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A Toronto homicide detective wrote a book about the six cases he can’t forget. This is one of his final cases about the mysterious disappearance of a popular doctor.

Want to know more? Check out "The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective" by Steve Ryan

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In 2022, Detective Steve Ryan published a book The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective featuring the six murder cases he can't forget. This is one of those cases. In this episode, we revisit his investigation into the shocking case of a teenage girl who becomes the unwitting target of a stranger's deadly obsession.

Want to know more? Check out The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

A retired Toronto homicide detective struggling with PTSD wrote a book about the six murder cases that still haunt him. This episode features one of those stories; a hotel murder mystery with three victims, one room, and a phantom suspect who appeared to disappear from a locked room without a trace.

Want to know more? Read Detective Steve Ryan's fascinating autobiography: The Ghosts That Haunt Me [2022] via GoodReads.

This is a free teaser of the August 2026 bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like the full episode, please subscribe via Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep

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When her younger sister Annie doesn't show for dinner, older sister Kathleen instantly knows something is wrong. But when she goes to Annie's apartment in search of clues, a strange letter from a secret admirer only adds to the mystery. It's an eerie tale of obsession, seduction and murder first featured in the Ann Rule true crime classic: "And Never Let Her Go."

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In this mindful mystery made for nighttime, a Phoenix man calls 911 swearing he just watched his neighbor kill someone. When police rush to the scene, they are shocked to see their "killer" all cozy in his pajamas. He claims he was fast asleep. You can't commit murder while you're sleeping [insert Keith Morrison voice]...OR CAN YOU?

In this mindful and meandering mystery, a young man's first-ever road trip turns into an unsolved missing persons case he disappears down a dirt road in rural Maine.

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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*

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The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel

Kimberly Moreau Missing Persons Case FAQ

Fort Fisher's Robert Harrill Overview

This is a 20-minute teaser of the July 2026 bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like the full episode, please subscribe via Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep

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In this suspenseful yet soothing story, we learn of the serial killer family that lived near Laura Ingalls and quietly killed several people who fell asleep in the family's deadly bed and breakfast.

Want to know more? Start here:

Hell’s Half Acre by Susan Jonusas

Bender News Coverage via Harper’s Weekly June 7 1873

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Wild Life via Vanity Fair

Bloody Benders: Homestead of Horror via Library of Congress

The Bender Tragedy by Mary E York (wife of William York)