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Best True Crime Podcasts: Episodes & Shows of April 01, 2023

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 April 2023 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.
  • 1
    Perhaps It's You
    Perhaps It's YouHero Dog Pupcast 5: Special Goose Unit
    "Keep honking everybody!! "
  • 2
    Perhaps It's You
    Perhaps It's YouS07 Ep21: The Gentle Touch of a Garbage Lover
    "This is my new favorite podcast to listen to at the gym "
  • 3
    Perhaps It's You
    Perhaps It's YouS07 Ep19: The Flim-Flam Man
    "Y’all should definitely be more popular. Top 10 in my books."
  • 4
    Perhaps It's You
    Perhaps It's YouS07 Ep20: A Previously Scheduled Murder
    "The best podcast to listen to for info on Dr. Eyebrows, the Taos hum, and a Kachina doll robbery #UnsolvedMysteries"
  • 5
    Tapes from the Darkside | a true crime podcast
    Tapes from the Darkside | a true crime podcastThe Girl Who Melted (Chapter 2 of 2)
    "Sheila and Clay Fletcher had been married for decades. They held down good-paying jobs, had a handful of hobbies, close friends, and active social lives. By every standard, they were living the American dream. …But behind closed doors, inside their quaint little house, was a scene that would haunt your dreams. This is the conclusion to our 2-part series on Lacey Fletcher: The Girl Who Melted."
  • 6
    Criminology
    CriminologyShanda Sharer
  • 7
    Criminal
    CriminalEpisode 204: They Came for the Judges
    "Wow 😯 this is an important episode for everyone to hear. I can not even begin to know the fear these judges face as the taliban took over power and released dangerous prisoners "
  • 8
    Lights Out
    Lights Out137: The Horrific Cheshire Home Invasion Murders
    "I have no words for this episode. It will break your heart. This is the Petit Family tragedy."
  • 9
    Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
    Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People2023 New Year’s Resolutions
    "This ended up being a really nice listen. Just bite sized, simple hopes and dreams. I could definitely see myself tuning in yearly! Thank you for suggesting this, Paul Kondo. "
  • 10
    Crime Salad
    Crime SaladSmall Steps for Hannah
    "Coward sets his Family on fire."

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 2023 is a compilation of the editor’s choice + collaboration with the Repod community.
  • Bear Brook
    Bear Brook
  • Conviction
    Conviction
  • The Long Hallway
    The Long Hallway
  • Dr. Death | S1: Dr. Duntsch
    Dr. Death | S1: Dr. Duntsch
  • Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.
    Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.
  • Happy Face Presents: Two Face
    Happy Face Presents: Two Face
  • Man In The Window: The Golden State Killer
    Man In The Window: The Golden State Killer

Katie Osterhaus

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.

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