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Yarmila and Scott Falatar

2025/6/30
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The episode starts by describing the discovery of Yarmila Falater's body in her backyard pool, brutally murdered. Her husband, Scott Falater, is the prime suspect, but claims to have no memory of the event, claiming sleepwalking. The police investigation focuses on the inconsistencies in Scott's behavior and the forensic evidence.
  • Yarmila Falater was found stabbed over 40 times and drowned in her pool.
  • Scott Falater, her husband, claimed to have no memory of the event.
  • Forensic evidence initially pointed towards Scott's guilt, including his clean clothes despite the bloody scene.

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#287 - Imagine waking up to find your entire world shattered—and being told you’re the one who destroyed it. In 1997, Phoenix, Arizona, was rocked by a gruesome and baffling crime. Yarmila Falater, a devoted wife and mother, was found stabbed over 40 times and drowned in her own backyard pool. The suspect? Her husband, Scott Falater—a devout Mormon with no history of violence, who claimed he had no memory of the attack. His defense? He was sleepwalking.

Could someone really commit such a brutal murder while unconscious? Or was this a calculated cover-up cloaked in pseudoscience?

This is the story of Yarmila Falater. A case that would challenge the limits of forensic psychology and force a jury to decide whether sleepwalking can be deadly.

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