When a young Parisian TV producer encounters France's #1 serial killer expert, she learns of the tragic death that pushed this man to dedicate his whole life to unmasking evil monsters. But when the pair team up and fly to Florida to interview America's most notorious predators, the producer wonders if the disturbing behavior of this "expert" is hiding some dark demons of his own.

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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is 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).

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Note: To avoid spoilers, we'll post source links from this episode in Part 2 of this saga.

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When a pair of rich baby boomers buy an expensive vacation home in coastal Maine, one unlucky neighbor discovers - the hard way - that some people will do anything for a slice of paradise.

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Host Nancy Miller shares a stunning update on the 2017 missing persons / murder case featured in two previous episodes - joined here in one extended mega-episode featuring "The Suitcase" and "A Perfect Girl."

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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is 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).

A little girl wonders why other kids won't play with her. A trip to Florida to visit her grandmother offers a chilling explanation: she's not like other children. At age 8? She stabbed another girl with a pencil. By age 18? She's stealing cars, breaking into houses, and flirting with the idea of murder. What's wrong with her? She doesn't want to kill. She just wants to feel something. Can she stop herself before it's too late? Find out in this episode of Dead Sleep, a true crime for bedtime story drawn from Patric Gagne's disturbing new memoir: "Sociopath."

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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is 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).

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Sociopath by Patric Gagne

The Bad Seed (1956)

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher

A sexy social media star is rushed to the ER - the apparent victim of a drug overdose. But when the autopsy reveals the young woman was poisoned by a mysterious toxic chemical, detectives must find out: was this all a terrible mistake or a reckless, ruthless murder?

Plastic and Lies via Rolling Stone

BBL article in WaPo

A man accused of murder swears he didn't do it. But as the evidence grows against him, including damning DNA, he begins to wonder....maybe he did kill someone.

Want to dig deeper into this case?

The Marshall Project:

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/04/19/framed-for-murder-by-his-own-dna

Wired:

https://www.wired.com/story/dna-transfer-framed-murder/

PBS Frontline:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/framed-for-murder-by-his-own-dna/

Dearest true crime history buffs...in this special Q&A, host Nancy Miller speaks with Dr. Emily Cockayne, author of “Penning Poison: The History of the Anonymous Letter” and expert consultant for the new film “Wicked Little Letters” (starring Olivia Colman and Jesse Buckley) on why poison pen letters were considered a “female crime,” how the public became obsessed with women and poison pen letters, and how 100-year old poison pen letters still reflect today’s online culture.

Want to know more about this case? Check out this link to Emily Cockayne's excellent book: Penning Poison: The History of Anonymous Letters

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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is 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).

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A tight-knit English town is torn apart when someone in their midst, known only as "The Nerd," begins writing horrible letters that are too twisted to be true. What does "The Nerd" want? Find out in this latest episode - a cozy real-life mystery made for nighttime listening.

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