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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime

Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime

By: Nancy Miller
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 Gripping, not graphic. Suspenseful yet soothing. Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is a mindful mystery show made for nighttime listening. No gore. No 911 calls. No ads. Created by award-winning journalist Nancy Miller from HBO Max "Love & Death" "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" ) * Subscribe on Spotify, Patreon, and Apple for uninterrupted listening and monthly bonus episodes! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deadsleeppod/subscribe Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deadsleep Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dead-sleep-true-crime-for-bedtime/id1587064706Nancy Miller True Crime
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  • The Devil She Knew

    The Devil She Knew
    Jan 9 2026

    A loyal housekeeper in South Carolina discovers the wealthy lawyer she works for may not be the loving husband and father he appears to be. When his strange behavior ends in a shocking double-murder, she will be the first to defend him but the last to know: Could he really be a killer?

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    Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson's memoir here.

    The Devil at His Elbow by Valerie Bauerlain



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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • FREE TEASER: Secrets of Green Lake

    FREE TEASER: Secrets of Green Lake
    Dec 30 2025

    Please enjoy this free 20+ minute teaser of the latest bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like to enjoy the full 80+ minute episode, along with other bonus content, please consider becoming a subscriber on Patreon, Spotify or Apple podcasts.

    You can enjoy a free 7-day trial on Patreon and start listening tonight! Go to www.patreon.com/deadsleep

    If you need help subscribing, please email Nancy directly and she'll help you: deadsleeppodcast@gmail.com

    More on the episode below.

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    When a Wisconsin woman wakes up one morning to discover her husband didn't return from a fishing trip, she fears he may have drowned in one of the areas deepest lakes. But as a rescue team searches for his body, they discover a series of dark secrets that may connect to his mysterious disappearance.

    This story is drawn from Nancy's #1 pick for Best True Crime of 2025.

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    To subscribe for bonus content, please search for "Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime" on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or go to ⁠Patreon⁠: www.patreon.com/deadsleep

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    24 mins
  • DS UNWRAPPED: The Dragon Lady

    DS UNWRAPPED: The Dragon Lady
    Dec 23 2025

    Happy holidays! Nancy is working on the December bonus episode for next Tuesday! For now, here's a little treat for listeners considering a Dead Sleep subscription! This is a re-release of Nancy's favorite bonus Dead Sleep episode of this past year: the May bonus episode titled, "The Dragon Lady." This episode is the MOST meandering, fatiguing, densely-packed, and kinda messy episode of Dead Sleep yet! Until next week - happy holidays and enjoy!


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    1 hr and 13 mins
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Love love love this. The voice modulation, the pace, the pausing, the background sounds… well choreographed to put you to sleep in the best way. If I don’t listen to it every night I struggle getting to sleep. If I wake through the night I put it on and back to sleep I go.

Insomnia be gone

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Nice and calm voice to put me to sleep while still getting my true crime

Perfect way to fall asleep

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The reader is so painfully slow & the contents so dull & drawn out. Better suited to a cemetery audience.

Dead Boring

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