List of American crime podcasts

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This is a list of American crime podcasts. True crime podcasts were popularized in the United States by Serial , which debuted in 2014. [1]

Contents

List

PodcastYearTopic/person coveredHostProduced byRef
Atlanta Monster 2018–2020 Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 Payne Lindsey HowStuffWorks, Tenderfoot TV [2]
Bear Brook 2018–presentThe Allenstown Four and Sharon JohnsonJason Moon New Hampshire Public Radio [3]
The Coldest Case in Laramie 20231985 murder of Shelli Wiley in Laramie, Wyoming Kim Barker Serial Productions and The New York Times [4]
Crime Junkie 2017–presentVarious Ashley Flowers Audiochuck [5]
Crime Writers On 2014–presentVariousRebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Toby Ball, Lara Bricker.Partners in Crime Media [6]
Crimetown 2016–2019Organized crime Marc Smerling, Zac Stuart-Pontier Gimlet Media [7]
Criminal 2014–presentVarious Phoebe Judge Radiotopia [8]
Culpable 2019 Christian Andreacchio Dennis CooperBlack Mountain Media, Tenderfoot TV, Resonate Recordings, Cadence13 [9]
Darknet Diaries 2017–presentInternet crime, hackers, cryptocurrency Jack RhysiderJack Rhysider [10]
Deathbed Confessions2021- 2023Deathbed confessionsAddison Nugent Parcast [11]
Dateline NBC2019–presentVarious NBC News [12]
Disappearances2021- 2023DisappearancesSarah Turney Parcast [13]
Disgraceland 2018-Crimes involving musicians Jake Brennan Double Elvis Productions [14]
Dr. Death 2018–present Christopher Duntsch, Farid Fata, Paolo Macchiarini Laura Beil Wondery [15]
Ear Hustle 2017–present San Quentin State Prison Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor Radiotopia [16]
Gangster Capitalism 2019–present 2019 college admissions bribery scandal Andrew Jenks Cadence13 [17]
Generation Why 2012–presentVariousAaron, Justin Wondery [18]
Heaven's Gate 2017 Heaven's Gate cultGlynn Washington Stitcher [19]
In the Dark 2016–2020 Jacob Wetterling, Curtis Flowers Madeleine Baran American Public Media [20]
Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad2019–2022Cold cases Paul Holes, Billy Jensen Exactly Right [21]
Killer Role2021 Wyn Reed Keith Morrison NBC News [22]
The Last Podcast on the Left 2011–presentVarious Ed Larson, Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski The Last Podcast Network [23]
Mommy Doomsday2021 Lori Vallow Keith Morrison NBC News [24]
Monster: The Zodiac Killer2019–2020 Zodiac Killer Payne Lindsey iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV [25]
Monster: DC Sniper2019–2020 DC Sniper Tony Harris iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV [26]
Morbid: A True Crime Podcast 2018–presentVariousAsh Kelley, Alaina UrquhartTrue Crime [27]
Motive 2019– 2023Frank Main Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ [28]
My Favorite Murder 2016–presentVarious Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark Exactly Right [29]
No Place Like Home2021 Judy Garland Museum ruby slipper heist of 2005Seyward Darby, Ariel Ramchandani Cadence13 [30]
Over My Dead Body2019–2020 Dan Markel, Joe Exotic Matthew Shaer, Robert Moor Wondery [31]
Room 202019Omar SalgadoJoanne Faryon Wondery, Los Angeles Times, Neon Hum Media [32] [33]
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia 2019 Black Dahlia Yvette Gentile, Rasha Pecoraro Cadence13, TNT [34] [35]
S-Town 2017John B. McLemoreBrian ReedSerial Productions [36]
Serial 2014–2021Various Sarah Koenig Serial Productions [37]
Somebody 2020Courtney CopelandShapearl Wells iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV, The Intercept [38]
The Shrink Next Door 2019–2021Isaac Herschkopf Joe Nocera Wondery [39]
The Thing About Pam2019–2021 Pam Hupp, Betsy Faria, Shirley Mae Neumann, Louis Gumpenberger Keith Morrison Dateline NBC [40]
The Trials of Frank Carson2021Frank CarsonChristopher GoffardLos Angeles Times [41]
The Vanished 2016–presentMissing-persons casesMarissa Jones Wondery [42]
This Land 2019– 2023 Sharp v. Murphy Rebecca Nagle Crooked Media [43]
To Live and Die in L.A. 2019– 2023Adea Shabani, Elaine Park Neil Strauss Cadence13 [44]
Trust Me2020–presentCults, extreme belief, and the abuse of power Lola Blanc, Meagan Elizabeth PodcastOne [45]
Up and Vanished 2016–presentVariousPayne Lindsey Cadence13 [46] [47] [48]
Wine & Crime2017–presentGeneralLucy Fitzgerald, Kenyon Laing, Amanda JacobsonWine & Crime [49]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Amy (December 23, 2014). "The 'Serial' podcast: By the numbers". CNN. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Home". Atlanta Monster. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bear Brook". Bear Brook. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Quah, Nicholas (February 23, 2023). "The Coldest Case in Laramie Is Serial's Grimmest Production Yet". Vulture. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Podcast 'Crime Junkie' Celebrates Five Years Of Searching For Justice". Forbes . Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Crime Writers On..." Crime Writers On... Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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  18. ↑ "The Generation Why Podcast". ART19. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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  22. ↑ "Killer Role". NBC News. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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  25. ↑ "Monster: The Zodiac Killer". monster-podcast.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Baltimore's own Tony Harris discusses "Monster" the D.C. Sniper podcast". WBAL TV. February 4, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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  38. ↑ "Somebody". The Intercept. March 20, 2020. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  39. ↑ "The Shrink Next Door". Wondery – Feel The Story. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  40. ↑ "The Thing about Pam – Dateline NBC podcast". NBC News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  41. ↑ "Introducing: 'The Trials of Frank Carson'". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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  49. ↑ "Wine & Crime – WINE & CRIME : True crime / comedy podcast". wineandcrimepodcast.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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