The Man Who Knocks At Windows (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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What happened to the seven-year-old boy in Florida?
Hey, Prime members, you can binge eight new episodes of the Mr. Ballin podcast one month early and all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. A seven-year-old boy cowered in the closet of his family's suburban home in Florida. He was buried beneath jackets and sports gear, listening to screams coming from down the hall.
Why did the boy hide in the closet?
When they stopped, the silence that followed was far worse. Then, heavy footsteps approached, and a shadow passed beneath the door. The boy braced for the door to burst open, thinking he was about to be found. But the shadow just moved on. The boy held his breath until he heard the front door to his house open and shut. All the boy wanted to do was stay where he was. But his mother and his brother were in danger. So he swallowed his fear, pushed through all the coats, and stepped out. The house was silent and still. No broken furniture, no blood. At least, until he reached the bedroom. There was a figure on the bed, and the sight was too much to process for the seven-year-old. And so he just immediately looked away.
His gaze fell on a phone lying on the blood-soaked sheet, its screen still glowing. Then a voice rose from the phone's speakers. Someone was still on the line. But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because that's all we do and we upload twice a week, once on Monday and once on Thursday. So if that's of interest to you, please change the follow buttons keyboard settings to another language so their typing makes no sense. Okay, let's get into today's story.
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Nikki Halpin couldn't believe how well things were going. On January 8, 2004, the 32-year-old single mother was at a pizzeria in Safety Harbor, Florida, enjoying a night out with her boyfriend Chris and her sons, 7-year-old Drew and 9-year-old Max. Nikki had only been seeing Chris for a few months, and he hadn't had much interaction with her boys yet. But so far tonight, he was nailing it, chatting easily with Drew about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and also making sure to include Max, too. When Nikki heard Max start to giggle over something Chris had said, Nikki suddenly felt this spark of happiness. She liked Chris, but until tonight, she really hadn't been convinced that their relationship had long-term potential.
They'd met online, gone on a few dates, and it had been fine. Not exciting, but fine. But maybe that was okay. Chris was about her age, and he was an engineer with his life together. He checked the boxes, and maybe that was all she needed. Somebody who was solid, simple, and stable, who could make her boys laugh. I mean, that kind of relationship would certainly be a big change for Nikki. Her ex-husband, Donald, had been the opposite of Chris. He was an imposing prison guard and former boxer, built like Arnold Schwarzenegger, and was almost twice her age. They met when Nikki was just 22 and Donald was 41. Her family had thought he was too old for her, but she had fallen in love with his rugged good looks and charm. But then life got complicated.
Their eldest child, Max, was born with health issues, and the endless hospital bills and stress really strained their marriage. Donald started drinking more, their fights got worse and worse, and after nearly a decade together, it was just over. They separated in 2001 and finalized the divorce two years later. But for Nikki, she had actually been relieved. She had her freedom back. And so pretty quickly, she had struck up another relationship with a young, fit HVAC repairman named Dan Welch. Dan had seemed really exciting and charming, and for a while, Nikki had been convinced he was the one. But Dan didn't work out. He really just wanted to have fun, not get married. And so Nikki had ultimately dumped him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened to the seven-year-old boy in Florida?
0:00–0:19
2
Why did the boy hide in the closet?
0:19–8:44
3
What led to the discovery of the attack on Nikki?
8:44–18:38
4
Who was the main suspect in Nikki's attack?
18:38–23:39
5
What was the motive behind the attack?
23:39
6
How did the detectives investigate the crime scene?
20:30–23:39
7
What did Drew witness during the attack?
23:39–27:06
8
What did Drew mean by 'the man who knocks on the windows'?
27:06–43:46