Nightwatch Files

• #19: The Mortician and the Widow: Trust, Control, and the Cost of Silence

  Nothing seemed wrong—until someone opened the garage.In a quiet East Texas town, an elderly woman vanished without explanation. Months passed. Her home sat undisturbed, her absence explained away—until a routine welfare check uncovered something chilling inside a taped-shut garage freezer. This episode unpacks the unsettling mystery that followed, the town’s unusual reaction, and the chain of events that would eventually capture national attention and inspire a Hollywood film. A story of isolation, control, and a community forced to confront what lay beneath the surface.Keywords: Texas true crime, freezer mystery, small town disappearance, unsolved at first, true crime podcast, East Texas case, hidden body, shocking discovery, crime and psychology, real story behind the Bernie movieLISTEN AD-FREE AND A DAY EARLY ON - https://patreon.com/NightwatchFileswww.nightwatchfiles.com

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• #18: The Angel of Death on Silver Leopard Farm

  She claimed God sent her to kill pedophiles. Two men ended up dead. This episode investigates the disturbing case of Sheila LaBarre — and the chilling belief system she used to justify murder.A quiet New Hampshire farm. A woman claiming to be an avenging angel. And a series of gruesome crimes that stunned a small town and the nation.This episode unpacks the case of Sheila LaBarre — how she targeted vulnerable men, lured them with promises of care, and subjected them to escalating abuse and psychological torment before taking their lives.Through police reports, courtroom records, and survivor testimony, we trace the stories of Kenneth Countie and Michael Deloge — two men whose disappearances led to one of the most disturbing murder cases in recent memory.We examine how LaBarre used a self-righteous facade to mask cruelty, and how she maintained control through fear, isolation, and delusion — and why questions still remain about whether she had more victims.LISTEN AD-FREE AND A DAY EARLY ON - https://patreon.com/NightwatchFiles www.nightwatchfiles.com

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• #17: Real Life Mean Girls - Screenshots, Secrets, and a Locked Bedroom Door

  What happens when teenage loyalty turns into something else?When 16-year-old Skylar Neese vanished from her West Virginia home in July 2012, police first suspected she had run away. But as days passed and her closest friends offered matching stories—and inconsistent timelines—investigators began to suspect something far darker. This episode unpacks the unraveling of a friendship, the mounting lies, and the shocking confession that revealed everything.LISTEN AD-FREE AND A DAY EARLY ON - https://patreon.com/NightwatchFileswww.nightwatchfiles.com

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• #16: He Got Away With It. Until One Ominous Friday the 13th

  He charmed, lied, and vanished into plain sight. Long before his face made front pages, there were warning signs—disturbing, violent, and ignored. This is the story of what was missed, and the darkness that followed.In this episode we examine the disturbing early years of serial predator Christopher Wilder, known as the "Beauty Queen Killer." Before his deadly 1984 cross-country spree, Wilder left a trail of warning signs—allegations of abuse, sexual violence, and manipulation spanning from Australia to Florida. We explore his volatile marriage, suspicious attempts on his wife's life, and his early use of modeling scams to exploit young women. With insight into his carefully constructed façade and failed business dealings, this episode traces the roots of a man who used charm and deception to mask a violent, escalating pathology.Keywords: Christopher Wilder, Beauty Queen Killer, true crime podcast, Nightwatch Files, serial killer, 1980s, modeling scams, Florida crime, Australian true crime, abusive marriage, early signs of violence, criminal psychology, cold cases.LISTEN AD-FREE AND A DAY EARLY ON - https://patreon.com/NightwatchFileswww.nightwatchfiles.com

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• #15: She Posted Every Day. Until She Didn’t. The Anastasia Grishman Story

  Her fans thought she was taking a break. Her friends thought she was busy. But behind the silence, something had gone terribly wrong.When Russian influencer Anastasia Grishman—known online as “grshmn”—suddenly went silent on TikTok and OnlyFans, her absence raised few alarms. But behind her carefully curated posts and growing digital presence, something was deeply wrong.Anastasia had been living in St. Petersburg, balancing work as a tattoo artist with an increasingly public life in adult content creation. At her side was her boyfriend, a man who managed her bookings, her income, and much of her life. As tensions in the relationship grew, so did signs of control, jealousy, and isolation.In this episode, we follow the final weeks of Anastasia’s life in the public eye—and the hidden events that led to a disturbing discovery. We also examine a broader pattern of exploitation and violence affecting online creators worldwide, and the systemic factors that allow it to continue, largely unchecked.LISTEN AD-FREE AND A DAY EARLY ON - https://patreon.com/NightwatchFileswww.nightwatchfiles.com

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