sleepers

Bryan Littlely & Max Marten

sleepersJoin 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. 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. Featuring exclusive interviews, hidden recordings, and raw, confronting narratives, sleepers bravely challenges the official story and gives voice to the silent witnesses and forgotten victims who refuse to remain in the dark. This isn't just a podcast. It's a relentless quest for justice, a reckoning, and a promise to fight for answers. support 'Leave a Light On Inc.' here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Hidden Adelaide

    1 day ago

    Hidden Adelaide

    This episode contains references to child exploitation, grooming, sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. What if some of the most important witnesses to South Australia's darkest mysteries were never suspects, police officers or investigators? What if they were simply there? 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. 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. 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. 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. This is not an episode about proving a theory. It's an episode about understanding a world. A world of vulnerable youth, hidden networks, whispered reputations and forgotten places. A world that still echoes in some of South Australia's most notorious cold cases and unsolved mysteries. 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. Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified and are presented as one person’s recollections and lived experiences.   Interview by Bryan Littlely. Hosted by Max Marten.   BRYAN'S Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely Bryan is old school. A huge thank you to everyone who supports Sleepers   Always remember   Fight like JO! - #fightlikejo Support Services🇦🇺 AustraliaLifeline Australia – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 (24/7)Kids Helpline – For young people aged 5–25: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)Beyond Blue – free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia – Counselling for men: 1300 78 99 781800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732 (24/7) 🌍 InternationalUnited StatesRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (24/7)United KingdomNSPCC (for children & young people): 0808 800 5000Samaritans UK: 116 123 (24/7)NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331CanadaKids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)New ZealandSafe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354Europe (general)116 123 – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)116 111 – Child Helpline EuropeGlobalChild Helpline International: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines HASHTAGS #SleepersPodcast #Sleepers #BryanLittlely #MaxMarten #AustralianTrueCrime #AdelaideTrueCrime #SouthAustraliaTrueCrime #TheFamilyMurders #BevanSpencerVonEinem #ColdCasesAustralia #UnsolvedMysteries #InvestigativePodcast #AdelaideHistory #HiddenAdelaide #FightLikeJo It's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  2. the family case: The 'Other' Adelaide

    24 May

    the family case: The 'Other' Adelaide

    This episode contains references to child exploitation, grooming, drugging allegations, sexual abuse, trauma, and strong language. Listener discretion is advised. This interview audio has been altered at the request of the Interviewee. In this episode, investigative journalist Brian Littlely speaks with a person who moved through Adelaide’s hidden social world during the 1970s and 1980s. 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. The racing scene. The security world. Private gatherings. Powerful men. And the survival masks people built in order to exist within them. As Sleepers moves deeper into its investigation surrounding what became known as The Family, this episode marks a shift away from isolated allegations and toward the broader culture that allowed silence, vulnerability, and fear to thrive. Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified and are presented as one person’s recollections and lived experiences. Interview by Bryan Littlely. Hosted by Max Marten. BRYAN'S Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely Bryan is old school. Next time on Sleepers, we will be moving further into Adelaide after dark, hidden social circles, drugging allegations, and names many South Australians already know. A huge thank you to everyone who supports Sleepers Always remember Fight like JO! - #fightlikejo Sleepers is an investigative podcast exploring the stories that refuse to stay buried. #TrueCrimeCommunity Support Services🇦🇺 AustraliaLifeline Australia – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 (24/7)Kids Helpline – For young people aged 5–25: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)Beyond Blue – free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia – Counselling for men: 1300 78 99 781800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732 (24/7) 🌍 InternationalUnited StatesRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (24/7)United KingdomNSPCC (for children & young people): 0808 800 5000Samaritans UK: 116 123 (24/7)NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331CanadaKids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)New ZealandSafe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354Europe (general)116 123 – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)116 111 – Child Helpline EuropeGlobalChild Helpline International: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines It's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  3. the family case: The Family No One Wants.

    13 May

    the family case: The Family No One Wants.

    This episode contains references to child exploitation, grooming, drugging allegations, sexual abuse, trauma, and strong language. Listener discretion is advised. This interview audio has been altered at the request of the Interviewee. Sleepers 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. Max Marten introduces investigative journalist Bryan Littlely, 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. Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified. They are presented as one person’s recollection and lived experience. 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. This new direction into The Family doesn’t mean Sleepers will stop pursuing information connected to earlier episodes. If new witnesses come forward or new evidence appears, we’ll follow it. 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. Interview by Bryan Littlely. Hosted by Max Marten. Always remember, #fightlikejo BRYAN'S Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bryan.littlely All the info about the Whyalla show will be there first. Bryan is old school. Sleepers is an investigative podcast exploring the stories that refuse to stay buried. #TrueCrimeCommunity Support Services🇦🇺 AustraliaLifeline Australia – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 (24/7)Kids Helpline – For young people aged 5–25: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)Beyond Blue – free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia – Counselling for men: 1300 78 99 781800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732 (24/7) 🌍 InternationalUnited StatesRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (24/7)United KingdomNSPCC (for children & young people): 0808 800 5000Samaritans UK: 116 123 (24/7)NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331CanadaKids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)New ZealandSafe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354Europe (general)116 123 – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)116 111 – Child Helpline EuropeGlobalChild Helpline International: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplinesIt's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  4. Sowing the Seeds

    16 Apr

    Sowing the Seeds

    This episode contains confronting material, including references to abuse, trauma, and distressing personal experiences. Listener discretion is advised. What happens when memory doesn’t come back clean? In this episode of Sleepers, we hear from the grand nephew of the monster STAN HART, in an interview that is as fragmented as it is confronting. What unfolds is not a neat narrative, but something far more complex: a series of lived experiences shaped by major trauma, survival, and time. Some claims made in this interview cannot be independently verified. Where relevant, we have made that clear. This episode does not seek to confirm every detail, but it does recognise the weight and courage it takes to speak at all. This is not an easy listen. It wasn't easy for Bryan or Max to produce. But it is an important... very important! As Sleepers continues to dig into South Australia’s most confronting and unresolved stories, this episode marks a shift into territory where truth, memory, and perception don’t always align. And where the questions matter just as much as the answers. SLEEPERS LIVE — Wednesday, August 22 Adelaide, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Join investigative journalist Brian Littlely for Sleepers Live at the Arkaba Hotel, Adelaide. 📍 Arkaba Hotel, 150 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton SA 5063 Adelaide SA - https://www.arkabahotel.com.au/ 📅 Wednesday, August 22 7:00 pm for a 7:30 pm start. Book via HERE or The Ark HURRY - AT TIME OF POSTING, there were fewer than 100 Tix left! Sleepers is an investigative podcast exploring the stories that refuse to stay buried. It's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  5. adelaide oval abduction: Evil Play

    22 Mar

    adelaide oval abduction: Evil Play

    In this episode of SLEEPERS, two separate accounts, decades apart, begin to flesh out the pattern. The first comes from a man recalling an experience as a six-year-old boy living directly behind Stanley Arthur Hart's property in Yatina, Regional South Australia. He describes a room called a playroom, a space he was taken into and not allowed to leave. The second account comes from an adult witness who visited the same property years later. What he encountered appeared unusual, even at that time: a sick woman in bed, a floor strewn with wasted medication, a conversation about a caravan, and an attached room, known as a shed, containing jars described as animal specimens. Individually, these are fragments. Together, they raise questions. This episode does not present conclusions. It presents testimony, memory, and environment and examines how spaces can be normalised, explained away, and later understood differently. As Sleepers continues its investigation into cold cases, historical abuse, and unresolved questions in South Australia, Evil Play asks listeners to consider what was seen… and what was missed. If you have information relevant to this series, you can reach out confidentially. Listener discretion advised. 🎤 Sleepers Live — True Crime EventJoin Bryan Littlely live as Sleepers steps off the podcast and into the room. 📍 Arkaba Hotel, Adelaide 🎟️ Tickets & details: https://www.arkabahotel.com.au/?bn_event=sleepers-live-true-crime-feat-bryan-littlely #SleepersPodcast #Playrooms #AustralianTrueCrime #ColdCasesAustralia #SouthAustralia #TrueCrimePodcast #UnsolvedCases #InvestigativePodcast #HistoricalAbuse #TrueCrimeCommunity Support Services🇦🇺 AustraliaLifeline Australia – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 (24/7)Kids Helpline – For young people aged 5–25: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)Beyond Blue – free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia – Counselling for men: 1300 78 99 781800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732 (24/7) 🌍 InternationalUnited StatesRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (24/7)United KingdomNSPCC (for children & young people): 0808 800 5000Samaritans UK: 116 123 (24/7)NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331CanadaKids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)New ZealandSafe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354Europe (general)116 123 – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)116 111 – Child Helpline EuropeGlobalChild Helpline International: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplinesIt's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  6. adelaide oval abduction: The Chameleon

    28 Feb

    adelaide oval abduction: The Chameleon

    In this episiode Bryan Littlely speaks to a woman who knew Stan Hart inside the ordinary spaces of community life. Stamp meetings, tennis courts, and coffee with family. What she describes is not the public persona. It is a locked room... A dying wife living in dim light. A warning whispered: ‘Please don’t come back… it’s bad here for you.’ And a man capable of charm in public and force in private. Through lived experience, this witness reveals the duality she now recognises: a respected community figure who, in her words, was a ‘chameleon’. This episode does not deal in speculation. It deals in memory, pattern, and behaviour and asks whether concealment allowed something darker to operate for decades. If you have information relevant to the matters discussed in SLEEPERS, you can contact us confidentially. Always remember — Fight Like Jo! #SleepersPodcast, #TheChameleon, #StanHart, #SouthAustralia, #TrueCrimeAustralia, #ColdCase ⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. Support Services🇦🇺 AustraliaLifeline Australia – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 (24/7)Kids Helpline – For young people aged 5–25: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)Beyond Blue – free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia – Counselling for men: 1300 78 99 781800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732 (24/7) 🌍 InternationalUnited StatesRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (24/7)United KingdomNSPCC (for children & young people): 0808 800 5000Samaritans UK: 116 123 (24/7)NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331CanadaKids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)New ZealandSafe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354Europe (general)116 123 – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)116 111 – Child Helpline EuropeGlobalChild Helpline International: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines It's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  7. adelaide oval abduction: Family Ties

    6 Feb

    adelaide oval abduction: Family Ties

    Sleepers returns after a few weeks away, and it doesn’t ease back in. In Family Ties, brothers Mark and Stephen Marshall confront memories that have followed them since childhood. One recalls being lifted onto his brother’s shoulders and told to look inside what was called Poppa’s Jail. The other, decades later, faces that memory . Interviewed by Bryan Littlely, their accounts are raw, fragmented, and deeply unsettling, not because of what they claim, but because memory, denial, and family silence collide. This episode sets the tone for Season Two: quieter, darker, and driven by testimony that refuses to stay buried. We’ve been away over Christmas, but we haven’t been idle. More interviews. More voices. More threads are already pulling tight. This is only the beginning. ⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. Support Services 🇦🇺 AustraliaLifeline Australia – Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 (24/7)Kids Helpline – For young people aged 5–25: 1800 55 1800 (24/7)Beyond Blue – free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: 1300 22 4636MensLine Australia – Counselling for men: 1300 78 99 781800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732 (24/7) 🌍 InternationalUnited StatesRAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (24/7)United KingdomNSPCC (for children & young people): 0808 800 5000Samaritans UK: 116 123 (24/7)NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331CanadaKids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)New ZealandSafe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)Lifeline New Zealand: 0800 543 354Europe (general)116 123 – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)116 111 – Child Helpline EuropeGlobalChild Helpline International: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines It's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  8. beaumont abduction: The Woman on the Lawn

    11/12/2025

    beaumont abduction: The Woman on the Lawn

    In this final episode of 2025, Sleepers brings you one of the most significant witness accounts ever shared publicly about the disappearance of the Beaumont children. For nearly sixty years, she held her silence. She was a young mother on holiday at Glenelg on Australia Day 1966, sitting on the grass with her children, when a little boy played with her son on their picnic blanket. His name was Grant Beaumont. In this episode, she tells her story. She describes the man she saw with the children, the moment he rose and walked them toward the side shows, and the fear that drove her to flee South Australia the very next day. Her memories are clear, consistent, and unchanged across decades, and now, they become part of the public record. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Beaumont disappearance on Australia Day 2026, this testimony raises new questions about old assumptions, long-dismissed leads, and the urgent need for renewed investigative action. Sleepers will continue in 2026, examining not only the Beaumont case but also cold cases across South Australia. The Adelaide Oval abductions, the 1980s Family murders, and the many stories still waiting in the shadows. If you know something… say something. - Your voice matters. It's time to rise - #fightlikejo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
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sleepersJoin 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. 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. Featuring exclusive interviews, hidden recordings, and raw, confronting narratives, sleepers bravely challenges the official story and gives voice to the silent witnesses and forgotten victims who refuse to remain in the dark. This isn't just a podcast. It's a relentless quest for justice, a reckoning, and a promise to fight for answers. support 'Leave a Light On Inc.' here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Bryan Littlely & Max Marten
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bryan Littlely & Max Marten
  • Show Website
    sleepers

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