Top True Crime Episodes
For those that love a good Dateline murder mystery, or heck, just want to hear a gripping tale, you can access some of the most captivating true crime and wrongful conviction stories via these fantastic episodes. Take a look at the most mysterious, murderous, and crime-filled tales as voted upon by the listeners.
The list of the top 10 True Crime episodes for June 2021 is compliled from Repod’s podcast app chart data. The list below is updated monthly, daily True Crime charts can be found inside the app.
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Darknet Diaries92: The Pirate BayThe Pirate Bay is a website, a search engine, which has an index of torrent files. A lot of copyrighted material is listed on the site, but the site doesn’t store any of the copyrighted material. It just points the user to where you can download it from. So for...
"Jack does it again. This is a great episode which made some interesting points about copyrights and of all things, Google. "
"Jack does it again. This is a great episode which made some interesting points about copyrights and of all things, Google. "
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"In case anyone’s wondering, this is how you hook me into a show. Brilliant, engaging set-up to what sounds like it will be a really good show. I’m choosing not to binge it, even though I could on the app they mention, because I like taking a break to think about shows like this. "
"In case anyone’s wondering, this is how you hook me into a show. Brilliant, engaging set-up to what sounds like it will be a really good show. I’m choosing not to binge it, even though I could on the app they mention, because I like taking a break to think about shows like this. "
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Dateline NBCConduct UnbecomingIn this Dateline classic, a family in Ontario, Canada returns home to discover some of their personal items are missing. Was it a random attack, or something more sinister? Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on February 18, 2011....
"I like the way Dateline handled this case. They came at it from a different angle than most. Very good episode!"
"I like the way Dateline handled this case. They came at it from a different angle than most. Very good episode!"
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Good Assassins: Hunting the Butcher1. The Spy & The MurdererA spy named Mio is called to a secret meeting in Paris. The Israeli government — and its spy agency, Mossad — has decided that Herbert Cukurs, "The Butcher of Latvia", one of the most savage and prolific Nazi killers, must be tracked down and assassinated in South America, where's...
"Shoutouts to Chris C for this one.
I’ve binged this series up to episode 8, and it was captivating. The commentary from former secret agents and the story itself gave a unique and informative perspective on the life of spies.
It was also a great reminder of how messed up the Nazis were and the extreme lengths people have gone to exact justice on them.
I’m excited for the next episode! "
"Shoutouts to Chris C for this one.
I’ve binged this series up to episode 8, and it was captivating. The commentary from former secret agents and the story itself gave a unique and informative perspective on the life of spies.
It was also a great reminder of how messed up the Nazis were and the extreme lengths people have gone to exact justice on them.
I’m excited for the next episode! "
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Darknet Diaries87: Guild of the Grumpy Old HackersIn 2016 the LinkedIn breach data became available to the public. What the Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers did with it then is quite the story. Listen to Victor, Edwin, and Mattijs tell their story.SponsorsSupport for this show comes from Blinkist. They offer thousands of condensed non-fiction books, so you can get through books...
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Washed AwayEpisode 11: Ann Marie BurrThe case I’m covering on this episode of Washed Away comes from Tacoma, Washington and involves a missing little girl, a DNA scavenger hunt, and a possible serial killer suspect. Oh and this case has been cold for almost 60 years. Let me tell you about the disappearance of Ann...
"I’m from Tacoma, Washington and wasn’t aware of the unsolved case of Ann Marie Burr. I also didn’t know Tacoma had such a long history of kidnappings 😳"
"I’m from Tacoma, Washington and wasn’t aware of the unsolved case of Ann Marie Burr. I also didn’t know Tacoma had such a long history of kidnappings 😳"
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"One of Hitler's cronies was caught in Argentina in 1960. Find out what happened next!!"
"One of Hitler's cronies was caught in Argentina in 1960. Find out what happened next!!"
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Darknet Diaries93: KikKik is a wildly popular chat app. Their website says that 1 in 3 American teenagers use Kik. But something dark is brewing on Kik....
"Heavy but a very important listen. "
"Heavy but a very important listen. "
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Editors Choice: Top True Crime Shows
A list of the best True Crime podcasts (shows) is surely an impossible task with so many amazing podcasts to follow. So, this is definitely not an all-encompassing True Crime list, instead we're showcasing some of the favorites that we've listened to over the years.
The list of the top 7 best True Crime podcasts of 2021 is a compilation of the editor’s choice + collaboration with the Repod community.
Bear BrookTwo barrels, four bodies, and an enigmatic killer. The cold case that changed the way murders will be investigated forever....
The Long HallwayThe Long Hallway is a thriller anthology series, releasing every Tuesday and Thursday. Behind each door lurks a tale designed to send a chill down your spine. These bite-sized, flash-fiction stories are written by members of the Skylark Media team....
Dr. DeathLaura Beil takes listeners on the long, winding story of the evil Dr. Christopher Duntsch. And yeah, he's the Dr. Death. Any patient he handles is as good as damaged, or even worse, dead. How one doctor goes ahead to betray all the medical profession stands for is indeed mind-blowing. It’s soothing to know he’ll die within the walls of O.B. Ellis Unit. Learn more about the neurosurgeon that went absolutely bonkers in this interesting...
Happy Face Presents: Two FaceWhat would you do if you learned you were adopted, your biological mother was a convicted murderer and your father’s true identity was a mystery? This is what happened to Becky Babcock, the daughter of the infamous Diane Downs. Join Melissa Moore, host of Happy Face Season 1, as she helps Becky unravel the strange tale of her family, searching for answers to decades-old mysteries that remain unanswered in the modern day....
Man In The Window: The Golden State KillerIn Man in the Window, Paige St. John, a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter has uncovered never before revealed details about the man who would eventually become one of California's most deadly serial killers. From Wondery and the L.A. Times comes a new series that traces his path of devastation through his victims' eyes....
ConvictionWhen John Quinney was ten years old, he took the stand to testify against his own father. He had come to believe that his dad Melvin was the murderous leader of a satanic cult. It would be decades before John would learn that his family was just one of many swept up in a panic that gripped America in the 1980s—one in which hundreds of people were accused of taking part in underground satanic cults...
Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.Football star Aaron Hernandez went from the bright lights of the Super Bowl to a convicted murderer in a few years. The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, best known for its investigation of the sexual abuse scandal inside the Catholic Church, takes a hard look at the crisis facing football through the lens of Aaron Hernandez’s life and terrible crimes.From Wondery, the podcast team that brought you Dr. Death, Spotlight asks: Did a brain badly damaged...
Katie Osterhaus | June 01, 2021
When Serial (a podcast from the creators of This American Life) came out in 2014, audiences across all the nation were immediately hooked by the audio investigation of Hae Min Lee's 1999 murder. While criminal storytelling is not necessarily new, Serial was groundbreaking in that listeners could join the criminal investigation via a podcast format. Since Serial, True Crime podcasts have become our ultimate obsession. From the clues to the conspiracies, these podcasts draw us into the real life stories of scandal, corruption, evil and innocence.
There are two typical types of True Crime podcasts: those that are ‘episodic’ and those that are ‘serialized’ (no pun intended). In an episodic format, each episode will tell a different crime-related story. So, you can start at any episode and get in your true crime fix. Serialized formats tell a story over multiple episodes. These are great for a plane or car ride when you can binge on multiple episodes at one time or, when you wish to hear a longer more complex story. So, without further delay, we've broken this article down into two sections: the best True Crime episodes of the month & the top True Crime shows to follow for ongoing listening.
