They say that dreams are necessary, that what captivates our minds in those hours is psychologically important, a way to work through confusions, to explore unspoken possibilities, to relive pivotal moments, and even to face, albeit often through symbols of figures or images, our deepest fears.

Sigmund Freud said that the interpretation of dreams is a royal road to a knowledge of the

unconscious activities of the mind. This can be a beautiful image, a road paved with gold and rubies when those dreams are

recollections of positive childhood memories, when our imaginary selves are achieving things

we didn't think possible, or when we catch glimpses of past loved ones who give us strength

through those long-missed smiles. It's when the image turns darker

that the cold sweat beads on the brow. Our bodies lurch in our beds, our minds desperate to escape

the maze our dream has placed us in, a state when dangers manifest and we can't make it stop.

When those dreams seep their way into our lives, we sometimes feel that it's a psychic

moment. What I mean is that we wake up with every expectation of seeing those same fears,

standing, tangible and embodied in our room right next to us.

We fear that what we created in our dream is now real because we dreamed it.

What might seem to give credence to this very idea is that some psychics rely on their dreams as insight into the

quote-unquote real world and feel these premonitions reveal the dreamer being in tune with the

universe. Again, that what we imagine is then manifested in the living universe. Being in tune can seem to imply harmony,

but what if the insight reveals our own end? What if it reveals to us a universe in which we

no longer exist? That could be true in our case today. As you will soon hear, my sleuth-hounds,

it was literally a nightmare turned reality. This is the story of Cynthia Anderson.

Thank you. I'm Welcome to coffee and cases where we like our coffee hot and our cases cold.

My name is Allison Williams.

And my name is Maggie Damron.

We will be telling stories each week in the hopes that someone out there with any information concerning the cases will take those tips to law enforcement.

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