{"podcast":{"title":"Mysteries at Bedtime","slug":"mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671","podcast_index_feed_id":7382671,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68365201e1abc4be6b3dadce","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/mysteries-at-bedtime","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1748389979355-26e2a3ba-e567-408b-a989-f9177a5cca1d.jpeg","author":"Jack Laurence","episode_count":78,"summary":"From the creator of the chart topping Crime at Bedtime comes Mysteries at Bedtime - Step into the unknown with Mysteries at Bedtime — a podcast that takes you deep into the world’s strangest unsolved mysteries, eerie disappearances, and real-life encounters with the unexplained. Each week, journalist and storyteller Jack Laurence guides you through immersive, true stories of UFO sightings, missing persons, paranormal events, government secrets, and historical oddities. Told in a calm, captivating style perfect for late-night listening, Mysteries at Bedtime is your weekly ritual for drifting off to stories that chill, intrigue, and mesmerise. So relax take a minute, unwind and let me tell you some fascinating stories. Mysteries at Bedtime is hosted and created by Jack Laurence. LIVE SHOW EVENT TIX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:17:56.837631+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671"},"episode":{"title":"Joshua Maddux: The Boy Found Dead in a Chimney 7 Years After He Disappeared","slug":"joshua-maddux-the-boy-found-dead-in-a-chimney-7-years-after-he-disappeared","published_at":"2026-02-10T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/joshua-maddux-the-boy-found-dead-in-a-chimney-7-years-after-he-disappeared","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mysteries-at-bedtime/episodes/joshua-maddux-the-boy-found-dead-in-a-chimney-7-years-after","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68365201e1abc4be6b3dadce/e/698049124b12c3dd73bbf78a/media.mp3","summary":"On May 8th, 2008, eighteen-year-old Joshua Maddux left his family home in Woodland Park, Colorado, for a walk. He was a free-spirited young man who loved nature, music, and the outdoors. Going for walks was something he did routinely. But this time, he never came home. For seven years, his family searched. They checked homeless shelters, scoured campgrounds, scanned strangers' faces on the street. They held onto hope that Josh would eventually return. Then, in August 2015, construction workers demolishing an abandoned cabin made a horrifying discovery: a mummified body crammed inside the chimney. It was Josh. He'd been less than a mile from home the entire time. Two blocks away. The coroner ruled it an accidental death. But the evidence didn't add up. Josh was nearly naked, with his clothes folded inside the cabin. A breakfast bar was moved to block the chimney. And rumours swirled about a man who'd bragged about \"putting Josh in a hole.\" Tonight, the mystery of the boy in the chimney. You can get early and ad free access to this show and more here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On May 8th, 2008, eighteen-year-old Joshua Maddux left his family home in Woodland Park, Colorado, for a walk. He was a free-spirited young man who loved…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/episodes/joshua-maddux-the-boy-found-dead-in-a-chimney-7-years-after-he-disappeared/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/joshua-maddux-the-boy-found-dead-in-a-chimney-7-years-after-he-disappeared.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}