Welcome back guys, my name is Danny Burke and today we are going to be talking about
the Top 10 Insane Sleepwalking Stories.
The last video we did on this was fascinating, weird and a little bit scary - sometimes people
do very strange things when theyre asleep and they don't even know it.
Maybe youre one of them … see if these stories sound familiar ...
Starting off at number 10 we have The Crane.
In 2005, an unnamed 15 year old girl slept walked up a 130ft tall crane in London.
Police and Fire crews responded to a call by witnesses who thought this was a potential
suicide attempt.
However, when they got up to the top of the crane, they found the girl curled up and fast
asleep.
They were worried that waking her would startle the girl and cause her to fall off.
They got the girls parents to call her phone which woke her up gently and at that point,
they brought her down safely with a hydraulic lift.
At the number 9 spot now we have James Currens.
In 1988, this 77 year old man slept walked out of his home in Utah and straight into
a muddy pond.
When he woke up, he found his legs were stuck in the mud and there were alligators moving
in towards up.
Some of them were bigger than 3ft and James had to beat them with his cane to get them
away.
Luckily, a neighbour heard him yelling and called the police who used lights to scare
away the alligators and free James.
Can you imagine how scary that would have been?
He slept walked his way into an actual nightmare ...
Coming in at number 8 we have Sleep Eating.
Anna Ryan is a woman who has been sleep eating for years.
At first, she didnt even realise she was doing and would wake up exhausted.
Her Doctor got her to participate in a sleep study and the results showed her for the first
time that Amy was getting up to eat in her sleep.
She had gained 60 pounds in the year and a half that she had been eating in her sleep.
She would even carry food out of the kitchen to eat in bed.
One time she even ate medicine.
The medicine cabinet is now locked.
Next up at number 7 we have have The Detective.
This is one of the most insane things Ive ever heard.
In 1887, French police detective Robert Ledru was asked to investigate a murder on a local
beach.
He analyzed he footprints that the killer had left in the sand and noticed that they
were missing a toe.
This was especially shocking to Robert because he too was missing that exact toe.
Before that day, Robert had also found wet and sandy socks in his home.
He put the clues together and realised he was actually the killer - he had murdered
the victim in his sleep.
He turned himself in and spent the rest of his life under home arrest.
How crazy is that?!
Next up at number 6 we have Lee Hadwin.
This man from WalEs is famous for his paintings.
The interesting thing about him is that he cant paint very well when hes awake, all of
his art is done while hes sleepwalking.
Now 40, this strange habit started when Lee was 4 and hasnt stopped since.
Hes now a full time artist - Donald Trump owns a piece of his work and a drawing he
did of Marilyn Monroe was sold to the Marilyn Monroe museum for over 4,000 pounds.
Psychologists have been unable to find the cause behind this behavior.
So far, Lee has produced 600 paintings in his sleep with no signs of stopping.
At number 5 now we have the DUI.
On a cold night in Denver in 2003, a nurse took some sleeping pills and went to bed.
She then slept walked into her kitchen, drank half a bottle of wine and walked out towards
her car in sub zero temperatures.
She then crashed her car at intersection but even that didnt wake her.
She got out and started peeing in the middle of the road.
Thats how two police officers found her - when they tried to arrest her, she assaulted them.
She ended up pleading to reckless driving but still didnt remember a single moment of
that night …
Next up at number 4 we have The Album.
This is the incredible story of Dion McGregor.
In the 1960s, his roomate noticed that Dion would do something very strange in his sleep
- he would narrate his dreams.
Thats right.
He would describe, out loud, every last detail of what he was seeing and feeling in his dreams.
His roomate recorded it and with Dions permission, the recordings were released as an album.
These days you can find the entire collection on YouTube.
Heres a little sample if youre interested …
Ok moving on to number 3 we have Murder.
In 2003, 83 year old Edward Lowe was found beaten to death in his garden.
Police arrested his son, Jules.
The pair had been out drinking the night before.
Jules admitted to killing his father but told police that his family had a history of sleepwalking
brought on by drinking alcohol.
Because of this, his lawyers argued diminished responsibility.
After a lengthy and detailed court case, Jules was cleared of murder.
What do you guys think of this?
Nex up at number 2 we have Molesting.
On New Years Eve 2009, Alan Ball drank heavily at a house party and fell asleep on the sofa.
Later on, he got up, went upstairs and climbed into bed with an underage girl whom he kissed
on the lips.
He was charged with sexual assault, lost his job and could only see his daughter during
supervised visits.
A year later, a judge cleared him of sexual assault after Alan claimed he was sleepwalking
at the time of the incident and had no memory of the event.
This came after he was studied by two medical experts who found a history of sleepwalking
in his family.
This story sparked a big debate about whether or not sleepwalking is a valid defense against
a crime and how easy is it for someone to lie about it?
What do you guys think?
And finally at number 1 we have The Fall.
In England in 1993, a 9 year old boy called Stuart Miller slept walked out of a window
on the fourth floor of his tower block.
It left him paralysed from the waist down and in a wheelchair.
His family took the local council to court and said they were responsible for failing
to make the windows childproof.
The judge agreed and Stuart was awarded 1.35 million pounds in damages - about 2 million
dollars.
This was a landmark case because it meant that companies started doing more to make
sure they couldnt be blamed for what sleepwalkers get up to at night …
Alright guys, thats all Ive got for now.
Im now a little bit worried about falling asleep - what about you guys?
Are y6ou sure youre not asleep now?
My name is Danny Burke, thanks for watching as always and Ill see you all in the next
video … story time doesnt have to be over!
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