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Best True Crime Podcasts: 20 Shows You Need to Hear

The best true crime podcasts from Serial to Crime Junkie. Essential listening for true crime fans.

Superlore TeamJanuary 20, 20262 min read

Best True Crime Podcasts

True crime podcasts turn your commute into an investigation. Here are the essential shows every true crime fan needs to hear. Curious about how these shows are produced? Check out our guide on how true crime podcasts are made.

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The Essential Listens

  • Download: 500+ million
  • Perfect starting point
  • Best for: Weekly case coverage
  • Format: ~45-minute episodes
  • Best for: In-depth, serious coverage
  • Format: Long episodes, multi-part series
  • Best for: Casual, entertaining coverage
  • Format: Conversational, comedy-adjacent

Investigative Journalism Podcasts

Bear Brook
Original investigative reporting on a New Hampshire cold case, featuring groundbreaking genetic genealogy. Some of the best reporting in podcast history.

In the Dark
Deeply reported investigations. Season 2 on Curtis Flowers is a masterclass in criminal justice journalism.

Someone Knows Something
Canadian journalist David Ridgen investigates cold cases with community cooperation.

Single-Case Deep Dives

S-Town
From the Serial producers, but not what you expect. A meandering Southern Gothic mystery that defies categorization.

Dr. Death
Medical true crime—doctors who harm their patients. Terrifying and essential.

Dirty John
Conman Dirty John Meehan targeted women through dating apps. A cautionary tale.

Weekly Case Coverage

Morbid
Sisters cover historical and modern cases with research and personality.

RedHanded
British perspective on worldwide cases.

True Crime Garage
Two hosts discuss cases over beers.

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