145. Homicidal Somnambulist, Kenneth Parks | Canada

In May 1987, Ken Parks walked into a Toronto police station, covered with blood. He was horrified and confused and told the duty officer that he may have hurt someone. As it turned out, Ken was asleep when he beat and stabbed his mother-in-law to death. Because he was not awake when he committed the brutal crime, he was acquitted. His case made Canadian legal history and people are still divided on the issue.

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Resources

YOUTUBE

Sleepwalkers who kill

The Curios Case of Kenneth Parks

WEB

Wikipedia – R v Parks

Wikipedia – Homicidal sleepwalking

Sleepfoundation.org

ARTICLES

Sleep-walking man acquitted in slaying of mother-in-law

While you were sleepwalking… Responsibility of Violence During Parasomnia

Homicidal Somnambulism: A Case Report

11 Sleepwalking Killers From History…bolt your doors at night

Dark past haunts Oshawa trustee candidate

A bump in the night: when sleepwalkers turn violent

Sleepwalking more common than thought

BOOKS

Sleepwalking Murder: True Crime #2

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe

Narrated by Noel Vinson

Audio editing: Blackwell Post

Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler

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