
Gripping not gory. Suspenseful yet soothing. Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is a mindful mystery show made for nighttime listening. No gore. No 911 calls. No loud ads. Listener supported and ad-free. Created by award-winning journalist Nancy Miller ("Love & Death" "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" podcasts)
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 154 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | True CrimeAlternative HealthHealth & Fitness | ||||

A young man's first-ever road trip turns mysterious when he disappears down a dirt road in rural Maine.
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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. It's creat... more
This is a 20-minute teaser of the July 2026 bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like the full episode, please subscribe via Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep
Queestions? Email Nancy directly! deadsleeppodcast@gmail.co... more
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Great show. Well done! I can listen to the shows over and over and somehow don’t get bored really helps with falling asleep.
Yes, I do listen to true crime to help me fall asleep or when I wake up at 3am and need to fall back to sleep. I don’t know what this says about me. When I came across this podcast it was so validating! Only thing is that I even with my sleep timer I’m so engrossed I have to go back the next night and find where I fell asleep so I can pick back up! Great storytelling.
This lady knows exactly what I need to go to sleep!! I can’t wait each night to snuggle up and pick out what episode I am listening to next
Loved this podcast when I first found it. Just perfection. Ms Miller is a gifted storyteller. I subscribed in response to the earlier programming. I don’t care as much about interviews with another person, retold fables or stories that don’t hit that original, perfect mix of crime, intelligence, and no added gunk sounds or ads.
This is my absolute favorite podcast. The stories are well researched and Nancy’s storytelling is excellent.
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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime launched 5 years ago and published 154 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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