Crime Adjacent

Catching the Nightstalker

May 13, 2026·25 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

At the tail end of September 2024, a man in a clown mask broke into the cabins of vacationing women on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan to rub their feet in the dead of night. And then, the murders began. A Realtor, and then another one. A billionaire human resources officer turned obnoxious podcaster. And then a real estate developer.One after another, someone was murdering the most powerful people in Petoskey and Walloon. Until the night of Sept. 29, 2024, when the so-called Michigan Nighstalker chose the worst possible target. Because it put them on a collision course with Deputy Alexandra Swanson, who ended this murder spree and unmasked the killer behind everything.This is part 25, the final episode, of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.With the end of Season 8, the Crime Adjacent team is hitting the road for a series of live shows across the country, beginning next week with a show in Austin.Here's what you can expect: The most haunting cases from the world’s biggest true crime podcast — live on stage every week. Join host Chase Patrick as he reopens the most enduring mysteries and pulls back the curtain on our fascination with true crime.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and the coolest people in the world at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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