50 Best Murder Podcasts (Crime)

1. And That's Why We Drink

Murder and the paranormal finally meet! Grab your wine and milkshakes and join us every Sunday for some chilling ghost stories and downright terrifying true crime stories. The world's a scary place. And that's why we drink!
Podcast and-thats-why-we-drink-2a8f8d17.simplecast.com
Hosts Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 118 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media 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 Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Crime Junkie

If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you've found your people.
Podcast crimejunkiepodcast.com
Hosts Ashley Flowers, Brit
Email ****@audiochuck.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 403.9KInstagram Followers 1.2M Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 49 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. Serial

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. 'Serial' began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show 'This American Life.' In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Host Sarah Koenig
Email ****@serialpodcast.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 427.5KTwitter Followers 318.6KInstagram Followers 56.7K Frequency 9 episodes / quarter Avg Length 51 min Since Oct 2013 Listen on Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Morbid

It's a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor.
Podcast wondery.com
Hosts Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 195.2KInstagram Followers 880.7K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 65 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Up and Vanished Podcast

Up and Vanished is an investigative true crime podcast hosted by Atlanta filmmaker Payne Lindsey. Up and Vanished aims to tell compelling, true stories and give these cases the exposure they deserve.
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Host Payne Lindsey
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 97.3KTwitter Followers 41.7KInstagram Followers 29.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 38 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Casefile True Crime

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.
Podcast audioboom.com
Host Casey
Email ****@casefilepodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 71.6KTwitter Followers 51KInstagram Followers 78.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 57 min Since Jan 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Trace Evidence

Trace Evidence is a weekly true-crime podcast that focuses on unsolved cases, from chilling murders to missing persons. Join host Steven Pacheco as he examines each case, diving deep into the evidence and exploring the theories which revolve around them. For each unsolved case, there are the victims and their families, who want answers and the abductors and murders who hide the truth.
Podcast spreaker.com
Host Steven Pacheco
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Twitter Followers 12.3KInstagram Followers 9.2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 70 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Small Town Murder

Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' comedic spin on the whole thing. New episodes every Thursday!!
Podcast art19.com
Hosts James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman
Facebook Followers 76.9KTwitter Followers 44KInstagram Followers 29.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 120 min Play Get Email Contact

9. All Killa No Filla

Join comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard - McLean as they explore a shared passion, serial killers. Each episode the pair will talk about all things murder and macabre and have a right laugh doing it.
Podcast allkillanofilla.libsyn.com
Host Kiri Pr'chard-McLean
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 14.9KTwitter Followers 16.2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 59 min Since Oct 2014 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970's and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl's family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Podcast cbc.ca
Host Connie Walker
Email ****@cbc.ca
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 7.4KTwitter Followers 11.6KInstagram Followers 11.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Since Oct 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. Which Murderer?

Which Murderer talks about the methods, motives, and background to murderers and their victims, covering two crimes per episode and debating from the victim's perspective which murderer we would pick to kill us if we HAD to choose. Hosted by Holly (the Canadian) and Gemma (the Scot) from Edinburgh, Scotland.
Podcast spreaker.com
Hosts Holly, Melanie
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 588Instagram Followers 667 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

12. Killer Queens

A light True Crime podcast with killer 90's references. Hosted by sisters Tori and Tyrella who get together bi-weekly to discuss a different case straight from the headlines or news feed. If you like to hear 90's lingo, friends quotes, and the occasional curse word in your true crime stories, then this is the show for you.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Hosts Tyrella, Tori
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 7.7KInstagram Followers 25.3K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 60 min Since Aug 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

13. Black Girl Gone

True crime with a new focus...shining a light on the all too often ignored cases of Black women who have gone missing or have fallen victim to murder.Each episode takes you on a heart wrenching journey through the stories of these women and the families they left behind. Join us as we work to uncover hidden truths and bring the stories of these women to the forefront.Together we can seek justice for the forgotten and give a voice to the voiceless.New episodes every Monday.
Podcast blackgirlgonepodcast.com
Host Amara C.
Email ****@cloud10.fm
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 7.9KInstagram Followers 79.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. Over My Dead Body | Wondery

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. He quickly became a martyr in the national media, until a dogged investigator uncovered the officer's bizarre and dark past. When the truth comes out, the townspeople must reconcile betrayal, corruption and the secrets of an American hero.Season 2: Joe vs. Carole - Joe Exotic is a man who devoted his life to raising and breeding exotic animals, but throughout his career, he's made a lot of enemies. Most notably Carole Baskin. The feud between them gets messy, vicious, and outrageous -- until both of them are pushed far beyond their limits. To listen to Over My Dead Body Season 2: 'Joe vs. Carole' listen on Amazon Music or subscribe to Wondery . Watch the television series based on the podcast 'Joe vs. Carole' streaming now on Peacock: smarturl.it/Joe_vs_CaroleSeason 1: Tally - When this 'perfect' couple's relationship falls apart, it leads to a bad breakup, a worse divorce, and a murder case involving a menagerie of high-priced lawyers and unexpected co-conspirators.Listen to Seasons 2 and 3 of Over My Dead Body exclusively, and ad-free, on Wondery or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
Podcast wondery.com
Hosts Matthew Shaer, Robert Moor
Email ****@wondery.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 162.5KInstagram Followers 78.2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 17 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper

It's a cold case like no other. In the fall of 1888, five women were brutally murdered in the slums of London. The attacks were so violent that the killer earned a nickname - Jack the Ripper.But everything you think you know about Jack and those murdered women is wrong.Historian Hallie Rubenhold uncovers new facts about the five victims - revealing the appalling treatment they faced as women in the 1880s, and completely overturning the accepted Ripper story.
Podcast pushkin.fm
Hosts Hallie Rubenhold, Alice Fiennes
Email ****@pushkin.fm
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 20.1KInstagram Followers 17.9K Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. Bear Brook

Two barrels, four bodies, and an enigmatic killer. The cold case that changed the way murders will be investigated forever.
Podcast bearbrookpodcast.com
Host Jason Moon
Email ****@nhpr.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. Killer Fun Crime and Entertainment

Killer Fun explores the intersection of crime and entertainment. A couple of times a month we watch a television show, or movie, read a book, play a game or delve into other forms of entertainment that involve crime - both real and fictional. Join Christy and Jackie for some well-researched facts - and laughs - every episode.
Podcast killerfunpodcast.com+ Follow
Hosts Christy Norman, Jackie
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 3.7 / 5Facebook Followers 2.1KInstagram Followers 165 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 60 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. Morning Cup of Murder

Ever wonder what murder 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 TC goodness. Your host, Korina Biemesderfer, guides you through history with tales of murder, abduction, serial killers, crimes of passion, cults, and more in this short form daily true crime podcast with over 600 episodes and counting.
Podcast audioboom.com
Host Korina Biemesderfer
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 12 min Play Get Email Contact

19. Death of a Starlet

In August of 1980, Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten was found dead at just 20 years old. She was the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn't know her own beauty. To Hugh Hefner, she was his next Marilyn Monroe. To famed director Peter Bogdonovich, she was his muse. And to her husband, Paul Snider, she was his ticket to fame and fortune. All three ambitious men adored her. Only one of them murdered her. How did Dorothy's Hollywood dreams lead to her death?From Wondery, and the team behind the hit series Hollywood & Crime (The Dating Game Killer, The Wonderland Murders) comes a six-part series about love, sex and murder. Co-hosted by Tracy Pattin and Josh Lucas.All episodes of Death of a Starlet are available now. You can binge the series ad-free on Wondery or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
Podcast wondery.com
Hosts Tracy Pattin, Josh Lucas
Email ****@wondery.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 162.5KInstagram Followers 78.2K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 7 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. Ridiculous Crime

True Crime is more than blood, guts, mayhem, and murder. Zaron Burnett and Elizabeth Dutton share outlandish tales of capers, heists, and cons that shine a light on the absurd and outrageous side of criminality. Always 99% murder-free and 100% ridiculous, this is Ridiculous Crime, a podcast by iHeartRadio.
Podcast iheart.com
Hosts Zaron Burnett, Elizabeth Dutton
Email ****@howstuffworks.com
Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 54 min Play Get Email Contact

21. Texas Monthly True Crime

From the moment Susan Woods was found dead at home in the summer of 1987, everyone in Stephenville, Texas including the police was certain she'd been killed by her estranged husband. That left the real culprit free to prey on others.Best-selling author Bryan Burrough returns to his small-town Texas roots to explore a murder case that went cold for nearly two decades. Only now, after discovering a voice from beyond the grave, can the whole story finally be told a story about the secrets that got buried, and how some folks in this town helped keep them that way.
Podcast spreaker.com
Host Bryan Burrough
Email ****@texasmonthly.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 456.8KInstagram Followers 382.1K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. Bruh Issa Murder

 If you've ever found yourself at the very end of a house party, in the grips of a deep conversation with friends too late at night, then you'll likely feel at home with this Bruh Issa Murder! Bruh Issa Murder is a podcast covering true crime cases of color.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Host Andre Matthews
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Frequency 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 20 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. RedHanded

RedHanded the podcast jumps headfirst into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big-time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits, and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy.
Podcast audioboom.com
Hosts Suruthi Bala, Hannah Maguire
Email ****@gmail.com
Instagram Followers 141.9K Frequency 6 episodes / month Avg Length 63 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. The Murder In My Family

Murder is a crime of many victims. It affects not only the murdered, but also those who loved them. The Murder in My Family tells the effects of murder from the perspective of the family members of the victims and shows how they, too, are victims in this terrible crime.
Podcast spreaker.com
Hosts Mike Morford, Eric Carter-Landin
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 9.1KTwitter Followers 3.1K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 51 min Play Get Email Contact

25. Serial Killers

Get a rare glimpse into the minds and methods of sadistic murderers. From notorious names like Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy to lesser-known killers like 'Death House Landlady' Dorothea Puente, what turns a regular person into a predator? Serial Killers is a Spotify Original. New episodes Mondays.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Hosts Vanessa Richardson, Greg Polcyn
Email ****@spotify.com
Facebook Followers 46.7KTwitter Followers 18.2KInstagram Followers 57.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

26. Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a podcast drama with a modern twist on old time radio that delves into the mystery of true cold cases and unsolved murders. With the help of an ensemble cast, follow our hosts as they take you on an entertaining journey through the crime scene, the investigation and attempt to solve the case. With many surprising plot twists, it's important you start listening from the first episode of a cold case. New episodes are released every Tuesday. Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a Spotify Original.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Hosts Carter Roy, Wenndy Mackenzie
Email ****@spotify.com
Facebook Followers 46.7KInstagram Followers 57.1K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

27. Atlanta Monster

From the producers of Up and Vanished, Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks present, 'Atlanta Monster.' This true crime podcast tells the story of one of the city's darkest secrets, The Atlanta Child Murders. Nearly 40 years after these horrific crimes, many questions still remain. Host Payne Lindsey aims to find truth and provide closure, reexamining the disappearance and murder of over 25 African American children and young adults.
Podcast omny.fm
Host Payne Lindsey
Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 22 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

28. The Black Dahlia Serial Killers

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.All episodes are available now. You can binge the series exclusively, and ad-free, on Wondery or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription. 
Podcast wondery.com
Host Tracy Pattin
Email ****@wondery.com
Facebook Followers 162.5KTwitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 78.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 7 min Since Dec 2016 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

29. Nothing Rhymes With Murder

Join Kate and Georgie on a GLOBAL journey of murder. Every week a new country and true crime gems as well as fun hotspots to visit. Remember kids, life is a journey, don't let murder stop you!
Podcast spreaker.com
Hosts Kate, Georgie
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 1.3KTwitter Followers 2.6K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

30. Murder

Join hosts B.P. Burke and Rev. Jackson Welles as they take a comedic look at murders, murderers, and mur-diddly-urderers, my dude
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Hosts B.P. Burke, Rev. Jackson Welles
Apple Rating 3.7 / 5Twitter Followers 98Instagram Followers 45.1K Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 101 min Since Oct 2018 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact