Arresting the Nightstalker

Arresting the Nightstalker

From Crime Adjacent by Chase Patrick

March 11, 2026 · 19 min · Season 8 · Episode 16

About this episode

The episode details the failed attempt to catch the Nightstalker and the eventual capture of Tim Meeks.

The plan to use Deputy Swanson as a decoy to lure out the Nightstalker failed miserably. Swanson was stabbed. The Nightstalker got away. And although Sheriff Press finally had confirmation that Tim Meeks was, indeed, the real identity of the Nightstalker, we were no closer to catching him. Until that night, when we did, in fact, catch Tim Meeks. Red handed. In the cabin of a woman named "Cassandra Royal."  But what we didn't realize was that catching Tim Meeks would not be the end of this case. This is part 16 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…

People in this episode

Host: Chase Patrick

Topics covered

  • true crime
  • mystery
  • suspense
  • investigation
  • serial killer
  • drama

Keywords

  • Nightstalker
  • Tim Meeks
  • Deputy Swanson
  • Cassandra Royal
  • Michigan
  • true crime
  • suspense

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Organizations: Crime Adjacent, Multitude

Places: Michigan

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