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The 48 Best True Crime Podcasts Worth Listening To

Dec. 5, 2025 · www.marieclaire.com

"Whether you like to listen while deep-cleaning your home, or you know, wind down with a truly horrific tale before bed, there are a lot of great true crime podcasts available—some with dozens or even hundreds of episodes. So below, we've rounded up the best true crime podcasts worth listening to."

911 Calls Podcast

By 11:59 Media

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911 CALLS BONUS INTERROGATION - GARY MICHAEL HILTON

Nov. 14, 2025

04:31:02

American Scandal

By Wondery

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West Memphis Three | No Kind of Justice | 4

yesterday

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And That's Why We Drink

By Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz | Para Pods

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E462 Dream Mall Rats and Whistleblowing Dogs

Dec. 14, 2025

01:41:10

Casefile True Crime

By Casefile Presents

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The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron - Episode 1

Dec. 13, 2025

00:40:40

Conspiracy Theories

By Spotify Studios

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Dec. 10, 2025

00:43:12

Court Junkie

By PodcastOne

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The Christopher Wolfenbarger Trial

Dec. 8, 2025

01:12:09

Crime in Sports

By James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman

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Understanding OJ - Titus Young

yesterday

02:26:27

Crime Junkie

Audiochuck

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MURDERED: Sandra Birchmore

Dec. 15, 2025

00:48:42

Crime Next Door

By BBC Sounds

LATEST EPISODE

1. The Perfect Detective

Dec. 2, 2025

00:32:41

Criminal

By Vox Media Podcast Network

LATEST EPISODE

The Knock

Dec. 12, 2025

00:32:16

Criminology

By Emash Digital & Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford

LATEST EPISODE

Judy Lord

Dec. 14, 2025

00:53:28

Generation Why: True Crime

By Wondery

LATEST EPISODE

The Framing of Hamdi Mohamud - 654

Dec. 15, 2025

00:47:58

In The Dark

By The New Yorker

LATEST EPISODE

Blood Relatives, Episode 6

Nov. 25, 2025

00:46:04

Killer Queens: A True Crime Podcast

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LATEST EPISODE

The Unsolved Disappearance of Chloie Leverette and Gage Daniel

yesterday

00:53:52

Last Seen

By WBUR

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing: What Remains from NHPR's Outside/In

Jan. 29, 2025

00:37:13

Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

By GoLoud

LATEST EPISODE

Listen Now: Lines of Enquiry

Nov. 5, 2025

00:02:51

Morbid

By Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

LATEST EPISODE

The Atlanta Ripper

Dec. 15, 2025

01:05:42

Morbidology

By Morbidology

LATEST EPISODE

339: Ashley Pond & Miranda Gaddis

Dec. 15, 2025 · transcript

00:53:26

Morning Cup of Murder

By Morning Cup of Murder

LATEST EPISODE

The Husband Who Changed Once The Vows Were Read - December 16 2025

yesterday

00:14:26

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

By Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

MFM Minisode 466

Dec. 15, 2025 · transcript

00:22:56

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

LATEST EPISODE

What “The Preventionist” Left Out with Dr. Randy Alexander

Dec. 12, 2025

01:26:10

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

By Justin Drown

LATEST EPISODE

KILLER: Tina Brown Part 01 | Pensacola, Florida 2010

yesterday · transcript

00:56:09

Paper Ghosts: The Texas Teen Murders

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

He Went to Sleep Forever

Dec. 3, 2025 · transcript

00:44:53

RedHanded

By Wondery | RedHanded

LATEST EPISODE

OJ Simpson - Part One: The Juice is Loose | #429

Dec. 11, 2025

01:54:07

Serial

By Serial Productions & The New York Times

LATEST EPISODE

The Preventionist - Ep. 3

Oct. 30, 2025

00:58:20

Sinisterhood

Audioboom Studios

LATEST EPISODE

Freaky Friday: Episode 192

Dec. 13, 2025

01:12:16

Small Town Dicks

By Audio 99

LATEST EPISODE

Blood Boiler, Part 2

Dec. 5, 2025

01:01:35

Something Scary

Underscore Talent Management

LATEST EPISODE

Haunted Holidays

yesterday

00:35:08

So Supernatural

Audiochuck | Crime House

LATEST EPISODE

THE UNKNOWN: Animal Mutilations

Dec. 12, 2025

00:43:27

Swindled

A Concerned Citizen

LATEST EPISODE

Bonus: The Tic Tac Man (Bob McDonnell)

Dec. 8, 2025

00:36:18

Undisclosed: Toward Justice

By Undisclosed

LATEST EPISODE

TJW: 2025: It's a Wrap

Dec. 15, 2025

00:58:16

Up and Vanished

By Tenderfoot TV

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing Leaked hosted by Payne Lindsey

yesterday

00:03:14

Women and Crime

By Cloud10

LATEST EPISODE

Patricia Meili

yesterday

00:46:10

Believed

By NPR

LATEST EPISODE

Presenting Embedded: Capital Gazette

Feb. 26, 2021

00:37:11

Beyond All Repair

By WBUR

LATEST EPISODE

Endless Thread's "Madness", Part 5: The Unreachable Summit

March 25, 2025

00:36:20

Brainwashed

By CBC

LATEST EPISODE

Brainwashed Introduces | Allison After NXIVM from Uncover

Nov. 14, 2025

00:43:19

The Clearing

By Pineapple Street Media / Gimlet

LATEST EPISODE

Presenting Conviction: The Disappearance of Nuseiba Hasan

April 11, 2022

00:33:02

Dangerous Memories

By Tortoise Media

LATEST EPISODE

Lightbulbs | Ep 6

Sept. 2, 2024

00:58:27

The Dating Game Killer: un caso real

By Podimo Spain

LATEST EPISODE

E06 El juicio musical

Feb. 11, 2022

00:58:08

Forgotten: Women of Juárez

By iHeartPodcasts

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing: Crying Wolf

Oct. 22, 2025 · transcript

00:02:33

Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

By CBC

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing | Forged: The true story behind the Norval Morrisseau art fraud

Oct. 27, 2025

00:26:43

Intent: The Tex McIver Case

By VAULT Studios

LATEST EPISODE

"Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved" is available now

Oct. 17, 2022

00:03:04

The Orange Tree

By Lilythrewthatorange

LATEST EPISODE

End of The Season! Ep 20

July 25, 2023

00:09:58

Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia

By TNT / Cadence13

LATEST EPISODE

Introducing: Fear Thy Neighbor

May 5, 2025

00:35:15

Scam Inc from The Economist

By The Economist

LATEST EPISODE

Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

April 28, 2025

00:02:03

Son of a Hitman

By Spotify Studios

LATEST EPISODE

Son of a Hitman 2023 Trailer

June 16, 2023

00:01:21

Tom Brown's Body

By Texas Monthly

LATEST EPISODE

Another Day in Canadian

June 12, 2023

00:33:53

Welcome to Your Fantasy

By Pineapple Street Studios / Gimlet

LATEST EPISODE

9. Where The Butt Ends

Aug. 31, 2021

01:00:27

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