Howdy.
I guess my fascination with true crime started when I was 10 and Norberg from Naked Gun killed two people. Started watching Unsolved Mysteries after that and down the rabbit hole I went. It was a weird hobby and my parents were rightfully concerned but now true crime is all the rage. Tons of podcasts, documentaries, shows and even entire television networks devoted to it. This thread is to talk about those shows, the cases they cover and the ones they don't.
Recommended Listening. Feel free to add your own!
The Last Podcast on the Left - The GOAT. I was going to make this topic just about them but decided to add more. Not for the feint of heart or easily offended. I'd recommend starting with the Jack The Ripper Series if you're new... Gives you a feel for their humor and the amount of research they put into cases. They cover ghosts, ufos and monsters too. Those are always fun. Also check out The Last Stream on the Left at Adult Swim.
https://art19.com/shows/last-podcast-on-the-left
http://www.adultswim.com/videos/last-stream-on-the-left/
True Crime: Casefile - Very serious podcast and very well done. Start with the East Area Rapist aka Original Night Stalker series.
http://casefilepodcast.com/
The Trail Went Cold - The host is a very charming fella and covers a lot of cases from Unsolved Mysteries.
http://trailwentcold.com/
My Favorite Murder - I stopped listening to this when the chit chatty intros started lasting 20+ minutes. Probably still good though
https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/
Generation Why - Good straight forward show with bland hosts I often can't tell apart.
http://thegenerationwhypodcast.com/
The Conspirators - Covers a wide variety of topics.
http://www.theconspiratorspodcast.com/
Missing Maura Murray - Focused on the 2004 disappearance of college student Maura Murray. There's also a show about her on OXYGEN.
http://www.mauramurraydoc.com/podcast/
http://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray
True Crime Garage - Very well produced and researched show.
https://truecrimegarage.com/
Black Hands - Focused on the Bain Family murder in 1994.
https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/blackhands/house-of-horrors/
Dark Topic - Host kinda reminds me of Bill Burr only a lot less funny and a lot more canadian.
https://www.facebook.com/darktopicpodcast/
I guess my fascination with true crime started when I was 10 and Norberg from Naked Gun killed two people. Started watching Unsolved Mysteries after that and down the rabbit hole I went. It was a weird hobby and my parents were rightfully concerned but now true crime is all the rage. Tons of podcasts, documentaries, shows and even entire television networks devoted to it. This thread is to talk about those shows, the cases they cover and the ones they don't.
Recommended Listening. Feel free to add your own!
The Last Podcast on the Left - The GOAT. I was going to make this topic just about them but decided to add more. Not for the feint of heart or easily offended. I'd recommend starting with the Jack The Ripper Series if you're new... Gives you a feel for their humor and the amount of research they put into cases. They cover ghosts, ufos and monsters too. Those are always fun. Also check out The Last Stream on the Left at Adult Swim.
https://art19.com/shows/last-podcast-on-the-left
http://www.adultswim.com/videos/last-stream-on-the-left/
True Crime: Casefile - Very serious podcast and very well done. Start with the East Area Rapist aka Original Night Stalker series.
http://casefilepodcast.com/
The Trail Went Cold - The host is a very charming fella and covers a lot of cases from Unsolved Mysteries.
http://trailwentcold.com/
My Favorite Murder - I stopped listening to this when the chit chatty intros started lasting 20+ minutes. Probably still good though
https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/
Generation Why - Good straight forward show with bland hosts I often can't tell apart.
http://thegenerationwhypodcast.com/
The Conspirators - Covers a wide variety of topics.
http://www.theconspiratorspodcast.com/
Missing Maura Murray - Focused on the 2004 disappearance of college student Maura Murray. There's also a show about her on OXYGEN.
http://www.mauramurraydoc.com/podcast/
http://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray
True Crime Garage - Very well produced and researched show.
https://truecrimegarage.com/
Black Hands - Focused on the Bain Family murder in 1994.
https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/blackhands/house-of-horrors/
Dark Topic - Host kinda reminds me of Bill Burr only a lot less funny and a lot more canadian.
https://www.facebook.com/darktopicpodcast/
I do love LPotL. Saw them live and it was fun as hell. I have a tendency to let their series build up in my back log so I can listen to them all at once. Recently listened to Norwegian Black Metal. Super interesting. The fan fiction bit in Part 3 got me good. First jumped on with Hillside Stranglers and just continued on down from there.
Good to have a central place for this. I've been meaning to get into more True Crime stuff, but part of why I manage to listen to LPotL as much as I do is because of the humor. Dunno if I could digest any of this cold.
Good to have a central place for this. I've been meaning to get into more True Crime stuff, but part of why I manage to listen to LPotL as much as I do is because of the humor. Dunno if I could digest any of this cold.
Thanks for the links. I've been watching the original unsolved mysteries lately and might check some of these out.
By BKatastrophe Go To PostI do love LPotL. Saw them live and it was fun as hell. I have a tendency to let their series build up in my back log so I can listen to them all at once. Recently listened to Norwegian Black Metal. Super interesting. The fan fiction bit in Part 3 got me good. First jumped on with Hillside Stranglers and just continued on down from there.
Good to have a central place for this. I've been meaning to get into more True Crime stuff, but part of why I manage to listen to LPotL as much as I do is because of the humor. Dunno if I could digest any of this cold.
Yes that fanfic was amazing lol.
My Favorite Murder is hosted by two comics so I'd give that one a shot. Even did a crossover with LPOTL a while back. They are very funny but I haven't listened in a while.
Megustalations!
I gave up on My Favourite Murder after 20 or so episodes. They didn't seem well prepared and unfortunately the hosts didn't click for me. The cat was cute though.
I gave up on My Favourite Murder after 20 or so episodes. They didn't seem well prepared and unfortunately the hosts didn't click for me. The cat was cute though.
I'll admit that I haven't listened to all of it, but Crimetown seems like an amazingly well produced podcast.
Only one Season has been released, but the premise is that each focuses on the crime scene in one city - Providence, Rhode Island was first up.
It essentially feels like an audio documentary, great music and interviews with people involved on all sides.
Dropped off listening to it and I wanted to give it a while before I restarted - may do soon.
Only one Season has been released, but the premise is that each focuses on the crime scene in one city - Providence, Rhode Island was first up.
It essentially feels like an audio documentary, great music and interviews with people involved on all sides.
Dropped off listening to it and I wanted to give it a while before I restarted - may do soon.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'm gonna have to check out True Crime: Casefile soon. I recently found out about the East Area Rapist, pretty fascinating case.
The one I enjoy listening to currently is Criminal.
http://thisiscriminal.com/
They cover all aspects of crime and often do episodes on pretty mundane topics but the stories usually end up being a good listen.
The one I enjoy listening to currently is Criminal.
http://thisiscriminal.com/
They cover all aspects of crime and often do episodes on pretty mundane topics but the stories usually end up being a good listen.
By Einchy Go To PostThanks for the suggestions, I'm gonna have to check out True Crime: Casefile soon. I recently found out about the East Area Rapist, pretty fascinating case.
The one I enjoy listening to currently is Criminal.
http://thisiscriminal.com/
They cover all aspects of crime and often do episodes on pretty mundane topics but the stories usually end up being a good listen.
Criminal is a good shout too!
I think the focus on the mundane is what makes it interesting though. Sometimes you don't just want to hear about a serial killer or shit like that.
By Ravensmash Go To PostCriminal is a good shout too!Yeah, I didn't mean that as a negative, more as in "if you want serial killer stories each episode, this ain't the podcast".
I think the focus on the mundane is what makes it interesting though. Sometimes you don't just want to hear about a serial killer or shit like that.
My measuring stick for a good true crime podcast, particularly those that focus on murders, is the accuracy of the inevitable Ed Gein episode. I got stupidly fascinated with that guy back in high school and never really stopped reading about him (doesn't hurt that I'm a horror nut and can see his influence in my beloved genre).
I've listened to a ton of podcasts over the last couple months, here's some thoughts:
Serial Season 1 - By ]the most captivating among the ones I've listened to. Switched sides on Adnan many times and I really don't know where I stand on his innocence tbh. But yeah, amazingly produced and I'm glad I listened to it after it was all done. Made work days go by hella fast. Recommend it to anyone! lol fuck was I thinking
Serial season 2 - Boring as shit
Crimetown - accidentally listened to the last episode so I don't really want to go back to it lol
My Favorite Murder - Naaah, don't really gel with the vibe and coming from Serial and other shows, it doesn't feel really well produced.
True Crime Garage - I remember it being well produced but I can't really recall any standout episode off the top of my head tho
S-Town: Not True Crime, it's starts out being a True Crime series but the "twist" happens in episode 2 I believe. Great podcast though.
Serial Season 1 - By ]
Serial season 2 - Boring as shit
Crimetown - accidentally listened to the last episode so I don't really want to go back to it lol
My Favorite Murder - Naaah, don't really gel with the vibe and coming from Serial and other shows, it doesn't feel really well produced.
True Crime Garage - I remember it being well produced but I can't really recall any standout episode off the top of my head tho
S-Town: Not True Crime, it's starts out being a True Crime series but the "twist" happens in episode 2 I believe. Great podcast though.
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Yeah the few eps of Criminal I've listened to were great. East Area Rapist is fucking terrifying. I made the mistake of listening to the Casefile eps alone at night while my family was out of town. I wound up putting bats in several different hiding spots lol.
Since we can embed videos here here's Ben Kissel trying to read. :-)
By Einchy Go To PostThanks for the suggestions, I'm gonna have to check out True Crime: Casefile soon. I recently found out about the East Area Rapist, pretty fascinating case.
The one I enjoy listening to currently is Criminal.
http://thisiscriminal.com/
They cover all aspects of crime and often do episodes on pretty mundane topics but the stories usually end up being a good listen.
Yeah the few eps of Criminal I've listened to were great. East Area Rapist is fucking terrifying. I made the mistake of listening to the Casefile eps alone at night while my family was out of town. I wound up putting bats in several different hiding spots lol.
Since we can embed videos here here's Ben Kissel trying to read. :-)
By BKatastrophe Go To PostI do love LPotL. Saw them live and it was fun as hell. I have a tendency to let their series build up in my back log so I can listen to them all at once. Recently listened to Norwegian Black Metal. Super interesting. The fan fiction bit in Part 3 got me good. First jumped on with Hillside Stranglers and just continued on down from there.You know what, I may backlog lpotl as well. I haven’t had enough eps since like 3 years ago. I burn through the weekly eps too quick.
Good to have a central place for this. I've been meaning to get into more True Crime stuff, but part of why I manage to listen to LPotL as much as I do is because of the humor. Dunno if I could digest any of this cold.
Gonna check out the Ben vid, their was a streak of eps where he had me rolling with the simple stuff he was saying. Like the Australian serial killer who made someone dig their grave and Ben was like “no, dig your own damn grave you lazy bastard”. lol
About to listen to the new Heaven's Gate podcast https://www.heavensgate.show/ and thought I'd share the host talking about growing up in a cult himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=vGrehFQK69c
Heaven's Gate and Marshall Applewhite in particular have always been incredibly interesting to me so having a series do a deep dive into it is great. I remember watching the Heaven's Gate members' "goodbye" videos a long ass time ago and they are burned in my brain. So sad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=vGrehFQK69c
Heaven's Gate and Marshall Applewhite in particular have always been incredibly interesting to me so having a series do a deep dive into it is great. I remember watching the Heaven's Gate members' "goodbye" videos a long ass time ago and they are burned in my brain. So sad.
Thanks for the recommendations! I'm always looking for new podcasts to scratch the itch. Has anyone heard any more rumblings about Serial? Season 2 was rather poor, but I feel they could redeem themselves. Last I heard they were aiming for early next year but I'm unsure if there have been any other mentions of it.
Been a fan of lpotl a cool minute, so I think I might have to check some of these out. Although, I think the humor helps digest some of the more graphic moments - so I’ll give everything a try
By nearfantastica00 Go To PostThanks for the recommendations! I'm always looking for new podcasts to scratch the itch. Has anyone heard any more rumblings about Serial? Season 2 was rather poor, but I feel they could redeem themselves. Last I heard they were aiming for early next year but I'm unsure if there have been any other mentions of it.
Last thing I read was it was going to be about the band Fugazi. I'm not interested in that lol... Season 1 was lighting in a bottle I think.
By Neopolitan Go To PostBeen a fan of lpotl a cool minute, so I think I might have to check some of these out. Although, I think the humor helps digest some of the more graphic moments - so I’ll give everything a try
I'm pretty desensitized to the rough stuff by now but I get it. My Favorite Murder is the only other one that is actually funny. There are others hosted by comics but I can't even remember the names. All Killer No Filler maybe? History Dweebs was one I used to listen to that had it's funny moments.... Thinking Sideways has a few laughs here and there and they avoid the more graphic descriptions if my memory serves me.
Regarding MFM - I listened up to for about a years worth of stories, but after that they divulged into talking nonsense all the time and having 20 minutes of ads infront of the show. Jesus effing krist.
By Knuckle Sandwich Go To PostYes that fanfic was amazing lol.I was actually gonna check them out next. They seemed cool on that crossover episode. Then again I was playing Bloodborne and it was in the background ao I wasn’t totally paying attention.
My Favorite Murder is hosted by two comics so I'd give that one a shot. Even did a crossover with LPOTL a while back. They are very funny but I haven't listened in a while.
I'm a big fan of The Unresolved Podcast
https://unresolved.me
Great production values.
True crime garage is good too.
If you want a bit of radio drama to go with your true crime, then try:
https://m.soundcloud.com/unsolvedmurders
And
http://wondery.com/wondery/shows/hollywoodcrime/
https://unresolved.me
Great production values.
True crime garage is good too.
If you want a bit of radio drama to go with your true crime, then try:
https://m.soundcloud.com/unsolvedmurders
And
http://wondery.com/wondery/shows/hollywoodcrime/
By Freewheelin Go To PostAny transcripts for these kinds of shows? Particularly LPOTL…Well, we have these at least :)
Thanks for the nice collection! I will go through it, when I have time again to waste my time on the internet :)
My Favorite Murder is my jam. If it was just banter the entire time I’d still listen to it. I also listen to Criminal, Generations Why, and Thinking Sideways. Thinking Sideways is more in the unsolved mystery vein, but there’s crossover for sure.
I used to listen to Sword and Scale pretty regularly, but once they included an audio clip ostensibly of someone being tortured, and I noped out and haven’t listened since. Just too much.
I used to listen to Sword and Scale pretty regularly, but once they included an audio clip ostensibly of someone being tortured, and I noped out and haven’t listened since. Just too much.
Gonna throw out some recs for LPotL episodes. Only the true crime and cult episodes.
Hillside Stranglers
Dean Corll
Ed Gein
L. Ron Hubbard
Norwegian Black Metal
Jon Benet Ramsey
Albert Fish
Fred and Rosemary West
Chris Benoit
Henry Lee Lucas
Hillside Stranglers
Dean Corll
Ed Gein
L. Ron Hubbard
Norwegian Black Metal
Jon Benet Ramsey
Albert Fish
Fred and Rosemary West
Chris Benoit
Henry Lee Lucas
By megadrive Go To PostI'm a really big fan of LPOTL and Casefile. The Leonard Lane and Charles Ng episodes are mint.Hong Kong Henry Zabrowski is amazing.
By s y Go To PostBut yeah, if you're interested in the most fucked of fucked up True Crime stories, Sword and Scale is for you. I've laid off it for a minue tho. The first time I listened to this show, I just piked 3 random episodes and it just kept getting more fucked up.Sword and Scale is kind of shit because the narrator simply plays audio recordings of people dying, uncensored, often with little to no commentary, so basically those murderers do the podcast for him. It ends up feeling like you're just listening to snuff instead of learning about true crime, and eventually I stopped listening because it was too much. There should be some kind of guiding hand in playing that stuff for a general audience, let them seek out the full tapes on their own and just include the relevant parts if necessary.
Sword and Scale has some interesting stories, even if it's mostly just whatever he found on youtube clipped together. But eventually I also had to stop listening. That host is such a fucking clueless cunt. His constant rants about justice are annoying, his interview with that Skater (i think the name was) was disgraceful, his general view on mental illness..... and rumors has it he is an evilore kind of creep on top. Fuck that show.
I'll just be lazy and crib from my post on ResetEra...
Going to recommend a weekly podcast I've been seeking out of late that's put together by the actress who voices my avatar, Yeardley Smith, her Waiting for Ophelia co-star Zibby Allen (Grey's Anatomy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and two twin brother police detectives from Small Town U.S.A. (specifically the Eugene-Springfield area of Oregon)...
http://www.smalltowndicks.com/
Each week the two detectives provide a first-hand account of a case they worked along with testimonials from other involved officers, dispatchers, forensic analysts and support personnel reinforced with audio transcripts of 9/11 calls... albeit with specific identifying details excluded so as to respect the privacy of the victims and their families. Think of a procedural like CSI minus the Hollywood embellishment. It's pretty darn riveting.
Going to recommend a weekly podcast I've been seeking out of late that's put together by the actress who voices my avatar, Yeardley Smith, her Waiting for Ophelia co-star Zibby Allen (Grey's Anatomy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and two twin brother police detectives from Small Town U.S.A. (specifically the Eugene-Springfield area of Oregon)...
http://www.smalltowndicks.com/
Each week the two detectives provide a first-hand account of a case they worked along with testimonials from other involved officers, dispatchers, forensic analysts and support personnel reinforced with audio transcripts of 9/11 calls... albeit with specific identifying details excluded so as to respect the privacy of the victims and their families. Think of a procedural like CSI minus the Hollywood embellishment. It's pretty darn riveting.
Not exactly a True Crime Podcast, but if anyone here is interested in these kinds of stories like Serial or Making a Murderer, you should check out American Vandal on Netflix. It's kind of a mockumentary of the True Crime Documentary, but it also become a really captivating mystery in itself. It's also really funny.
By Arkeband Go To PostSword and Scale is kind of shit because the narrator simply plays audio recordings of people dying, uncensored, often with little to no commentary, so basically those murderers do the podcast for him. It ends up feeling like you're just listening to snuff instead of learning about true crime, and eventually I stopped listening because it was too much. There should be some kind of guiding hand in playing that stuff for a general audience, let them seek out the full tapes on their own and just include the relevant parts if necessary.Yes, so much this. Some podcasts, it's like 80% interrogation recordings or 911 calls. Its ridiculous.
Up and Vanished is hard to listen to. The host is far up his own ass it's unbearable. Same with Atlanta Monster.
Its like they report on what actually happened and do research for the first couple episodes then all of a sudden he's doing all these crackpot conspiracy theories, interviewing unverified tip callers and ignoring all the evidence. All in search of "cracking" some case that most likely, is already resolved.
On another note, taking a look back at Serial and everything that has come out since then. Syed is guilty as fuck and Sarah Koenig comes off as silly and deceptive.
Its like they report on what actually happened and do research for the first couple episodes then all of a sudden he's doing all these crackpot conspiracy theories, interviewing unverified tip callers and ignoring all the evidence. All in search of "cracking" some case that most likely, is already resolved.
On another note, taking a look back at Serial and everything that has come out since then. Syed is guilty as fuck and Sarah Koenig comes off as silly and deceptive.
I need to give some of these a listen I somehow missed this the first go around. I refuse to go anywhere near S&S, dude just plays entire audio clips or reads off entire transcripts of shit for the shock value. I already know enough about some cases where just the descriptions of what happened to people I gloss over, I really don't need 5-20 minute long audio recordings or vocalizing the messages some pedo sent to a victim. Dude can get bent. I don't even like it on forums when people refuse to spoiler crap like Albert Fish's letter. There's True Crime and then there's the folks who are practically jerking themselves off to torture and murder.
Trace Evidence - the host is respectful to the subject matter, great use of ambient music, well researched cases, presents his own theories but doesn't venture into batshit territory.
https://www.trace-evidence.com/
https://www.trace-evidence.com/
By Jr_Painkiller Go To PostTrace Evidence - the host is respectful to the subject matter, great use of ambient music, well researched cases, presents his own theories but doesn't venture into batshit territory.will listen
https://www.trace-evidence.com/
By Knuckle Sandwich Go To PostTrue Crime: Casefile - Very serious podcast and very well done. Start with the East Area Rapist aka Original Night Stalker series.Thank you for this recommendation. Oh, and btw ... they caught the old, little bastard.
http://casefilepodcast.com/
By s y 2.0 Go To PostI've listened to a ton of podcasts over the last couple months, here's some thoughts:Why did you change your mind on this one? Did I miss something that happened in this case?
Serial Season 1 - By ]the most captivating among the ones I've listened to. Switched sides on Adnan many times and I really don't know where I stand on his innocence tbh. But yeah, amazingly produced and I'm glad I listened to it after it was all done. Made work days go by hella fast. Recommend it to anyone!lol fuck was I thinking
By Jr_Painkiller Go To PostTrace Evidence - the host is respectful to the subject matter, great use of ambient music, well researched cases, presents his own theories but doesn't venture into batshit territory.This might be way too bland for me. It's obviously a budget production but the podcast is basically him reading the police reports of cold cases and offering up his guesses on what happened. Absolutely terrible ad placement too.
https://www.trace-evidence.com/
By vitacola Go To PostThank you for this recommendation. Oh, and btw … they caught the old, little bastard.I absolutely got caught up in how well produced it was. I relistened and did some researching. It's very obvious that Koenig ran out of shit to report on pretty early, Syed is guilty af but being well spoken fools people it's crazy. Practically zero evidence supporting Syed being innocent, there was even an icnident a few years back where Syed didn't want to do some DNA testing that might've sealed the deal on him being guilty. The last half or so of the podcast is just Koenig stretching it out but playing "he's so nice how could he be guilty shtick" and was purposefully misleading to make Adnan look more innocent than guilty. Also racist af when it comes to them doubting Jay's testimony so much.
Why did you change your mind on this one? Did I miss something that happened in this case?
Here's a good link that breaks some shit down:
https://www.reddit.com/r/serialpodcastorigins/comments/4rxnjq/a_reminder_adnan_is_guilty_and_serial_was_a_lie/
It's pretty obvious as to why Koenig avoids ever talking about this lol
Gonna check out the Casefile show.
I dropped Serial after 5 or so episodes, was really only engrossed by the first 2
Becomes complete conjecture and character statements pretty early on
Becomes complete conjecture and character statements pretty early on
Yes, conjecture, that's the word I was looking for lol.
It was my first true crime pod so I got caught up :(
It was my first true crime pod so I got caught up :(