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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]
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| Podcast | Year | Topic/person covered | Host | Produced by | Ref |
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| 10 Minute Murder | 2020–present | Various | Joe | 10MinuteMurder.com | |
| 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 | 2020–2024 | 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 House: True Crime Stories | 2025 - Current | Various | Unknown | Crime House | |
| Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast | 2021 - Current | Various | Unknown | Crimehub Studios | |
| Crime in Sports | 2016–present | Sports crimes | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman | Independent | [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 | 2021–2023 | 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 | 2021- 2023 | 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 | Bob Motta | Darron Wood
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| Devious Dads | 2021- 2022 | True crime related to dads | Vanessa Richardson, Greg Polcyn | Parcast | [43] |
| Disappearances | 2021- 2023 | Disappearances | Sarah Turney | Parcast | [44] |
| Disgraceland | 2018- | Crimes involving musicians | Jake Brennan | Double Elvis Productions | [45] |
| DNA: ID | 2020–present | 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] |
| Gruesome: Another True Crime Podcast | 2020 - Current | Various | Coni Brady & Meg Miller | Independent | [55] |
| Heaven's Gate | 2017 | Heaven's Gate cult | Glynn Washington | Stitcher | [56] |
| In the Dark | 2016–2020 | Jacob Wetterling, Curtis Flowers | Madeleine Baran | American Public Media | [57] |
| International Infamy | 2021 | High-profile cases | Ashley Flowers | Parcast Network | [58] |
| Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad | 2019–2022 | Cold cases | Paul Holes, Billy Jensen | Exactly Right | [59] |
| Killer Queens | 2018–present | Various | Tori Tobi and Tyrella Slemp | True Crime | [60] |
| Killer Role | 2021 | Wyn Reed | Keith Morrison | NBC News | [61] |
| The Last Podcast on the Left | 2011–present | Various | Ed Larson, Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski | The Last Podcast Network | [62] |
| Last Seen Alive | 2019–present | Missing persons cases | Leah Owens & Scott Owens | Last Seen Alive | [63] |
| Let's Go to Court! | 2018–2024 | Various | Kristin Caruso & Brandi Egan | Let's Go To Court! | [64] |
| LISK: Long Island Serial Killer | 2020–2024 | Shannan Gilbert | Chris Mass | Mopac Audio | [65] |
| Lost in the Woods | 2020–2024 | Crimes involving backpackers and hikers | Marie Schedler, Maddie Schedler | Independent | [66] |
| Love Marry Kill | 2022–present | Various | Tina, Rich | Independent | [67] |
| Man in the Window | 2019–2020 | Golden State Killer | Christopher Goffard | Wondery | [68] |
| Medical Murders | 2021–2022 | Medical murders | Alastair Murden | Parcast | [69] |
| Mile Higher | 2018–present | Crime and conspiracies | Josh Thomas, Kendall Ray | Mile Higher Media | [70] |
| Mind of a Serial Killer | 2024 - Current | Serial Killers | Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels | Crime House, Pave Studios | [71] |
| Mommy Doomsday | 2021 | Lori Vallow | Keith Morrison | NBC News | [72] |
| Monster: The Zodiac Killer | 2019–2020 | Zodiac Killer | Payne Lindsey | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV | [73] |
| Monster: DC Sniper | 2019–2020 | DC Sniper | Tony Harris | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV | [74] |
| Morbid: A True Crime Podcast | 2018–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | True Crime | [75] |
| Morning Cup of Murder | 2019–present | Various | Korina Biemesderfer | Independent | [76] |
| Murder In America | 2021 - Current | Various | Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen | Bloody FM | |
| Murder, Mystery, & Makeup | 2021 - Current | Various | Bailey Sarian | Audioboom | [77] |
| Murder: True Crime Stories | 2024 - Current | Various | Pave Studios | [78] | |
| My Favorite Murder | 2016–present | Various | Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark | Exactly Right | [79] |
| No Place Like Home | 2021 | Judy Garland Museum ruby slipper heist of 2005 | Seyward Darby, Ariel Ramchandani | Cadence13 | [80] |
| O.C. Swingers | 2021 | Dr. Grant Robicheaux | Justine Harman[81] | iHeartRadio, audiochuck | [82] |
| Once Upon A Crime | 2016–present | Various | Esther Ludlow | Esther Ludlow | [83] |
| Our True Crime Podcast | 2019–present | Various | Jen & Cam | Independent | [84] |
| Over My Dead Body | 2019–2020 | Dan Markel, Joe Exotic | Matthew Shaer, Robert Moor | Wondery | [85] |
| Paper Ghosts | 2020–2021 | Robert "Bob" LaRosa, The Stevenson family murders | M. William Phelps | iHeartRadio | [86] |
| Park Predators | 2020–2021 | Murders and assaults in parks | Delia D'Ambra | audiochuck | [87] |
| Pretty Scary | 2017–present | True crime, conspiracy theories, ghosts, aliens | Adam Tod Brown, Caitlin Cutt, Kari Martin | Unpops Podcast Network | [88] |
| Pookies In Crime | 2025-present | Various | Aria LaMalfa and Ava Rowe | ||
| Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery | 2024 | The death of Karen Silkwood | Mike Betcher & Bob Sands | ABC News | [89] |
| Ransom: Position of Trust | 2024–present | Ransom, Kidnapping-Murder of McKay Everett | Art Rascon | KSL and PodcastOne Studios | [90] |
| Red Ball | 2019 | Burger Chef murders | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck | [91] |
| Red Collar | 2021–present | White collar criminals who kill | Catherine Townsend | audiochuck | [92] |
| Ripped from the Headlines | 2020–2022 | Various | Enn & Matt | Independent | [93] |
| Room 20 | 2019 | Omar Salgado | Joanne Faryon | Wondery, Los Angeles Times, Neon Hum Media | [94][95] |
| Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia | 2019 | Black Dahlia | Yvette Gentile, Rasha Pecoraro | Cadence13, TNT | [96][97] |
| Route 29 Stalker | 2018–2021 | Murders and disappearances along Route 29 in Virginia | Woody G. Watts | Watts Creative Studios | [98] |
| Rotten Mango | 2020–present | Various | Stephanie Soo | AudioBoom, Stephanie Soo | [99] |
| S-Town | 2017 | John B. McLemore | Brian Reed | Serial Productions | [100] |
| Scamfluencers | 2022 | Online Scammers | Scaachi Koul, Sarah Hagi | Wondery | [101] |
| 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 | [102] |
| Serial | 2014–2021 | Various | Sarah Koenig | Serial Productions | [103] |
| Serial Killers | 2017–present | Various | Greg Polcyn, Vanessa Richardson | Cutler Media Production, Parcast Network | [104] |
| Sinful Sisters Podcast | 2021–2022 | Various | Hailey Currie, Paige Currie | Sinful Sisters Podcast | [105] |
| Sinisterhood | 2018–present | Various | Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney | Independent | [106] |
| Small Town Murder | 2017–present | Various | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | Independent | [107] |
| Smoke Screen | 2020–present | Ryan Scott-Gevelinger & Frederick Lenz | Jonathan Hirsch | Neon Hum Media | [108] |
| Solvable | 2021 | Unsolved mysteries | Amanda Reno, Greg Bodker | audiochuck | [109] |
| Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries | 2020– 2023 | Various | Carter, Wenndy | Parcast Network | [110] |
| Somebody | 2020 | Courtney Copeland | Shapearl Wells | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV, The Intercept | [111] |
| Something was Wrong | 2018–present | Relationships | Tiffany Reese | audiochuck | [112] |
| Somewhere in the Pines | 2024 - Current | Locating the caches of Israel Keyes | Josh Hallmark & Dakota | Studio BOTH/AND | [113] |
| Strange, Dark, & Mysterious Stories | 2022 - Current | Various | John B. Allen | Ballen Studios | [114] |
| 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 | [115] |
| Stranglers | 2016– 2017 | Boston Strangler | Portland Helmich | Stitcher | [116] |
| Strictly Stalking | 2020–present | Stalking | Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula | Kast Media | [117] |
| Stolen | 2021– 2024 | Kidnappings | Connie Walker | Gimlet | [118] |
| Sweet Bobby | 2021 | Catfishing | Alexi Mostrous | Tortoise Media | [119] |
| Sword and Scale | 2015–present | Various | Mike Boudet | Incongruity | [120] |
| The Clearing | 2019 | Edward Edwards | Josh Dean | Gimlet Media, Pineapple Street Media | [121] |
| The Clown and the Candyman | 2020–2021 | John Wayne Gacy and Dean Corll | Jacqueline Bynon | Investigation Discovery | [122] |
| The Deck | 2022–present | Cold cases | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck | [123] |
| The Deck Investigates | 2023-2024 | Cold cases | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck | |
| The Dropout | 2019– 2022 | Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos | Rebecca Jarvis | ABC Radio | [124] |
| The Fall Line | 2017–present | Missing-persons cases | Laurah Norton | Exactly Right | [125] |
| The Last Trip | 2024–present | Vacation murders | Jamie Beebe | Jamie Beebe | |
| The Officer's Wife | 2020 | Jessica Boynton, Matthew Boynton | Brendan Keefe | 11alive, VAULT | [126] |
| The Opportunist | 2020–present | Sherry Shriner, Robert Courtney | Hannah Smith | Kast Media | [127] |
| The Orange Tree | 2020 | Murder of Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak | Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler | The Drag Audio Production House | [128] |
| The People's Court | 2022 - Current | Civil Court Cases | Harvey Levin | Ralph Edwards, Stu Billett Productions | [129] |
| The Piketon Massacre | 2020–2021 | Pike County shootings | Unlisted | iHeartRadio | [130] |
| The Serial Killer Podcast | 2016–present | Various | Thomas Wiborg Thune | Thomas Wilborg-Thune | [131] |
| The Shrink Next Door | 2019–2021 | Isaac Herschkopf | Joe Nocera | Wondery | [132] |
| The Thing About Pam | 2019–2021 | Pam Hupp, Betsy Faria, Shirley Mae Neumann, Louis Gumpenberger | Keith Morrison | Dateline NBC | [133] |
| The Trials of Frank Carson | 2021 | Frank Carson | Christopher Goffard | Los Angeles Times | [134] |
| The Yellow Car | 2021 | The murder of Effie Entezari | TBA | KGW, VAULT Studios | [135] |
| True Crime Campfire | 2019 - Current | Various | Katie Fross & Whitney | True Crime Campfire | [136] |
| True Crime Chronicles | 2019- 2022 | Various | Will Johnson, Spencer Bruttig, Reed Redmond | VAULT Studios | [137] |
| True Crime Garage | 2015–present | Various | Nic, The Captain | [138] | |
| True Crime News (FKA True Crime Daily) | 2019 - Current | Various | Ana Garcia | True Crime News | [139] |
| True Crime With Kendall Rae | 2022 - Current | Various | Kendall Rae | Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios | [140] |
| The Murdaugh Murders Podcast | 2021- 2023 | Alex Murdaugh | Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell | Luna Shark | [141] |
| The Murder Diaries | 2019–Present | True crime missing and murdered cases | Paige and Natalie | AudioBoom | [142] |
| The Pact | 2023 - 2024 | Kelly Cochran | Josh Hallmark | Studio BOTH/AND | [143] |
| The Vanished | 2016–present | Missing-persons cases | Marissa Jones | Wondery | [144] |
| This is Actually Happening | 2013–present | True stories of life-changing events | Whit Missildine | Wondery | [145] |
| This Land | 2019– 2023 | Sharp v. Murphy | Rebecca Nagle | Crooked Media | [146] |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | 2019– 2023 | Adea Shabani, Elaine Park | Neil Strauss | Cadence13 | [147] |
| Today in True Crime | 2019– 2022 | Various | Vanessa Richardson | Parcast Network | [148] |
| Total Conundrum | 2023–present | General | Jeremy Alexander, Traci Alexander | Total Conundrum | [149] |
| Tracking Darkness | 2023 - 2024 | Cold Cases | Lanie Hobbs | Podster | |
| True Crime Bullsh** | 2018 - Current | Israel Keyes | Josh Hallmark | Studio BOTH/AND | [150] |
| True Crime Obsessed | 2017–present | General | Patrick Hinds, Gillian Pensavalle | Obsessed Network | [151] |
| Trust Me | 2020–present | Cults, extreme belief, and the abuse of power | Lola Blanc, Meagan Elizabeth | PodcastOne | [152] |
| Unsafe Spaces | 2023 - Current | Serial murders & assaults in the Tampa Gay community between 1998 & 2006 | Josh Hallmark | Studio BOTH/AND | [153] |
| Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories | 2016– 2023 | Unsolved murders | Carter Roy, Wenndy Mackenzie | Parcast Network | [154] |
| Up and Vanished | 2016–present | Various | Payne Lindsey | Cadence13 | [155][156][157] |
| Urge to Kill | 2019 | The disappearance of Kaylee Sawyer | KGW, VAULT Studios | [158] | |
| Unfinished | 2020 | Various | Ash Sanders, Sarah Ventre | Witness Docs | [159] |
| Unraveled | 2021–present | Jason Christopher Hughes, Long Island serial killer | Alexis Linkletter, Billy Jensen | discovery+ | [160] |
| Verified | 2020– 2023 | Various | Natasha Del Toro | Scripps | [161] |
| Was I in a Cult? | 2021–present | Individuals who left cults | Tyler Measom, Liz Iacuzzi | iHeart Radio | [162] |
| When Killers Get Caught | 2021- 2023 | Various | Brittany Ransom | Audible | [163] |
| Wine & Crime | 2017–present | General | Lucy Fitzgerald, Kenyon Laing, Amanda Jacobson | Wine & Crime | [164] |
| Your Own Backyard | 2019 - 2023 | Kristen Smart | Chris Lambert | Chris Lambert | [165] |
| The Coldest Case in Laramie | 2023 | 1985 murder of Shelli Wiley in Laramie, Wyoming | Kim Barker | Serial Productions and The New York Times | [166] |
| Motive | 2019– 2023 | Frank Main | Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ | [167] |
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