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Oct 18, 2025 51 min

#29: The Man Named John

from Nightwatch Files Hosted by Harper Finley

Security cameras capture a silver vehicle following a woman from a church parking lot, maintaining a careful distance. Seventeen seconds after she leaves, the car pulls out behind her. When she arrives home and opens her garage door, what unfolds in those next moments will nearly cost her everything. What investigators will later uncover is a plot involving multiple criminals, millions in embezzled money, and someone determined to make her death look like an accident. But as detectives trace prepaid phones and cash transactions back through time, they discover the conspiracy didn't start recently—it began while she was on a mission trip halfway around the world, and continued even as she attended church services and learned to dance with her spouse. The question that will haunt everyone who learns the details is devastating: how long had someone been planning her murder, and who stood to gain from her death? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightwatch-files--6484889/support. 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightwatchfiles/ ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573576827447&sk=about www.nightwatchfiles.com SUPPORT THE SHOW & LISTEN AD-FREE Join our Patreon and unlock ad-free episodes directly in Apple Podcasts or Spotify after you connect your Patreon account. You can also join the Supporters Club for an ad-free experience. Both go for just $3/month, sign up from the links below. Ad-Free Episodes Patreon: patreon.com/NightwatchFiles Apple (after joining): bit.ly/4i7XcNW Spotify (after joining): bit.ly/4oVVEsT Supporters Club: bit.ly/497ciAm Support Us Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nightwatchfiles Merch Shop: https://nightwatchfiles.com/store Production note: The host’s voice is digitally generated and extensively edited to meet our quality standards. All stories, research, and scripts are created by real people.

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