Wellness Wednesday: Sleepwalking as criminal defense

Can sleepwalkers use their sleep disorder as a defense in cases of homicide, or is it more complicated than that?

Here’s a thoughtful discussion about the complex world that is forensic sleep medicine.

[October 1, 2018 || Crime After Crime]

The Sleepwalking Defense

“In this episode, both John and Danelle brought forward a story where an individual committed a heinous crime and blamed it on a terrifying sleep disorder. Homicidal Somnambulism. They discuss all of the complex workings of using the Sleepwalking Defense and you hear two stories where the criminal walked away unscathed. After hearing these nightmares come to life, we let YOU decide who brought forward the most bizarre story and clue you in to next months episode. “

 

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Check out 5 previous posts from SHC about celebrities with insomnia or other sleep disorders:

• Wellness Wednesday: The dangers that sleepwalkers face [August 29, 2018]
• Commentary: No, Roseanne, you can’t blame Ambien for a lifetime of bigoted narrative [May 30, 2018]
• Sleep Fundamentals || S is for Somnambulism, better known as sleepwalking [May 27, 2018]
• YouTube takes on the use and abuse of the sleeping pill known as Ambien (zolpidem) [October 15, 2017]
• MONSTERS OF SLEEP || Sleepwalking in the News [October 28, 2014]