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Join Nancy for a Forensic Files Flashback as we revisit the saga of an aspiring model who gets her big break - only to mysteriously disappear from the picture. ****** Join True Crime Insomniacs via Apple podcasts and enjoy 1 month free! Enjoy 7 days free on ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠www.patreon.com/deadsleep **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] **** ' Original Episode of Forensic Files Season 11 Ep 8 "⁠⁠Concrete Alibi" ⁠⁠via YouTube.

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 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: ⁠[email protected]⁠ More on the episode below. *********** The bright and sunny life of a Beverly Hills heiress turns dark and deadly when she falls under the spell of a mesmerizing mystery man — who also happens to be a dangerously manipulative murderer. Want to know the full story? ⁠A Death in California: A True Account of Love and Murder Among the Very Rich⁠ by Joan Barthell (1981) ⁠The Case of the Lady and the Killer ⁠via the New York Times Magazine (9/27/1981)

The bright and sunny life of a Beverly Hills heiress turns dark and deadly when she falls under the spell of a mesmerizing mystery man — who also happens to be a dangerously manipulative murderer. 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 Enjoy a free month on Apple podcasts - join now and start listening tonight! ****** **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for Best Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] Want to know the full story? ⁠A Death in California: A True Account of Love and Murder Among the Very Rich⁠ by Joan Barthell (1981) ⁠The Case of the Lady and the Killer ⁠via the New York Times Magazine (9/27/1981)

When a Colorado woman offers to help a man with car trouble, she believes she witnessed another woman's murder. The police dismiss the death an accident — until the killer strikes again. ******* Join True Crime Insomniacs via Apple podcasts and enjoy 1 month free! Enjoy 7 days free on ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠www.patreon.com/deadsleep **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] **** Want to know more about this story? Start here: The Black Widower by Michael Fleeman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31450620-the-black-widower Wild Crime, Season 1 (via Hulu) https://www.hulu.com/series/wild-crime-be7a2204-5bc9-415d-967f-7f224dda03a4

A loyal housekeeper 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 and the last to know: Could he really be a killer? Want to know more about this story? The Devil at His Elbow by Valerie Bauerlain https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711848/the-devil-at-his-elbow-by-valerie-bauerlein/ FAQ on Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson's memoir https://withinhouseofmurdaugh.com/pages/about-the-authors ******* Join True Crime Insomniacs via Apple podcasts and enjoy 1 month free! Enjoy 7 days free on ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠www.patreon.com/deadsleep **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected]

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: [email protected] More on the episode below. ****** 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. **** Join True Crime Insomniacs via Apple podcasts and enjoy 1 month free! Enjoy 7 days free on ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠www.patreon.com/deadsleep **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected]

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 possibly connected to his mysterious disappearance. This story is drawn from Nancy's #1 pick for Best True Crime of 2025. 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 Enjoy a free month on Apple podcasts - join now and start listening tonight! ******* Want to know more about this story? Read "The Missing Kayaker" by Jamie Thompson, the Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/wisconsin-kayaker-ryan-borgwardt-death/684631/ The Life and Legend of Chief Highknocker: https://cityofgreenlake.com/parks-recreation/highknocker-park-history/ Al Capone's and Gangster's Paradise: https://experiencewisconsinmag.com/gangster-paradise/ **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for Best Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected]

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! To subscribe, please search for Dead Sleep on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or go to Patreon: www.patreon.com/deadsleep

It's a Forensic Files Flashback as Nancy revisits a deadly shooting of a woman in her own driveway in suburban Connecticut. At first, it appears to be a random act of road rage until detectives discover a possible threat much closer to home. As the case gets complicated, it will take a crack team of forensic experts to shed light on what really happened - and who really did it. **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] ****** Want to know more about this story? The original Forensic Files episode can be found on YouTube: "Catch 22" ( Season 12, Ep 10) Key interview with the family in the Hartford Courant: https://www.newspapers.com/image/176760174/?terms=gayle%20isleib

It's Dead Sleep's 100th episode. Please join Nancy as she revisits the true crime story that changed the course of her career: a notorious saga of a wealthy and successful restauranteur who shocked Los Angeles - and the world - with two murders - and three senseless deaths. But there's another side to the story that's often overlooked: the original story was penned by a writer named Mark Arax who reported this story while grappling with a murder mystery of his own. **** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for Best Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] ****** Want to know more about this story? The Zankou Chicken Murders by Mark Arax in L.A. Mag: https://lamag.com/crimeinla/the-zankou-chicken-murders/ West of the West by Mark Arax https://mark-arax.com/west-of-the-west/

Please enjoy this free teaser as we reach the stunning conclusion to "Mystery on Manly Cove." If you enjoy this segment and would like to hear the full episode, please feel free to subscribe to Dead Sleep via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Patreon: www.patreon.com/DeadSleep Dead Sleep is always ad-free and listener supported. Your subscription keeps this podcast going. Want to know more? This is part two a two-part series drawn from Steve Johnson's recent memoir "A Thousand Miles to Care" and an October 13, 2025 New Yorker feature by writer Eren Orbey "Letters from Australia." ***** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast* Questions? Issues? Email Nancy directly: [email protected]

It's Part 2 in the two-part saga about an older brother's search to solve the mystery of what really happened in the death of his little brother. To enjoy the full story, please listen to the previous episode: "Mystery at Manly Cove." Want to know more about this case? This is part two of a two-part series drawn from Steve Johnson's recent memoir ⁠"A Thousand Miles from Care⁠:⁠ A Thirty-Year True-Crime Quest for Justice" ⁠and an October 13, 2025 New Yorker feature by writer Eren Arbey ⁠"Letters from Australia."⁠ If you would like to subscribe to Dead Sleep, please enjoy a month free on Apple podcasts!

[PART 1 of 2] When a 27-year old man named Scott Johnson was found amongst the rocks in a place called Manly Cove, authorities believed Scott jumped from some nearby cliffs and ruled his death a suicide. But his older brother Steve refused to believe it. Scott was a brilliant and admired math genius with everything to live for. Steve soon grows suspicious of those closest to Scott and becomes determined to prove Scott might've been a victim of foul play. But how to prove a murder that police say never happened? [PART 1 of 2] This is part 1 of a two-part series drawn from Steve Johnson's recent memoir ⁠"A Thousand Miles from Care⁠:⁠ A Thirty-Year True-Crime Quest for Justice" ⁠and an October 13, 2025 New Yorker feature by writer Eren Arbey ⁠"Letters from Australia: A Tech Millionaire's Costly Quest to Prove His Brother Was Murdered" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/10/20/did-a-brothers-quest-for-justice-go-too-far⁠ ***** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for Best Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] ******

Sarah Ferguson, the disgraced Duchess of York, claimed to be an advocate for girls everywhere. So how did Fergie go from relatable royal to protecting predators like Jeffrey Epstein and her own ex-husband (and ex-prince) Andrew? As events unfold in the news, dive into this exhaustive saga of Sarah, Andrew, and their ill-fated fairytale. Want to know the full story? Check out Andrew Lownie's stunning biography Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York https://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/authors/andrew-lownie/books/entitled-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-house-of-york One of Sarah's many memoirs: Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Sarah-Duchesss-Journey-Herself/dp/1439189544 ***** Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. 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). *Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for Best Episodic True Crime Podcast* Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy [email protected] ******

Please enjoy this free teaser for Dead Sleep's October bonus subscriber episode. If you would like to listen to the full ep, feel free to subscribe. Search for "Dead Sleep" on Patreon, Spotify or Apple podcasts. Enjoy a FREE MONTH on Apple podcasts and a free 7-day trial on Patreon.com/deadsleep - thank you! ****** Dead Sleep is an ad-free, listener supported true crime podcast made for nighttime listening. Created and narrated by award-winning podcast host and journalist Nancy Miller. Issues? Questions? Email Nancy: [email protected] ********* When an L.A. homicide detective lies to a suspect to get a confession, his deception inadvertently leads to the death of a teenage girl and an innocent man accused of her murder.