Deathbed Confessions

Real Survival Stories is the brand-new show from Noiser hosted by John Hopkins. Hear true stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountains. Shipwrecked on the high seas. You'll hear from individuals who had everything against them. But even then, they refused to give in… New episodes Thursdays. Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts or at noiser.com Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/real-survival-stories  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In part two, the Ted Bundy story continues. As police delved further into the investigation of Bundy, his name became infamous throughout America. Everyone was captivated by this extraordinary serial killer - someone who had been hiding in plain sight for years. The arrest, trials and convictions of Bundy took the nation on a whirlwind journey: one filled with drama, tragedy, shock and ultimately, an alarming deathbed confession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1974, a 22-year-old weather reporter in Washington State disappeared one cold, snowy February night. Police couldn’t find any trace of her, apart from blood stains on her pillow and bed. Just five weeks later, another young woman disappeared, followed by four more that Summer. Women were vanishing at alarming rates from places which should have been safe. With no physical evidence to go on, but a wealth of witness testimony, police had just one suspect in mind. A young, attractive law student called Ted Bundy. But Bundy was like no individual America had ever seen. Would police be able to catch him before any more girls became his victims? Or would Bundy use his charm to continually evade justice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Massachusetts, 1972, the small community of Springfield was torn apart when a 13-year-old boy, Danny Croteau, was found dead. When police investigated the case, one suspect stood out: a respected Roman Catholic Priest, Father Richard Lavigne. But Lavigne fiercely denied any involvement in the murder. However, in 2021 - almost 50 years later - Lavigne gave a deathbed confession...one which suggested he may not be as honorable as he claimed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Delaware, 1975, a 38-year-old man called Wayman Cammile was charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a 64-year-old woman. The trouble was, Cammile had no memory of the crime ever taking place. He had been drinking on the night in question, and didn’t know for certain if he was guilty or innocent. Then, over a decade later, the woman who accused Cammile made a shocking deathbed confession. With her dying words, she revealed what really happened that fateful night in 1975, and the part Cammile actually played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Priscilla Biggadike was a mother and wife in 19th-century England who found herself at the heart of a scandal. Accused of being at the centre of a lethal love triangle, she vehemently protested her innocence. But was she as wrongly accused as she made out, or was there some truth to the rumours that she had committed unforgivable acts under the noses of her husband and children? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sid Vicious was one of the best-known faces in the Punk era. Everything about him was loud, rebellious, and unapologetic. He came from nowhere and shot to fame in a blaze of glory — sparking international intrigue and adoration. When the end came in 1979, Sid Vicious' death was every bit as explosive as his life had been. But although his death was mourned around the world, there were questions over what really happened… Was Sid's demise the self-inflicted tragedy many wanted to believe? Or did someone close to him play a hand in his premature death? A deathbed confession given years later claimed to expose the real truth about the tragic death of one of the infamous Sex Pistols. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1837, John Fenno received a mysterious book from an unknown sender. Inside were the vivid stories of a criminal who had haunted Massachusetts for years and evaded serious punishment. The man's name was James Allen — a notorious highwayman. But why did he write an autobiography? What were the secrets behind his success? And where did Fenno fit into Allen's dangerous, lawless life of adventure? A deathbed confession, given to a warden in a state prison, revealed all….including the grisly detail of what material bound the book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Noiser, Detectives Don’t Sleep is the new podcast that takes you beyond the police tape to shadow the real detectives who worked history’s most intriguing cases. In this taster episode, we look at one of the most famous cases in True Crime history, thanks to Truman Capote’s classic book In Cold Blood. The story begins one night in November 1959, when something dark and dangerous drifts into the small village of Holcomb, Kansas, killing four members of the same family. Special Agent Alvin Dewey leads the team investigating this apparently senseless crime. With barely $50 in cash taken from the house, detectives struggle to understand why anyone would want to kill the Clutters. If you enjoy this taster episode, search for Detectives Don’t Sleep in your podcast app and hit follow to get new episodes every Tuesday. Or, listen at noiser.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Madame Jeanne Du Barry was a poor, destitute sex worker who became the mistress of King Louis XV. She rose through the social echelons of Parisian court and was influential in leading the country. However, after the death of Louis XV, things started to spiral out of control for Jeanne….ultimately leading to her criminal trial. A trial at which a guilty verdict would mean being sent to the guillotine. Facing certain death, Jeanne devised a cunning plan…a confession that she prayed would save her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the early 1990s, San Antonio, Texas, was plagued by a series of brutal armed robberies - which tragically ended in the death of a teenage girl. As for suspects or leads, the police had none. However, years later, San Antonio was struck by another tragedy. Martha Sanchez, a young mother of three, was found murdered in her home. This time, police had no problem finding the man responsible. But was Sanchez' killer responsible for more crimes? Maybe he was linked to the infamous armed robberies? A deathbed confession given over a decade later will reveal all… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Towards the end of the 19th Century, a killer stalked the streets of London's east-end. Known only as Jack the Ripper, he killed at least five women before vanishing into thin air. Four years later, a second series of murders were seemingly linked to the Ripper. Could he have come back for a second reign of terror, or were the deaths the work of another disturbed mind? A deathbed confession made in 1892 claimed to have the answers, but for many the jury was still out. Who really was behind the infamous Ripper murders? And, would this confession finally give victims' families a name for their nemesis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On November 15th, 1999, teenager Julie Surprenant waved goodbye to her friend and stepped off a bus in her hometown of Terrebonne, Quebec. Despite the stop being a short walk to her dad's apartment, Julie never made it home. What followed was a desperate hunt for the missing teenager. The search was led by her distraught father, Michel, who always suspected that the culprit was lurking close to home. But with suspicion consuming the small community the police investigation ran into trouble. The breakthrough would eventually come from an unlikely source - an anonymous tip off phoned into a local TV show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe West does everything to make sure childhood friend Oscar Lee Morris spends the rest of his life behind bars - or better yet - on Death Row. West decides to give police evidence that implicates Morris in a murder which took place at a Long Beach bathhouse back in 1978. His explosive testimony re-opens a cold-case, but the police investigation is far from straightforward. It's soon dogged by incompetence and controversy. And at the centre of it all - the suspect star witness - Joe West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe West and Oscar Lee Morris were childhood friends. They grew up together in South LA, came of age together, and soon followed one another into a life of petty crime. But in 1979, those crimes became more serious. Deadly serious. Suddenly, their friendship is tested to breaking point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2021, Brian Laundrie and his fiance Gabby Petito, were traveling America and documenting their journey via Instagram and Youtube. But just weeks into their trip, Gabby's socials fell silent. So when Brian Laundrie returned to his parents' home alone, suspicion was immediately cast on him - did he have something to do with his fiance's sudden disappearance? Gabby's family and the police were determined to find out, as they launched a huge investigation which captured the attention of the American public. Little did they know, the answers would only be revealed months later, in a notebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1815 London, the Turners sat down to a nice family dinner of rump steak and dumplings. Little did they know it might be their final meal. Within hours doctors were called to the house, where they discovered the family and the servants all gravely ill. Suspicion quickly fell on the young cook - 22-year-old Eliza Fenning. As a poor servant girl in a society ruled by class and facing a legal system that protects the elite, the odds of proving her innocence and avoiding execution were slim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 1973 to 1989 a series of mysterious deaths haunted rural North Carolina. Four men were hospitalized with severe nausea and respiratory problems leaving doctors baffled. Aside from their deadly symptoms, there was just one thing that each man had in common: a woman called Blanche Taylor Moore. Blanche found herself at the center of gossip and rumor - who was she really? A widow dogged by tragedy? Or the cause of her lovers' strange sickness? A surprising deathbed confession would eventually solve the case and put the rumors to an end once and for all.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the early 1980s, a series of bizarre phone calls came into the police switchboard in St Paul, Minnesota. A man sobbed on the phone, telling officers he'd hurt, even killed, people. He begged them to find him, but with no other evidence to go on, his identity remained a mystery. These calls continued to taunt police until years later when a male voice called 911.... and police recognized it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1962, from a cell within one of New Zealand's maximum-security prisons, a dying inmate made a startling deathbed confession to his lawyer. The convict claimed to be responsible for a series of unsolved murders that took place in the 1940s. He recalled the crimes with a chilling clarity, revealing gruesome details which only the killer could have known. Would his confession be enough to reopen two cold cases which haunted New Zealand for 20 years… and can the dying words of a criminal be trusted? The lawyer will later refer to this man as Client X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices