Episode 98 - The Murder of Brooke Preston & Able Archer 83
In this episode, Amber covers the murder of Brooke Preston. On March 25, 2017, Randy Herman called police in West Palm Beach, Florida. He told them that he had committed a murder, and to come pick him up at nearby Haverhill Park. Upon being detained, he confessed to authorities that he had fatally stabbed one of his roommates, 21-year-old Brooke Preston, a shocking 25 times. He then goes on to tell them that he had no recollection of the incident. He was in bed asleep and the next thing he knew, he was standing over his friend with a knife.
Amber was drinking a wine gifted to her by Courtney; a Cabernet Sauvignon Skyfall from Washington State. It was robust and delicious.
Sources:
HULU Documentary – Dead Asleep
www.yahoo.com / What Piece of Evidence Made a Jury Convict Randy Herman Jr., Who Claimed He Killed Friend While Sleepwalking?/ Gina Tron / December 14, 2021
www.dailynewscatcher.com / 12-5-21
www.grunge.com / The Tragic Murder of Brooke Preston Explained / Elizabeth Maxham / June 7, 2022
www.wptv.com / Man stabs suburban West Palm Beach woman to death but can't recall incident / Wanda Moore / Mar 27, 2017
Podcast – True Crime with Kendall Rae / April 28, 2022
www.Medlineplus.gov / “Sleepwalking”
www.mayoclinic.org / “Symptoms and Causes of Sleepwalking”
www.Universityhospitals.org / “Sleepwalking”
www.Smithsonian.com / “The Science of Sleepwalking” / Joseph Stromberg / May 17, 2012
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www.theledger.com
www.nydailynews.com
www.981thehawk.com
www.mirror.co.uk
Then Paul covers Able Archer 83. Able Archer 83 was NATO exercise that started on November 2, 1983 and spanned the continent of Europe. It simulated a coordinated nuclear release. It used a new format of coded communication, radio silences, participation by heads of state, and a simulated DEFCON 1 nuclear alert. The realistic nature of the exercise, led some in the USSR to believe that Able Archer 83 was a genuine nuclear strike. In response, the Soviets readied their nuclear forces and placed air units in East Germany and Poland on alert. This relatively obscure incident is considered by many historians to be the closest the world has come to nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Sources:
www.nsarchive.gwu.edu / The National Security Archives. “Able Archer 83” / Nate Jones
Foreign Policy Research Institute / “Able Archer at 35: Lessons of the 83 War Scare” / Robert E. Hamilton / December 3, 2018
www.Livescience.com / Able Archer: The NATO exercise that almost went nuclear / Callum McKelvie / April 13, 2022
www.youtube.com
Beau of the Fifth Column “Let's talk about the unthinkable in Able Archer 1983”
Arms Control Association Able Archer 83: How a Military Exercise Almost Spawned Nuclear War / Alexandra Crowley / November 17, 2017
Smithsonian Magazine / The 1983 Military Drill That Nearly Sparked Nuclear War With the Soviets / Francine Uenuma History Correspondent / April 27, 2022
www.C-Span.org / NATO Exercise Able Archer 83 / Nate Jones / January 25, 2017
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www.en.wikipedia.org
www.CSpan.org
National Security Archives
