# List of American crime podcasts

This is a list of American crime podcasts. True crime podcasts were popularized in the United States by Serial, which debuted in 2014.

## List

| Podcast | Year | Topic/person covered | Host | Produced by |
| 10 Minute Murder | 2020–present | Various | Joe | 10MinuteMurder.com |
| 12-26-75 | 2017–2019 | Donna Richmond; Jennifer Armour; wrongful conviction of Oscar Clifton; Visalia Ransacker | (not stated) | Acast |
| 22 Hours | 2019–2021 | Various | Megan Cloherty, Jack Moore | WTOP News, PodcastOne |
| 88 Days: The Jayme Closs Story | 2019 | Jayme Closs | Lou Raguse | KARE 11, VAULT Studios |
| Ain't it Scary? with Sean & Carrie | 2020–2024 | True crime, the paranormal, history; various | Sean, Carrie | Longboi Media, Killer Podcasts |
| American Criminal | 2024–present | Various | Jeremy Schwartz | Airship |
| Amy Should Be Forty | 2019 | Amy Mihaljevic | Andrew Horansky | VAULT Studios, WKYC |
| Anatomy of Murder | 2020–present | Various | Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, Scott Weinberger | audiochuck |
| And That's Why We Drink | 2017–present | Various | Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz | Kast Media |
| Armored | 2021 | Armored truck robberies | Jake Brennan | audiochuck |
| Assassinations | 2018–2020 | Assassinations | Niall Cooper | Cutler Media, Parcast Network |
| Atlanta Monster | 2018–2020 | Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 | Payne Lindsey | HowStuffWorks, Tenderfoot TV |
| Bardstown | 2019–present | Various | Katie Moore | VAULT Studios |
| Bear Brook | 2018–present | The Allenstown Four and Sharon Johnson | Jason Moon | New Hampshire Public Radio |
| Bloodbath | 2020–present | Crimes and cults | Ashley Busche, Jamie Price | Bloodbath, LLC. |
| Bomber | 2019–2020 | Mark Anthony Conditt | Jason Puckett, Tim Ryan | VAULT Studios |
| Camp Hell: Anneewakee | 2021 | The Anneewakee treatment center | Josh Thane | iHeart Radio |
| Casefile Presents: Pseudocide | 2021 | Faked death | Alice Fiennes, Poppy Damon | Spofify Studios, Casefile |
| Chameleon | 2020–2021 | Various | Josh Dean, Vanessa Grigoriadis, Trevor Aaronson | Campside Media |
| Con Artists | 2019–2020 | Con artists | Alastair Murden | Parcast Network |
| Counterclock | 2019–2022 | Denise Johnson, Elizabeth Stacey Stanton, Pelley Family Massacre | Delia D'Ambra | audiochuck |
| Court Junkie | 2016–present | Court cases | Jillian Jalali | PodcastOne |
| Crime Countdown | 2020–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | Parcast Network |
| Crime House: True Crime Stories | 2025 - Current | Various | Unknown | Crime House |
| Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast | 2021 - Current | Various | Unknown | Crimehub Studios |
| Crime in Sports | 2016–present | Sports crimes | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Wisman | James Pietragallo, Jimmie Wisman |
| Crime Junkie | 2017–present | Various | Ashley Flowers | Audiochuck |
| Crimelines | 2019–present | Various | Charlie Worroll | Basement Fort Productions |
| Crime Writers On | 2014–present | Various | Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Toby Ball, Lara Bricker. | Partners in Crime Media |
| Crimes of Passion | 2019–present | Crimes of passion | Lanie Hobbs | Parcast Network, Cutler Media |
| Crimes We Forgot | 2024–present | Crimes of the early 20th century | Jeff Billington | Jeff Billington |
| Crimetown | 2016–2019 | Organized crime | Marc Smerling, Zac Stuart-Pontier | Gimlet Media |
| Criminal | 2014–present | Various | Phoebe Judge | Radiotopia |
| Criminology | 2017–present | Various | Mike Morford, Mike Ferguson | Emash Digital |
| Culpable | 2019 | Christian Andreacchio | Dennis Cooper | Black Mountain Media, Tenderfoot TV, Resonate Recordings, Cadence13 |
| Cult Podcast | 2017–present | Cults | Paige Wesley, Armando Torres | Independent |
| Dakota Spotlight | 2018–present | Missing, Unsolved | James Wolner | Forum Communications Co. |
| Cults, Crimes and Cabernet | 2020–present | Cults, true crime | Whitney & Melissa | Nerdly Ninja LLC |
| Dark Arenas | 2021–2023 | True crime related professions | Delia D’Ambra | audiochuck |
| Darknet Diaries | 2017–present | Internet crime, hackers, cryptocurrency | Jack Rhysider | Jack Rhysider |
| Dark Downeast | 2020–present | New England based homicides, missing persons cases and mysteries | Kylie Low | Kylie Low |
| Deathbed Confessions | 2021- 2023 | Deathbed confessions | Addison Nugent | Parcast |
| Dateline NBC | 2019–present | Various | | NBC News |
| Defense Diaries | 2021–present | John Wayne Gacy, Dr Anthony Garcia, Delphi Murders, Steven Avery, etc | Bob Motta | Darron Wood Mottafied Sound |
| Devious Dads | 2021- 2022 | True crime related to dads | Vanessa Richardson, Greg Polcyn | Parcast |
| Disappearances | 2021- 2023 | Disappearances | Sarah Turney | Parcast |
| Disgraceland | 2018- | Crimes involving musicians | Jake Brennan | Double Elvis Productions |
| DNA: ID | 2020–present | Cold cases solved through DNA | Jessica Bettencourt | AbJack Entertainment |
| Do No Harm | 2020 | The Bright Family | Mike Hixenbaugh | NBC News, Wondery |
| Dr. Death | 2018–present | Christopher Duntsch, Farid Fata, Paolo Macchiarini | Laura Beil | Wondery |
| Ear Hustle | 2017–present | San Quentin State Prison | Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor | Radiotopia |
| Firebug | 2021–present | John Orr | Marc Smerling | truth.media |
| Finding Lauren | 2021 | Disappearance of Lauren Spierer | Kyra Breslin | One Fourteen Productions |
| Gangster Capitalism | 2019–present | 2019 college admissions bribery scandal | Andrew Jenks | Cadence13 |
| Generation Why | 2012–present | Various | Aaron, Justin | Wondery |
| Going West | 2018–present | Various | Daphne Woolsoncroft & Heath Merryman | Daphne Woolsoncroft |
| Gruesome: Another True Crime Podcast | 2020 - Current | Various | Coni Brady & Meg Miller | Independent |
| Heaven's Gate | 2017 | Heaven's Gate cult | Glynn Washington | Stitcher |
| In the Dark | 2016–2020 | Jacob Wetterling, Curtis Flowers | Madeleine Baran | American Public Media |
| International Infamy | 2021 | High-profile cases | Ashley Flowers | Parcast Network |
| Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad | 2019–2022 | Cold cases | Paul Holes, Billy Jensen | Exactly Right |
| Killer Queens | 2018–present | Various | Tori Tobi and Tyrella Slemp | True Crime |
| Killer Role | 2021 | Wyn Reed | Keith Morrison | NBC News |
| The Last Podcast on the Left | 2011–present | Various | Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski | The Last Podcast Network |
| Last Seen Alive | 2019–present | Missing persons cases | Leah Owens & Scott Owens | Last Seen Alive |
| Let's Go to Court! | 2018–2024 | Various | Kristin Caruso & Brandi Egan | Let's Go To Court! |
| LISK: Long Island Serial Killer | 2020–2024 | Shannan Gilbert | Chris Mass | Mopac Audio |
| Lost in the Woods | 2020–2024 | Crimes involving backpackers and hikers | Marie Schedler, Maddie Schedler | Independent |
| Love Marry Kill | 2022–present | Various | Tina, Rich | Independent |
| Man in the Window | 2019–2020 | Golden State Killer | Christopher Goffard | Wondery |
| Medical Murders | 2021–2022 | Medical murders | Alastair Murden | Parcast |
| Mile Higher | 2018–present | Crime and conspiracies | Josh Thomas, Kendall Ray | Mile Higher Media |
| Mind of a Serial Killer | 2024 - Current | Serial Killers | Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels | Crime House, Pave Studios |
| Mommy Doomsday | 2021 | Lori Vallow | Keith Morrison | NBC News |
| Monster: The Zodiac Killer | 2019–2020 | Zodiac Killer | Payne Lindsey | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV |
| Monster: DC Sniper | 2019–2020 | DC Sniper | Tony Harris | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV |
| Morbid: A True Crime Podcast | 2018–present | Various | Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart | True Crime |
| Morning Cup of Murder | 2019–present | Various | Korina Biemesderfer | Independent |
| Murder In America | 2021 - Current | Various | Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen | Bloody FM |
| Murder, Mystery, & Makeup | 2021 - Current | Various | Bailey Sarian | Audioboom |
| Murder: True Crime Stories | 2024 - Current | Various | | Pave Studios |
| My Favorite Murder | 2016–present | Various | Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark | Exactly Right |
| No Place Like Home | 2021 | Judy Garland Museum ruby slipper heist of 2005 | Seyward Darby, Ariel Ramchandani | Cadence13 |
| O.C. Swingers | 2021 | Dr. Grant Robicheaux | Justine Harman | iHeartRadio, audiochuck |
| Once Upon A Crime | 2016–present | Various | Esther Ludlow | Esther Ludlow |
| Our True Crime Podcast | 2019–present | Various | Jen & Cam | Independent |
| Over My Dead Body | 2019–2020 | Dan Markel, Joe Exotic | Matthew Shaer, Robert Moor | Wondery |
| Paper Ghosts | 2020–2021 | Robert "Bob" LaRosa, The Stevenson family murders | M. William Phelps | iHeartRadio |
| Park Predators | 2020–2021 | Murders and assaults in parks | Delia D'Ambra | audiochuck |
| Pretty Scary | 2017–present | True crime, conspiracy theories, ghosts, aliens | Adam Tod Brown, Caitlin Cutt, Kari Martin | Unpops Podcast Network |
| Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery | 2024 | The death of Karen Silkwood | Mike Betcher & Bob Sands | ABC News |
| Ransom: Position of Trust | 2024–present | Ransom, Kidnapping-Murder of McKay Everett | Art Rascon | KSL and PodcastOne Studios |
| Red Ball | 2019 | Burger Chef murders | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck |
| Red Collar | 2021–present | White collar criminals who kill | Catherine Townsend | audiochuck |
| Ripped from the Headlines | 2020–2022 | Various | Enn & Matt | Independent |
| Room 20 | 2019 | Omar Salgado | Joanne Faryon | Wondery, Los Angeles Times, Neon Hum Media |
| Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia | 2019 | Black Dahlia | Yvette Gentile, Rasha Pecoraro | Cadence13, TNT |
| Route 29 Stalker | 2018–2021 | Murders and disappearances along Route 29 in Virginia | Woody G. Watts | Watts Creative Studios |
| Rotten Mango | 2020–present | Various | Stephanie Soo | AudioBoom, Stephanie Soo |
| S-Town | 2017 | John B. McLemore | Brian Reed | Serial Productions |
| Scamfluencers | 2022 | Online Scammers | Scaachi Koul, Sarah Hagi | Wondery |
| Secrets, Lies & Alibis: A True Crime Podcast | 2022 | Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin, Cheryl Williams, Carol Bareis | Jaimes Lee | Thriller Digital |
| Selena: A Star Dies in Texas | 2020 | Selena | Rudy Treviño | VAULT, Kiii TV |
| Serial | 2014–2021 | Various | Sarah Koenig | Serial Productions |
| Serial Killers | 2017–present | Various | Greg Polcyn, Vanessa Richardson | Cutler Media Production, Parcast Network |
| Sinful Sisters Podcast | 2021–2022 | Various | Hailey Currie, Paige Currie | Sinful Sisters Podcast |
| Sinisterhood | 2018–present | Various | Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney | Independent |
| Small Town Murder | 2017–present | Various | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman |
| Smoke Screen | 2020–present | Ryan Scott-Gevelinger & Frederick Lenz | Jonathan Hirsch | Neon Hum Media |
| Solvable | 2021 | Unsolved mysteries | Amanda Reno, Greg Bodker | audiochuck |
| Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries | 2020– 2023 | Various | Carter, Wenndy | Parcast Network |
| Somebody | 2020 | Courtney Copeland | Shapearl Wells | iHeartRadio, Tenderfoot TV, The Intercept |
| Something was Wrong | 2018–present | Relationships | Tiffany Reese | audiochuck |
| Somewhere in the Pines | 2024 - Current | Locating the caches of Israel Keyes | Josh Hallmark & Dakota | Studio BOTH/AND |
| Strange, Dark, & Mysterious Stories | 2022 - Current | Various | John B. Allen | Ballen Studios |
| Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast | 2019–Present | Various | Fatina Santiago-Kasch & Brii Wood | self, Podbean |
| Strangeland | 2021 | Cases in immigrant neighborhoods | Ben Adair & Sharon Choi | audiochuck, Western Sound |
| Stranglers | 2016– 2017 | Boston Strangler | Portland Helmich | Stitcher |
| Strictly Stalking | 2020–present | Stalking | Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula | Kast Media |
| Stolen | 2021– 2024 | Kidnappings | Connie Walker | Gimlet |
| Sweet Bobby | 2021 | Catfishing | Alexi Mostrous | Tortoise Media |
| Sword and Scale | 2015–present | Various | Mike Boudet | Incongruity |
| The Clearing | 2019 | Edward Edwards | Josh Dean | Gimlet Media, Pineapple Street Media |
| The Clown and the Candyman | 2020–2021 | John Wayne Gacy and Dean Corll | Jacqueline Bynon | Investigation Discovery |
| The Deck | 2022–present | Cold cases | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck |
| The Deck Investigates | 2023-2024 | Cold cases | Ashley Flowers | audiochuck |
| The Dropout | 2019– 2022 | Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos | Rebecca Jarvis | ABC Radio |
| The Fall Line | 2017–present | Missing-persons cases | Laurah Norton | Exactly Right |
| The Last Trip | 2024–present | Vacation murders | Jamie Beebe | Jamie Beebe |
| The Officer's Wife | 2020 | Jessica Boynton, Matthew Boynton | Brendan Keefe | 11alive, VAULT |
| The Opportunist | 2020–present | Sherry Shriner, Robert Courtney | Hannah Smith | Kast Media |
| The Orange Tree | 2020 | Murder of Jennifer Cave, Colton Pitonyak | Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler | The Drag Audio Production House |
| The People's Court | 2022 - Current | Civil Court Cases | Harvey Levin | Ralph Edwards, Stu Billett Productions |
| The Piketon Massacre | 2020–2021 | Pike County shootings | Unlisted | iHeartRadio |
| The Serial Killer Podcast | 2016–present | Various | Thomas Wiborg Thune | Thomas Wilborg-Thune |
| The Shrink Next Door | 2019–2021 | Isaac Herschkopf | Joe Nocera | Wondery |
| The Thing About Pam | 2019–2021 | Pam Hupp, Betsy Faria, Shirley Mae Neumann, Louis Gumpenberger | Keith Morrison | Dateline NBC |
| The Trials of Frank Carson | 2021 | Frank Carson | Christopher Goffard | Los Angeles Times |
| The Yellow Car | 2021 | The murder of Effie Entezari | TBA | KGW, VAULT Studios |
| True Crime Campfire | 2019 - Current | Various | Katie Fross & Whitney | True Crime Campfire |
| True Crime Chronicles | 2019- 2022 | Various | Will Johnson, Spencer Bruttig, Reed Redmond | VAULT Studios |
| True Crime Garage | 2015–present | Various | Nic, The Captain | |
| True Crime News (FKA True Crime Daily) | 2019 - Current | Various | Ana Garcia | True Crime News |
| True Crime With Kendall Rae | 2022 - Current | Various | Kendall Rae | Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios |
| The Murdaugh Murders Podcast | 2021- 2023 | Alex Murdaugh | Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell | Luna Shark |
| The Murder Diaries | 2019–Present | True crime missing and murdered cases | Paige and Natalie | AudioBoom |
| The Pact | 2023 - 2024 | Kelly Cochran | Josh Hallmark | Studio BOTH/AND |
| The Vanished | 2016–present | Missing-persons cases | Marissa Jones | Wondery |
| This is Actually Happening | 2013–present | True stories of life-changing events | Whit Missildine | Wondery |
| This Land | 2019– 2023 | Sharp v. Murphy | Rebecca Nagle | Crooked Media |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | 2019– 2023 | Adea Shabani, Elaine Park | Neil Strauss | Cadence13 |
| Today in True Crime | 2019– 2022 | Various | Vanessa Richardson | Parcast Network |
| Total Conundrum | 2023–present | General | Jeremy Alexander, Traci Alexander | Total Conundrum |
| Tracking Darkness | 2023 - 2024 | Cold Cases | Lanie Hobbs | Podster |
| True Crime Bullsh** | 2018 - Current | Israel Keyes | Josh Hallmark | Studio BOTH/AND |
| True Crime Obsessed | 2017–present | General | Patrick Hinds, Gillian Pensavalle | Obsessed Network |
| Trust Me | 2020–present | Cults, extreme belief, and the abuse of power | Lola Blanc, Meagan Elizabeth | PodcastOne |
| Unsafe Spaces | 2023 - Current | Serial murders & assaults in the Tampa Gay community between 1998 & 2006 | Josh Hallmark | Studio BOTH/AND |
| Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories | 2016– 2023 | Unsolved murders | Carter Roy, Wenndy Mackenzie | Parcast Network |
| Up and Vanished | 2016–present | Various | Payne Lindsey | Cadence13 |
| Urge to Kill | 2019 | The disappearance of Kaylee Sawyer | | KGW, VAULT Studios |
| Unfinished | 2020 | Various | Ash Sanders, Sarah Ventre | Witness Docs |
| Unraveled | 2021–present | Jason Christopher Hughes, Long Island serial killer | Alexis Linkletter, Billy Jensen | discovery+ |
| Verified | 2020– 2023 | Various | Natasha Del Toro | Scripps |
| Was I in a Cult? | 2021–present | Individuals who left cults | Tyler Measom, Liz Iacuzzi | iHeart Radio |
| When Killers Get Caught | 2021- 2023 | Various | Brittany Ransom | Audible |
| Wine & Crime | 2017–present | General | Lucy Fitzgerald, Kenyon Laing, Amanda Jacobson | Wine & Crime |
| Your Own Backyard | 2019 - 2023 | Kristen Smart | Chris Lambert | Chris Lambert |
| The Coldest Case in Laramie | 2023 | 1985 murder of Shelli Wiley in Laramie, Wyoming | Kim Barker | Serial Productions and The New York Times |
| Motive | 2019– 2023 | | Frank Main | Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ |