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Apr 13, 2024 · Today, there are thousands of true crime podcasts. Listeners are more likely to be female than male, and 41% of regular podcast listeners who listen to true crime are ages 18-49. Based on...
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- A True-Crime Podcast With A Humorous Twist: My Favorite Murder
- Best True-Crime Podcast of a Cold Case: West Cork
- A True-Crime Podcast That Tackles Flawed Investigations: In the Dark
- Best Podcast for White-Collar Crime: Swindled
- A True-Crime Podcast for Fans of The Wire: Crimetown
- A Fascinating Podcast for Unsolved Crime Fans: Atlanta Monster
- Best Crime Podcast for Variety: Criminal
- A Crime Podcast for Armchair Psychologists: Dirty John
- Unsettling Murder Stories for Horror Enthusiasts: Casefile
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True-crime podcasts have come a long way since Serial broke records in 2014, branching out to cover crimes from a range of different perspectives. Yet, as this rundown of the best true-crime podcasts shows, for all their wide varieties, the best all have one thing in common: They explore our society, psychologies, and relationships just as much as crime itself.
For anyone who worries that listening to dark crime podcasts may become overwhelming after one too many gruesome homicides, My Favorite Murder is a recommended antidote. It's a comedy true-crime podcast hosted by writers/comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, who spend each episode nonchalantly looking at one or two murder cases while int...
A cold-case podcast in the vein of Serial and Atlanta Monster, the 13 episodes of West Cork focus on the unsolved 1996 murder of French TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Hosted by investigative journalist Sam Bungey and TV producer Jennifer Forde, the podcast examines the unanswered questions surrounding du Plantier's violent murder. In additi...
The recipient of a Peabody Award, In the Dark is another true-crime podcast that spends each season focused on a single unexplained crime. Investigative reporter Madeleine Baran hosts it, and it very much takes an investigative approach to its crimes, which in both seasons relate as much to failures of law and justice as to the ugliness of crime. T...
In contrast to true-crime podcasts about murders and disappearances, Swindled is a podcast that focuses on white-collar crime, such as fraud, insider trading, and bribery. Hosted by the anonymous "Concerned Citizen," the podcast's attraction lies largely in its ability to penetrate below the surface of corporate America, using steely narration and ...
Crimetown is a true-crime podcast with an original, wide-lensed angle from the creators of HBO's The Jinx. It doesn't look at specific crimes, but rather the crime culture of specific towns, which provides the focus for each season. For example, the first series analyzed crime in Providence, Rhode Island, where corrupt mayors were no less criminal ...
Made by the Up and Vanished producers, Atlanta Monster documents the Atlanta child murders, a spate of killings and disappearances that gripped the city between 1979 and 1981. The podcast is hosted by documentary filmmaker Payne Lindsey, who examines the case's unanswered questions with a cool, dispassionate eye. What distinguishes this podcast is ...
For those who want to immerse themselves in different crimes and contexts with each new installment, Criminal is probably the best true-crime podcast available for free streaming. Hosted by award-winning journalist Phoebe Judge and initially launched in 2014, each episode focuses on a new crime, individual, or story. One show, for example, enters t...
Hosted by the LA Times' Christopher Goffard, Dirty John is an ideal true-crime podcast for those who like their crime stories to double as philosophical examinations of human psychology and the nature of relationships. All episodes focus on the relationship between divorcée Debra Newell and John Meehan, who met via an online dating site. In the beg...
First appearing in 2016, Casefile True Crime (or just Casefile) is an Australian podcast that focuses on the grislier end of the crime spectrum. Hosted by "Anonymous," the eerie background music helps to create a haunting atmosphere in which each episode's tale of murder or violent crime is evocatively spun. Every episode focuses on a single crime,...
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- 'Bear Brook' It starts with a gruesome scene: four bodies — three children and one woman — found stuffed into two blue barrels near Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire.
- 'Missing and Murdered' This podcast focuses on the unsolved and often grossly underlooked murder cases of Indigenous women and girls. "Missing and Murdered," hosted by Cree journalist Connie Walker, digs into these cases across thousands of miles, taking listeners on a journey through living rooms and onto reservations to investigate the cases.
- 'Someone Knows Something' When a podcast has eight seasons, you know they’re onto something. And in this case, someone does know something. Host David Ridgen extensively investigates anything, from a man who received a package around the holidays with the note, "Have a very Merry Christmas and may you never have to buy another flashlight," and when he turned the flashlight on it exploded, to an OBGYN who was shot and killed in his home in 1998, seemingly for performing abortions.
- 'Court Junkie' In "Court Junkie," each episode focuses on one case, taking elements from criminal trials, court documents and interviews of those close to the case, leaving listeners to decide if the justice system worked.
Sword and Scale is a true crime podcast covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first episode launched January 1st, 2014 and feature stories of murder, abduction, rape, and even more bizarre forms of crime. It’s the purest form of true-crime where the raw uncensored audio tells the story.
- Serial. We can’t talk about the best true crime podcasts without mentioning Serial. Its first season launched in October 2014, and many consider it the first true crime podcast that brought the genre to the mainstream.
- Crime Junkie. If you want a true crime podcast that leaves you on the edge of your seat but still feels like you’re chatting with your friends, then Crime Junkie is the podcast for you.
- Morbid: A True Crime Podcast. If you like your true crime with a dash of sidebar humor, add Morbid: A True Crime Podcast to your podcast list. Morbid is hosted by Boston-based aunt-and-niece duo Alaina and Ash (who actually consider themselves sisters).
- My Favorite Murder. My Favorite Murder is another true crime podcast that incorporates humor into its storytelling. It’s hosted by comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, who keep it respectful while simultaneously making you laugh.
If you are fascinated by the dark and mysterious stories of true crime, NPR has a podcast for you. Explore the motives, methods and consequences of some of the most notorious cases in history ...
Jul 3, 2022 · The 25 Best True-Crime Podcasts of All Time. From chat shows to deep dives, we rank the true-crime podcasts that keep us hooked. By. Ej Dickson, Brenna Ehrlich, Elisabeth Garber-Paul,...
