Description
In March of 2017, a 21-year-old woman headed back to her old West Palm Beach home to gather her belongings and move up to Buffalo, New York. But after having a conversation with her former roommate, they stabbed her to death, claiming to have been sleepwalking. But was that truly the case? Or was this premeditated murder? This is the story of Brooke Preston.
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CASE SOURCES
1. Brooke's Obituary: https://www.homerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/4173884
2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brooke-preston
3. Sportskeeda: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dead-asleep-5-things-know-randy-herman-jr-sleepwalking-murder-case
4. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/07/hulu-sleepingwalking-murder-case-brooke-preston-randy-herman-jr-wants-new-trial/8890838002/
5. Dead Asleep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15185642/
6. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/08/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-murder-in-alleged-sleepwalking-homicide/5208177007/
7. WPTV: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/pbso-investigate-death-of-woman-in-suburban-west-palm-beach
8. Alabama.com: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2015/04/pennsylvania_murder_suspect_fo.html
9. WNEP: https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/bradford-county-man-guilty-of-roommate-murder-in-florida/523-e3e150f9-576c-4777-831e-a2b21b1dd0c3
10. Times Leader: https://www.timesleader.com/uncategorized/10093/hanover-township-homicide-suspect-found-dead-in-alabama
11. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-brooke-together-we-are-her-voice
12. E News: https://www.eonline.com/news/1334735/murder-victims-sister-asking-hulu-to-remove-dead-asleep-doc-done-without-familys-permission
13. Creepy Kingdom: https://www.creepykingdom.com/post/skye-borgman-interview
14. The Ledger: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/florida-man-randy-herman-jr-gets-life-for-slaying-he-blamed-on-sleepwalking/5200132007/
15. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386837/?terms=brooke%20preston&match=1
16. NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking/#:~:text=It%20usually%20happens%20during%20a,will%20sleepwalk%20at%20least%20once.
17. Southern California Defense Blog: https://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2022/06/is-sleepwalking-valid-criminal-defense.html#:~:text=The%20sleepwalking%20defense%20has%20been,effective%20in%20a%20few%20cases.
18. Palm Beach Post: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/06/psychologist-west-palm-area-man-accused-of-murder-may-have-been-sleepwalking/5235936007/
19. The Palm Beach Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/275386892/?terms=brooke%20preston
20. The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/09/killer-s-sleepwalking-defense-fails/5212432007/
21. Justia Law: https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2021/19-1636.html
22. Miami New Times: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/randy-herman-jr-florida-man-convicted-in-murder-of-roommate-used-sleepwalking-defense-11321822
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