15 Best Carolina Crime Podcasts

1. Deadly Engagement

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Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master's degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.MORE Ranking #69 in Apple Charts (US)
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2. Carolina Crimes

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The only podcast dedicated solely to crimes committed in South Carolina!lTwo South Carolina natives and true crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine some of the most heinous and shocking crimes ever committed in the Palmetto State.MORE Hosts Matt Hiers, Danielle Myers
Producer/Network Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers
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Location South Carolina, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.4KTwitter 731Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Missing in the Carolinas

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Award-winning writer Renee Roberson hosts this true crime podcast profiling missing people from North and South Carolina, along with true crime cases.
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Producer/Network Missing in the Carolinas
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Location North Carolina, United States
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4. Full Trial Audio: Alex Murdaugh - Murder

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All the audio from all trial days. We remove the long silences, so you hear everything the jury hears.State of South Carolina v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh was the trial of American former lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021. The trial in the fourteenth circuit of the South Carolina Circuit Court began on January 25, 2023, and ended on March 2. Alex is a member of the Murdaugh family, a locally prominent family of attorneys.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 222 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

5. Impact of Influence: The Murdaugh Family Murders and Other Cases

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The Murdaugh family was one of South Carolina's most powerful legal families. Three generations of Murdaughs held the position of solicitor in the lowcountry for almost one hundred years.In February of 2019 a boat crash killed 19 year old Mallory Beach. Paul Murdaugh, the son of prominent SC attorney, Alex Murdaugh, was charged with three felony counts of boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory Beach.June 7, 2021 Alex Murdaugh found his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, brutally murdered, shot to death on their property known as Moselle.On March 2, 2023 Alex was convicted of murdering Maggie and Paul.Between the murders and the convictions many other crimes came to light...MORE Hosts Matt Harris, Seton Tucker
Producer/Network Evergreen Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 21.6K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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6. Murdaugh Murders Podcast

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This feed is dedicated to the original 93 episodes of Murdaugh Murders Podcast. Join us on the original MMP feed (https://staypes.ky/truesunlight) where we continue to fight for justice in this saga and others.For nearly 100 years, one family traded influence and held power in the South Carolina lowcountry until a fatal boat crash involving an allegedly intoxicated heir-apparent shed sunlight on a true crime saga like no other.  Award-winning journalist Mandy Matney has been investigating the Murdaugh family since that fateful night in 2019...MORE Host Mandy Matney
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Location Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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7. Crimes of the Carolinas

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If you have a fascination with true crime and a passion for the intriguing tales history holds, this podcast is for you!Dive into the captivating world of Iredell County's most notorious crimes, as well as riveting stories from neighboring counties and throughout Western North Carolina. Join us as we unravel the mysteries right in our own backyard.Hosted by Iredell County Public Library. MORE Hosts Shellie Taylor, Dottie Smith
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Coffee and Crime Time

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Join your hosts, M&B as we discover and discuss all things true crime... and coffee, of course! We will diving into both solved and unsolved true crime cases. We will be digging deep into the numerous cases in North Carolina and beyond.MORE Producer/Network MandB
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9. Cold and Untold

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Cold and Untold Journalist and former TV news reporter and anchor Amanda Denise is the creator and host of Cold and Untold , a true crime podcast featuring concise, digestible episodes that present the facts while offering a glimpse into the lives of the victims. Each episode focuses on an unsolved case in North Carolina, with interviews from victims' family members and friends, law enforcement, and others with firsthand knowledge or research, along with details from requested documents and information made public by law enforcement...MORE Producer/Network Amanda Denise
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10. Charleston's Cold Case Chronicles

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The Charleston's Cold Case Chronicles dives deep into South Carolina's most haunting cold cases — stories of vanished souls, unsolved murders, and lingering questions that time refused to bury. Hosted by James Jones, a Marine veteran and storyteller, each episode blends investigative detail with the emotional truth of those left behind.Because in Charleston, the past never really disappears — it just waits to be told.MORE Estimated listeners
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11. Pee Wee Gaskins Was Not My Friend

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Pee Wee Gaskins was a master manipulator who befriended many of his victims on the way to becoming South Carolina's most notorious mass murderer. He stabbed, shot, drowned and poisoned more than a dozen people. And for his final act he used dynamite in a brazen murder for hire scheme while his victim was on death row. Pee Wee conned everyone around him and charmed one unwitting accessory to assist in this final brutal deed.MORE Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
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12. A Body Lying There

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The cool waters of the Catawba River, drifting through the quaint suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina became the backdrop of a horrific tragedy discovered by passing jet-skiers who were just out for a day on the water. A car had run down the banks of the river and lying next to it was the body of Ira Yarmolenko, a popular young college co-ed.The ligatures wrapped tightly around her neck signaled death by asphyxia, and led investigators to conclude she'd been murdered.....MORE Producer/Network Ben Cozzo
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact