List of American crime podcasts
This is a list of American crime podcasts. True crime podcasts were popularized in the United States by Serial, which debuted in 2014.[1]
List[]
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Podcast | Year | Topic/person covered | Host | Produced by | Ref |
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12-26-75 | 2017–2019 | Donna Richmond; Visalia Ransacker | (not stated) | Acast | [2] |
22 Hours | 2019–2021 | Various | Megan Cloherty, Jack Moore | WTOP News, PodcastOne | [3] |
88 Days: The Jayme Closs Story | 2019 | Jayme Closs | Lou Raguse | KARE 11, VAULT Studios | [4] |
Amy Should Be Forty | 2019 | Amy Mihaljevic | Andrew Horansky | VAULT Studios, WKYC Studios, | [5] |
Anatomy of Murder | 2020–present | Various | Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, Scott Weinberger | audiochuck | [6] |
And That's Why We Drink | 2017–present | Various | Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz | Kast Media | [7] |
Assassinations | 2018–2020 | Assassinations | Niall Cooper | Cutler Media, Parcast Network | [8] |
Atlanta Monster | 2018–2020 | Atlanta Child Murders | Payne Lindsey | HowStuffWorks, Tenderfoot TV | [9] |
Bardstown | 2019–present | Various | Katie Moore | VAULT Studios | [10] |
Bear Brook | 2018–2019 | The Allenstown Four | Jason Moon | New Hampshire Public Radio | [11] |
Bomber | 2019–2020 | Mark Anthony Conditt | Jason Puckett, Tim Ryan | VAULT Studios | [12] |
Casefile Presents: Pseudocide | 2021 | Faked death | Alice Fiennes, Poppy Damon | Spofify Studios, Casefile | [13] |
Chameleon | 2020–2021 | Various | Josh Dean, Vanessa Grigoriadis, Trevor Aaronson | Campside Media | [14][15] |
Con Artists | 2019–2020 | Con artists | Alastair Murden | Parcast Network | [16] |
Counterclock | 2019–2021 | Denise Johnson, Elizabeth Stacey Stanton, Pelley Family Massacre | Delia D'Ambra | audiochuck | [17] |
Court Junkie | 2016–present | Court cases | Jillian Jalali | PodcastOne | [18] |
Crime Countdown | 2020–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | Parcast Network | [19] |
Crime in Sports | 2016–present | Sports crimes | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Wisman | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Wisman | [20] |
Crime Writers On | 2014–present | Various | Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Toby Ball, Lara Bricker. | Partners in Crime Media | [21] |
Crimes of Passion | 2019–present | Crimes of passion | Lanie Hobbs | Parcast Network, Cutler Media | [22] |
Crimetown | 2016–2019 | Organized crime | Marc Smerling, Zac Stuart-Pontier | Gimlet Media | [23] |
Criminal | 2014–present | Various | Phoebe Judge | Radiotopia | [24] |
Culpable | 2019 | Christian Andreacchio | Dennis Cooper | Black Mountain Media, Tenderfoot TV, Resonate Recordings, Cadence13 | [25] |
Darknet Diaries | 2017–present | Internet crime, hackers, cryptocurrency | Jack Rhysider | Jack Rhysider | [26] |
Dateline NBC | 2019–present | Various | NBC News | [27] | |
Do No Harm | 2020 | The Bright Family | Mike Hixenbaugh | NBC News, Wondery | [28] |
Dr. Death | 2018–present | Christopher Duntsch, Farid Fata, Paolo Macchiarini | Laura Beil | Wondery | [29] |
Ear Hustle | 2017–present | San Quentin State Prison | Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor | Radiotopia | [30] |
Firebug | 2021-present | John Orr | Marc Smerling | truth.media | [31] |
Gangster Capitalism | 2019–present | 2019 college admissions bribery scandal | Andrew Jenks | Cadence13 | [32] |
Generation Why | 2012–present | Various | Aaron, Justin | Wondery | [33] |
Going West | 2018–present | Various | Daphne Woolsoncroft & Heath Merryman | Daphne Woolsoncroft | [34] |
In the Dark | 2016–2020 | Jacob Wetterling, Curtis Flowers | Madeleine Baran | American Public Media | [35] |
International Infamy | 2021–present | High-profile cases | Ashley Flowers | Parcast Network | [36] |
Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad | 2019–present | Cold cases | Paul Holes, Billy Jensen | Exactly Right | [37] |
Killer Queens | 2018-present | Various | Tori Tobi and Tyrella Slemp | True Crime | [38] |
Killer Role | 2021 | Wyn Reed | Keith Morrison | NBC News | [39] |
The Last Podcast on the Left | 2011–present | Various | Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski | The Last Podcast Network | [40] |
LISK: Long Island Serial Killer | 2020-present | Shannan Gilbert | Chris Mass | Mopac Audio | [41] |
Man in the Window | 2019–2020 | Golden State Killer | Christopher Goffard | Wondery | [42] |
Mile Higher | 2018–present | Crime and conspiracies | Josh Thomas, Kendall Ray | Mile Higher Media | [43] |
Mommy Doomsday | 2021 | Lori Vallow | Keith Morrison | NBC News | [44] |
Monster: The Zodiac Killer | 2019–2020 | Zodiac Killer | Payne Lindsey | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV | [45] |
Monster: DC Sniper | 2019–2020 | DC Sniper | Tony Harris | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV | [46] |
Morbid: A True Crime Podcast | 2018–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | True Crime | [47] |
My Favorite Murder | 2016–present | Various | Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark | Exactly Right | [48] |
No Place Like Home | 2021 | Judy Garland Museum ruby slipper heist of 2005 | Seyward Darby, Ariel Ramchandani | Cadence13 | [49] |
O.C. Swingers | 2021 | Dr. Grant Robicheaux | Ashley Flowers | iHeartRadio, audiochuck | [50] |
Once Upon A Crime | 2016–present | Various | Esther Ludlow | Esther Ludlow | [51] |
Over My Dead Body | 2019–2020 | Dan Markel, Joe Exotic | Matthew Shaer, Robert Moor | Wondery | [52] |
Paper Ghosts | 2020–2021 | Robert "Bob LaRosa, The Stevenson family murders | M. William Phelps | iHeartRadio | [53] |
Park Predators | 2020–2021 | Murders and assaults in parks | Delia D'Ambra | Parcast Network | [54] |
Pretty Scary | 2017–present | True crime, conspiracy theories, ghosts, aliens | Adam Tod Brown, Caitlin Cutt, Kari Martin | Unpops Podcast Network | [55] |
Ripped from the Headlines | 2020-Present | Various | Enn & Matt | Independent | |
Room 20 | 2019 | Omar Salgado | Joanne Faryon | Wondery, Los Angeles Times, Neon Hum Media | [56] |
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia | 2019 | Black Dahlia | Yvette Gentile, Rasha Pecoraro | Cadence13, TNT | [57][58] |
Route 29 Stalker | 2018-2021 | Murders and disappearances along Route 29 in Virgina | Woody G. Watts | Watts Creative Studios | [59] |
Rotten Mango | 2020–present | Various | Stephanie Soo | Audioboom, Stephanie Soo | [60] |
S-Town | 2017 | John B. McLemore | Brian Reed | Serial Productions | [61] |
Selena: A Star Dies in Texas | 2020 | Selena | Rudy Treviño | VAULT, Kiii TV | [62] |
Serial | 2014–2021 | Various | Sarah Koenig | Serial Productions | [63] |
Serial Killers | 2017–present | Various | Greg Polcyn, Vanessa Richardson | Cutler Media Production, Parcast Network | [64] |
Sinful Sisters Podcast | 2021–present | Various | Hailey Currie, Paige Currie | Sinful Sisters Podcast | [65] |
Small Town Murder | 2017–present | Various | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | [66] |
Smoke Screen | 2020–2021 | Ryan Scott-Gevelinger & Frederick Lenz | Jonathan Hirsch | Neon Hum Media | [67] |
Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries | 2020–present | Various | Carter, Wenndy | Parcast Network | [68] |
Somebody | 2020 | Courtney Copeland | Shapearl Wells | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV, The Intercept | [69] |
Strictly Stalking | 2020-present | Stalking | Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula | Kast Media | [70] |
Sword and Scale | 2015–present | Various | Mike Boudet | Incongruity | [71] |
The Clearing | 2019 | Edward Wayne Edwards | Josh Dean | Gimlet Media, Pineapple Street Media | [72] |
The Clown and the Candyman | 2020–2021 | John Wayne Gacy and Dean Corll | Jacqueline Bynon | Investigation Discovery | [73] |
The Dropout | 2019-present | Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos | Rebecca Jarvis | ABC Radio | [74] |
The Officer's Wife | 2020 | Jessica Boynton, Matthew Boynton | Brendan Keefe | 11alive, VAULT | [75] |
The Opportunist | 2020–present | Sherry Shriner, Robert Courtney | Hannah Smith | Kast Media | [76] |
The Orange Tree | 2020 | Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak | Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler | The Drag Audio Production House | [77] |
The Piketon Massacre | 2020-2021 | Pike County shootings | Unlisted | iHeartRadio | [78] |
The Serial Killer Podcast | 2016–present | Various | Thomas Wiborg Thune | Thomas Wilborg-Thune | [79] |
The Shrink Next Door | 2019-2021 | Isaac Herschkopf | Joe Nocera | Wondery | [80] |
The Thing About Pam | 2019-2021 | Pam Hupp, Betsy Faria, Shirley Mae Neumann, Louis Gumpenberger | Keith Morrison | Dateline NBC | [81] |
The Trials of Frank Carson | 2021 | Frank Carson | Christopher Goffard | Los Angeles Times | [82] |
The Yellow Car | 2021 | The murder of Effie Entezari | TBA | KGW, VAULT Studios | [83] |
True Crime Chronicles | 2019–present | Various | Will Johnson, Spencer Bruttig, Reed Redmond | VAULT Studios | [84] |
The Vanished | 2016–present | Missing-persons cases | Marissa Jones | Wondery | [85] |
This is Actually Happening | 2013–present | True stories of life-changing events | Whit Missildine | Wondery | [86] |
This Land | 2019–present | Sharp v. Murphy | Rebecca Nagle | Crooked Media | [87] |
To Live and Die in L.A. | 2019–present | Adea Shabani, Elaine Park | Neil Strauss | Cadence13 | [88] |
Today in True Crime | 2019–present | Various | Parcast Network | [89] | |
True Crime Obsessed | 2017–present | General | Patrick Hinds, Gillian Pensavalle | Obsessed Network | [90] |
Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories | 2016–present | Unsolved murders | Carter Roy, Wenndy Mackenzie | Parcast Network | [91] |
Up and Vanished | 2016–present | Various | Payne Lindsey | Cadence13 | [92][93][94] |
Urge to Kill | 2019 | The disappearance of Kaylee Sawyer | KGW, VAULT Studios | [95] | |
Unraveled | 2021-present | Jason Christopher Hughes, Long Island serial killer | Alexis Linkletter, Billy Jensen | discovery+ | [96] |
When Killers Get Caught | 2021 | Various | Brittany Ransom, Brian Joyner | Audible | [97] |
Wine & Crime | 2017–present | General | Lucy Fitzgerald, Kenyon Laing, Amanda Jacobson | Wine & Crime | [98] |
See also[]
References[]
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