15 Best Southern True Crime Podcasts

1. Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

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Welcome to Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast , where the tea is sweet but the history is dark. We are a husband and wife team from Louisiana serving up murder, mystery, and mayhem from across the southern states. Pull up a rocking chair, fill your mason jar with sweet tea (or something a little stronger), and sit for a spell on the porch with us. We dive deep into each case, taking turns sharing the story, but there's always room for some husband-and-wife banter and a few well-placed f-bombs along the way...more Hosts Cara Schmidt, Stewart Schmidt
Producer/Network Bless This Mess
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Laura Grillo, Samantha Wohlford +13 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 816Facebook 22.5KTwitter 425Instagram 4.6K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium 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. Gone South

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For years, Gone South has been a podcast about crime in the American South. But in Season 5, we're widening the lens.Through deeply reported, narrative-driven stories—and conversations with journalists, historians, musicians, and people who've lived these stories firsthand—we're digging into the myths, scandals, and power structures that still shape the South… and, in many ways, the country itself.From re-examining the cultural meaning of the Alamo to tracing the family history of Alex Murdaugh to investigating the federal indictment of New Orleans's former mayor, each episode stands a..more Host Jed Lipinski
Producer/Network Audacy
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Josh Sharpe, James Karst +16 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4.7KTwitter 1.4K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. True Sunlight

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Previously known as the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, (which inspired Hulu's Original Series ⁠Murdaugh: Death in the Family), True Sunlight is the intersection of True Crime, journalism and systematic corruption. Celebrated journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are taking their style of reporting beyond Alex Murdaugh and his co-conspirators. We expose the truth wherever it leads giving voice to victims like Mica Francis, Sara Lynn Colucci, and Christa Bauer Gilley, while still pursuing justice for all the victims you've met so far like Stephen Smith, Dallas Stoller, and others...more Hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell
Producer/Network LUNASHARK MEDIA
Email ****@lunasharkmedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Kate Thomas, Angie Solomon
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 34KFacebook 71.6KTwitter 79.7KInstagram 74.3K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Chief Perry Sutton, Ashley Richards +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.6KTwitter 731Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

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Gone Cold - Texas True Crime features unsolved homicides, missing persons, & other mysteries from throughout the Lone Star State. #Texas #TrueCime #Unsolved #MissingPerson #ColdCase #TrueCrimePodcast Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support .more Host Vincent Strange
Producer/Network Gone Cold Productions
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Richard Hagerman, Donna Whitson +1 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 2.1KFacebook 5.8KTwitter 10.2KInstagram 3.2K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Sirens: Southern True Crime

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This is a Southern True Crime Podcast (AKA The Sirens Podcast) with creator and host Raven Rollins - journalist, award-winning author, and victim advocate - where she discusses cases from her home state of Oklahoma, and many other Deep South and Southwestern cases with friends, experts, true crime authors, and more! Advocacy. Investigation. Education. Storytelling.more Hosts Mandy McNeely, Raven Rollins, Simon Vaughn, Rick Rollins
Producer/Network The Sirens Network
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Kathy Reichs, Rachel Corbett +6 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 132 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Dark Thirty

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True crime from the deep south. Join Catherine and Jessica as they examine cases and give their commentary.
Host Jessica Crowe
Email ****@hotmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Converse Bright
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 24Instagram 150 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Stabbin Stylist

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In the South, no one talks more than a woman in a hair salon. As hairstylists in Cleveland, Tennessee, podcast hosts Ashley and Randa hear it all—from small town gossip and Appalachian ghost stories to the kind of true crime that makes you check your locks twice. The Stabbin Stylist is a Southern true crime podcast based in Cleveland, TN, dedicated to sharing true crime cases, unsolved mysteries, local legends, haunted history, and all the Spooky Thangs lurking throughout Appalachia and the American South...more Hosts Stephanie Harlowe, Randa Retzlaff
Producer/Network The Stabbin Stylist
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 32Facebook 21.7KTwitter 14Instagram 350 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. Crime in the Coalfields

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Crime in the Coalfields is a true crime podcast hosted by 59News Digital Producer Brandi Blake and 59News Digital Producer Humera Rehman. Based in Southern West Virginia, each episode Brandi and Humera will tell the stories of the tragic and bizarre crimes that take place in rural Appalachia.more Hosts Julia White, Harper Emch
Producer/Network Julia White and Harper Emch
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Monica Hartwell, Wanda Palmer
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 118Facebook 178.5KTwitter 9.3KInstagram 9.2K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Buried Truths

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'Buried Truths' acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the American South. We can't change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. The podcast is hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff.more Host Hank Klibanoff
Producer/Network WABE
Email ****@emory.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.5K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. It's Murder, Y'all

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Each week on the It's Murder, Y'all podcast, we're going to bring you lesser-known true crime cases from the Deep South. And if you like your southern true crime with a side of millennial pop culture references, ADHD-induced tangents, and a tasteful amount of spicy language, then this podcast is for you!more Producer/Network It's Murder, Y'all
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Judge Robert Smith Vance, Robert E. Robinson +2 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 42Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The Coroner's Report

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A Southern true crime podcast. Join our team as we delve into some cases. Sometimes, we look at interesting murders, and other times, just strange, unsettled deaths. We talk to the experts, including police investigators, psychiatrists, family members, and witnesses, as they walk you step by step through the homicides. Murder, death, kill is just another day in the office for our team.more Producer/Network Aussie Grove Media Group LLC
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 31 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Southern Un-Hospitality

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A True Crime Podcast Based Below The Mason Dixon Line
Producer/Network Southern UnHospitality
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Southern Fried True Crime

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Erica Kelley is a native Tennessean exploring historical and contemporary true crime in the South. Southern charm is attempted but southern sass is bountiful. Join her as she shows you just how southern fried the justice system can be in the Deep South.more Host Erica Kelley
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 12KFacebook 29.8KTwitter 9.4KInstagram 16.1K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. In the Red Clay

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Buried deep in the past of a quiet southern town lies the legend of Billy Sunday Birt, the most dangerous man in Georgia history. A chance meeting one spring day unravels the truth behind the notorious figure and uncovers new secrets along the way.'A wild tale of moonshine, murder, and mayhem' - Vulture2021 Webby Award Honoree, Podcast Limited Seriesmore Host Sean Kipe
Producer/Network Imperative Entertainment
Email ****@seankipe.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 7.7KFacebook 5.5KInstagram 7.8K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact