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Apr 13, 2024 · Hear first-hand or artfully narrated accounts of real-life investigations from our list of best true crime podcasts. Uncover chilling truths from each series.
- Toni Fitzgerald
- Counterclock
- Somebody
- Atlanta Monster
- Accused
- Anatomy of Murder
- Crimetown
- Up and Vanished
- Someone Knows Something
- Crime Junkie
- You Must Remember This: Charles Manson’s Hollywood
Fans of procedurals will bond with former broadcast journalist Delia D’Ambra’s approach to investigating murders. Dogged and savvy, she interviews law-enforcement officers but doesn’t take them at their word for anything. She re-creates witness timelines and reads the details of case files, turning up clues detectives overlooked and calling out bun...
In Somebody, a Black mother leverages the popularity of true crime podcasts to search for answers about her son’s killing. In 2016, Shapearl Wells’ 22-year-old son, Courtney Copeland, was shot through the window of his beloved BMW while he was driving. Chicago police said he got out of his car near a precinct and flagged down an officer for help be...
Following the success of Tenderfoot TV’s flagship series Up and Vanished, host Payne Lindsey brought renewed attention to the underreported case of Atlanta’s child murders with Atlanta Monster. In the 1970s and Eighties, a real-life boogeyman was snatching young Black boys from poor neighborhoods one after another, and brutally murdering them. It w...
In the world of true crime, the unfortunate reality is that there are only a handful of cases and stories that tend to get the most attention, which is why it’s so refreshing to see reporters use the podcast boom to shine a light on older, less notorious cases. Accused, hosted by Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Amber Hunt (who also hosts the excellent...
Most true-crime podcasts are hosted by, for lack of a better term, armchair detectives — people who have a morbid curiosity, but little hands-on experience in the world of criminal investigation. So when a podcast comes along that’s hosted by two people with real-world law-enforcement bona fides, you can tell the difference. Hosted by a former homi...
In some respects, the first season of Crimetown, which focuses on organized crime in Providence, Rhode Island, commits a cardinal sin of true-crime podcasting: It doesn’t focus on one singular crime or culprit, but rather several different ones, weaving in and out of the lives and travails of different law-enforcement officers, terrifying Mafia fig...
In his first podcast as Tenderfoot TV co-founder, Payne Lindsey brought a guileless, post-Serial ambition to Up and Vanished. In the 2016 debut, he basically admitted he was on a mission to be the next Sarah Koenig when he started Googling cold cases near his hometown of Atlanta. He then narrates each step of his nascent investigative-reporting pro...
It may sound odd to describe a crime show as soothing, but when host David Ridgen describes the bucolic Canadian countryside in his gentle Bob Ross voice over a recording of cicada song or crunching leaves, you might momentarily forget you are in the midst of a hunt for answers in cold cases. For seven seasons now, the CBC’s Ridgen has worked with ...
Thanks to the success of My Favorite Murder, there are about as many dishy true-crime discussion-based podcasts out there as there are think pieces arguing that Kim Kardashian is a feminist. But while it didn’t reinvent the wheel format-wise, Crime Junkie holds a special place in our hearts, for the sole reason that Ashley Flowers and former co-hos...
There’s perhaps no true-crime story covered more than the Tate-LaBianca murders, orchestrated by Charles Manson — in fact, it was the prosecutor’s own account of the crimes and the trial that helped launch the genre in the 1970s. But perhaps no one has covered the story so well as Karina Longworth in a single season of her history podcast You Must ...
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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.
- A True-Crime Podcast With A Humorous Twist: My Favorite Murder. Hosts keep the topic from being depressing. The comedic angle is a refreshing change.
- Best True-Crime Podcast of a Cold Case: West Cork. A comprehensive inquiry into the case. Its use of multiple sources and points of view. The podcast is now free.
- A True-Crime Podcast That Tackles Flawed Investigations: In the Dark. Careful investigations of investigations. Information is well-organized and detailed.
- Best Podcast for White-Collar Crime: Swindled. Insight into outlandish scams and corporate injustices. Covers crimes not discussed in many other podcasts.
- Casefile True Crime. 230 votes. An anonymous host looks at both solved crimes and cold cases from Australia and around the world.
- My Favorite Murder. 376 votes. Hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark talk about their favorite tales of murder and listen to fans and friends tell stories of their hometown's crimes.
- True Crime Garage. 162 votes. Hosts Nic and The Captain talk true crime and drink beer in their garage.
- Criminal. 127 votes. Host Phoebe Judge examines crime and those who've been wronged, focusing on the complexity of the stories.
Jun 3, 2024 · Whether you're a dedicated podcast detective or you're exploring the depths of the podcast world for the first time, these are the best true crime podcasts that deserve a spot in your...
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Feb 22, 2024 · Popular podcasts like “Criminal,” “My Favorite Murder,” and “Casefile” have become cultural phenomena, setting the gold standard for the genre with their compelling narratives, meticulous research, and the unique perspectives they bring to the often-dark world of true crime.
