r/TrueCrimePodcasts

What is the deal with her? Did she fall from grace? Or what happened that made her bad?

I'm not interested in murders, I want to hear about weird plots and art theft etc. that's actually interesting

I'm looking for suggestions for my next podcast. I like long form podcasts, deep dives into a case and the social/cultural context, investigative journalism, trial analysis. Most importantly, it must honour the victims.

Podcasts I've really enjoyed:

Paper Ghosts

Death of an Artist

In the Dark (Curtis Flowers)

Bear Brook

Hoaxed

A Very British Cult

The Retrievals

Love Trapped

Finding Cleo

Vishal

Who Killed Emma

What would you suggest? Interested in new ones or well known ones that may have passed me by - thanks!

I just finished the season and I have so many thoughts. Its crazy to me this isn't a more popular podcast. Has there been any update on the DNA testing since January? I'm so torn on whether its Tim or Jared, though I feel like Jared is more likely. I feel so bad for Renee's family and for Jake, absolutely insane there wasn't more press about this or a statement from the DA's office or police or something.

Is there a podcast or YT that I can watch/listen to to catch up on the court case so far? This case totally passed me by and I keep seeing so many polarised opinions on what happened so would rather form an opinion of my own based on the facts of the case. I've got a 5 hour drive tomorrow so the more, the merrier.

I rewatch movies all the time but usually with podcasts I just listen to one and then I move on. But Hunting Warhead was so well produced, informative, done with journalistic integrity, and still had me on the edge of my seat with the second listen. Highly recommend!! But also listen with care as it's a very tough topic.

What podcasts have you listened to multiple times?

ABSOLUTELY stunned. I thought it was 100% the parents. IT WAS THE “disabled” daughter?!?!?!

This is wild!!!!!!!!

CBC just released a new podcast and I’m really loving it. Its Investigative and has been really satisfying my itch

I know people love CBC typically and I haven't seen it posted anywhere, so hope you enjoy it if you decide to listen

This has been a summer of wild-ride pods for me: Love Trapped, Dirtbag Climber, Unicorn Girl, etc, privileged scammers doing crimes with crazy plot twists. Following this kick-line of colorful nutters and their enablers, I just finished Who Killed Emma. If you're looking for a very satisfying traditional TC pod, this is it. Outstanding BBC production values and the very best of what investigative journalists can do in the service of justice.

Hi all,

As we are just a few hundred members shy of reaching 1M, we'd like to thank everyone who makes this community friendly and respectful. For such a large sub, you guys make it fairly easy to manage, and we believe we've built a cordial place on the internet here.

We want to make a few changes that we think the community will appreciate.

- We'll bring back the Weekly What are you listening to sticky post that a lot of you miss so much. As with the old post, it will not necessarily be limited to true crime podcasts, but can also include crime-related podcasts, audiobooks, TV shows, movies, or other media that could be considered related to the topic of true crime podcasts.

-We'd like to add some new members to the team of mods! If you think you're up to the task send us a modmail (not a personal DM) telling us a bit about yourself, explaining why you would like to join, and if you have any ideas for changes or things you'd like to see in the sub. Experience is not needed, just a willingness to learn. Having a history of posts and comments in this community will be highly valued. Also, it is essential that you are a true crime podcast listener; this might sound obvious but there are many subs run by people with no interest in the subject they're about. The topic of the sub requires respectful discussion by users and podcast creators, and the only way to ensure the conversation doesn't derail from that is to be well-versed in the subject; that is our belief.

-At the end of the year, we'll do a Year in Review post with the most popular podcasts of the year on this sub, the ones that had the most discussions around them, and we'll also make our picks for our favorite series and/or episodes.

-As for promotion, this is always an icky subject. We want the main reason for this sub's existence always to be to discuss, review and comment on True Crime Podcasts, not to be a vehicle for promotion, but we understand the frustration of new creators when they'd like to spread the word about the work they do, and they don't find a way to do it in the place where it seems most obvious. For now, we will keep the Monthly promotion post, but if you have any ideas about how to do this in a better way, we are open to hearing them in the comments, along with any other feedback you may have on this or other topics.

Thank you for reading and for participating!

I really like Jack Luna, he seems like a great genuine guy lol.

He just said "if you know anything about me you know I've also taken 200 hits of acid and I'm fine." I was like get 'em Jack.

The episode about Dean Corll was actually enraging...

So for those of you that were following the stalker series on pretend podcast… the stalker has finally been identified

Am I the only person who does not understand the hype of this podcast? I was seriously underwhelmed and don’t see the point. Like truly, where is the scandal? Owens was definitely obsessed and bizarre which was entertaining to some extent, sure. But excessive litigiousness over stupid petty things, faked pregnancies, and false abuse allegations in civil court are all like, pretty common?

And for as much as they talked about Clayton being hated, both the courts and the public pretty explicitly backed him throughout the entirety of these very short proceedings. Not to mention, her bringing Clayton into a paternity lawsuit is truly the best possible scenario for this kind of thing. She has to prove TO THE COURTS that there is a baby and that it has his dna. Which is exactly what he wants!? She gave him a gift dude 😭

To be clear, Clayton was very much a victim of this crazy girl, and she deserved every bit of consequence she got, but the justice system actually worked incredibly swiftly and efficiently to hold her accountable and vindicate him. Like so swiftly and effectively, that’s the most shocking part of the podcast to me😭.

To me, this was like one step above a TMZ segment in terms of impact and relevance. I’d understand if people just like the messy, reality tv adjacent vibe of it all, but people are seriously praising this podcast as amazing and I don’t get it 😭😭

So what am I missing??

I'm quite surprised at this, as generally I really enjoy deep dives and don't mind a bit of a slow burn, whether it's a podcast, film or a book. I'd say I prefer it to shorter form ones.

With that said, I'm sincerely struggling with TTP. I've just finished episode 7. I couldn't believe my eyes when I checked how many episodes were left and seen there were like another 9. 7 hours in and all I find are different witnesses endlessly describing the same thing over and over again. IE, Lyn was lovely and loved her husband and kids, Chris was awful, him and his brother thick as thieves and the sexist, abusive behaviour enabled by the culture of the Northern beaches at the time. Not much else at all has been established other than this.

I know the ultimate outcome and completely understand the importance the podcast played in putting public pressure for it to be re-investigated and how respectful it is to both Lyn and allowing her friends and people who knew her to speak their piece now, having feelings guilt over not saying anything back in the 80s.

But my GOD is it repetitive and I don't think I've got another 9 episodes in me of it. Can see the podcast is generally revered, but surely there are others that have massively struggled with finishing it as well?

I can only think it was easier when it was being released on a weekly basis in 2018 and people were invested in seeing how the story panned out at the time, as opposed to binging it which is proving to be a slog for me.

Some interesting police interview audio recordings were recently posted on YouTube re: Elizabeth Teckenbrock and one of the podcast hosts.

The TL;DR to the best of my knowledge is the host’s husband got his friend in law enforcement to search up info under the table after Liz made a video about the podcast host taking her mail. The audio recordings are from the husband’s (who is also in law enforcement) Internal Affairs investigation. I believe the husband was cleared but the friend was found to be guilty.

Hi all, I'm interested in diving deep into Staten Island's Willowbrook School and it's connection to boogeyman Cropsey Andre Rand/Frank Bruchette

I did some searching here and on Spotify (and listened to MFMs episode on it but I need more). I haven't watched the 2009 doc, but it's on my list

Thanks!

Has anyone been disappointed in True Crime Garage lately? The quality of the podcast has tanked since they stopped recording in person. I guess the Captain is in the U.K. a lot? They are using AI in their writing its so obvious. It just seems like they are doing the same type of cases with no new information. Just cranking them out. The Captain is barely making jokes and Nic has just become insufferable.

I've listened to them for so many years and now I can barely get through an episode. It's sad when you see a long time show fall apart.

Last good podcast I listened to was Proof true crime pod. Always hit with their stuff. Wondering if any decent pods have released since focusing on missing or murdered, not looking for CSA/scam pods. TYIA

Looking for a podcast or YouTuber covering the Lindsay Clancy case. I listen to Pretty Lies and Alibis which I LOVE but she sticks to the facts. I enjoy her recaps but sometimes I do want to listen to commentary on what the host thinks about it. That being said, it can be hard to find one who is intelligent, balanced and nuanced in their opinions and commentary. But that’s what I’m looking for if such a thing exists anymore.

If you enjoy podcasts about cults, religious organisations, etc, I would really recommend this podcast. I haven't heard much talk about it but I saw it recommended on tiktok and I've binged it in 2 days.

It's about the Zion Society Cult which operated in a city in Utah. I've listened to a lot of podcasts about cults that started off as being Mormon-adjacent but the details of this one are shocking.

It's 7 episodes plus a couple of bonus ones. The story is insane - it starts by talking to some people who almost fell victim right at the start and then follows through how the investigation played out.

TW: child abuse and sexual abuse