10 Terrifying Tales of Sleepwalking
Everybody is familiar with sleepwalking. Most of us have probably done it at some stage in our life. It’s a fairly common occurrence, one that is usually harmless and only occurs in isolated incidents. But for some people, sleepwalking can be a terrifying thing. Some people have trouble with it every night, and so fear what they might do when they fall asleep, while for others, one bad incident is enough to change their lives. Keep reading to learn more about the Freddie Krueger that could be living inside you.
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Kenneth Parks
We’ll start with what is perhaps the most famous case of sleepwalking crime. Kenneth Parks is a Canadian man who began suffering insomnia in his 20s, which was brought on after he lost his job and put himself in a lot of debt as a result of his gambling addiction. On May 23rd, 1987, Parks got out of bed, drove 14 miles to his in-laws’ house, killed his mother in law and injured his father with a tire iron and a kni
happened. could someone really kill while they re asleep? it s possible. they re throwing their kids out of the window and husbands killing their wives in bed. a murder defense like no other. not conscious, not guilty. or was there another explanation? you have to look into everything to try to find a reason why. a case as dark as night. thanks for joining us. i m ann curry. it s a case that would hinge on the mysteries of the mind and the sleep. we know people can talk in their sleep, walk in their sleep and drive all without realizing what they re doing or remembering it afterward, but is it possible to actually kill while being unconscious? here s keith morrison. it begins here, at the moment of birth, something unconscious, uncontrolled. the world of sleep. the half glimpsed world of sleep, soothing, amusing. sometimes terrifying. and on the rarest of occasions, unconsciously deadly. sleep, love, sex, what is a person capable of without even knowing it?
stephen reitz s first appeal of his murder conviction in state court was rejected. he s now hoping to appeal in federal court. for more on this case and also on the phenomenon of sleep violence, logon to our website. the address is dateline.msnbc.com. for all of us here at nbc news, i m ann curry. thanks for joining us. 911 emergency. has the jury reached a verdict? we the jury find the defendant jassi, a modern, young woman, bound by her family s ancient tradition. he made an arrangement for this man in his 60s to marry jassi. but she was already in love with someone else. they were actually married in secret? right. that secret marriage enraged her family. her uncle threatened, i will kill you. and somebody did. the beautiful bride, murdered. then a shocking discovery. more than 100 calls between the killers and the bride s family. did her uncle give the final order? if so, why is he still a free man? just one last question? in this hour, forbidde
911 emergency. has the jury reached a verdict? we, the jury, find the defendant a beautiful woman, her young lover, a secret weekend affair. sunday night rolled around. i never heard from her. and i thought, this is kind of strange. strange is right. for reasons no one could ever have imagined. you walk in and you see a horrific scene. a brutal attack. the explanation incredible. he told us that he must have been sleepwalking when it happened. could someone really kill while they re asleep? it s possible. there s been cases of mothers throwing their kids out of windows and husbands killing their wives in bed. a murder defense like no other. not conscious, not guilty. or was there another explanation? we have to look into everything, to try to find a reason why. a case as dark as night. deadly dreams. thanks for joining us, i m ann curry. it s case that would hinge on the mysteries of the mind and the science of sleep. we know people can tal