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True Crime For Bedtime

True Crime For Bedtime

At True Crime for Bedtime we feature real true crime cases, told slowly and thoughtfully, with calm narration designed for nighttime listening.
We carefully research each episode, without gratuitous violence or sensationalism. Some details may be lightly dramatised for storytelling purposes, perfect for our night owl community .
Episodes are accompanied by ASMR soundscapes such as rain ambience to help you unwind.

Enjoy a good mystery? Visit our sister channel, Mysteries For Bedtime. 🌙

So settle down, get comfortable, and let us tell you a true crime story before bed.

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  • 21 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 41 min
  • English
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  • S1 · E24
    August 21 · 40 min

    Everyone Missed the Killer Standing Right There | Rain backdrop 🌙🦉

    Welcome, night owl. Settle in, pull up the covers as I ease you to sleep with a true crime story for bedtime. Tonight's case involves the sudden death of a young woman and the killer who was closer than anyone realised. Told to the backdrop of rain. Please visit our sister channel, Mysteries For Bedtime, if you enjoy our stories.

  • S1 · E23
    August 14 · 34 min

    Missing For 31 Years… Then Police Found Her Alive 🌙🦉

    Welcome to true crime for bedtime. Tonight, we bring you a case with a seemingly impossible outcome. Told to the backdrop of gentle rain. *Based on a true crime story. Some parts may be lightly fictionalised for storytelling purposes. Do you enjoy drifting off to mystery stories too? Visit our sister channel, Mysteries For Bedtime. 🦉

  • S1 · E23
    August 7 · 33 min

    He Got Away With Murder For 58 Years...Then The Police Knocked on His Door 🌙🦉

    In 1967, 75-year-old Louisa Dunne was found murdered in her Bristol home. For nearly six decades, the case went cold, while the man responsible carried on with his life. Then modern forensic work brought the past back to his door. Told to the sound of gentle rain, this True Crime For Bedtime episode follows a haunting cold case, the evidence that waited for 58 years, and the quiet pursuit of justice for Louisa.

  • S1 · E22
    August 6 · 31 min

    She Left the Train… But Vanished From the Station 🌙🦉

    Enjoy true crime mysteries? Follow our new channel, Mysteries For Bedtime, with the soothing backdrop that will lull you to sleep. In tonight's True Crime For Bedtime story, we visit the case of a young woman who stepped off a train and was never seen again. Told to the backdrop of rain showers on glass.

  • #21
    July 28 · 44 min

    A Library Book... A Crying Baby... And a Woman Who Vanished | Joan Risch 🌙🦉

    In October 1961, Joan Risch vanished from her quiet Massachusetts home, leaving behind a crying baby, a trail of blood, and a library book that seemed to echo the mystery in a deeply unsettling way. This gentle true crime bedtime episode follows the strange disappearance of Joan Risch, the clues left behind, and the questions that still linger more than sixty years later. A calm, atmospheric retelling for those who like their true crime mysteries soft, strange, and perfect for the small hours.

  • S1 · E20
    July 16 · 52 min

    She Vanished After Midnight. Then A Detective Spotted The Detail Everyone Missed | Mackenzie Lueck 🌙🦉

    Mackenzie Lueck vanished after arriving home on a late-night flight to Salt Lake City. What began as a missing person case soon became a true story of careful detective work, as one investigator followed the smallest details and uncovered the truth piece by piece. This episode is told in a more immersive form of true crime storytelling, with a focus on the investigation and the detective work that helped solve the case. I’ve been working hard to improve this style of storytelling, so I’d genuinely love to know what you think. Does this more investigative, story-led format work for you? *Based on a true story. Some scene-setting and emotional context may be lightly shaped for storytelling, while the key facts remain faithful to the case.

  • S1 · E18
    July 1 · 1 hr 15 min

    Stranger Than Fiction | True Crime for Bedtime Bumper Edition 🌙🦉

    Welcome, night owls. 🌙 Tonight, we'll spend some time together exploring three stranger than fiction true crime mysteries, accompanied by the soothing sound of rainfall to help you drift off to sleep. 🦉 Asunta Basterra 🦉 Holly Marie Clouse 🦉 Mary Stuart Let me know where in the world you're listening from, and follow the channel for more true crime for sleep. 🌙

  • S1 · E17
    June 22 · 34 min

    She Was Three Minutes From Home… Then Vanished Into a 30-Year Mystery | Melanie Road | Rain & Thunder Background 🦉🌙

    In June 1984, seventeen-year-old Melanie Road was walking home through Bath after a night out with friends. She was just three minutes from her front door when her life was taken. For more than thirty years, her murder remained one of Britain’s most haunting cold cases. Then, by chance, a routine enquiry led investigators to the man who had been hiding in plain sight all along. Told gently against a backdrop of rain and distant thunder, this true crime bedtime episode follows Melanie’s story, the long fight for justice, and the forensic breakthrough that finally gave her family answers.

  • S1 · E16
    June 15 · 30 min

    The 14-Year-Old Who Made a Secret Journey… and Never Came Home | Andrew Gosden | Train ASMR | True Crime for Sleep 🦉🌙

    On 14 September 2007, fourteen-year-old Andrew Gosden left home for school, withdrew £200, bought a one-way train ticket to London, and vanished. In this gentle true crime for bedtime episode, we follow Andrew’s final confirmed journey from Doncaster to King’s Cross and explore the unanswered questions surrounding one of Britain’s most haunting missing-person cases. Told against the soft background sounds of a moving train carriage, this is a quiet, atmospheric retelling of the Andrew Gosden mystery. Perfect for fans of true crime for sleep. 🦉Join our night owls community and leave a comment to let us know where in the world you're listening from. 🌙 Or subscribe for ad-free bonus content.

  • S1 · E15
    June 6 · 30 min

    She Answered a Babysitting Ad... Then Vanished Forever | The Margaret Ellen Fox Mystery

    Quick note: Due to feedback, I'm testing a slightly different narration style in this episode. I'd love your feedback in the poll below as I continue improving the show. Tonight, we explore one of the most unsettling missing person cases ever recorded. In April 1974, 14-year-old Margaret Ellen Fox left her New Jersey home after answering a babysitting advertisement. She never returned. What began as an ordinary afternoon quickly became every parent's worst nightmare. Days later, a chilling phone call suggested Margaret had been kidnapped. Yet despite a massive investigation, countless leads, and decades of searching, the truth behind her disappearance remains a mystery. So settle in, relax, and let the rain and distant thunder carry you into tonight's story. This episode includes gentle rain and thunderstorm ambience designed to help you unwind while listening. True Crime For Bedtime is a relaxing true crime podcast featuring mysterious disappearances, unsolved cases, and fascinating real-life investigations told in a calm, immersive style. If you enjoy bedtime stories, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, missing persons investigations, and atmospheric true crime, be sure to follow the podcast for new episodes.

  • S1 · E13
    May 30 · 27 min

    He Ran Out of the Airport... and Vanished Forever | The Lars Mittank Mystery

    One summer morning in 2014, a 28-year-old German tourist walked into Varna Airport in Bulgaria. Moments later, he suddenly dropped his luggage, sprinted out of the terminal, climbed a fence, and vanished into the surrounding countryside. His name was Lars Mittank. What happened next became one of the most baffling missing-person cases in modern history. In this episode of True Crime For Bedtime, we follow Lars's final known movements—from a holiday dispute and a mysterious head injury to his increasingly fearful behaviour in the days before he disappeared. Was he suffering from paranoia? Was he frightened of someone? Or did something far more sinister happen after he ran from the airport? More than a decade later, the grainy airport footage remains the last confirmed sighting of Lars Mittank. Settle in, relax, and join me as we explore one of Europe's most enduring mysteries.

  • S1 · E12
    March 28 · 1 hr 33 min

    Three Cases Police Could Never Solve | True Crime ASMR Sleep Stories | BUMPER Edition 🌙🦉

    Hello night owls.🌙 Settle in with this 90 minute compilation of mysterious true crime stories for bedtime, featuring three real unsolved cases with gentle rain sounds ASMR. 🎧Use headphones for best results. Our cases include: 🦉Asha Degree 🦉Brian Shaffer 🦉Brandon Swanson. How my stories are made: I collate all my True Crime For Bedtime stories from real crime cases, although some details may be lightly dramatized for storytelling purposes. I research each case thoroughly, adding the most interesting parts, but with respect for the victim and without gratuitous violence or sensationalism. I then add a soothing image and sounds to allow the story to speak for itself. If this sounds good to you, please subscribe for weekly videos...and let me know what types of sounds you like to hear. So settle down, get comfortable, and let me tell you a true crime story before bed.

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  • S1 · E11
    March 22 · 32 min

    She Wrote a Book About Grief… Then Was Charged With Murder — Rain ASMR

    Hello night owls. This is Edward. 🦉🌙 Tonight, we explore the case of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother and author who wrote a children’s book about grief after the sudden death of her husband — before being charged in with his death. Told in a slow, immersive style, this true crime bedtime story gently unpacks the timeline, key evidence, and unanswered questions surrounding the case, without graphic detail or sensationalism. Accompanied by soft rain ambience soundscape, this episode is designed for quiet listening, relaxation, and late-night reflection. For maximum enjoyment listen with headphones.🎧

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  • S1 · E10
    March 12 · 47 min

    Cari Farver Disappeared… But The Texts Kept Coming | ASMR Real Crimes. Soothing Fire Sounds 🌙

    Hello, night owls. In 2012, Cari Farver disappeared in Omaha, Nebraska. But for years afterwards, disturbing text messages continued to arrive from her phone. Who was sending them? This is the chilling true story behind the case featured in the Netflix documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer. Edward here. Tonight, we're setting the scene with a cozy campfire and a dark atmosphere, perfect for campfire stories. Join me as I recount a true crime that's filled with eerie details and unsolved mysteries. Settle down, get comfortable, and let me tell you a true crime story before bed. 🎧🌙🦉

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  • S1 · E9
    March 6 · 49 min

    The Nurse On The Night Ward | Lucy Letby | True Crime City Sounds ASMR

    Hello, night owls. Edward here. Think you know everything about the Lucy Letby case? Tonight, I take you to Chester, where we will walk through the Lucy Letby case right up onto present day. This story, like all my true crime for bedtime tales, aims to provide an explained account of events. I research each case thoroughly for this true crime documentary.So settle down, get comfortable, and let me tell you a true crime story before bed. 🎧 Headphones recommended for the cozy ambiance.How my stories are made:I collate all my True Crime For Bedtime stories from real crime cases, although some details may be lightly dramatized for storytelling purposes. I research each case thoroughly, adding the most interesting parts, but with respect for the victim and without gratuitous violence or sensationalism. I then add a soothing image and sounds to allow the story to speak for itself. If this sounds good to you, please subscribe for weekly videos...and let me know what types of sounds you like to hear.

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  • S1 · E7
    February 22 · 35 min

    She Survived The Crash But Then Vanished | RAIN True Crime ASMR: The Patricia Meehan Case

    In April 1989, Patricia Meehan survived a late-night car crash on a remote stretch of Montana Highway 200. Witnesses saw her climb from the wreckage… then walk calmly into an open field. She was never seen again...or was she?In this slow, immersive true crime bedtime story, we explore the disturbing disappearance of Patricia Meehan — the unanswered questions, the theories, and the haunting mystery that still lingers across the Montana prairie.Told in a calm, narrative style with heavy rain sounds for relaxation and sleep.Perfect for listeners who enjoy long-form true crime, unsolved mysteries, and atmospheric ASMR storytelling.🎧 Headphones recommended. True Crime For Bedtime stories are based on real true crime cases, told slowly and thoughtfully, with a calm, soothing narration designed for nighttime listening. How my stories are made:I collate all my True Crime For Bedtime stories from real crime cases, although some details may be lightly dramatized for storytelling purposes. I research each case thoroughly, adding the most interesting parts, but with respect for the victim and without gratuitous violence or sensationalism. I then add a soothing image and sounds to allow the story to speak for itself. If this sounds good to you, please follow me for weekly true crime stories...and let me know what types of sounds you like to hear.So settle down, get comfortable, and let me tell you a true crime story before bed.

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  • S1 · E6
    February 16 · 35 min

    She Was Found in Her Bed | The Fawn Cox Case | True Crime for Sleep (ASMR)

    Tonight’s story explores the unsettling case of Fawn Cox, who was found in her own bed in tragic circumstances. In this cozy, softly narrated true crime episode, we examine what happened, the investigation that followed, and the lingering questions that remain. This is true crime designed for late-night listening with wind and cricket ASMR sounds.🕯 True crime for sleep🌙 Soft narration with ambient wind🎧 Best enjoyed with headphonesIf you enjoy thoughtful, atmospheric true crime, consider subscribing for more bedtime cases.Please note that True Crime For Bedtime stories are based on REAL true crime cases which are carefully researched and edited. Some details may be lightly dramatized for storytelling purposes.So settle down, get comfortable, and let me tell you a true crime story before bed.

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  • S1 · E5
    February 10 · 37 min

    'Back in Two Minutes’ : The Note That Started a 30-Year Mystery

    In 1990, Trevaline Evans left a handwritten note in her antique shop in Llangollen, Wales. It read simply: “Back in two minutes.” She was never seen again.In this calm, slow-paced true crime bedtime story, we explore the unexplained disappearance of Trevaline Evans — the unanswered questions, the mysterious note, and the theories that continue to surround the case more than 30 years later.Told in a gentle, narrative style with soothing sleeper train ASMR, this video is designed for quiet listening, late nights, and thoughtful reflection — without graphic detail or sensationalism.🎧 Best enjoyed with headphones.

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  • S1 · E4
    February 5 · 43 min

    Lost in the Panama Jungle: Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon | Tropical Rainfall True Crime for Sleep

    Two friends set out on a daytime hike in the Panama jungle and vanished without explanation. In this true crime bedtime story, we explore the unanswered disappearance, the haunting clues left behind, and the questions that still trouble investigators years later. Told with tropical rain sounds to help you relax, unwind and drift off to sleep.True Crime For Bedtime stories are based on real true crime cases, told slowly and thoughtfully, with a calm, soothing narration designed for nighttime listening. Some details may be lightly dramatized for storytelling purposes. So settle down night owls, and let me tell you a true crime story before bed.

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