sleepers
Claim This Podcastby Bryan Littlely & Max Marten
Podcast Overview
<h1>sleepers</h1><p>Join investigative journalist Bryan Littlely as he pulls back the curtain on Australia's most haunting cold cases. With compelling detail and chilling insights, Bryan is joined by a dedicated ground crew and unexpected allies as they pursue buried truths that authorities have long dismissed or hidden.</p><br><p>Each gripping episode reveals never-before-heard details from key witnesses and confidential statements, shedding new light on decades-old evidence and disturbing revelations about police connections, suppressed leads, unsettling tunnels, and possible crime scenes.</p><h2><br></h2><p>Featuring exclusive interviews, hidden recordings, and raw, confronting narratives, <strong>sleepers</strong> bravely challenges the official story and gives voice to the silent witnesses and forgotten victims who refuse to remain in the dark.</p><br><p>This isn't just a podcast. It's a relentless quest for justice, a reckoning, and a promise to fight for answers.</p><br><p>support 'Leave a Light On Inc.' <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/LeaveALightOninc">here </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
8/3/2025
1 verified contact email on file for sleepers
Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.
Recent Episodes
June 24, 2026
Hidden Adelaide
<p><strong>This episode contains references to child exploitation, grooming, sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br><p>What if some of the most important witnesses to South Australia's darkest mysteries were never suspects, police officers or investigators?</p><p>What if they were simply there?</p><br><p>In this episode, Bryan Littlely sits down with Jade, a witness whose teenage years were spent navigating a hidden Adelaide that most people never knew existed.</p><br><p>During the 1980s and early 1990s, Jade moved through the city's beats, street communities and underground social networks, encountering people, places and events that would later intersect with some of South Australia's most enduring true crime questions.</p><br><p>From warnings passed quietly between vulnerable young people, to recollections of an unsettling upstairs room above a suburban business, Jade paints a picture of an Adelaide operating beneath the surface of everyday life.</p><br><p>Along the way, you will hear accounts involving individuals later connected to major public discussions surrounding The Family murders, Adelaide's hidden beats culture, and allegations involving a man Jade believed to be a serving South Australian police officer.</p><br><p>This is not an episode about proving a theory.</p><br><p>It's an episode about understanding a world.</p><br><p>A world of vulnerable youth, hidden networks, whispered reputations and forgotten places.</p><p>A world that still echoes in some of South Australia's most notorious cold cases and unsolved mysteries.</p><br><p>For listeners interested in Australian true crime, Adelaide history, The Family Murders, Bevan Spencer von Einem, South Australian cold cases, historical abuse investigations, and the hidden social history of Adelaide, this episode provides a rare first-hand account from someone who was there.</p><br><p>Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified and are presented as one person’s recollections and lived experiences.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Interview by Bryan Littlely.</strong></p><p><strong>Hosted by Max Marten</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>BRYAN'S Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely</a></p><p>Bryan is old school.</p><h6><br></h6><p>A huge thank you to everyone who supports Sleepers</p><p> </p><p>Always remember</p><p> </p><p><strong>Fight like JO! - #fightlikejo</strong></p><br><p><br></p><h2>Support Services</h2><h3>🇦🇺 Australia</h3><ul><li><strong>Lifeline Australia</strong> – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: <strong>13 11 14</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Kids Helpline</strong> – For young people aged 5–25: <strong>1800 55 1800</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Beyond Blue </strong>– free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: <strong>1300 22 4636</strong></li><li><strong>MensLine Australia</strong> – Counselling for men: <strong>1300 78 99 78</strong></li><li><strong>1800RESPECT</strong> – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: <strong>1800 737 732</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>🌍 International</h3><h4>United States</h4><ul><li><strong>RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)</strong>: 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)</li><li><strong>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</strong>: Dial <strong>988</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><h4>United Kingdom</h4><ul><li><strong>NSPCC (for children & young people)</strong>: 0808 800 5000</li><li><strong>Samaritans UK</strong>: 116 123 (24/7)</li><li><strong>NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood)</strong>: 0808 801 0331</li></ul><h4>Canada</h4><ul><li><strong>Kids Help Phone</strong>: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Talk Suicide Canada</strong>: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)</li></ul><h4>New Zealand</h4><ul><li><strong>Safe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline)</strong>: 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Lifeline New Zealand</strong>: 0800 543 354</li></ul><h4>Europe (general)</h4><ul><li><strong>116 123</strong> – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)</li><li><strong>116 111</strong> – Child Helpline Europe</li></ul><h4>Global</h4><ul><li><strong>Child Helpline International</strong>: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines</li></ul><p><br></p><p>HASHTAGS</p><p>#SleepersPodcast</p><p>#Sleepers</p><p>#BryanLittlely</p><p>#MaxMarten</p><p>#AustralianTrueCrime</p><p>#AdelaideTrueCrime</p><p>#SouthAustraliaTrueCrime</p><p>#TheFamilyMurders</p><p>#BevanSpencerVonEinem</p><p>#ColdCasesAustralia</p><p>#UnsolvedMysteries</p><p>#InvestigativePodcast</p><p>#AdelaideHistory</p><p>#HiddenAdelaide</p><p>#FightLikeJo</p><h2><strong>It's time to rise - #fightlikejo</strong></h2><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 24, 2026
the family case: The 'Other' Adelaide
<p><br></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode contains references to child exploitation, grooming, drugging allegations, sexual abuse, trauma, and strong language. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br><p>This interview audio has been altered at the request of the Interviewee.</p><br><p>In this episode, investigative journalist <strong>Brian Littlely </strong>speaks with a person who moved through Adelaide’s hidden social world during the 1970s and 1980s.</p><p>What begins as a discussion about growing up gay in an era of fear, violence, and secrecy slowly unfolds into something much larger, a portrait of overlapping worlds operating beneath the surface of everyday Adelaide life.</p><br><p>The racing scene.</p><p>The security world.</p><p>Private gatherings.</p><p>Powerful men.</p><p>And the survival masks people built in order to exist within them.</p><br><p>As <strong>Sleepers </strong>moves deeper into its investigation surrounding what became known as <strong>The Family,</strong> this episode marks a shift away from isolated allegations and toward the broader culture that allowed silence, vulnerability, and fear to thrive.</p><br><p>Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified and are presented as one person’s recollections and lived experiences.</p><br><p><strong>Interview by Bryan Littlely.</strong></p><p><strong>Hosted by Max Marten</strong>.</p><br><p>BRYAN'S Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely</p><p>Bryan is old school.</p><br><p>Next time on <strong>Sleepers</strong>, we will be moving further into Adelaide after dark, hidden social circles, drugging allegations, and names many South Australians already know.</p><br><p>A huge thank you to everyone who supports Sleepers</p><br><p>Always remember</p><br><p><strong> Fight like JO! - #fightlikejo </strong></p><p><br></p><h4>Sleepers is an investigative podcast exploring the stories that refuse to stay buried. </h4><p><br></p><p>#TrueCrimeCommunity</p><h2>Support Services</h2><h3>🇦🇺 Australia</h3><ul><li><strong>Lifeline Australia</strong> – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: <strong>13 11 14</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Kids Helpline</strong> – For young people aged 5–25: <strong>1800 55 1800</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Beyond Blue </strong>– free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: <strong>1300 22 4636</strong></li><li><strong>MensLine Australia</strong> – Counselling for men: <strong>1300 78 99 78</strong></li><li><strong>1800RESPECT</strong> – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: <strong>1800 737 732</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>🌍 International</h3><h4>United States</h4><ul><li><strong>RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)</strong>: 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)</li><li><strong>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</strong>: Dial <strong>988</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><h4>United Kingdom</h4><ul><li><strong>NSPCC (for children & young people)</strong>: 0808 800 5000</li><li><strong>Samaritans UK</strong>: 116 123 (24/7)</li><li><strong>NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood)</strong>: 0808 801 0331</li></ul><h4>Canada</h4><ul><li><strong>Kids Help Phone</strong>: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Talk Suicide Canada</strong>: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)</li></ul><h4>New Zealand</h4><ul><li><strong>Safe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline)</strong>: 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Lifeline New Zealand</strong>: 0800 543 354</li></ul><h4>Europe (general)</h4><ul><li><strong>116 123</strong> – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)</li><li><strong>116 111</strong> – Child Helpline Europe</li></ul><h4>Global</h4><ul><li><strong>Child Helpline International</strong>: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines</li></ul><p><br></p><h2><strong>It's time to rise - #fightlikejo</strong></h2><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 13, 2026
the family case: The Family No One Wants.
<p><br></p><p><strong>This episode contains references to child exploitation, grooming, drugging allegations, sexual abuse, trauma, and strong language. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br><p>This interview audio has been altered at the request of the Interviewee.</p><br><p><strong>Sleepers</strong> begins a new investigative line into The Family and the wider stories, allegations, witnesses, and unanswered questions surrounding Adelaide in the late 1970s and early 1980s.</p><br><p><strong>Max Marten</strong> introduces investigative journalist <strong>Bryan Littlely</strong>, conducting an interview with someone who grew up vulnerable in Adelaide, with fear, secrecy, survival, and terrifying encounters that left them believing they had escaped something far larger than one predator.</p><br><p>Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified. They are presented as one person’s recollection and lived experience.</p><br><p>Thank you to everyone who attended Sleepers Live at the Arkaba Hotel. Your support, your questions, and your willingness to listen help keep this investigation moving.</p><br><p><strong>This new direction into The Family doesn’t mean Sleepers will stop pursuing information connected to earlier episodes. </strong></p><p><strong>If new witnesses come forward or new evidence appears, we’ll follow it</strong>.</p><br><p>Part Two, coming next, continues the interview, moving deeper into Adelaide’s hidden social world, parks after dark, private houses, powerful men, and allegations that still cast a shadow over South Australia.</p><br><p><strong>Interview by Bryan Littlely.</strong></p><p><strong>Hosted by Max Marten</strong>.</p><br><p><strong>Always remember, #fightlikejo</strong></p><br><p>BRYAN'S Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely</p><p>All the info about the Whyalla show will be there first. Bryan is old school.</p><br><p>Sleepers is an investigative podcast exploring the stories that refuse to stay buried.</p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><h4>#TrueCrimeCommunity</h4><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Support Services</h2><h3>🇦🇺 Australia</h3><ul><li><strong>Lifeline Australia</strong> – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: <strong>13 11 14</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Kids Helpline</strong> – For young people aged 5–25: <strong>1800 55 1800</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Beyond Blue </strong>– free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: <strong>1300 22 4636</strong></li><li><strong>MensLine Australia</strong> – Counselling for men: <strong>1300 78 99 78</strong></li><li><strong>1800RESPECT</strong> – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: <strong>1800 737 732</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>🌍 International</h3><h4>United States</h4><ul><li><strong>RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)</strong>: 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)</li><li><strong>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</strong>: Dial <strong>988</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><h4>United Kingdom</h4><ul><li><strong>NSPCC (for children & young people)</strong>: 0808 800 5000</li><li><strong>Samaritans UK</strong>: 116 123 (24/7)</li><li><strong>NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood)</strong>: 0808 801 0331</li></ul><h4>Canada</h4><ul><li><strong>Kids Help Phone</strong>: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Talk Suicide Canada</strong>: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)</li></ul><h4>New Zealand</h4><ul><li><strong>Safe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline)</strong>: 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Lifeline New Zealand</strong>: 0800 543 354</li></ul><h4>Europe (general)</h4><ul><li><strong>116 123</strong> – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)</li><li><strong>116 111</strong> – Child Helpline Europe</li></ul><h4>Global</h4><ul><li><strong>Child Helpline International</strong>: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines</li></ul><h2><strong>It's time to rise - #fightlikejo</strong></h2><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
19 total episodes available
Similar Podcasts
Discover related shows you might enjoy
The Missing Matter
Podshape
Australian True Crime
Bravecasting
Real Crime with Adam Shand
Podshape
Motive and Method
TAPT Podcasts
True Crime Conversations
Mamamia Podcasts
I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin
News.com.au
She Matters
Sherele Moody
Unravel
ABC Australia
GUILT
Brevity Studios
Badge of Betrayal
Podshape
Secrets We Keep
LiSTNR
Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule
True Crime Australia
The Garden of Eden
Podshape
The Veil - A True Crime Podcast with Ryan Wolf
Brevity Studios
Catching Evil
Andy Byrne & Mark Llewellyn
Deep-dive analytics for sleepers
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is sleepers?
<h1>sleepers</h1><p>Join investigative journalist Bryan Littlely as he pulls back the curtain on Australia's most haunting cold cases. With compelling detail and chilling insights, Bryan is joined by a dedicated ground crew and unexpected allies as they pursue buried truths that authorities have long dismissed or hidden.</p><br><p>Each gripping episode reveals never-before-heard details from key witnesses and confidential statements, shedding new light on decades-old evidence and disturbing revelations about police connections, suppressed leads, unsettling tunnels, and possible crime scenes.</p><h2><br></h2><p>Featuring exclusive interviews, hidden recordings, and raw, confronting narratives, <strong>sleepers</strong> bravely challenges the official story and gives voice to the silent witnesses and forgotten victims who refuse to remain in the dark.</p><br><p>This isn't just a podcast. It's a relentless quest for justice, a reckoning, and a promise to fight for answers.</p><br><p>support 'Leave a Light On Inc.' <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/LeaveALightOninc">here </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.