Beyond Belief Fact Or Fiction - The Sleepwalker - Fact

[@elesan_cc]

I've been searching for this show for years. This episode might not be the scariest but certainly the most memorable one in my life. Watching for the first time since I watched it when I was a kid, it gives me chills. I love this show! Finally, I found it!

[@wendysilva4014]

Haetam Attamimy happened the same to me!!

[@legzfalloffgirl5148]

It's fact too if I remember... Eek

[@Joeyblondewolf2]

I remember seeing this as a little kid and when they announced this was a true story, it scared the shit out of me! My uncle was on the couch and I crawled away from the tv and hugged his leg 😂 "uncle help! Don't let the witch turn me into a doll!"

[@adammarquez5203]

This was fucked up

[@iswiftone814]

Right I said the same thing. These stories are always the scariest when they actually happened

[@GreenFenril]

What was chilling was when Frakes confirmed the story as fact; he said: "In fact, when author Robert Tralins investigated this story, he was shown the doll that was the tiny replica of the father."

[@ZippyZepeda]

I know. He should show us to after he said fact

[@ilikeblondie]

i would like to find an article or a picture of the doll in this story.

[@lisasnacks]

This was definitely the creepiest and most memorable! And the fact it's based on a true story is even scarier

[@remingtonbrundige8110]

lisa dino Damn i wad truing to Google if it was fact or fiction, then i thought to read the comments!...

[@guesswhosimon6766]

@@remingtonbrundige8110 you need to tune into a 1st English language book.

[@myselfoveryou]

I know its crazy. He said it happened in Florida and that the person showed him the doll that was a replica of the father

[@kurtmorris454]

yes it's fact, the father planed to leave her and made a doll of himself, gave it to his daughter so she'd always remember him.

[@adammarquez5203]

Better

[@lenzywinters1352]

I will never forget this episode I remember watching it when I was younger and it scared me to death... and kinda made me fear dolls a little bit...

[@cxvii6812]

This episode was the scariest for me but 20 years later I only just realised he probably made the doll for his kid to remember him by and abandon his family

[@KatsRDaBestNY]

Ok this is my opinion on this story, it has to be plain and simple, It was an act all an act for the husband to leave his family was simply planned.. the doll was planned the mans a genius his plan worked he left his wife and child and made his daughter believe he is a doll for her safety and a way to not hurt her.. there are some people out there who just is heartless and cruel and would just try anything to just walk out on their family.. does this make sense? think about it.. yes... no?

[@codster9]

Sounds... beyond belief.

[@jonathandutra4831]

Yup

[@mwcarolina]

Most logical to me

[@ER-ow1cg]

LEEEEEEEEEOOOONNNNNN WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHEEERRREE AAAAARRREEE YOOOOOOUUUUUU????!!!!

[@lambchopclmt]

You people need to understand that thought these say "fact" They are EXAGGERATED fact, made to be more interesting. They are BASED on true events.

[@kokikobribon]

In today's episode: Did the mysterious toilet really save a man's life...or are we just full of shit?

[@idlecuriosity]

kvkikvs Dear God your comment made me laugh extremely hard you are absolutely hilarious.

[@ProdByZif]

kvkikvs still a funny comment 💀

[@kurtmorris454]

actually wouldn't the toilet be full of shit?

[@AnAdorableWombat]

@@kurtmorris454 smdh

[@osamabad]

Looks to me like he skipped out on them and left a doll as a memento. Nothing supernatural looking. Just the classic deadbeat husband/father.

[@MercurialIris]

A doll that looks like him? Lol this entire story is make believe.

[@MercurialIris]

@@dootdoot94xo44 yeah it is, you’re nuts if you buy into it.

[@alejandroangel5908]

theres tons of stories where sleepwalkers disappeared in the night and never came back , but i dont know about the doll

[@guesswhosimon6766]

Yelp

[@michaelaobrdova3020]

what exactly????

[@alejandroangel5908]

@@michaelaobrdova3020 these stories actually happened in real life , , but not the puppet , this man really disappeared and left his family house and never returned

[@AZsportshut]

@RETROGEMS lol. I agree... I probably created a doll for his little girl to ease the pain, then took off and left. His wife said they had the perfect marriage... I think he wanted out.

[@eliassvensson4809]

4:25 LEON!!!!! WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUU?!!!!!!!!! 😂

[@99mrpogi]

Imagine if the dad was played by Brad douriff.. He would have probably transformed into a chucky-like doll

[@ohdamnitsairon]

gahh I watched this as a kid and was scared out of my mind.

[@thebighorse17]

was actually kinda creeped out he left... then she bellowed out that obnoxious scream on the porch, causing me to laugh and hinder my focus "WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU"

[@travisrogers413]

Damn this show is still creepy and intriguing to me. JUST the thought of some of these happened to some extent in someone's life is crazy.

[@Dzzzzzrrrrr]

This guy did all this instead of divorcing her, crazy

[@tayloaj1]

He was also running away from his failing business, not just his strained marriage.

[@SPACEDOUT19]

imagine divorcing a babe like her tho, no way

[@ieateyes11]

Wow!this show is awesome

[@RafaelMarcF22]

True story. It is a very old but stunning trick!

[@heombug]

watched this on tv when i was around 10 years old, it scared me so bad lol! growing up i only have vague recollection of this episode, something about someone turning into a doll, so glad i finally found which episode it was

[@Mattraction513]

I beleve the dad walked out but left the doll for his daughter

[@guesswhosimon6766]

If so he would be black

[@tayloaj1]

@@guesswhosimon6766 that's terrible

[@jim_pantz]

Of course Leon didn't turn myself in the doll. He just make a doll and put it in the doll house before escape.

[@LyleHorton]

This episode genuinely frightened me as a kid. I have a life long fear of sleep walkers cuz of this episode. I finally found it.

[@KatsRDaBestNY]

@Quetzilecoatil And I also think the psychic was in on it and she had to be paid.. he had to have paid her.. brilliant way to do it especially having your spouse there and for them to believe everything.. I dont know this is just what i think i could be wrong.

[@BackCave5]

Where’s the one where the little kid kept saying there was a monster in the closet and his brother locked him inside and when they opened it up to let him out, he wasebt there?

[@michaelaobrdova3020]

it was explained google it the kid was at friends house he stayed zhere for 2 days, there was a hole in the closet and he get out of there lolll but yeah weird

[@DFWTMOD]

LEEEOOOON! Reminds me of Ashley from Resi 4

[@ytprincevegeta7873]

Every one put a vote in somewhere,somehow for this show to come back to life again

[@Quetzilecoatil]

This one left me with a lot of questions. Why did he feel guilty for breaking the doll house when it was left on the stairs for people to step on? Why did they call a psychic instead of a doctor to get him help with his sleepwalking? Why the hex thing? Who made the hex and why? What did the doll thing have anything to do with what the psychic described? If this was a true story, the person who told it didn't seem to make that much sense.

[@ZippyZepeda]

It true but they can't remember every single part .like if I asked what color shirt was wearing yesterday most people I don't remember. Some people leave stuff in walking ways. Curse are real.

[@julieporter7805]

According to the wrap up at the end, author/researcher, Robert Tralins was even shown the doll.

[@kurtmorris454]

yes that he made for his little girl to remember him after he left them.

[@sickassegal]

>on the sci-fi channel >"fact"

[@YonderComesSin]

All of the stories that are featured and declared as true, how do they check the veracity? Do they judge merely be hearsay?

[@kidwoohkidwooh]

I still trying to see how he was turn into a toy

[@TheLambdaTeam]

It was the curse put on him.

[@kurtmorris454]

wasn't. He used the sleepwalking ploy to leave them, made a doll of himself for the little girl so she'd always have something to remember him by.

[@xLauren8199x]

one of my favs

[@smashing559]

Anyone have information on this story

[@Sadieadler1988]

Ok so I have a funny story to share. Alrighty so my sister's and I watched this show every time it was on. This episode was the funniest to us because we made a joke out of it. We as a family was supposed to go to California together but our dad ran off and went to California without us. He said he was going to the store and he'll be back. Anyway he was gone for 2 weeks. When he was gone for more than 24 hours my mom called the police. She was worried my sister's and I decided to reenact this episode. We had a Ken doll that looked kinda like our dad. So we said to our mom we know where dad is. She said you do not we reply with yea daddy isn't gone he's right here showing her the Ken doll. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 too funny

[@michaelaobrdova3020]

omg xd

[@missyadams]

There are some things in life that simply cannot be explained

[@LovelyLibra1020]

thats creepy. and the doll looks just like him? beyond creepy.

[@JayCity10]

Brilliant!

[@keelyxo2]

when i think of this show, this is the first thing i think of

[@bluesaphire6]

Ugh does anyone have any sources for this? A news article? Anything?

[@benyaminkeyf5300]

Defo someone cursed that family with black magic

[@ochosiariwo2050]

Scared me back in the day

[@mbrown3535]

Yup, most people don't believe in, or even understand this kind of thing...I give credit to Alison Dubois for ever telling anyone at all, much less eventually working for the DA of Phoenix--she's brave, I'll give her that...I'm glad it worked out for that nice lady--hopefully, she'll never go through that again! God Bless you for your compassion for this woman. :-D

[@cnote2458]

Alison dubois is a fake dude they all are.

[@MabiSayo]

I find this hard to believe. Where's the real story that this is based on? I tried searching for it but no sucess.

[@nancyking]

This story sounds like the Tales From the Darkside episode, The Geezenstacks, but the entire family were turned into dolls.

[@BackCave5]

I wanna see the real doll!!! And hear the whole story of this!

[@kurtmorris454]

easy, father made a doll of himself, gave it to his daughter to remember him while he in turn used sleepwalking as an excuse to leave his wife.

[@jpfshowtime]

@@kurtmorris454 right and you can tell he was thinking (yet planning) his escape after he gave that look after fixing his daughters dollhouse

[@ZippyZepeda]

Maybe she was right he did want missing and died but got turned into doll.thier many haunted dolls of people who passed away

[@amyntut]

So the dad ended up in the Freddy Krueger looking house !

[@gothnerd887]

Maybe the dolls cursed him as revenge for him wrecking their house. In Japanese culture it's believed that old dolls can come to life and curse people, that's why they have the doll burning festival every year.

[@fab4fan5]

I remember seeing this one..and it ended up being true..so wierd

[@KatsRDaBestNY]

Im glad you agree with me too lol =)

[@carinamegarani7287]

This episode never gets old. Still one of the scariest.

[@tagir9123]

My first one - at the age of 11 or so. Scared the shite out of me.

[@RETROGEMS]

@Mattraction513 I thought the exact same thing when I first saw this episode. I think perhaps, the sleepwalking was a pretense....his business was failing, and he probably was searching for a clever way out, but didn't want to just blatantly abandon and hurt his family. So, he did this. That's my opinion, anyway!

[@jpfshowtime]

Yes even though it’s fact, it’s more than likely exaggerated to make it more “scary” and “suspenseful” ... I want to say, if possible, that the real father may was in some trouble, left his family to avoid the trouble, and probably made that doll for his daughter to remember him by.

[@kurtmorris454]

exactly or found another woman.

[@jpfshowtime]

@@kurtmorris454 lol that too

[@RoanThorrson]

"Was this story based on an actual event? YES, it was. In fact, when author Robert Tralens investigated the story, he was shown the doll that was the tiny replica of the father. Its fact." - FACT

[@kurtmorris454]

sure, the doll that the father made of himself and put it in his daughters doll house so she'd remember him after he left them.

[@ZippyZepeda]

@@kurtmorris454 ya but could still be chance that lady right about curse.he left in person but got tured into doll

[@BlackShackTVProductions]

why does he kinda look like Chuck norris

[@alien3646]

I don't believe the man was turned into the doll at all. I think the man wanted to leave/run away from his family and failing business so he came up with this elaborate plan to fool the wife and daughter. Foolled the daughter easily by making her think he didn't really leave, he just became one of her dolls. To make her feel like he was still kind of there. While that was thoughtful, it was still pretty sorry to me what he did.

[@SuperStarman13]

Pt 2...With Him....it's been happening for a long time.....until, one night He disapprears...without a trace....and to find out.....He has been found...in His Daughter's Doll House....and shocking discovery...He's a Doll Himself...WOW! Boy, talking about coming from a old "Twilight Zone" series.....but, my apologies to both...M B, and w.a.l.l. I wasn't trying to make any trouble....I was just telling the truth, and I was watching this story.....Thanks....LOL.

[@emilydooley3]

SHUT UP ITS REAL FACE IT! THERE IS A EXPLAINATION!

[@mbrown3535]

Yeah, I can understand that...people who have ongoing visions that come true must have awfully strong personalities (or maybe just alot of faith), to be able to handle that. I heard that Alison Dubois (the lady who inspired the TV show Medium) can shake someone's hand, and know exactly when/how they're gonna die (and her scientifically-minded husband attests that he records all this, and she's always right, if the info ends up being verifiable)...I couldn't be her.

[@wendymarksfiolek2290]

How the heck is this fact? Hard to believe.

[@legzfalloffgirl5148]

As tempting as it is, NEVER attach paranormal to an illness. It makes an already difficult situation so much worse

[@adammarquez5203]

Paranormal you mean supernatural paranormal deals with ghosts supernatural is an extension of the strange & unexplained

[@radometv]

now im going to bed

[@MrMeanmarkcallous]

Arabella holzog great job in 1991's Stonecold with Brian Bosworth still beautiful as ever

[@nancyking]

She was also in Evil Lives with Tristan Rogers and Tyrone Power (IV). It was kind of a cheesy movie, but good.

[@ravagesoyjoy]

Sad...

[@hawaiano8]

@femalewoo2u you know, there is such things as people who know how to do things. and people who just, simply don't.

[@michaelaobrdova3020]

what?

[@Calledtocarryon]

ok the Music Has GOT TO GOO!! LOL

[@Kousaburo]

Riker FTW!

[@Neku628]

Can anyone tell me about the story this is based on.

[@kurtmorris454]

guy leaves his family, makes doll of himself and gives it to his little girl to remember him.

[@NikikiLuvsU]

LEEEEEROOOOOOOOY JEEENKIIIIIIINS!

[@screwdriver2030]

He's with Jimmy Hoffa and Amelia Earhart 😂😂😂😂😂

[@guesswhosimon6766]

Boo

[@mbrown3535]

I would pay a TIDY sum of money to see Frakes deliver that one (the line, not the sh*t).

[@moniiiiqua]

the wife is kinda dramatic herself

[@666crighter]

bullshit about the doll maybe died , but bullshit about doll

[@tiredaf1]

This one use too scare me

[@elicaroliv]

WASN'T THIS SAME STORY ON UNSOLVED MYSTERIES?!!?!??!?!?!??!

[@ernestgarza211]

WAT!!!

[@guesswhosimon6766]

What, you can't spell. Lol.

[@mbrown3535]

...OOOOOOOO, OOOOOOOO, OOOOOOO!!! ((echo effect))

[@MrMeanmarkcallous]

david mooreland acted in 1 hour photo/ Donnie dorko and old school

[@KimBlaQue]

I don't remember him being in old school

[@mbrown3535]

Thank you, sweets. He already has. :-D

[@mbrown3535]

LOL, I get it. I think everyone's had that happen, sometime in their lives--takes courage to admit it, that's all.

[@jazz351974]

I believe this was true story if I'm not mistaken.

[@lauriesbestist]

YES IT WAS!!#

[@lauriesbestist]

Well he sure won't be paying child support!!!!! If people can wake up in there coffins,god only knows what else goes on in this wonderfully weird world!

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

everyone who thinks he just 'walked out' are close-minded fools!

[@Neku628]

Hey, it makes more sense than him just simply turning into a doll.

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

@@Neku628 I made this comment 9 years ago. I am not the same person I was then, I suppose, according to the old me, I am a close minded fool! lol

[@Neku628]

@@TheDeadGunslinger it is okay.

[@Calledtocarryon]

@hapibth0pel3ss i Agree !

[@aldiialga87]

SERIOUSLY?!

[@mbrown3535]

Sure beats getting a loan--especially these days--LOL.

[@kurtmorris454]

what's scary is looking through all these comments at how many people actually think he turned into a doll. You're all perfect bait for scammers. 7:09 is your answer.

[@KILLEROFSLAPPY2000]

i dont get this one...

[@SuperStarman13]

In reply to willalwayslovelife....What does Selena have to do with....bbff's Sleepwalker? This is about a Family suffering a lost.....and You talked about Selena in this story.....She doesn't fit in this.....Her story is another.....but, not this one....M Brown w/ willalwayslovelife agrees with this....very, interesting! .......let's face the facts...She had Husband sleep walking. She's worrying and wondering what's going to happen next..cont.

[@OsQuinneOsGwynneOsRobynne]

Well, I agree, psychics are dumb, but they are cheaper.

[@mbrown3535]

That's horrible!--actually, that could've happened to me, too...between 7-11 years old, I would almost do regular sleepwalking expeditions (my poor mom)...when I was 8, I managed to get out of a a triple-locked door, stroll out to our car, and get in it (my mom insisted she had locked it)--I woke up screaming my head off, then pounding on the door of the house (I'd managed to also single-lock it behind me).

[@xDiamondDoll702x]

Lmmfao!!

[@amygrant8812]

That's creepy

[@keyquestions]

How come no one suspected the wife? She'd be my prime suspect.

[@michaelaobrdova3020]

what do you exactly mean?

[@guesswhosimon6766]

Get rid of these dam near the 100 year old comments.