{"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":"The Vanishing at Lake Oconee: The Dermond Murders","slug":"the-vanishing-at-lake-oconee-the-dermond-murders","published_at":"2026-05-19T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/the-vanishing-at-lake-oconee-the-dermond-murders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mysteries-at-bedtime/episodes/the-vanishing-at-lake-oconee-the-dermond-murders","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68365201e1abc4be6b3dadce/e/6a0265f9b4433645561aee0a/media.mp3","summary":"On the afternoon of Saturday 3 May 2014, neighbours in the exclusive gated community of Reynolds Great Waters at Lake Oconee, Georgia, gathered for a Kentucky Derby watch party. Two of the invited guests never arrived. Three days later, a neighbour found 88 year old Russell Dermond's decapitated body in the garage of his million dollar lakefront home. His head was missing. His 87 year old wife Shirley was nowhere to be found. Ten days later, fishermen discovered Shirley's body floating in Lake Oconee, weighed down with cinder blocks. There were no signs of forced entry. Nothing was stolen. The community's security cameras were not recording. Twelve years on, Russell's head has never been found, no arrests have ever been made, and the FBI calls it one of the strangest cases they have ever investigated. Someone walked into that house. Someone knows what happened. 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 the afternoon of Saturday 3 May 2014, neighbours in the exclusive gated community of Reynolds Great Waters at Lake Oconee, Georgia, gathered for a Kent…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1462,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mysteries-at-bedtime-7382671/episodes/the-vanishing-at-lake-oconee-the-dermond-murders/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/the-vanishing-at-lake-oconee-the-dermond-murders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}