth, the evidence, and the haunting details that linger long after the headlines fade. So settle in. Let me lull you to sleep… or perhaps give you nightmares. If you’re ready to confront the darkness, press play and step inside one case at a time. New episodes every Friday.Nikki Young Biographies & Memoirs True Crime
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  • The Mother Texas Almost Executed: Is Melissa Lucio Innocent?

    The Mother Texas Almost Executed: Is Melissa Lucio Innocent?
    Jul 27 2026
    In February 2007, two-year-old Mariah Alvarez died after suffering a catastrophic head injury just days after her family moved into a new apartment in Harlingen, Texas. Within hours, investigators became convinced they were looking at one of the worst cases of child abuse they had ever seen. Mariah's mother, Melissa Lucio, endured a five-hour interrogation while pregnant with twins, eventually uttering the words, "I guess I did it. That confession helped send her to death row. But nearly two decades later, the case has become one of the most controversial in America. Medical experts have challenged the original forensic conclusions. Specialists in false confessions have questioned the reliability of Melissa's interrogation. Jurors who voted to sentence her to death have publicly changed their minds. And in a stunning turn of events, a Texas judge recommended overturning both her conviction and death sentence, even concluding she is actually innocent of intentionally murdering her daughter. As of 2026, however, Melissa Lucio remains on death row while the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decides whether to uphold or overturn her conviction. Was this a horrific case of child abuse? Or a tragic accident followed by a false confession? Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2011/21496.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/26/us/melissa-lucio-what-we-know/index.html#:~:text=Lucio%2C%20a%20mother%20of%2014,wrongfully%20convicted%20of%20capital%20murder. https://dockets.justia.com/docket/mississippi/msndce/4%3A2026cv00040/52130 https://legalclarity.org/melissa-lucio-supreme-court-decision-and-legal-update/ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/trial-judge-signs-agreed-findings-of-fact-and-conclusions-of-law-recommending-melissa-lucios-conviction-and-death-sentence-be-overturned https://innocenceproject.org/news/case-update-texas-trial-court-recommends-melissa-lucios-conviction-and-death-sentence-be-overturned/ https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/melissa-lucio-conviction-reversal-20335304.php https://www.npr.org/2022/04/22/1094156659/melissa-lucio-execution-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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    46 mins
  • The Tinder Revenge Killing: Liam Smith's Murder

    The Tinder Revenge Killing: Liam Smith's Murder
    Jul 23 2026
    On November 24, 2022, 38-year-old Liam Smith stepped outside his home in Shevington, Greater Manchester. He never made it back inside. For nearly ten hours, Michael Hillier had been waiting in a Mitsubishi Shogun parked outside Liam's home. When Liam approached the vehicle, Hillier shot him in the face at close range before pouring sulphuric acid over him as he lay fatally wounded. The shocking attack stunned the community, but what investigators uncovered next was even more disturbing. The motive traced back to a single Tinder date three years earlier. Hillier claimed his girlfriend, Rachel Fulstow, had told him Liam had raped her during their encounter in 2019. According to Hillier, the couple spent months planning a vigilante attack because they believed the justice system would never hold Liam accountable. Rachel told a very different story. She admitted she had told Michael about the encounter, but denied ever wanting Liam harmed, insisting she was living under Michael's coercive control and had become trapped in his obsession. As detectives pieced together CCTV footage, internet searches, cloned licence plates, burner phones, and months of meticulous planning, one question emerged: Was Rachel Fulstow an equal participant in Liam's murder, or another victim manipulated by the man who carried it out? Sources: https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a71770037/killer-couple-love-on-trial-bbc/ https://www.thejusticegap.com/documentary-reveals-inside-story-of-womans-joint-enterprise-murder-conviction/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-66600454 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-66615107 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-love-you-much-always-27585163 https://www.iclr.co.uk/document/2025002869/transcriptXml_2025002869_2025050612425263/html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H4-F-wRA1Y https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murderer-who-shot-dad-face-27582056 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/michael-hillier-rachel-fulstow-court-b2393233.html 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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    43 mins
  • Seven Days Then Silence: The Story of Frauke Liebs

    Seven Days Then Silence: The Story of Frauke Liebs
    Jul 18 2026
    Frauke Liebs: The Woman Who Kept Calling Home On June 20, 2006, 21-year-old nursing student Frauke Liebs left an Irish pub in Paderborn, Germany, after watching an England World Cup match with friends. She was expected home in just fifteen minutes. She never arrived. Then something unimaginable happened. Over the next week, Frauke made a series of brief phone calls to her roommate, her family, and the people searching for her. She insisted she would be home soon, but she never revealed where she was or who was with her. Each call gave her loved ones hope that she was still alive... while leaving investigators with more questions than answers. Months later, Frauke's remains were discovered in a wooded area outside Paderborn. Nearly twenty years later, her murder remains unsolved. If you have any information regarding the murder of Frauke Liebs, please contact the German police. Sources: https://www.nw.de/nachrichten/zwischen_weser_und_rhein/23986586_Ungeklaertes-Verbrechen-in-Paderborn-Erneute-Durchsuchungen-im-Fall-Frauke-Liebs.html https://www.indonewyork.com/breaking/cold-case-frauke-liebs-murder-mother-shuts-down-information-page-after-h93383.html https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-frauke-liebs https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/36ec5z/what_happened_to_frauke_liebs/ https://www.radiobielefeld.de/nachrichten/am-puls-der-stadt/mordfall-frauke-liebs-bielefelder-polizei-mit-durchsuchung.html https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/12522/5083988 https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-11/24/akte-im-mordfall-frauke-liebs-bleibt-geoeffnet https://www.stern.de/panorama/verbrechen/frauke-liebs/mordfall-frauke-liebs--eine-mutter-spricht-zum-moerder-ihrer-tochter-33134070.html 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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    50 mins
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