50 Best Wondery True Crime Podcasts

1. The Vanished Podcast

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The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts. What will The Vanished uncover next?Listen to The Vanished on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to all episodes ad-free on Wondery . Join Wondery in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify...MORE Host Marissa Jones
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 16.8KFacebook 80.3KTwitter 24.2KInstagram 36.3K Avg Length 67 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. 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
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Email ****@airship.fm
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 21.4KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2018 Get Email Contact

3. British Scandal

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In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they're all about power. But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage...MORE Hosts Alice Levine, Matt Forde
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 9.3KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. This Is Actually Happening

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What if you were trafficked into a cult...or were mauled by a grizzly bear...or were stabbed 27 times by a serial killer - what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings you extraordinary true stories of life-changing events told by the people who lived them. From a man who woke up in the morgue to a woman stranded in a Mexican desert fighting to survive, these stories will have you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear what happens next.Listen to exclusive episodes of This is Actually Happening ad-free by joining Wondery in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify...MORE Host Whitney Missildine
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 12.4KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 30.3K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Seven Deadly Sinners

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Sinners are often people who believe they deserve every little thing they desire, and hurting others along the way…well that's just road kill.  On a small scale it's scary, but on the scale these people have done it it's down right evil.Preachers, church, your faith are your most trusted source of comfort…but what happens when that world is shattered…Season 1 of Seven Deadly Sinners took on the world of Televangelists and cultish child sexual predator, Warren Jeffs...MORE Host Rachael Ou2019Brien
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Email ****@nxtmodel.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.4KFacebook 1.7KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 9.2K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Killer Psyche

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When a shocking crime occurs, people ask 'Why?' Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On Killer Psyche , retired FBI agent Candice DeLong draws on her decades of experience to reveal why these murderers and criminals committed these heinous acts. She will reveal fascinating new details about what drove these people, including cases she was close to. Candice will share specific psychological methods and profiling techniques that experts use to understand the deepest part of the most complex, fascinating, and twisted minds, from the Unabomber to Alex Murdaugh to Mary Bell...MORE Host Candice DeLong
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 5.1KFacebook 1.4KTwitter 35 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Over My Dead Body

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Over My Dead Body is an anthology series about people who are pushed beyond their limits and do unspeakable things. Season 4: Gone Hunting - When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities presume he was eaten by alligators but one woman begins to suspect the true predators may lurk much closer to home. It sets her on a tireless crusade to uncover what really happened to Mike. A story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a mother's battle for justice. Season 3: Fox Lake - A small town cop is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015...MORE Hosts Matthew Shaer, Jennifer Portman, Robert Moor
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 32.1KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

8. The Devil Within

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Welcome to The Devil Within, the podcast that explores true stories of demonic possession and the supernatural. With new episodes every week and new, immersive seasons every year, The Devil Within begins where the answers run out… and the truth, no matter how extraordinary, will be brought into the light. From ancient spirits to modern day ghost stories… demonic possession to creatures of legend. For all things unexplainable - and more than few that are better left alone - The Devil Within has you covered...MORE Host Branden Morgan
Producer/Network Evio
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Apple Rating 3.3/5Apple Reviews 3.4KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Suspect

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Suspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, and jurors make every day - decisions that, once made, are almost impossible to reverse.Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark follows Leon Benson, who spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen...MORE Hosts Matthew Shaer, Lara Bazelon
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 7.8KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Accused

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Season 4 : When Rhoda Nathan's lifeless body was discovered in her hotel room, it was assumed she'd had a heart attack. The autopsy proved otherwise: Nathan, 67, had been viciously beaten to death, punched so hard by her assailant that two of her teeth had been knocked out. Days later, a hotel employee went to the hospital to be treated for an infection in his hand, which was teeming with a bacteria most often found in human mouths. That, plus a pendant an officer said was discovered in the trunk of his car, sealed the fate of Elwood Jones, who awaits execution on Ohio's death row...MORE Hosts Amber Hunt, Amanda Rossmann
Producer/Network Cincinnati Enquirer
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 8.5KFacebook 3.5KTwitter 5.5KInstagram 197.8K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Scamfluencers

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You never really know someone…especially online. In today's world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world's most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery's new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic healers to trusted financial insiders to experts in dating. They cast spells over millions...MORE Hosts Scaachi Koul, Sarah Hagi
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Email ****@slate.com
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 9.2KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. 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
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 21.9KFacebook 31.2KTwitter 24.7KInstagram 49.2K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Guru: Don't Cross Kat

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Season 2: Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and 'alien baths' draw in over a million followers, all chasing the dream of a lifestyle like hers. But as she gathers more followers around her, the secrets beneath her fame grow darker and more dangerous. One woman sets out to bring back her best friend who has fallen under the spell of this modern-day guru. And what begins as a search for a missing friend soon puts her on a collision course with Kat...MORE Host Matt Stroud
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 8.2KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. In God We Lust

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A luxury hotel pool attendant in Miami meets a married couple. The wife starts flirting with the young man...and pretty soon he is caught up in a love triangle, one that will have far-reaching results. The husband is Jerry Falwell Jr., member of one of the most famous evangelical families in America and president of a Christian university with a strict code of conduct. The affair is part of a pattern of questionable behavior that will threaten the Falwell family dynasty...MORE Hosts Brooke Siffrinn, Aricia Skidmore-Williams
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 4.4KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

15. Crime Fix with Angenette Levy

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Crime Fix is a daily YouTube show and podcast that covers the most gripping crime news stories of the day - quickly and accurately. The Law&Crime Network's Angenette Levy breaks down each story to give you the key information you need for the day's most important crime stories.MORE Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 39 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. The Mysterious Mr. Epstein

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We now know that Jeffrey Epstein was a sexual predator. He was also accused of fraud, embezzlement, coercion and more. But for most of his life, he was a mystery to the public, and to many of the people who knew him. In this six part series, we peel back the layers of Epstein's life to detail his financial and sexual crimes, and his network of enablers, with original reporting and interviews. From humble beginnings, Epstein came to amass significant wealth which he used to buy sex, social status, silence, even justice —until money wasn't enough...MORE Host Lindsay Graham
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 10.2KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

17. Fed Up

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When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It's the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is a story about wealth, wellness, and influence narrated by Casey Wilson.Binge all episodes of Fed Up exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify...MORE Host Casey Rose Wilson
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3.3KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

18. The Sneak

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Season 3: The Disappearance of Mario Rossi - Set against the backdrop of NASCAR's drug smuggling scandal in the early 1980's, this season of The Sneak tells the story of the disappearance of one of the sport's most brilliant engineers, a mystery that haunts racing to this day. The hosts will set out to finally answer the question: What really happened to Mario Rossi? Season 2: Murders at Whiskey Creek - We follow world champion surfer Jack Roland Murphy as he pulls off the biggest jewel heist in American history. Things turn deadly as he is implicated in two murders afterwards...MORE Host Nate Scott
Producer/Network USA TODAY
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 284Instagram 3.1K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

19. KAREN: THE RETRIAL

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In Season 1 of KAREN , we unpacked the explosive case of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV. After the first trial ended in a hung jury, the high-stakes case of Karen Read returns to court—and the pressure has never been greater. In KAREN: THE RETRIAL , we return to the courtroom—where the stakes are higher, the drama is deeper, and the fight for truth is far from over. KAREN: THE RETRIAL isn't just about the verdict—it's about power, perception, and who gets to write the story...MORE Host Paula Barros
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Apple Rating 3.3/5Apple Reviews 608 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. We Came to the Forest

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Vienna is working a delivery job when she hears about Cop City, a massive police training facility being built in Atlanta. She decides to join a group of activists attempting to stop construction. When Vienna arrives in the South River Forest, she quickly finds a community, a cause - and a love unlike any other. But the events of one morning shatters everything. Vienna and everyone connected to the forest begin asking themselves a question: what are you willing to die for?From Wondery, Campside Media and Tenderfoot TV...MORE Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 2.9/5Apple Reviews 383 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana

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Behind the closed doors of government offices and military compounds, are hidden stories and buried secrets from the darkest corners of history. Each week, Luke Lamana, a Marine Corp Reconnaissance Veteran, pulls back the curtain on what once was classified information exposing the secrets and lies behind the world's most powerful institutions. From the hitmakers at Wondery and Ballen Studios, we bring you REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana. The stories are real, and the secrets are shocking...MORE Host Luke Lamana
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.4K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. Scam Factory

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You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You likely dismiss these texts and emails as mere annoyances, thinking you've stopped some random stranger from ripping you off. But the shocking truth is, the person behind that message might be trapped inside a 'scam factory' on the other side of the world and forced to scam others against their will...MORE Host Denise Chan
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Apple Rating 3.9/5 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. Dear Cousin

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Dear Cousin: The Stalking of Susan Fensten is the gripping true story of one woman's quest for long lost family. After the deaths of her sister and estranged father, Susan searches for relatives on an early online genealogy forum. When she meets cousins from her grandfather's other family, they're everything she'd hoped for—until it all goes to hell.Susan's dreams are shattered when she learns her relatives' dangerous history, and she is bombarded with threatening messages and sexually explicit content...MORE Email ****@wondery.com
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Apple Rating 3.8/5 Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

24. FBI Profilers: Criminal Archives

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Jim Clemente and Kathy Canning-Mello are both former FBI Profilers. They worked together for more than a decade in the FBI's legendary Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), where they analyzed, researched and consulted on some of the most terrifying violent and sexual crimes across the country.As FBI Profilers, they used victimology, the study of the victim, because an offender's choice of victim unwittingly reveals information about that offender. They identified patterns in offender behavior to zero-in on suspects...MORE Email ****@wondery.com
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Apple Rating 4.2/5 Avg Length 1 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

25. Not a Very Good Murderer

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Kidnapping plots, arson, jewel heists, attempted murder just another day in Paradise...Valley, Arizona.In this wild, genre-bending audio documentary, New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow dives deep into the strange and storied life of high-society socialite and former Miss Arizona Celia (Cece) Doane.As a well-to-do ex-beauty queen in the 1970s, Cece had no trouble attracting husbands. She did appear to have some trouble getting rid of them, though...MORE Email ****@wondery.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Get Email Contact

26. Blood Will Tell

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When a birthday party in suburban San Jose turns deadly, 18-year-old identical twins are arrested for suspected murder. One brother spends nearly two years in jail before the truth comes out: authorities locked up the wrong twin. How could one brother let his twin take the fall? And why would the other sacrifice his freedom for a crime he didn't commit? Blood Will Tell is a modern-day saga of Shakespearean proportions, following Vietnamese-American brothers whose unbreakable bond is tested by silence, sacrifice, and an unthinkable choice.MORE Email ****@wondery.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5 Get Email Contact

27. Dr. Death

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We're at our most vulnerable when we go to our doctors. But what happens when we can't trust them? Dr. Death is the award-winning series hosted by Laura Beil, now in its fourth season: Bad Magic.Need more Dr. Death? With Wondery , you can listen to all episodes, unlock exclusive content, get early access to upcoming episodes, and enjoy an always ad-free experience. Start your free trial in the Wondery App or visit wondery.com/links/dr-death/ now...MORE Host Laura Beil
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 98.3KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

28. Confronting

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Season 2 - Confronting: Columbine The events of April 20th, 1999 shaped our nation and altered the American narrative. One of America's deadliest school shootings took place in a small town in Colorado, leaving thirteen dead and another twenty-one severely injured. And it was all broadcast over national tv for the nation to see.  The second season of Confronting takes on one of the most prolific tragedies in American history: the Columbine High School massacre...MORE Hosts Kim Goldman, Nancy Glass
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 11.5KFacebook 3.7KTwitter 4.8KInstagram 5.1K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

29. FRAMED: An Investigative Story

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A true crime podcast that seeks to go beyond the narrative and discover the truth. Both sides have facts, which picture comes into focus depends on how those facts are Framed.
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 2.6KFacebook 1.9KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 751 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

30. Felonious Florida

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On a quiet spring day in 1997, three generations of a family are brutally murdered in a quadruple homicide in Miramar, Florida. Investigators amass a mountain of evidence that seems to point to one suspect - the husband, father, and son-in-law of the victims. But he has an alibi that has left this case unsolved for nearly three decades. Season 5 of Felonious Florida: The Altidor Massacre will be available on May 6.MORE Host David Schutz
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@sunsentinel.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 4.4KFacebook 1.8KTwitter 1.2KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

31. Who Killed Daphne?

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When a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequences that go far beyond its shores. In the aftermath of her death an international team of journalists comes together to continue her work. Along the way they start to uncover clues that might lead to her killers. From Wondery, comes a new story about power, corruption and one woman's fight for the truth. Hosted by investigative reporter Stephen Grey.Listen to Who Killed Daphne ad-free on Wondery in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify...MORE Host Stephen Grey
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Email ****@stephengrey.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.4KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

32. The Disturbing Truth

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True crime and true horror story podcast that deal with real life events. MrBlackPasta looks at solved and unsolved mysteries around serial killers, murderers, strange happenings and other real life true horror.MORE Host Justin Black
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 154Facebook 2.4KTwitter 141KInstagram 3.7K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

33. Bad Batch

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Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dollar stem cell industry where greed and desperation collide. Laura Beil, the award-winning host and reporter of 'Dr Death,' returns for this six-part investigative series from Wondery, the makers of 'Dirty John' and 'The Shrink Next Door...MORE Host Laura Beil
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@laurabeil.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 10KFacebook 167.7K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

34. The Killing Month August 1978

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The events that took place in Chester County, Pennsylvania in August 1978 were unthinkable. Family killing family. A father calling for the murder of his own son. For years The Johnston Gang got away with everything—theft, burglary, violence—until the brazen attacks of August 1978 crossed a line, and the family crime empire began to crumble. Host and writer Amanda Lamb shares her own memories of the murders and the trials that followed. Her father was the lead prosecutor who helped bring the killers to justice...MORE Host Amanda Lamb
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Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 243Facebook 563Twitter 442.1KInstagram 112.5K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

35. In the Shadows

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In The Shadows delves into a riveting unsolved mystery from 1991. When the body of a young woman is discovered by two terrified boys in the desert near Bakersfield, California, authorities quickly target her popular star-athlete boyfriend. The case - one of the most controversial in Kern County's history - quickly drew national media attention, and the ensuing trials divided the community and sparked a heated debate. Despite that, the perpetrator of this horrific crime remained unpunished...MORE Host Ottavia McHenry
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 311Twitter 109.3K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

36. Persona: The French Deception

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What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Host and award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff investigates how Chikli duped some of the world's most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we're living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction...MORE Hosts Wondery, Evan Ratliff, Pineapple Street Studios
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@wondery.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 946Facebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

37. American Hostage

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Based on a true story, American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.American Hostage is an 8-episode scripted psychological thriller from Criminal Content starring Emmy Award-winner Jon Hamm and directed by Academy Award® winner Shawn Christensen.MORE Host Jonathan Daniel Hamm
Producer/Network Criminal Content
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 195Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

38. Devil in the Dorm

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In late 2010, a middle-aged man moved into his daughter's college dorm and created what has all the hallmarks of a cult. Over the decade that followed, he extorted millions of dollars from vulnerable young adults through violence, psychological torture, and forced sex work. Actress and Director Elisabeth Rohm narrates Law&Crime's 6-part investigative series, which draws from thousands of pages of transcripts, exhibits, audio files, and video recordings from a federal trial and explores the actions and motives of Larry Ray. This is Law&Crime's Devil in the Dorm...MORE Host Elisabeth Rohm
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@elisabeth-rohm.com
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Apple Rating 3.2/5Apple Reviews 1.9KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 197.8K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

39. Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University

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He was a trusted OB-GYN working inside one of the most prestigious universities in the world, an Ivy League school that is home to Nobel Prize winners and medical all-stars. Yet behind closed doors, Dr. Robert Hadden assaulted hundreds — perhaps thousands — of unsuspecting patients. When it looked like no one would be held accountable, the survivors engaged in a decade-long fight for justice.From the team behind the hit series Dr. Death, host and medical journalist Laura Beil unfurls the story of Dr. Hadden's horrific behavior and the ensuing cover-up...MORE Host Laura Beil
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@laurabeil.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3.4KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

40. Stolen Hearts

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Sergeant Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she's beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He's a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries.Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits.But that would be boring, wouldn't it? Instead, this is a love story like no other...MORE Host Kerry Godliman
Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.8KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

41. Ghost Story

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Host Tristan Redman is a seasoned journalist who doesn't believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in the bedroom he lived in as a teenager. When he discovers years later that subsequent occupants of the same house have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he's curious. Because it just so happens that Tristan's childhood home is right next door to the house where his wife's great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in 1937 killed by two gunshots to the face...MORE Host Tristan Redman
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@pineapple.fm
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 9KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

42. The Apology Line

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If you could call a number and say you're sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation. He was known as 'Mr. Apology.' As thousands of callers flooded the line, confessing to everything from shoplifting to infidelity, drug dealing to murder, Mr. Apology realized he couldn't just listen. He had to do something, even if it meant risking everything. From Wondery the makers of Dr...MORE Host Marissa Bridge
Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 9.4KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

43. Frozen Head

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Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid.When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that's the end of his story. But, really, it's just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future...MORE Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 1.5KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

44. Killer Psyche Daily

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When a shocking crime occurs, former FBI Profiler Candice DeLong will have a lot to say about it. On Killer Psyche Daily, Candice digs into the motivations and behaviors of the criminal masterminds and killers who are dominating the headlines. Five days a week, she draws on her years of experience to break down complex criminal cases, look back at the historic crimes that still haunt us today, and share new insights. With new episodes every Monday through Friday, Killer Psyche Daily delivers a lot of true crime in just a little bit of time...MORE Producer/Network Wondery
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45. Hooked on Freddie

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Did one man's friendship with a dolphin go way way too far? It's 1987 and the British seaside town of Amble has seen much better days. So when a wild bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Freddie appears in the harbour, it feels like a miracle. Everyone wants to swim with him. But Freddie chooses one person above all others: Alan Cooper, a dedicated animal rights activist committed to freeing captive dolphins. Then Alan's friendship with Freddie is turned against him and a devastating accusation spirals out of control...MORE Host Becky Milligan
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 295Twitter 109.3K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

46. The Black Dahlia Serial Killers

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Hollywood and Crime is a ground-breaking true crime series about the most infamous murders in Tinseltown history.In The Black Dahlia Serial Killers, host Tracy Pattin investigates the sensational unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short. Known as the Black Dahlia, Short was a star-struck young woman whose body was found completely severed at the waist in January 1947. Many remember her tragic story, yet few know that more than a dozen other women died in similar circumstances around that same time...MORE Host Tracy Pattin
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 4KFacebook 167.7KTwitter 109.3K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

47. Death County, PA

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Lamont Jones leaves Dauphin County Prison for the last time, a free man ready to move on with his life. But when his young cousin dies in that same jail, he learns that this is not the only mysterious death that has plagued Dauphin County Prison. The search for the truth will put him at odds with a reality TV show coroner who claims to speak for the dead and people in power who all have something to hide.Follow Death County, PA on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes early and ad-free on Wondery ...MORE Estimated listeners
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48. LUIGI

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STAY TUNED FOR MORE CONTENT - Law&Crime will continue to provide you with all the latest updates while we wait for the Luigi Mangione trial dates to be announced. Follow the LUIGI show page and stay subscribed to be the first to access new episodes, bonus content, and more -- available exclusively for Wondery members.---When Luigi Mangione was arrested for allegedly shooting UnitedHealthcare's CEO, it sent shockwaves across the country, but the aftermath was even more unsettling...MORE Email ****@lawandcrime.com
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