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Up and Vanished

The Sleepwalker Murder with Murder: True Crime Stories

Up and Vanished

Tenderfoot TV

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.563.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In this special crossover episode, Payne Lindsey joins Carter Roy on Murder: True Crime Stories to examine one of the most controversial cases of the 1990s. For the full episode, follow Murder: True Crime Stories wherever you listen to podcasts.

In January 1997, Scott Falater appeared to be a devoted husband and father living a quiet suburban life in Arizona, until his wife, Yarmila Falater, was found brutally stabbed and drowned in their backyard pool. Falater was discovered nearby with blood on his clothes, yet he claimed he had no memory of the attack, insisting he was asleep when it happened.

Payne introduces the case and discusses why it is so fascinating. Carter unpacks the shocking details of the crime, the rare and deeply divisive “homicidal sleepwalking” defense, and the chilling question at the center of the trial: can someone commit murder without ever waking up? Blurring the line between science, psychology, and criminal responsibility, the case of Scott Falater remains one of the most unsettling courtroom battles in modern history.

To hear the full episode, search Murder: True Crime Stories wherever you listen to podcasts and be sure to follow the show so you never miss an episode.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to a Tenderfoot TV podcast.

0:07.6

Hey guys, Payne here. I want to share something with you a little different. It's honestly

0:13.1

one of the most unsettling cases I've ever heard of. Recently, I joined Carter Roy on Murder

0:19.4

True Crime Stories to talk about the 1997 killing of

0:23.3

Ramelea Follader. She was brutally murdered by her husband, Scott Follator, but he insists that he was

0:29.4

asleep when he did it. There were 44 stab wounds, a neighbor watching from across the street,

0:35.5

and a defense that asks a terrifying question.

0:38.5

Can someone commit a murder without ever waking up? And what does that even mean? This case

0:44.5

is one that toes the line between science, psychology, and accountability, and whether or not

0:50.0

the jury got it right. Here's a preview of the episode. This is Crime House.

1:06.4

44 stab wounds, a swimming pool full of blood, a witness who saw it all happen, and a man who had no idea he'd just become a killer.

1:17.6

Memory can be tricky like that. We've all been in a situation where we completely forget something we've done.

1:23.6

Maybe your parents told an embarrassing childhood story you don't remember, or your friends

1:28.0

had to fill you in after too many drinks.

1:30.5

For the most part, these realizations are harmless, sometimes funny even.

1:35.6

But for Scott for later, they were horrifying.

1:38.7

One night in 1997, Scott's life was shattered when he learned that his wife of 20 years

1:44.8

was brutally murdered in their backyard.

1:48.2

Scott said he was fast asleep when it happened.

1:50.9

Then things took an even darker turn.

1:53.4

When police told Scott,

1:55.3

he was the one who actually did it.

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