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True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep

History"s Top Crimes for a Peaceful Night

Get ready for a podcast that"s, well, a little crazy.This is a true crime podcast designed for quiet, reflective moments—a place to explore captivating stories and mysteries that are thought-provoking, yet never overwhelming.True Crime Stories for (No) Sleep exists because of your support. You can enjoy the show ad-free by subscribing to Dreams and Crimes on Apple Podcasts. Thank you for helping us keep these stories alive.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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5:29

The Night Someone Took Over Chicago Television

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/12

On November 22, 1987, two Chicago television stations were interrupted by an unauthorized signal. Engineers restored the picture, but a verified identity never emerged. True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime. If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story, look for D.B. Cooper: The Man Who

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6:42

Mary Celeste: A Ship Without Its People

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/11

(00:00:00) Welcome and the empty ship(00:00:57) The voyage and ten people (00:01:33) The last log entry (00:01:46) The discovery (00:02:40) The survey report (00:03:32) Pumps and observations (00:04:30) Possible explanations (00:05:17) Fiction and the historical record The Mary Celeste was recovered in the Atlantic in 1872. The ten people aboard were not. A surveyor’s inventory brings us close to the abandoned ship, but cannot explain the decision to leave her. True Crime Stories for No Sleep

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8:31

Alcatraz: The Escape That Never Reached an Ending

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/10

Three false heads hid three empty beds. Follow Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers through the 1962 Alcatraz escape, and the evidence that cannot tell us whether they survived the bay. True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime. If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story, look for D.B

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11:15

The Gardner Museum Heist: Thirteen Works, Empty Frames

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/09

Two men in police uniforms entered a Boston museum in March 1990. Eighty-one minutes later, thirteen works of art were gone. Their empty frames remain part of the story. True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime. If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story, look for Hatton Garden: The

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9:13

The Flannan Isles: Three Keepers, One Silent Lighthouse

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/08

The lamp was prepared and the kitchen was tidy, but three keepers were gone. Follow the original Flannan Isles records, the damaged landing equipment and the likely explanation that leaves part of the sequence unknown. True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime. If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a

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16:39

Somerton Man: The Book, the Beach, and a Name

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/07

A tiny scrap of poetry led investigators from an Adelaide beach to a book, a telephone number, and a convincing lead that collapsed. Decades later, DNA research offered a possible name. What did it answer, and what did it leave behind?A calm, companionable mystery from True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Settle in and follow the evidence at an unhurried pace. No graphic medical detail or sudden sounds.Researcher Derek Abbott and genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick identified Carl Charles Webb in 2022. This

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13:21

D.B. Cooper: The Man Who Left the Plane

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/06

In November 1971, a passenger demanded ransom, released the passengers, and disappeared from a Boeing 727 with a parachute. A portion of the money later surfaced. His identity did not.True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime.If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story, look for Alcatraz:

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3:38

The Ruby Slippers and the Single Red Sequin

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/06

A famous pair of shoes disappeared from a Minnesota museum in 2005. A single sequin remained. Almost thirteen years later, an undercover operation recovered the slippers and began bringing the story home. True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime. If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related

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10:15

The Empty Ship at Diamond Shoals

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/05

A five-masted schooner reached the North Carolina coast in January 1921 with nobody aboard. Its boats and crew were missing. Then a message in a bottle seemed to explain everything.True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime.If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story, look for Mary Celeste:

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18:35

Hatton Garden: The Vault They Entered Twice

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/04

A hole through the wall should have been enough. But on their first night inside a London safe-deposit building, the Hatton Garden burglars met an obstacle they could not move. They left, then came back.True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime.If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story,

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1:24

We’re Back!

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2026/10/04

True Crime Stories for No Sleep is returning.A welcome back, and a glimpse of the stories ahead: an empty ship, a stolen pair of ruby slippers, and a London vault the burglars had to return to.Carefully researched true stories told calmly, with no sudden sounds or unnecessary graphic detail. A place to unwind, settle in, and let a mystery unfold.Follow the show so the next story is waiting when you need it. New episodes are on their way.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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13:32

One Picture from 20 years ago SOLVED a Murder Case

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2025/01/13

They say the camera never lies—though these days, with AI, pictures can tell some pretty wild stories.But back in 1991, cameras didn’t make things up. They just showed the truth.And in the cold case of Denise Sharon Kulb, one photo did exactly that. It captured more than anyone realized at the time—a tiny clue that would solve her murder 20 years later.Tonight, we’ll uncover the story of how forensic photography brought a hidden detail to light, proving that sometimes, the truth just needs a little

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15:10

The Disappearance of Erin Foster and Jeremy Bechtel

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2025/01/06

Welcome to True Crime Stories for No Sleep. This is the place where we share fascinating mysteries in a calm, steady voice.If you enjoy unsolved cases and interesting stories, you’re in the right spot. Now, a quick word before we dive in. If you’re enjoying this podcast, we’d love your support. By subscribing to Dreams and Crimes on Apple Podcasts, you’ll get… well, absolutely nothing you’re not already getting here. No bonus content, no secret episodes—just the same calm, ad-free stories you

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12:32

The Angel of Death | Beverly Allit

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2024/12/23

This is the chilling backdrop to the story of Beverly Allitt, a nurse whose presence on the children’s ward at Grantham Hospital in 1991 marked the beginning of a harrowing series of events.Today, on True Crime Stories for (No) sleep we’ll explore this case as shared by The Crime Talk. Be warned: while we avoid graphic details, this story is darker and more intense than our usual content.. If you’re not in the mood to hear about a series of deeply unsettling crimes, you might want to skip this

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20:26

Cold Case Solved by a Witness After 20 Years

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2024/12/17

In recent years, cold cases that were solved through advances in science have been the main focus of popular documentary television shows such as Forensic Files and The New Detectives.These shows highlight the unwavering precision of DNA evidence, often a stark contrast to the shaky, unreliable accounts of human witnesses. Science, after all, doesn’t forget or misremember.But for every case where DNA delivers justice, there are many where crafty criminals find ways to outmaneuver it.Some killers

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11:45

A Deadly Love Triangle

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2024/12/09

It’s a warm spring evening in Austin, Texas. You’ve just wrapped up a day of training, feeling the satisfying ache in your muscles. The air smells like cedar and adventure. You’re staying at a close friend’s house, resting up for a big race—the kind that could define your career.But someone is watching you. They know where you’ve been, who you’ve been with, and they’ve been tracking your every move. You’re completely unaware that this night, which started with hope and ambition, will end in

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18:33

The Story of A Serial Killer Nabbed by DNA

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2024/12/03

This is the story of Robert Zarinsky, a predator who roamed the streets of New Jersey, camouflaged by the ordinary, haunting the lives of young women whose only mistake was to cross his path. For years, his acts of cruelty went undetected, leaving families with unanswered questions, shadows that lingered long after the crime. He was always careful, calculating—until the science of a new era finally caught up with him, pulling back the curtain on decades of unspeakable crimes.Now, as we peel back the

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22:03

Two Murders, One Name: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2024/12/02

Welcome to the long-awaited debut of True Crime Stories for No Sleep. If you’ve been a fan of this podcast in the past, we sincerely thank you for your patience while we went dark for several months. For those joining us for the first time, welcome to the show. This is a true crime podcast designed for quiet, reflective moments—a place to explore captivating stories and mysteries that are thought-provoking, yet never overwhelming.True Crime Stories for (No) Sleep exists because of your support

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0:23

Announcement

True Crime Stories For (No) Sleep ·

2024/05/26

Announcement

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33:58

UNLUCKY 13 | Brittany Killgore's Tragic Betrayal

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2024/05/03

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