
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 | 138 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | Health & FitnessAlternative HealthTrue Crime | ||||

A famous romance novelist falls under the dark spell of a sinister psychic in New York City.
In this episode, we do a languid Dead Sleep swan dive into Thérese Raquin, Emile Zola's scandalous tale of murder and betrayal in 1860s Paris - a masterpiece of French fiction that would go on to influence 20th century true crime writing, including T... more
Please enjoy this free 30+ minute teaser of the latest bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like to enjoy the full episode, along with other bonus content, please consider becoming a subscriber on Patreon, Spotify or Apple podcasts. You can enjo... more
When a raging conflict between a married couple and their wealthy landlady reaches a deadly breaking point, cops hope to crack a complicated case with a simple phone call.[Part 2 of 2]
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Fabulously written and narrated!
I have struggled with severe insomnia my whole life. I’ve been recently trying podcasts or audiobooks on my phone under my pillow up quiet my own brain at night- so many are almost there but the ads, the different voices, the content, a lot of times it would throw me back to square one/wake me up. I was lost. Until yours! I can’t sleep without it. I’ve listed to every ep about five times, and subscribed after the first week- I can’t thank you enough!!! You’ve cracked the insomniac podcode and yo... more
Tried listening but found sentence constructions needlessly awkward. Subject/verb disagreements thanks to phrases that get so clunky you can’t follow them. Other shows do this so much better.
Cannot put in to words how much I love this podcast! Such a soothing voice and such good content. It’s utterly fantastic! Thank you Nancy! Absolutely killing it!
Her voice is even more soothing than the narrator from Forensic Files. Well done Nancy, your attention to detail is so satisfying.
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