20 Best True Crime Podcasts For Road Trips
True Crime Podcasts For Road Trips
Here are 20 Best True Crime Podcasts For Road Trips worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
Play All Episodes Follow All1. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
   
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My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921...MORE    Hosts Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark  
 Producer/Network Exactly Right  
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 Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 489.8KTwitter 315.8KInstagram 894K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 500k active Podcasts in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted podcast contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us 
2. Crime Junkie
   
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Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won't hear anywhere else...MORE    Hosts Ashley Flowers, Brit Prawat  
 Producer/Network audiochuck  
 Email ****@audiochuck.com  
 Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 622.2KTwitter 134.7KInstagram 1.3M Avg Length 47 min Format Long form  Since Dec 2017       Get Email Contact  
3. Last Podcast On The Left
   
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The Last Podcast on the Left covers all the horrors our world has to offer, both imagined and real. From demons and slashers to cults and serial killers, The Last Podcast is guaranteed to satisfy your bloodlust.Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts to listen to new episodes of Last Podcast on the Left ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.MORE    Hosts Henry Zebrowski, Marcus Parks, Ed Larson  
 Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts  
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 Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 81 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  
4. Scam Goddess
   
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Scam Goddess is an award-winning comedy podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it. Every episode, the Scam Goddess herself Laci Mosley (iCarly, Better Call Saul) covers the hottest scams on the streets today while also giving in-depth breakdowns of the wildest robberies, rackets, and capers throughout history. It's like true crime, but without all the death—aka True Con! Plus, Laci's always joined by hilarious guests like Conan O'Brien, Miranda Cosgrove, Jameela Jamil, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, or Matt Rogers...MORE    Host Laci Mosley  
 Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts  
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 Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 43.6KTwitter 12.3KInstagram 46.2K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  
5. Casefile True Crime
   
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Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A's, our exclusive show 'Behind the Files', and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE    Host Casey  
 Producer/Network Casefile Presents  
 Email ****@casefilepodcast.com  
 Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 50KTwitter 57.8KInstagram 86.9K Avg Length 73 min Format Long form  Since Jan 2016       Get Email Contact  
6. Missing
   
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Missing is a true crime podcast that tells stories of missing people, homicides, and injustices. Starting in 2015 with the disappearance of Maura Murray, Missing has covered the vanishings of Brianna Maitland, Brandon Lawson, Phoenix Coldon, Trenny Gibson, Daniel Robinson, Jessica Stacks, Erica Franolich, Cieha Taylor, Calvin Johnny Hunt, Abbie Flynn, Tabitha Queen, Raymond Green, Alicia Markovich, Niqui McCown, Samantha Tapp, Archer Ray Johnson, Dale Williams, Morgan Bauer, Pepita Redhair and more mysteries in depth...MORE    Hosts Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna  
 Producer/Network Crawlspace Media  
 Email ****@crawlspacepodcast.com  
 Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 21.2KTwitter 12.6KInstagram 7.7K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  
7. Serial
   
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Our newest podcast, 'The Good Whale,' is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts, or follow it here: https://lnk.to/good-whaleSerial Productions makes narrative podcasts that have transformed the medium. Sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter to find out about new shows, get behind the scenes stories, and see photos and videos you can't see on a podcast. To get full access to Serial Productions shows, and to other New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts...MORE    Host Susan Burton  
 Producer/Network Serial  
 Email ****@serialpodcast.org  
 Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 425.2KTwitter 279.6KInstagram 59.3K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form  Since Oct 2013       Get Email Contact  
8. Morning Cup of Murder
   
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Ever wonder what crime took place on today's date in true crime history? If so, sit back and grab a cup of coffee as you enjoy your daily dose of True Crime. Your host, Korina Biemesderfer, guides you through a dark history lesson, with tales of murder, abduction, serial killers, cults, and more in this short-form DAILY true crime podcast, that has been downloaded over 30 Million times. Remember, stay safe.MORE    Host Korina Biemesderfer  
 Producer/Network Morning Cup of Murder  
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 Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 6.2KTwitter 766Instagram 4.8K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form  Since May 2019       Get Email Contact  
9. American Scandal
   
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Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls...MORE    Host Lindsay Graham  
 Producer/Network Wondery  
 Email ****@airship.fm  
 Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 168.1KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 167K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form  Since Sep 2018       Get Email Contact  
10. Criminal
   
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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE    Host Phoebe Judge  
 Producer/Network Criminal Productions  
 Email ****@thisiscriminal.com  
 Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 34.7KTwitter 33.6KInstagram 56.8K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form        Get Email Contact  
11. Up and Vanished
   
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Host Payne Lindsey heads to the edge of the arctic circle to investigate two mysterious disappearances from Nome, Alaska. Up and Vanished investigates mysterious cold case disappearances with each new season of the hit true crime franchise. Season 1: The case of missing South Georgia teacher, Tara Grinstead, led to two arrests. Season 2: The disappearance of Kristal Reisinger, a young mother who disappeared from a remote Colorado mountain town...MORE    Host Payne Lindsey  
 Producer/Network Tenderfoot TV  
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 Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 104.2KTwitter 40.7KInstagram 29K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form        Get Email Contact  
12. More Perfect
   
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We're taught the Supreme Court was designed to be above the fray of politics. But at a time when partisanship seeps into every pore of American life, are the nine justices living up to that promise? More Perfect is a guide to the current moment on the Court. We bring the highest court of the land down to earth, telling the human dramas at the Court that shape so many aspects of American life — from our religious freedom to our artistic expression, from our reproductive choices to our voice in democracy.MORE    Host Julia Longoria  
 Producer/Network WNYC Studios  
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 Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 22.1KTwitter 7.8KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form        Get Email Contact  
13. Ear Hustle
   
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Ear Hustle is prison slang for eavesdropping, and that's what listening to the show feels like: a raw, often funny, and always surprising peek into the reality of life inside prison. Hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods co-created the show that launched in 2017 while Earlonne was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, where Nigel was a volunteer teaching photography...MORE    Hosts Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods  
 Producer/Network Ear Hustle & Radiotopia  
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 Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 22.3KTwitter 24.5KInstagram 72.6K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form  Since May 2017       Get Email Contact  
14. The Generation Why Podcast
   
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The Generation Why Podcast released its first episode in 2012 and pioneered the true crime genre in the podcasting world. Two friends, Aaron & Justin, break down theories and give their opinions on unsolved murders, controversies, mysteries and conspiracies.Need more Generation Why? With Wondery , enjoy exclusive episodes and always listen ad-free. Join Wondery in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/generation-why/ now.MORE    Hosts Aaron Habel, Justin Evans  
 Producer/Network Wondery  
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 Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 30.8KTwitter 25.8KInstagram 45.5K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  
15. Paper Ghosts: The Ozarks
   
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It's the dead of summer, 1989, in the heart of the Ozarks. An 18-year-old woman goes missing from Bella Vista, Arkansas. As the search moves forward, several suspects emerge. Then… a body is found not far from the Missouri border, and a homicide investigation begins. Soon, a second body is discovered nearby. What was a mystery transforms into the hunt for a possible serial killer stalking young women throughout the Ozarks. M. William Phelps digs in nearly 35 years later and begins to understand that things aren't always what they seem. MORE    Host M. William Phelps  
 Producer/Network iHeart True Crime  
 Email ****@comcast.net  
 Apple Rating 4.3/5 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form        Get Email Contact  
16. The Dropout
   
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Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world's youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once heralded as 'the next Steve Jobs' find herself facing criminal charges - to which she pleaded not guilty - and up to decades in prison? How did her technology, meant to revolutionize health care, potentially put millions of patients at risk? And how did so many smart people get it so wrong along the way? ABC News chief business, tech..MORE    Hosts Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn, Victoria Thompson  
 Producer/Network 20/20 True Crime  
 Email ****@abc.com  
 Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 131.9KTwitter 15.1KInstagram 22K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  
17. 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  
 Producer/Network Erica Kelley  
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 Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 29.5KTwitter 9.4KInstagram 16.3K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form        Get Email Contact  
Show Hosts and Producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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| Karen Kilgariff | Co Host | myfavoritemurder.com/episodes | 20 | |||
| Georgia Hardstark | Co Host | myfavoritemurder.com/episodes | 20 | @ghardstark | 281.5K | |
| Ashley Flowers | Co Host | iheart.com/podcast/270-crime-junkie-29319113 | @ash_flowers | 63.4K | ||
| Brit Prawat | Co Host | iheart.com/podcast/270-crime-junkie-29319113 | @britprawat | |||
| Henry Zebrowski | Co Host | last-podcast-on-the-left.simplecast.com | 66 | @henrylovesyou | ||
| Marcus Parks | Co Host | last-podcast-on-the-left.simplecast.com | 66 | @marcusparks | 365 | |
| Ed Larson | Co Host | last-podcast-on-the-left.simplecast.com | 66 | |||
| Laci Mosley | Host | earwolf.com/show/scam-goddess | 1 | @divalaci | 67.9K | |
| Casey | Host | audioboom.com/channels/4940872-casefile-true-crime | 32 | @casefilehost | ||
| Tim Pilleri | Co Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/GLSS9533070472 | 1 | @timpilleri | 5.7K | |
| Lance Reenstierna | Co Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/GLSS9533070472 | 1 | @lreenstierna | 5.9K | |
| Susan Burton | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serial/id917918570 | 17 | |||
| Korina Biemesderfer | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morning-cup-of-murder/id1462365038 | ||||
| Lindsay Graham | Host | wondery.com/shows/American-Scandal | 45 | @lindsayagraham | 10.1K | |
| Phoebe Judge | Host | thisiscriminal.com/episodes | 8 | @phoebevjudge | 24.4K | |
| Payne Lindsey | Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/up-and-vanished | 53 | @paynelindsey | 43.3K | |
| Julia Longoria | Host | npr.org/podcasts/481105292/more-perfect | 4 | @hooliwho | 4.7K | |
| Nigel Poor | Co Host | earhustlesq.com/listen | ||||
| Earlonne Woods | Co Host | earhustlesq.com/listen | @earlonnewoods | 9.7K | ||
| Aaron Habel | Co Host | wondery.com/shows/generation-why | @raasnio | 2.1K | ||
| Justin Evans | Co Host | wondery.com/shows/generation-why | ||||
| M. William Phelps | Host | omny.fm/shows/paper-ghosts | 11 | @mwilliamphelps | 8.4K | |
| Rebecca Jarvis | Co Host | abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout | 26 | @rebeccajarvis | ||
| Taylor Dunn | Co Host | abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout | 26 | @thedunndunn | ||
| Victoria Thompson | Co Host | abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout | 26 | @victhompsonabc | ||
| Erica Kelley | Host | spreaker.com/podcast/southern-fried-true-crime--2975465 | 90 | @kericak | 594 | |
| audiochuck | crimejunkiepodcast.com/episodes | 45 | ||||
| Ear Hustle & Radiotopia | earhustlesq.com | 10 | 
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