Brooke Preston // 381
In March of 2017, a 21-year-old woman headed back to her old West Palm Beach home to gather her belongings and move up to Buffalo, New York. But after having a conversation with her former roommate, they stabbed her to death, claiming to have been sleepwalking. But was that truly the case? Or was this premeditated murder? This is the story of Brooke Preston. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Brooke's Obituary: https://www.homerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/4173884 2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brooke-preston 3. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dead-asleep-5-things-know-randy-herman-jr-sleepwalking-murder-case 4. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/07/hulu-sleepingwalking-murder-case-brooke-preston-randy-herman-jr-wants-new-trial/8890838002/ 5. Dead Asleep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15185642/ 6. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/08/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-murder-in-alleged-sleepwalking-homicide/5208177007/ 7. WPTV: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/pbso-investigate-death-of-woman-in-suburban-west-palm-beach 8. Alabama.com: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2015/04/pennsylvania_murder_suspect_fo.html 9. WNEP: https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/bradford-county-man-guilty-of-roommate-murder-in-florida/523-e3e150f9-576c-4777-831e-a2b21b1dd0c3 10. Times Leader: https://www.timesleader.com/uncategorized/10093/hanover-township-homicide-suspect-found-dead-in-alabama 11. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-brooke-together-we-are-her-voice 12. E News: https://www.eonline.com/news/1334735/murder-victims-sister-asking-hulu-to-remove-dead-asleep-doc-done-without-familys-permission 13. Creepy Kingdom: https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/skye-borgman-interview 14. The Ledger: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/florida-man-randy-herman-jr-gets-life-for-slaying-he-blamed-on-sleepwalking/5200132007/ 15. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386837/?terms=brooke%20preston&match=1 16. NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking/#:~:text=It%20usually%20happens%20during%20a,will%20sleepwalk%20at%20least%20once. 17. Southern California Defense Blog: https://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2022/06/is-sleepwalking-valid-criminal-defense.html#:~:text=The%20sleepwalking%20defense%20has%20been,effective%20in%20a%20few%20cases. 18. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/06/psychologist-west-palm-area-man-accused-of-murder-may-have-been-sleepwalking/5235936007/ 19. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386892/?terms=brooke%20preston 20. The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/killer-s-sleepwalking-defense-fails/5212432007/ 21. Justia Law: https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-1636.html 22. Miami New Times: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/randy-herman-jr-florida-man-convicted-in-murder-of-roommate-used-sleepwalking-defense-11321822
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Show Notes
In March of 2017, a 21-year-old woman headed back to her old West Palm Beach home to gather her belongings and move up to Buffalo, New York. But after having a conversation with her former roommate, they stabbed her to death, claiming to have been sleepwalking. But was that truly the case? Or was this premeditated murder? This is the story of Brooke Preston.
BONUS EPISODES
Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398
Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast
CASE SOURCES
1. Brooke's Obituary: https://www.homerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/4173884
2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brooke-preston
3. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dead-asleep-5-things-know-randy-herman-jr-sleepwalking-murder-case
4. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/07/hulu-sleepingwalking-murder-case-brooke-preston-randy-herman-jr-wants-new-trial/8890838002/
5. Dead Asleep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15185642/
6. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/08/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-murder-in-alleged-sleepwalking-homicide/5208177007/
8. Alabama.com: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2015/04/pennsylvania_murder_suspect_fo.html
10. Times Leader: https://www.timesleader.com/uncategorized/10093/hanover-township-homicide-suspect-found-dead-in-alabama
11. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-brooke-together-we-are-her-voice
13. Creepy Kingdom: https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/skye-borgman-interview
14. The Ledger: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/florida-man-randy-herman-jr-gets-life-for-slaying-he-blamed-on-sleepwalking/5200132007/
15. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386837/?terms=brooke%20preston&match=1
17. Southern California Defense Blog: https://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2022/06/is-sleepwalking-valid-criminal-defense.html#:~:text=The%20sleepwalking%20defense%20has%20been,effective%20in%20a%20few%20cases.
18. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/06/psychologist-west-palm-area-man-accused-of-murder-may-have-been-sleepwalking/5235936007/
19. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386892/?terms=brooke%20preston
20. The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/killer-s-sleepwalking-defense-fails/5212432007/
21. Justia Law: https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-1636.html
22. Miami New Times: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/randy-herman-jr-florida-man-convicted-in-murder-of-roommate-used-sleepwalking-defense-11321822
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