But before shutting her eyes, she picks up her phone and presses play on her favorite true crime podcast.
They don't understand how I could fall asleep listening to a true crime podcast," Gimson, 31, tells CNBC Make It.
True crime is a genre of entertainment that details the events of a real crime, often quite salaciously.
At night, he adds, true crime content can also give the effect of "ghost stories," a narrative people regularly associate with bedtime.
Growing up, her family also watched true crime shows such as "Dateline" and "Unsolved Mysteries," and she bonded over the thrillers with her grandmother.
Persons:
David Schmid, Schmid, she's, Gimson
Organizations:
CNBC, Apple, Spotify, Pew Research, University at Buffalo, of Justice Statistics, Violence Policy
Locations:
Canada