This is a list of American crime podcasts. True crime podcasts were popularized in the United States by Serial, which debuted in 2014.[1]
12-26-75 | 2017–2019 | Donna Richmond; Jennifer Armour; wrongful conviction of Oscar Clifton; 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] | |
Ain't it Scary? with Sean & Carrie | 2020–present | True crime, the paranormal, history; various | Sean, Carrie | Longboi Media, Killer Podcasts | [5] | |
American Criminal | 2024-present | Various | Jeremy Schwartz | Airship | [6] | |
Amy Should Be Forty | 2019 | Amy Mihaljevic | Andrew Horansky | VAULT Studios, WKYC | [7] | |
Anatomy of Murder | 2020–present | Various | Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, Scott Weinberger | audiochuck | [8] | |
And That's Why We Drink | 2017–present | Various | Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz | Kast Media | [9] | |
Armored | 2021 | Armored truck robberies | Jake Brennan | audiochuck | [10] | |
Assassinations | 2018–2020 | Assassinations | Niall Cooper | Cutler Media, Parcast Network | [11] | |
Atlanta Monster | 2018–2020 | Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 | Payne Lindsey | HowStuffWorks, Tenderfoot TV | [12] | |
Bardstown | 2019–present | Various | Katie Moore | VAULT Studios | [13] | |
Bear Brook | 2018–present | The Allenstown Four and Sharon Johnson | Jason Moon | New Hampshire Public Radio | [14] | |
Bloodbath | 2020–present | Crimes and cults | Ashley Busche, Jamie Price | Bloodbath, LLC. | [15] | |
Bomber | 2019–2020 | Mark Anthony Conditt | Jason Puckett, Tim Ryan | VAULT Studios | [16] | |
Camp Hell: Anneewakee | 2021 | The Anneewakee treatment center | Josh Thane | iHeart Radio | [17] | |
Casefile Presents: Pseudocide | 2021 | Faked death | Alice Fiennes, Poppy Damon | Spofify Studios, Casefile | [18] | |
Chameleon | 2020–2021 | Various | Josh Dean, Vanessa Grigoriadis, Trevor Aaronson | Campside Media | [19] [20] | |
Con Artists | 2019–2020 | Con artists | Alastair Murden | Parcast Network | [21] | |
Counterclock | 2019–2022 | Denise Johnson, Elizabeth Stacey Stanton, Pelley Family Massacre | Delia D'Ambra | audiochuck | [22] | |
Court Junkie | 2016–present | Court cases | Jillian Jalali | PodcastOne | [23] | |
Crime Countdown | 2020–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | Parcast Network | [24] | |
Crime in Sports | 2016–present | Sports crimes | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Wisman | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Wisman | [25] | |
Crime Junkie | 2017–present | Various | Ashley Flowers | Audiochuck | [26] | |
Crimelines | 2019–present | Various | Charlie Worroll | Basement Fort Productions | [27] | |
Crime Writers On | 2014–present | Various | Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Toby Ball, Lara Bricker. | Partners in Crime Media | [28] | |
Crimes of Passion | 2019–present | Crimes of passion | Lanie Hobbs | Parcast Network, Cutler Media | [29] | |
Crimes We Forgot | 2024–present | Crimes of the early 20th century | Jeff Billington | Jeff Billington | [30] | |
Crimetown | 2016–2019 | Organized crime | Marc Smerling, Zac Stuart-Pontier | Gimlet Media | [31] | |
Criminal | 2014–present | Various | Phoebe Judge | Radiotopia | [32] | |
Criminology | 2017–present | Various | Mike Morford, Mike Ferguson | Emash Digital | [33] | |
Culpable | 2019 | Christian Andreacchio | Dennis Cooper | Black Mountain Media, Tenderfoot TV, Resonate Recordings, Cadence13 | [34] | |
Cult Podcast | 2017-present | Cults | Paige Wesley, Armando Torres | Independent | [35] | |
Dakota Spotlight | 2018–present | Missing, Unsolved | James Wolner | Forum Communications Co. | [36] | |
Cults, Crimes and Cabernet | 2020–present | Cults, true crime | Whitney & Melissa | Nerdly Ninja LLC | [37] | |
Dark Arenas | 2021–present | True crime related professions | Delia D’Ambra | audiochuck | [38] | |
Darknet Diaries | 2017–present | Internet crime, hackers, cryptocurrency | Jack Rhysider | Jack Rhysider | [39] | |
Dark Downeast | 2020–present | New England based homicides, missing persons cases and mysteries | Kylie Low | Kylie Low | [40] | |
Deathbed Confessions | Deathbed confessions | Addison Nugent | Parcast | [41] | ||
Dateline NBC | 2019–present | Various | NBC News | [42] | ||
Defense Diaries | 2021-present | John Wayne Gacy, Dr Anthony Garcia, Delphi Murders, Steven Avery, etc | Host: Bob Motta | Darron WoodMottafied Sound | ||
Devious Dads | 2021 | True crime related to dads | Vanessa Richardson, Greg Polcyn | Parcast | [43] | |
Disappearances | 2021 | Disappearances | Sarah Turney | Parcast | [44] | |
Disgraceland | 2018- | Crimes involving musicians | Jake Brennan | Double Elvis Productions | [45] | |
DNA: ID | 2020 | Cold cases solved through DNA | Jessica Bettencourt | AbJack Entertainment | [46] | |
Do No Harm | 2020 | The Bright Family | Mike Hixenbaugh | NBC News, Wondery | [47] | |
Dr. Death | 2018–present | Christopher Duntsch, Farid Fata, Paolo Macchiarini | Laura Beil | Wondery | [48] | |
Ear Hustle | 2017–present | San Quentin State Prison | Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor | Radiotopia | [49] | |
Firebug | 2021–present | John Orr | Marc Smerling | truth.media | [50] | |
Finding Lauren | 2021 | Disappearance of Lauren Spierer | Kyra Breslin | One Fourteen Productions | [51] | |
Gangster Capitalism | 2019–present | 2019 college admissions bribery scandal | Andrew Jenks | Cadence13 | [52] | |
Generation Why | 2012–present | Various | Aaron, Justin | Wondery | [53] | |
Going West | 2018–present | Various | Daphne Woolsoncroft & Heath Merryman | Daphne Woolsoncroft | [54] | |
Heaven's Gate | 2017 | Heaven's Gate cult | Glynn Washington | Stitcher | [55] | |
In the Dark | 2016–2020 | Jacob Wetterling, Curtis Flowers | Madeleine Baran | American Public Media | [56] | |
International Infamy | 2021–present | High-profile cases | Ashley Flowers | Parcast Network | [57] | |
Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad | 2019–present | Cold cases | Paul Holes, Billy Jensen | Exactly Right | [58] | |
Killer Queens | 2018–present | Various | Tori Tobi and Tyrella Slemp | True Crime | [59] | |
Killer Role | 2021 | Wyn Reed | Keith Morrison | NBC News | [60] | |
The Last Podcast on the Left | 2011–present | Various | Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski | The Last Podcast Network | [61] | |
Let's Go to Court! | 2018–2024 | Various | Kristin Caruso & Brandi Egan | Let's Go To Court! | [62] | |
LISK: Long Island Serial Killer | 2020–present | Shannan Gilbert | Chris Mass | Mopac Audio | [63] | |
Lost in the Woods | 2020–present | Crimes involving backpackers and hikers | Marie Schedler, Maddie Schedler | Independent | [64] | |
Love Marry Kill | 2022–present | Various | Tina, Rich | Independent | [65] | |
Man in the Window | 2019–2020 | Golden State Killer | Christopher Goffard | Wondery | [66] | |
Medical Murders | 2021–present | Medical murders | Alastair Murden | Parcast | [67] | |
Mile Higher | 2018–present | Crime and conspiracies | Josh Thomas, Kendall Ray | Mile Higher Media | [68] | |
Mommy Doomsday | 2021 | Lori Vallow | Keith Morrison | NBC News | [69] | |
Monster: The Zodiac Killer | 2019–2020 | Zodiac Killer | Payne Lindsey | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV | [70] | |
Monster: DC Sniper | 2019–2020 | DC Sniper | Tony Harris | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV | [71] | |
2018–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | True Crime | [72] | ||
Morning Cup of Murder | 2019–present | Various | Korina Biemesderfer | Independent | [73] | |
My Favorite Murder | 2016–present | Various | Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark | Exactly Right | [74] | |
No Place Like Home | 2021 | Judy Garland Museum ruby slipper heist of 2005 | Seyward Darby, Ariel Ramchandani | Cadence13 | [75] | |
O.C. Swingers | 2021 | Dr. Grant Robicheaux | Justine Harman[76] | iHeartRadio, audiochuck | [77] | |
Once Upon A Crime | 2016–present | Various | Esther Ludlow | Esther Ludlow | [78] | |
Our True Crime Podcast | 2019–present | Various | Jen & Cam | Independent | [79] | |
Over My Dead Body | 2019–2020 | Dan Markel, Joe Exotic | Matthew Shaer, Robert Moor | Wondery | [80] | |
Paper Ghosts | 2020–2021 | Robert "Bob" LaRosa, The Stevenson family murders | M. William Phelps | iHeartRadio | [81] | |
Park Predators | 2020–2021 | Murders and assaults in parks | Delia D'Ambra | audiochuck | [82] | |
Pretty Scary | 2017–present | True crime, conspiracy theories, ghosts, aliens | Adam Tod Brown, Caitlin Cutt, Kari Martin | Unpops Podcast Network | [83] | |
Ransom: Position of Trust | 2024-present | Ransom, Kidnapping-Murder of McKay Everett | Art Rascon | KSL and PodcastOne Studios | ||
Red Ball | 2019 | Burger Chef murders | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck | [84] | |
Red Collar | 2021–present | White collar criminals who kill | Catherine Townsend | audiochuck | [85] | |
Ripped from the Headlines | 2020–present | Various | Enn & Matt | Independent | [86] | |
Room 20 | 2019 | Omar Salgado | Joanne Faryon | Wondery, Los Angeles Times, Neon Hum Media | [87] [88] | |
2019 | Black Dahlia | Yvette Gentile, Rasha Pecoraro | Cadence13, TNT | [89] [90] | ||
Route 29 Stalker | 2018–2021 | Murders and disappearances along Route 29 in Virginia | Woody G. Watts | Watts Creative Studios | [91] | |
Rotten Mango | 2020–present | Various | Stephanie Soo | AudioBoom, Stephanie Soo | [92] | |
S-Town | 2017 | John B. McLemore | Brian Reed | Serial Productions | [93] | |
Scamfluencers | 2022 | Online Scammers | Scaachi Koul, Sarah Hagi | Wondery | [94] | |
Secrets, Lies & Alibis: A True Crime Podcast | 2022 | Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin, Cheryl Williams, Carol Bareis | Jaimes Lee | Thriller Digital | ||
Selena: A Star Dies in Texas | 2020 | Selena | Rudy Treviño | VAULT, Kiii TV | [95] | |
Serial | 2014–2021 | Various | Sarah Koenig | Serial Productions | [96] | |
Serial Killers | 2017–present | Various | Greg Polcyn, Vanessa Richardson | Cutler Media Production, Parcast Network | [97] | |
Sinful Sisters Podcast | 2021–present | Various | Hailey Currie, Paige Currie | Sinful Sisters Podcast | [98] | |
Sinisterhood | 2018-present | Various | Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney | Independent | [99] | |
Small Town Murder | 2017–present | Various | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | [100] | |
Smoke Screen | 2020–present | Ryan Scott-Gevelinger & Frederick Lenz | Jonathan Hirsch | Neon Hum Media | [101] | |
Solvable | 2021–present | Unsolved mysteries | Amanda Reno, Greg Bodker | audiochuck | [102] | |
Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries | 2020–present | Various | Carter, Wenndy | Parcast Network | [103] | |
Somebody | 2020 | Courtney Copeland | Shapearl Wells | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV, The Intercept | [104] | |
Something was Wrong | 2018–present | Relationships | Tiffany Reese | audiochuck | [105] | |
Stranger Danger : A True Crime Podcast | 2019-Present | Various | Fatina Santiago-Kasch & Brii Wood | self, Podbean | ||
Strangeland | 2021 | Cases in immigrant neighborhoods | Ben Adair & Sharon Choi | audiochuck, Western Sound | [106] | |
Stranglers | 2016–2017 | Boston Strangler | Portland Helmich | Stitcher | [107] | |
Strictly Stalking | 2020–present | Stalking | Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula | Kast Media | [108] | |
Stolen | 2021–present | Kidnappings | Connie Walker | Gimlet | [109] | |
Sweet Bobby | 2021 | Catfishing | Alexi Mostrous | Tortoise Media | [110] | |
Sword and Scale | 2015–present | Various | Mike Boudet | Incongruity | [111] | |
The Clearing | 2019 | Edward Edwards | Josh Dean | Gimlet Media, Pineapple Street Media | [112] | |
The Clown and the Candyman | 2020–2021 | John Wayne Gacy and Dean Corll | Jacqueline Bynon | Investigation Discovery | [113] | |
The Dropout | 2019–present | Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos | Rebecca Jarvis | ABC Radio | [114] | |
The Fall Line | 2017–present | Missing-persons cases | Laurah Norton | Exactly Right | [115] | |
The Officer's Wife | 2020 | Jessica Boynton, Matthew Boynton | Brendan Keefe | 11alive, VAULT | [116] | |
The Opportunist | 2020–present | Sherry Shriner, Robert Courtney | Hannah Smith | Kast Media | [117] | |
The Orange Tree | 2020 | Murder of Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak | Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler | The Drag Audio Production House | [118] | |
The Piketon Massacre | 2020–2021 | Pike County shootings | Unlisted | iHeartRadio | [119] | |
The Serial Killer Podcast | 2016–present | Various | Thomas Wiborg Thune | Thomas Wilborg-Thune | [120] | |
The Shrink Next Door | 2019–2021 | Isaac Herschkopf | Joe Nocera | Wondery | [121] | |
The Thing About Pam | 2019–2021 | Pam Hupp, Betsy Faria, Shirley Mae Neumann, Louis Gumpenberger | Keith Morrison | Dateline NBC | [122] | |
The Trials of Frank Carson | 2021 | Frank Carson | Christopher Goffard | Los Angeles Times | [123] | |
The Yellow Car | 2021 | The murder of Effie Entezari | TBA | KGW, VAULT Studios | [124] | |
True Crime Chronicles | X–present | Various | Will Johnson, Spencer Bruttig, Reed Redmond | VAULT Studios | [125] | |
True Crime Garage | 2015–present | Various | Nic, The Captain | [126] | ||
The Vanished | 2016–present | Missing-persons cases | Marissa Jones | Wondery | [127] | |
The Murdaugh Murders Podcast | 2021-present | Alex Murdaugh | Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell | Luna Shark | [128] | |
The Murder Diaries | 2019–Present | True crime missing and murdered cases | Paige and Natalie | AudioBoom | [129] | |
This is Actually Happening | 2013–present | True stories of life-changing events | Whit Missildine | Wondery | [130] | |
This Land | 2019–present | Sharp v. Murphy | Rebecca Nagle | Crooked Media | [131] | |
To Live and Die in L.A. | 2019–present | Adea Shabani, Elaine Park | Neil Strauss | Cadence13 | [132] | |
Today in True Crime | 2019–present | Various | Vanessa Richardson | Parcast Network | [133] | |
Total Conundrum | 2023–present | General | Jeremy Alexander, Traci Alexander | Total Conundrum | [134] | |
True Crime Obsessed | 2017–present | General | Patrick Hinds, Gillian Pensavalle | Obsessed Network | [135] | |
Trust Me | 2020–present | Cults, extreme belief, and the abuse of power | Lola Blanc, Meagan Elizabeth | PodcastOne | [136] | |
Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories | 2016–present | Unsolved murders | Carter Roy, Wenndy Mackenzie | Parcast Network | [137] | |
Up and Vanished | 2016–present | Various | Payne Lindsey | Cadence13 | [138] [139] [140] | |
Urge to Kill | 2019 | The disappearance of Kaylee Sawyer | KGW, VAULT Studios | [141] | ||
Unfinished | 2020 | Various | Ash Sanders, Sarah Ventre | Witness Docs | [142] | |
Unraveled | 2021–present | Jason Christopher Hughes, Long Island serial killer | Alexis Linkletter, Billy Jensen | discovery+ | ||
Verified | 2020–present | Various | Natasha Del Toro | Stitcher | [143] | |
Was I in a Cult? | 2021–present | Individuals who left cults | Tyler Measom, Liz Iacuzzi | iHeart Radio | [144] | |
When Killers Get Caught | 2021 | Various | Brittany Ransom | Audible | [145] | |
Wine & Crime | 2017–present | General | Lucy Fitzgerald, Kenyon Laing, Amanda Jacobson | Wine & Crime | [146] | |
The Coldest Case in Laramie | 2023 | 1985 murder of Shelli Wiley in Laramie, Wyoming | Kim Barker | Serial Productions and The New York Times | [147] | |
Motive | 2019–present | Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ | [148] |