• FREE TEASER: Down to the Wire (July Bonus)
    Aug 1 2025

    This is a 20-minute teaser of the latest bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you like what you hear and want the full story, you can subscribe to Dead Sleep for $5 a month via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Patreon: www.patreon.com/deadsleep


    Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy deadsleeppodcast@gmail.com


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    It's the fourth and final installment of Dead Sleep's Month o' Morrison - a tribute to the TC GOAT Keith Morrison. The July bonus finds our True Crime Dad and two Dateline all-stars - that's D.A. John Lewin and Detective Jimmy Wallace - tackle a 35-year-old cold case that hits Keith close to home. The victim is an ambitious Canadian nurse who moved to L.A. for love and adventure - only to meet a brutal end instead. But with no evidence and a suspect still at large, solving this ice cold murder case would come down to the wire.



    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    25 mins
  • Deadly Connection
    Jul 24 2025

    Two different women. Two split-second decisions. Two darkly different outcomes. One compulsive killer. Thirty years of "Dateline" and there are still some murder mysteries our man Keith Morrison will never forget - this is one of them.


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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    Music via Artlist + Cues: OHRJA8OMIVZ30MJG, RTHYLWUTJOPZ6CP4, SAJN1MXFEXXFDT8T

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    52 mins
  • Dial M for Morrison
    Jul 12 2025

    It's week 2 of Morrison Month! When a rich lawyer named "Big Daddy" disappears, it’s up to "Grandaddy of True Crime" Keith Morrison to reveal what happened— while facing a shocking tragedy of his own.




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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    Music Licensing:

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    47 mins
  • The Thing About Keith
    Jul 3 2025

    It's Keith Morrison's 78th birthday! Let's celebrate by falling asleep as we explore this true crime legend's unique mystique. It's a whole month of Morrison on Dead Sleep!




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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    Music by Artlist.io

    Music Licensing Code:
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    29 mins
  • Jewel of Denial
    Jun 24 2025

    As a young San Diego singer / songwriter grows rich and famous, she secretly worries her seemingly "perfect" mother might be a ruthless scam artist — and budding cult leader. **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    Want to know more about this story?

    Check out:

    Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story by Jewel

    Jewel on Spotify

    Music Credits:

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    55 mins
  • Happily Never After
    Jun 16 2025

    A tech CEO's obsession with finding happiness leads to his own shocking and mysterious death, leaving his closest friends to wonder: Was it a tragic accident? A cry for help? Or something more sinister?


    Want to know more about this story?

    Start here:

    Wonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans

    Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh


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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • FREE TEASER: Diary of a Mad Tradwife
    Jun 5 2025

    PLEASE ENJOY THIS FREE TEASER OF THE LATEST BONUS EPISODE AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE, SUPPORT THE SHOW AND SUBSCRIBE! Search for DEAD SLEEP via SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, and PATREON: patreon.com/deadsleep


    A 43-year old woman's idyllic life is shattered when her husband claims she's dangerously delusional and ships her off to a mental hospital until she's "cured." But how do you prove your own sanity in a world gone mad?


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    Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for sleeping. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).



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    Want to know more about this case?


    Nancy recommends Kate Moore's riveting 2021 non-fiction book "The Woman They Could Not Silence."

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    32 mins
  • Ring of Fire
    May 27 2025

    A soft and soothing take on the Kim Kardashian jewel heist in Paris - with beaucoup mind fatiguing details about the fate of Kim's missing $4 million dollar diamond ring.


    Episode Correction: The first engagement ring given to Kim Kardashian by Kanye West was 15 carats - not 5 carats, as stated in the episode. Apologies for the error.


    Music Code: 5PJRSYZTNFGWWXL3

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    39 mins