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True Crime Sleep Stories

True Crime Sleep Stories

Hello and welcome to True Crime Sleep Stories, where you can settle in with a good true crime tale while drifting off into a safe sleepy slumber. Sip on a cup of hot tea, grab a warm fleece blanket, or cozy up by the fire... just make sure you’re comfortable and ready for relaxation. And now it’s time to get comfy… because I’m going to tell you a bedtime story.

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87: Shari's Scary Stories | 31 Nights of Frights on...

True Crime Sleep Stories ·

2026/10/04

Welcome to 31 Nights of Frights on True Crime Sleep Stories. :-) Tonight Kelli reads 2 stories from a listener & friend of the show, Shari. A little girl in a doorway, a handprint on the inside of a car window, and a road her brother never took. Then a rental house, a growling cat, and a voice on the basement stairs that said "run".Thank you for being here. Sleep well.Patreon Exclusive: Ad-free version & bonus content available now for supporters.Your support keeps the stories coming..

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31:22

86: The Freeway Phantom | 31 Nights of Frights on...

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2026/10/03

Welcome to 31 Nights of Frights on True Crime Sleep Stories. In 1971 and 1972, six young Black girls and young women were killed in and around Washington, D.C. Their bodies were found along freeways in the District and Prince George’s County. The killer was never caught. The case is still open.Carol Spinks, Darlenia Johnson, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoshia Yates, Brenda Woodard, and Diane Williams. The youngest was ten. The oldest was eighteen.Content note: child victims, kidnapping, sexual assault,

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22:32

85: John's Letter: The Haunted House on 7th Street |...

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2026/10/02

Good evening, dear listeners.A listener wrote to me and asked for his story to be featured on our October "31 Nights of Frights" series on True Crime Sleep Stories. He asked to be called John. That's not his real name. What he sent was a family story they've been telling for 30 years. They still call the place their old haunted house.One night after a party, he woke to footsteps in the hall. Water running. A toilet flush. Someone walking back to the other bedroom. Nobody was there.If you have a

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19:48

83: The Captain & the Vanishing Boy | 31 Nights of...

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2026/10/01

Welcome to Night 1 of "31 Nights of Frights" on True Crime Sleep Stories, in honor of Spooky Season. My friend The Captain from True Crime Garage told me a weird & creepy story the other day, and I knew it belonged here. This is that story. You can also find it as a bonus episode on True Crime Garage’s Off The Record. Go follow them if you aren’t already!Sleep well, dear listener.Patreon Exclusive: Ad-free version & bonus content available now for supporters.Your support keeps the stories

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1:41

84: 31 Nights of Frights: Coming in October, on True...

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2026/09/30

Welcome to True Crime Sleep Stories...October is coming...And this year, we're not waiting for Halloween.Starting October 1st, True Crime Sleep Stories will release a new episode every single night. 31 nights. 31 stories.True crime that still doesn’t sit right... Paranormal encounters that were never supposed to be shared... Nostalgic terrors from childhood bedrooms and back roads... The unexplained… the kind that follows you home... A few familiar voices will join us along the way. Personalities

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27:39

82: Belle Gunness & the Farm on McClung Road | True...

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2026/09/28

Tonight we travel to northern Indiana in the spring of 1908. La Porte. A farm on McClung Road. A Norwegian widow named Belle Gunness lives there with three children. She keeps hogs. She writes letters. Neighbors see men come and go, trunks left behind, a life that looks busy and respectable enough... from the road.Then, a fire changed everything. Bodies, a trail of money, and a mystery that has never been totally put to rest.Sleep well, dear listener.Patreon Exclusive: Ad-free version & bonus

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29:41

81: When The Nights Get Longer... | True Crime Sleep...

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2026/09/25

Tonight on True Crime Sleep Stories, 3 quiet disappearances for the soft start of spooky season.Tara Leigh Calico, 19, left home near Belen, New Mexico, on the morning of September 20, 1988, on her mother’s neon-pink Huffy. She told her mother, Patty Doel, to come get her if she was not back by noon. She never came home. Frieda Langer, 53, slipped into a stream near Somerset Reservoir in Vermont on October 28, 1950. She said she would take a shortcut back to the cabin to change. She did not arrive

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23:25

80: A Handle Worn Smooth: Haunting Axe Murders | True...

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2026/09/18

Tonight on True Crime Sleep Stories, we follow a tool (the axe) instead of a single town or a single crime.In the late 1800s & early 1900s, an axe hung in nearly every woodshed. It split kindling to keep the stove roaring. Because it already belonged to the house, it sometimes became the last object a household ever used.This episode visits Fall River in 1892, Colorado Springs in 1911, a Bavarian farm in 1922, and a few other haunting cases... Settle in and sleep well, if you can.Patreon

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27:36

79: The Red Barn Murder | True Crime Sleep Stories

True Crime Sleep Stories ·

2026/09/16

Tonight on True Crime Sleep Stories, a young woman leaves her father’s cottage on a May afternoon and does not come home. The last place she was seen was a barn on a Suffolk hill. Months of letters follow. Then, strange dreams plague her stepmother. Tonight we walk the lanes of Polstead... ponds, cherry blossoms, a molecatcher’s iron, and a meeting that became one of England’s most remembered crimes.Patreon Exclusive: Ad-free version & bonus content available now for supporters.Your support

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37:34

78: The Lady of the Dunes: The Woman Behind the...

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2026/09/09

For nearly 50 years, the identity of a woman found murdered in the dunes of Provincetown, Massachusetts, remained a mystery. Known only as the “Lady of the Dunes,” investigators searched for decades to discover who she was, & who was responsible for her death.In 2022, advances in genetic genealogy finally gave her back her name: Ruth Marie Terry.Tonight, we explore Ruth’s life, the decades-long investigation, and the discovery that finally brought one of Cape Cod’s biggest mysteries to a

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30:00

77: The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders | True Crime...

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2026/09/05

Tonight on True Crime Sleep Stories, we travel back to 1920s Southern California to explore the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, the strange and conflicting evidence surrounding the case, and the families left searching for answers.In 1928, a quiet chicken ranch in Wineville, California, became the center of one of the era’s most disturbing criminal investigations.After a frightened teenage boy revealed what he had witnessed at his uncle Gordon Stewart Northcott’s ranch, authorities began uncovering

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28:32

76: Starvation Heights | True Crime Sleep Stories

True Crime Sleep Stories ·

2026/09/02

Tonight, on True Crime Sleep Stories...In the rainy woods of Olalla on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, Linda Burfield Hazzard ran the Institute of Natural Therapeutics. Neighbors called the hill "Starvation Heights".In 1911, British sisters Claire and Dora Williamson crossed Puget Sound for healing country air and vegetable broth. Tonight, we explore this strange case, quietly. Patreon Exclusive: Ad-free version & bonus content available now for supporters.Your support keeps the stories

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34:40

75: The Unsolved Mystery of Room 1046: Who Killed...

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2026/08/27

On this episode of True Crime Sleep Stories... A young man checks into a Kansas City hotel under a false name. He has almost no belongings, keeps his room dark, and appears to be waiting for someone named Don.Then, in January 1935, he is found critically injured inside Room 1046.His real identity would remain a mystery for nearly two years, and even after he was finally identified as Artemus Ogletree, the biggest question remained unanswered:Who killed him?Tonight, we explore the strange and

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25:28

74: The London Beer Flood of 1814 | True Crime Sleep...

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2026/08/18

In tonight's episode of True Crime Sleep Stories...On October 17, 1814, a massive vat at London's Horse Shoe Brewery burst, sending more than 300,000 gallons of porter flooding into the streets of St. Giles.Eight people died in one of London's strangest and most tragic disasters.Tonight, we travel back to 1814 to explore what caused the brewery disaster, how the flood unfolded, and the lives forever changed by it.So settle in, relax, and let the story unfold at an unhurried pace.Thank you for

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35:01

73: Shadows of Yellowstone: Into the Vastness | True...

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2026/08/12

Shadows of Yellowstone: Into the VastnessIn this episode of True Crime Sleep Stories, we step into the vast and quiet landscape of Yellowstone National Park.-We examine the strange 1970 murder of James Schlosser, a young social worker who offered two hitchhikers a ride near the park and never returned. -We then look at the still-unsolved 1991 disappearance of Dan Campbell and his dog Freckles from the Hellroaring Trailhead. Finally, we turn to the quieter accounts that have surfaced over the

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45:00

72: The Mysterious Murder of Julia Wallace | True...

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2026/07/15

In this episode of True Crime Sleep Stories, we'll gently explore the remarkable case of Julia Wallace, a quiet musician whose tragic death has puzzled detectives, judges, crime writers, and historians for more than ninety years.Step back into the rain-soaked streets of Liverpool in the winter of 1931, where one ordinary terraced house became the setting for one of Britain's most enduring unsolved mysteries.We'll wander through the atmospheric streets of 1930s Liverpool, meet William and Julia

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25:27

71: Mysteries in the Woods | True Crime Sleep Stories

True Crime Sleep Stories ·

2026/06/19

On tonight's episode of True Crime Sleep Stories, we journey deep into the forest, where ancient legends of watchful spirits meet real-life tales of isolation and mystery. From shape-shifting guardians to vanished skiers, innocent victims at a camp for kids, a severed hand in Yosemite, and honeymooners lost in the Grand Canyon... these stories explore how the woods can both enchant and conceal unimaginable darkness.Featured Cases:Steven Kubacki: The skier who vanished… and returned with no

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18:43

70: Shadows of the Shoemaker: The Crimes of Joseph...

True Crime Sleep Stories ·

2026/03/05

On tonight's episode of True Crime Sleep Stories...Joseph Kallinger, a Philadelphia shoemaker and father of seven, was shaped by severe childhood abuse and untreated mental illness. In 1974–1975, delusions of divine commands led him, and tragically, his 12-year-old son Michael, into a brief but devastating crime spree.This episode honors the victims:José Collazo (age 10)Joseph Kallinger Jr. (Joey, age 13)Maria Fasching (age 21)We also remember the survivors of multiple terrifying home invasions

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69: “It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Your Children...

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2026/03/01

Tonight on True Crime Sleep Stories, we revisit one of the most haunting public service announcements in American television history: the nightly reminder that began airing in the late 1960s... “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”What started as a simple, well-meaning nudge amid rising urban crime and changing family dynamics slowly took on a darker resonance as the 1970s and 1980s brought wave after wave of heartbreaking child disappearances and exploitation cases. In this episode,

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68: Shadows in the Vatican: What Happened to Emanuela...

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2026/02/27

Welcome to True Crime Sleep Stories. In the summer of 1983, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican citizen and daughter of a papal household employee, left home for a routine music lesson in Rome... and never returned. What began as a simple missing person case quickly unraveled into one of the most enduring mysteries of our time, weaving together cryptic phone calls, terrorist demands, mafia connections, Vatican scandals, and decades of unanswered questions.Join us in this soothing yet haunting

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