Episodes

  • True Crime For Sleep | The UNSOLVED Mystery of The Hinterkaifeck Murders and more
    Feb 22 2026

    Settle in for a calm, slow paced true crime bedtime story in the Sleepless Detective style, as we revisit one of history’s most chilling cold cases, the unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders. In 1922, a remote German farm became the scene of a brutal family killing, with eerie clues, unsettling sightings, and questions that still have no satisfying answers.

    This is boring crime for sleep, told with gentle narration and careful detail, perfect for relaxing, studying, or drifting off. Expect a quiet deep dive into the evidence, leading theories, and the haunting mystery of who could have lived among the victims and vanished without a trace, plus more cases to keep your mind occupied while you unwind.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 Cold Air, Quiet Farm (Hook Immersion)
    0:12:23 A Small Place With Too Much Silence (The People and the R...
    0:24:47 The First Uneasy Signs (Small Warnings That Don’t Scream)
    0:37:11 A Door Opens, and the Night Gets In (Discovery of the Cri...
    0:49:35 The Farm Tells Its Story (Simple Evidence and Quiet Quest...
    1:01:58 Neighbors, Rumors, and Soft Alibis (The Human Web)
    1:14:22 A Slow Investigation (What Police Could and Couldn’t Do T...
    1:26:46 Another Quiet Mystery (Case Two: The Boy in the Box)
    1:39:10 A Vanishing That Leaves No Sound (Case Three: The Springf...
    1:51:34 The Night Stays Open (Return to Hinterkaifeck and Unsettl...

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • True Crime For Sleep | WEIRD Criminal Methods That Vanished Without A Trace and more
    Feb 21 2026

    Drift off with Sleepless Detective as we investigate the strangest criminal methods that vanished without a trace, the kind of oddball schemes that sound unbelievable until you hear the case details. This is a calm, story driven true crime and mystery compilation designed for sleep, with soft narration and a steady pace that keeps your mind curious without jolting you awake.

    From weird heists and bizarre cons to quietly unsettling crimes that left almost no evidence, each story focuses on the how and why behind the method, plus what investigators learned after the fact. If you enjoy boring crime for sleep, relaxing detective storytelling, and late night mysteries, press play and let these vanished tactics lull you into the night.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 Rainy Street, Quiet Case File
    0:14:36 The Disguises That Worked Until They Didn’t
    0:29:13 The Vanishing Act: Slipping Away Without Drama
    0:43:49 Paper Tricks and Quiet Forgery
    0:58:26 Small Frauds: The Comfort of the Tiny Lie
    1:13:03 Staged Normal: When a Crime Tries to Look Like an Accident
    1:27:39 Quick Thefts From a Slower Era
    1:42:16 Odd Tools and Homemade Gadgets
    1:56:52 Soft-Voiced Cons: Getting Invited In
    2:11:29 The Quiet Ending: What Disappears, What Remains

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    2 hrs and 26 mins
  • True Crime For Sleep | Why the Black Dahlia Case Remains UNSOLVED and more
    Feb 20 2026

    Tonight’s Boring Crime For Sleep episode slips into the haunting mystery of the Black Dahlia, exploring why Elizabeth Short’s case remains unsolved after decades of headlines, suspects, and dead ends. In true Sleepless Detective style, we keep the pace calm and the details clear, so you can drift off while the investigation quietly unfolds.

    You will hear a low key breakdown of the crime scene, the timeline, and the key theories that still divide investigators and true crime historians. Along the way, we cover more slow, methodical cases and investigative rabbit holes, perfect for sleep, relaxation, or background listening if you love cold cases, unsolved mysteries, and noir era Los Angeles true crime.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 Rainy Arrival in Old Los Angeles
    0:13:04 The Morning the City Changed
    0:26:09 Small Clues, Big Noise
    0:39:14 Elizabeth Short, Seen in Fragments
    0:52:19 Headlines, Rumors, and the Case Getting Dressed Up
    1:05:24 A Crowd of Suspects, Most of Them Useless
    1:18:28 Rebuilding the Last Days, One Ordinary Moment at a Time
    1:31:33 When a Case Becomes a Folder That Never Closes
    1:44:38 Later Theories, New Tools, Same Old Problem
    1:57:43 A Gentle Closing: Why It Stays Unsolved

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Boring Crime For Sleep | What DETECTIVE Work Was Like in Prohibition-Era Chicago and more
    Feb 19 2026

    Slip into a calm, slow paced journey through Prohibition era Chicago, where detectives tracked bootleggers, speakeasies, and quiet street corner rumors with notebooks, patience, and long nights. In true Sleepless Detective style, this is a soothing, detail rich bedtime story about real investigative routines, surveillance habits, interviews, and the small paperwork moments that made cases move.

    You will hear about how police work functioned during the 1920s and 1930s, the tools and methods detectives relied on, and what daily life looked like behind the badge when organized crime and corruption blurred the lines. Perfect for sleep, relaxation, and background listening, with gentle narration and just enough history to keep your mind comfortably occupied.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 Cold Streetlights, Warm Coffee
    0:15:01 The Daily Rhythm of a Prohibition Detective
    0:30:02 Speakeasies Without the Glamour
    0:45:04 How You Actually Find People
    1:00:05 Interviews: Soft Voices, Hard Lies
    1:15:07 The Quiet Evidence of Everyday Life
    1:30:08 Paperwork, Maps, and Patient Bureaucracy
    1:45:09 Beyond Chicago: Other Places, Same Human Patterns
    2:00:11 How Cases End (Or Don’t)

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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • Boring Crime For Sleep | The UNSOLVED Mystery of The Springfield Three Disappearance and more
    Feb 18 2026

    Settle in for a calm, sleepy deep dive into true crime as Sleepless Detective explores the unsolved mystery of The Springfield Three disappearance. On a quiet summer night in 1992, Suzie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sherrill Levitt vanished from a Springfield, Missouri home with no signs of a struggle, leaving behind a case that still baffles investigators.

    In this “boring crime for sleep” style episode, you will get a clear, soothing breakdown of the timeline, key evidence, theories, and lingering questions, plus more low key mysteries to keep your mind occupied while you drift off. If you enjoy relaxing narration, unsolved disappearances, and gentle investigative storytelling, this is the perfect video to fall asleep to.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 Rain-Quiet Streets, A Case File Opens
    0:12:09 A Normal Home, Left Mid-Sentence
    0:24:19 The Last Evening, Told in Soft Edges
    0:36:29 Morning Calls and the Thin Sound of Worry
    0:48:39 Little Clues That Don’t Turn Into Answers
    1:00:48 Springfield at Night: Familiar Places, Unfamiliar Intentions
    1:12:58 How a Case Stays Alive (Even When It Won’t Move)
    1:25:08 More Boring Mysteries: The Ones That Slip Through Cracks
    1:37:18 The Gentle Patterns: What Disappearances Often Share
    1:49:27 Unsettled, But Quiet: Letting the File Close for Tonight

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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • Boring Crime For Sleep | The UNSOLVED Mystery of The Somerton Man Case and more
    Feb 17 2026

    Drift off to a calm, slow paced retelling of one of Australia’s most baffling true crime mysteries, the Somerton Man case. In classic Sleepless Detective style, this is a soft spoken deep dive into the clues, the theories, and the eerie unanswered questions behind the man found on Somerton Beach.

    Perfect for sleep, relaxation, or late night listening, you will get a clear, no rush breakdown of the investigation and the strange details that keep this case unsolved in so many minds. Settle in for boring crime, gentle narration, and mysterious stories designed to quiet your thoughts while keeping your curiosity just awake enough.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 A Quiet Beach, A Body That Doesn’t Belong
    0:12:36 The Pockets: What’s There, What’s Gone
    0:25:12 A Calm Timeline and a Few Uncomfortable Options
    0:37:48 The Slip of Words: “Tamám Shud”
    0:50:25 A Book, a Back Seat, and a Handful of Marks
    1:03:01 A Nurse, a Neighborhood, and a Softly Closed Door
    1:15:37 The Long Middle: Paperwork, Dead Ends, and Waiting
    1:28:14 Another Unsolved Night: The Isdal Woman
    1:40:50 A Locked Room Feeling: The Hinterkaifeck Farm
    1:53:26 The Gentle Unfinished: An Anonymous Letter, A Vanishing P...
    2:06:03 Closing the File Without Closing the Case

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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Boring Crime For Sleep | How Detectives CRACKED the Shocking Zodiac Killer Case and more
    Feb 16 2026

    Step into a calm, slow paced true crime bedtime story in classic Sleepless Detective style. Tonight we explore how investigators pieced together clues, ciphers, and witness reports connected to the Zodiac Killer case, told in a soothing, no rush narration designed for sleep.

    You will hear about the patient detective work behind the headlines, the methods used to chase leads, and the small details that helped shape the investigation. If you like boring crime for sleep, gentle police procedural storytelling, and relaxing true crime mysteries, this episode is made to help you unwind and drift off.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 Rainy Streets, Quiet Radios
    0:13:57 A Name in Ink
    0:27:55 The First Timeline, Softly Pinned Down
    0:41:52 The Codes That Refuse to Sit Still
    0:55:50 Witnesses, Sketches, and the Shape of a Maybe
    1:09:47 The Long Middle: Leads, Dead Ends, and Quiet Persistence
    1:23:45 Suspects, Theories, and the Comfort of a Neat Answer
    1:37:42 Modern Checks: DNA Hopes and Paper Trails
    1:51:40 The Human Aftermath, Kept Quiet
    2:05:38 More Boring Crime: Three Small Case Files That Actually C...

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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Boring Crime For Sleep | How Detectives CRACKED the Brutal Lindbergh Kidnapping Case and more
    Feb 15 2026

    Unwind with a calm, low key true crime bedtime story in the Sleepless Detective style, built for background listening and deep sleep. Tonight we revisit the brutal Lindbergh kidnapping case, following the quiet clues, careful interviews, and patient detective work that helped crack one of America’s most infamous mysteries.

    Along the way, you will hear more boring crime stories told in a soothing, no rush narrative, focusing on investigation details instead of shock. If you enjoy sleepy true crime, detective cases, and relaxing storytelling that helps you drift off, this episode is for you.

    📚 Chapters:
    0:00:00 A Quiet House on a Windy Night
    0:12:11 The Things Left Behind
    0:24:22 Too Many Voices in One Room
    0:36:33 Waiting, Hoping, and the Shape of a Ransom
    0:48:44 When the Case Turns Heavy
    1:00:55 Patterns That Don’t Feel Like Patterns Yet
    1:13:06 The Money That Kept Talking
    1:25:18 A Suspect, A Story, A Slow Unraveling
    1:37:29 Courtroom Quiet and the Long Aftertaste
    1:49:40 More Boring Crimes, More Familiar Mistakes

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    2 hrs and 2 mins