A huge mistake

A huge mistake

From Crime Adjacent by Chase Patrick

February 25, 2026 · 17 min · Season 8 · Episode 14

About this episode

In this episode, Chase Patrick discusses a critical mistake made while trying to catch the Michigan Nightstalker.

We had to get ahead of this guy. That was my thinking.  The clown creeper was breaking into cabins with impunity, and now he was in downtown Petoskey, where he was responsible for the murder of Allison Barnes and apparently tried to do the same thing to Ebony Aster just minutes later. So my plan was simple. We would plant a decoy to lure him out of hiding. It was the biggest mistake in this case. This is part 14 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker. What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly. With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024. But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker. New episodes every Wednesday. Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon --&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Chase Patrick

Topics covered

  • true crime
  • murder
  • investigation
  • suspense
  • drama

Keywords

  • Michigan Nightstalker
  • murder
  • Petoskey
  • true crime
  • investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crime Adjacent, Multitude

Places: Petoskey

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