12 Best Alabama True Crime Podcasts

1. Secrets True Crime

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We are a boots on-the-ground, investigative, serialized podcast. Season 2: On March 21, 2015, 32 year old Eric Cates and his beloved dog, Gypsy, were found murdered behind the old Empire School in the tiny Walker County town of Empire, AL. Their bodies were found burned in the cab of Eric's truck. Their murders remain unsolved even though the crime is rumored to have been witnessed by a large crowd of people...more Producer/Network Secrets True Crime
Email ****@protonmail.com
Location Alabama, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 114.5KTwitter 246Instagram 2.8K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Earwitness

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One July night in 1995, Deputy Sheriff William G. Hardy was shot behind the Crown Sterling Suites hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. At the same time as the murder, at least ten people saw Toforest Johnson four miles away, at a popular nightclub called Tee's Place. But detectives zeroed in on him as a main suspect in Deputy Hardy's murder anyway, ultimately resulting in Toforest being tried, convicted, and sentenced to death...more Host Beth Shelburne
Producer/Network Lava for Good+
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Location Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 496Facebook 1.8KTwitter 1.7KInstagram 10.6K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. S-Town

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S-Town is a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But when someone else ends up dead, the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scen..more Host Brian Reed
Producer/Network Serial Productions
Email ****@stownpodcast.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 60K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Blind Plea

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In 2017, Deven Grey, a young mother, shot and killed her abusive partner in a remote trailer in rural Shelby County, Alabama. She claimed self-defense and filed a Stand Your Ground claim.Instead of freedom, she was handed a 'blind plea' an option to take an unknown sentence in exchange for pleading guilty. As a Black woman who shot and killed a white man in Alabama, she did the only thing she could: She took the plea...more Host Elizabeth Flock
Producer/Network Lemonada Media
Email ****@lemonadamedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Scott Budnick, Connie Britton +3 more
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.3KFacebook 8.9KTwitter 10.5KInstagram 84K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. White Lies

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On the morning of August 21, 1991, a group of Cuban detainees took over a federal prison in Talladega, Alabama, and demanded their freedom. But how did they get here? And what became of them after? In season two of NPR's Pulitzer-finalist show, we unspool a decades-long story about immigration, indefinite detention, and a secret list. It's a story about a betrayal at the heart of our country's ideals...more Hosts Chip Brantley, Andrew Beck Grace
Producer/Network NPR
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Location Talladega, Alabama, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 13KTwitter 7.8MInstagram 8.4M Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. True Crime on Easy Street

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True crime podcast based in small town Alabama and hosted by a local team of experts, Kelly Turner, Katy Givens, and Scott Wright.
Hosts Kelly Turner, Katy Givens, Scott Wright
Producer/Network True Crime on Easy Street, Bleav
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Centre, Alabama, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Cade Gossett, Brittany Smith +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 109Facebook 958Twitter 246Instagram 444 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Unforgotten

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Unforgotten is an investigative podcast from Alabama Cold Case Advocacy that examines unresolved homicides, missing person cases, suspicious deaths, and the records that remain after public attention has moved on. Through documented evidence, public records, timelines, interviews, and careful case review, Unforgotten looks beyond the shorthand version of a case to understand what is known, what has changed, and what questions remain. Each episode is produced with respect for victims, families, investigators, and the communities still waiting for answers...more Producer/Network Alabama Cold Case Advocacy
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Mobile, Alabama, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Lt. Darren Versiga
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 44.5KTwitter 518Instagram 680 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children

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In 1968, police arrested five Black girls dressed in oversized military fatigues in Montgomery. The girls were runaways, escaping from a state-run reform school called the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children in Mount Meigs, Alabama. The girls were determined to tell someone about the abuse they'd suffered there: physical and sexual violence, unlivable facilities, and grueling labor in the fields surrounding the school...more Host Josie Duffy Rice
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.3KTwitter 124.2KInstagram 16K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Deliberate Indifference

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Inside Alabama's prisons, thousands of men live in overcrowded dormitories with minimal supervision, facing a near constant threat of violence and sexual assault. Now, if conditions don't improve, a federal judge could intervene. The crisis, decades in the making, is at a tipping point. Through the stories of people impacted by the system and the people in charge, Deliberate Indifference reveals how we got here - and what's next - for Alabama's prisons.more Producer/Network WBHM
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10. Skeptical: An Investigative Podcast

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Skeptical: An Investigative Podcast explores compelling criminal cases where the convicted maintain their innocence. Through interviews, case reviews, and meticulous examination, we uncover the complexities of each story. Follow us as we reinvestigate and uncover the truth behind the mysteries.more Producer/Network Murder Creek Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Inside Job: Understanding Vicky White

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Vicky Sue White and Casey Cole White were not related, despite having the same last name. Vicky was 18 years and one day older than Casey. And they were no one's idea of a perfectly matched couple. On April 29th, 2022 Vicky helped Casey, a convict serving 75 years for a crime spree in 2015, escape. Vicky, was a highly respected Assistant Director of Corrections. She had put in 25 years with the department and was hours away from a comfortable retirement. Her colleagues loved her...more Producer/Network insidejobunderstandingvickywhite
Recent Guest Lt. Gary Cornelius
Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Murder in Mobile County

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Murder in Mobile County unravels the chilling cold case of a young mother found brutally murdered in 1981. Her naked body was discovered in an abandoned lot, and the case has remained unsolved ever since. Join the Murder Creek Media team as investigate this haunting mystery, uncovering hidden evidence and pursuing new leads to shed light on a decades-old tragedy. more Producer/Network Murder Creek Media
Email ****@murdercreekmedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Get Email Contact