Murder + Horrific = Murderific.This episode was sponsored by Best Fiends. Please enjoy this Patreon release during our season break. You can content like this as a beloved Patreon Patron! Thank you to all who support our show. This Patreon episode covers a couple of cases of homicidal sleepwalking, also known as sleepwalking murder. Brian Thomas, from South Wales, suffered from sleepwalking since childhood, and confessed to strangling his wife, Christine, in 2008. Albert Tirrell was the first to successfully use sleepwalking as a courtroom defense when he killed his mistress in 1846 in Boston, Massachusetts. Executive Producers: Mike T. and Beth Ann L.Contact Us:murderificpodcast@gmail.comCall 1-207-200-8813 to leave a voice message for us which we may play on the air!Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/join/murderificpodcast?/Buy Me a Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/murderificSources:https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/the-minds-of-sleepwalking-killers/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/dec/05/sleep-disorder-brian-thomashttps://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/verify/verify-should-you-wake-a-sleepwalker/291-547173666https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-case-of-the-sleepwalking-killer-77584095/https://allthatsinteresting.com/sleepwalkers-who-killhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11998813https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14292-sleepwalking