Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - Whistling in the Dark The Night I Escaped a Killer Hiding Bloody Heads in His Car PART2 #10

Episode Date: September 29, 2025

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I was about 16 when this happened, and no, I wasn't supposed to be out that late. It was just past 1 a.m., and yeah, my parents were definitely knocked out cold in bed. I knew I'd get in trouble eventually, but honestly. I didn't care right then. All I could think about was how fast I needed to run. I was halfway down our long gravel driveway, heart pounding like a war drum, when I turned my head for a split second. That man, that creepy shadow of a man, had stopped right at the entrance to the driveway, just standing there like a statue.

But I didn't slow down, not even for a second. I bolted all the way to the front door and basically exploded through it. Once inside, I completely lost it. I sprinted through the hallway, knocking over a lamp and a chair, making a mess of everything in my path. I slammed straight into my parents' bedroom door and tumbled inside. They shot awake like I had set off a grenade. Through gasps and sobs, I told them everything, how I'd seen this man lurking near some car on a dark road, how he started following me, how I ran for my life.

My dad didn't even blink. He jumped out of bed, opened the closet, and pulled out his shotgun like he was John Wick or something. He looked at my mom and me and said, stay inside. Call the police. The moment he stepped out. my mom and I rushed to the window. We were glued to the blinds like terrified spectators.

Mung dialed 9-1-1 while Dad paced up and down our driveway with the 12-gauge ready, his silhouette moving like a guard dog. We didn't say a word. Just waited and watched, hoping help would come soon. About 20 minutes later, we finally saw headlights approaching. A sheriff's car pulled into the driveway. My dad met the deputies outside, shotguns still in hand. After a quick conversation, they all came inside.

I repeated everything again, what the man looked like, where I saw him, the road name, The Works. I described him down to the way he walked. The officers said they would look into it and told us to keep our doors locked. They said they'd be in touch soon. By 2.30 a.m., we still hadn't heard anything back. My mom, clearly exhausted, started downplaying the situation. She figured maybe it was just some drunk, homeless guy who wandered off and got arrested.

Probably sleeping it off in jail right now, she mumbled before kissing my forehead and heading back to bed. My dad, however, wasn't convinced. He told me to try to get some rest, but he was going to stay up until sunrise just in case. I nodded and headed to my room. sleep. Yeah, that wasn't happening. I just stared out my window, waiting for daylight like a soldier waiting for the all-clear. I must have dozed off at some point because the next thing I remember was a knock at the front door. I jolted up and tiptoed toward my bedroom door to listen. My dad opened it, and it was the cops again. I checked the time, about 4.30 a.m. This time it

wasn't just deputies. The man at the door introduced himself as a detective. He asked if I could come outside to identify a suspect they had just arrested. My dad was about to call for me, but I was already at his side. No way I was missing this. I agreed, but only if my dad could come too. Of course, he did. We stepped outside and, whoa. The entire driveway was lit up with red and blue lights. At least six patrol cars, all engines running but no sirens. Cops were everywhere, clustered around one particular patrol car. The detective asked the deputies to bring the suspect out. When they did, someone shined a blinding flashlight straight into the guy's face. And that's when my stomach dropped. What I thought had been a

red shirt? No. It was a white shirt, drenched in blood. What looked like a terned? A tattoo running down his arm. Not even close. It was a series of deep, raw scratch marks clawed right into his flesh. I was frozen in shock. Mouth dry. Heart frozen. The detective gently asked me, is this the man you saw earlier tonight? I nodded. Yes. Without a doubt. That was him. The detective gave me a nod of thanks and walked us back toward the house. He assured me I was safe now. But then he asked my dad if they could speak privately before leaving. My dad agreed and told me to head back to my room.

I pretended to obey, but instead, I stayed just around the corner. I didn't move. I didn't breathe. I listened. The detective lowered his voice but not enough. I heard everything. the deputies left here, we waited for backup. I was part of that unit, he began. We found the car your son mentioned. It was parked in front of a house, and we noticed what looked like

bloody footprints leading from the car around to the back. When we got around, the back door was busted in. My heart pounded in my ears. We went inside. The place was a horror show. The guy had broken in and slaughtered the entire family. Four people. Brutely murdered. And get this, he was curled up in bed with the headless bodies. I felt my knees go weak. We found the rest of the victims' remains in the car.

Their heads were in a burlap sack on the passenger floorboard. Must have been there for days. My dad whispered, stunned, my son saw that man. That man followed him. Yes, sir. Your son narrowly escaped becoming the fifth victim. I'm not exaggerating. If he hadn't run.

Silence hung in the air like smoke. Then the detective added, we're going to need him to testify in court eventually. But for tonight, you're safe. He's in custody. Try to rest, if you can. That moment etched itself into my soul. My dad stood there, trembling, then walked into the hallway and pulled me into a hug. He was sobbing.

Not crying, sobbing. I was too numb to cry. It didn't even all register right away. The full horror of it didn't hit me for days. But my mom, she cracked instantly. She was never the same after that night. Turns out, she was good friends with the woman who lived in that house. The victims were her friend and the friend's husband, and their two little kids. There is no doubt in my mind, if that man had caught up to me, I would have been dead. He would have ripped me apart just like he did to them. I think about it constantly. Every day.

Every night. Replaying it in my head like a cursed movie I can't turn off. I testified in court. The guy didn't even show up. He was so disruptive, during pretrial hearings that the judge banned him from the courtroom. He wouldn't stop whistling. That eerie, slow, tombless whistle. It drove everyone insane. The defense pushed for an insanity plea. Claimed he was mentally unstable. And believe it or not, the judge and jury bought it. He was found

not guilty by reason of insanity. No death penalty. No true justice. But at least he'll never walk free. He's locked up in a mental institution for the rest of his days. He'll never see the son again. My family? We never talked about it much after that. At least not in detail. But every time I saw my dad's truck parked outside my friend's house, waiting to pick me up, it reminded me of that night. It never left me. Not really. I still hear it sometimes. That whistling. Late at night, when the house is quiet and sleep won't come, I swear I hear it far off in the darkness. And every time I do, I wonder if it's just my imagination, or something worse.

The end.