A loud clue

A loud clue

From Crime Adjacent by Chase Patrick

February 18, 2026 · 18 min · Season 8 · Episode 13

About this episode

The episode explores a chilling incident involving a Realtor who hears strange noises during an open house, linking it to a series of assaults on women Realtors.

Just a few blocks from the Clinton Street house where Allison Barnes was murdered that Saturday, Realtor Ebony Aster was hosting her own open house on Lake Street. But while she was getting ready, she heard something. Upstairs. That strange noise soon turned to pounding footsteps, and she knew, immediately, she had to get out of the house. Fast. It turns out, these type of attacks on Realtors happen all the time. In Florida, from 2024 to 2025, a man would check out open homes hosted by women Realtors, and then, when they were alone, he would try to grab their feet. Ebony was thinking about assaults like these, wondering who was upstairs. And then, the chase began. This is part 13 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…

People in this episode

Host: Chase Patrick

Topics covered

  • true crime
  • real estate
  • assault
  • murder
  • Michigan Nightstalker
  • suspense

Keywords

  • Realtor
  • assault
  • murder
  • Michigan Nightstalker
  • true crime
  • suspense
  • open house

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Florida, Clinton Street, Lake Street

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