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Nightwatch Files

Harper Finley

Covering solved cases only, Nightwatch Files is a podcast that delves deep into some of the most intriguing, mysterious, and chilling true crime stories from around the world. With its meticulous research and straightforward storytelling with a single host, the show presents each case with precision and respect, avoiding unnecessary banter or speculation. Nightwatch Files allows the facts to take center stage, unraveling complex investigations, unsolved mysteries, and infamous crimes with clarity and depth. Whether exploring lesser-known cases or revisiting infamous ones, it delivers a gripping, fact-driven narrative that leaves listeners informed and captivated.

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S3 · E19
Sunday · 1 hr 14 min
#54: A Small Newsletter and a Multimillion-Dollar Cyberstalking Scandal
For two decades, Ina and David Steiner reported on eBay, Amazon, and the changing world of online commerce through their independent publication, EcommerceBytes. Their work was often critical, but nothing prepared them for the anonymous message that...
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S3 · E18
August 9 · 1 hr 33 min
#53: The Disappearance of Yingying Zhang
On June 9, 2017, 26-year-old Yingying Zhang was a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, building a new life thousands of miles from her home in China. That afternoon, Yingying left campus to meet with a landlord about an...
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S3 · E17
August 2 · 1 hr 40 min
#52: Echoes in the Ice House - The Unlikely Lead That Cracked a 2005 Murder
On the morning of April 6, 2005, Irene White was found murdered inside her home in Dundalk, Ireland. As investigators began examining Irene’s troubled marriage, a bitter dispute over a valuable property, and the threats she had reported in the months...
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S3 · E16
July 26 · 1 hr 20 min
#51: The Terry King Murder - How a Predator Turned a Family Against Itself
In 2001, 40-year-old Terry King was found brutally murdered inside his home in Cantonment, Florida. At first glance, investigators believed they were looking at a straightforward homicide. But as the investigation unfolded, it exposed a disturbing web...
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S3 · E15
July 19 · 1 hr 28 min
#50: The Christine Jessop Case - How DNA Finally Solved a 36-Year-Old Murder
In October 1984, nine-year-old Christine Jessop vanished from her quiet Ontario neighborhood. Three months later, her body was discovered in a wooded area more than 50 kilometers away, launching one of the most controversial murder investigations in...
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S3 · E14
June 21 · 1 hr 6 min
#49: The Rock Star Who Stole a Rembrandt From the Boston MFA
In April 1975, a Rembrandt painting worth millions was stolen from Boston's Museum of Fine Arts in a daring daylight robbery. The man at the center of the theft was Myles Connor Jr.—a rock musician, master thief, prison escapee, and one of the most...
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S3 · E13
June 14 · 1 hr 18 min
#48: The Real Amityville Horror - The DeFeo Murders and the Birth of a Legend
The Amityville Horror is one of the most famous paranormal stories ever told. Books, movies, television specials, and decades of media coverage have transformed a suburban house on Long Island into a global symbol of supernatural terror. But before...
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S3 · E12
May 24 · 1 hr 39 min
#47: The Delphi Murders
On February 13, 2017, an unusually warm winter day provided a perfect backdrop for an impromptu hike, particularly since Delphi Community Middle School in Indiana had canceled classes that Monday to balance out unused snow days. The morning began...
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S3 · E11
May 17 · 1 hr 51 min
#46: The Want-Ad Killer
Kathy Miller was 15 years old and looking through the classified ads — not for herself, but for her boyfriend. She found a listing, made a phone call, and told her mother not to worry about it. Her mother had a bad feeling she couldn't shake. Kathy...
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S3 · E10
April 26 · 1 hr 34 min
#45: How a Podcast Solved a 40-year Cold Case
In January 1982, a Sydney mother of two vanished without a trace. Lynette Dawson was thirty-three years old. She had two daughters under the age of five, a home in Bayview on Sydney's northern beaches, and by all accounts, a life she was deeply...
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S3 · E9
April 19 · 1 hr 35 min
#44: Behind the Vault Door - The Snowtown Barrel Murders
>> Content warning: this episode contains detailed descriptions of homicide, torture, hate crimes and the abuse of vulnerable individuals. Listener discretion is advised. << In May 1999, police in a quiet South Australian town followed a...
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S3 · E8
April 12 · 1 hr 34 min
#43: Murder at Villa Madeira - The Scandalous Case of Francis and Alma Rattenbury
Passion, jealousy, betrayal, and a confession that only deepened the mystery. In the spring of 1935, a quiet seaside home in Bournemouth, England became the center of one of the most sensational murder cases of the twentieth century. Francis...
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S3 · E7
March 30 · 1 hr 34 min
#42: The Doomsday Murders (Part 2/2)
On the morning of June 9, 2020, nearly 100 law enforcement officers descended on a quiet property in Salem, Idaho. Five cadaver dogs swept the yard. The FBI set up a mobile command center the size of a bus. And a man named Chad Daybell sat in his SUV...
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S3 · E6
March 22 · 1 hr 16 min
#41: The Doomsday Murders (Part 1/2)
In the summer of 2019, a devoted father in Gilbert, Arizona begins to notice that something is deeply, disturbingly wrong with his wife. What starts as a slow drift toward fringe religious beliefs has quietly escalated into something far more alarming...
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S3 · E5
March 8 · 1 hr 50 min
#40: 1122 King Road - The True Story Of The Idaho Four Murders
On the night of November 12th, 2022, four University of Idaho seniors went out into the small college town they called home — and never came back. By the following afternoon, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin had been...
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S3 · E4
February 15 · 1 hr 33 min
#39: Silicon Valley’s Dark Mirror - The Death of a Tech Visionary
In the early hours of April 4, 2023, the visionary behind the modern mobile economy staggered down a desolate San Francisco street, clutching his chest and pleading with a 911 operator for his life. Bob Lee, the man known to the tech world as "Crazy...
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S3 · E3
February 8 · 1 hr 38 min
#38: The Privilege of Pain: From Mormon Mommy Vlogger to Convicted Abuser
A high-definition window into a life of absolute order was broadcast to millions, presenting a vision of modern parenting that many sought to emulate. This digital storefront sold a brand of intentional living where every movement was tracked and...
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S3 · E2
January 31 · 1 hr 56 min
#37: City Under Siege - The Search for The Phoenix Serial Shooters
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence against humans and animals. Between May 2005 and August 2006, Phoenix, Arizona lived in fear as two men in a silver Toyota Camry hunted victims at random. They killed eight people and...
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S3 · E1
January 25 · 1 hr 56 min
#36: The 1980s Burger King Shooting of Marie Grossman
In 1987, Marie Grossman was the embodiment of the American dream: a trailblazing attorney, a devoted mother, and a woman who had meticulously built a life of stability and purpose. But on a foggy December evening, a routine stop for fast food on her...
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January 10 · 1 hr 36 min
Bonus: The Mother Who Hunted a Deadly Cartel in Search of her Daughter’s Captors
When her daughter was kidnapped by the notorious Zeta cartel, Mexican mother Miriam Rodríguez embarked on a relentless quest for justice. Armed with disguises, determination, and unwavering courage, she tracked down those responsible, confronting one...
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