20 Best True Crime Podcasts For Road Trips

1. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff

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.  My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.
Podcast myfavoritemurder.com
Hosts Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
Producer/Network Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 496.9KTwitter Followers 343.5KInstagram Followers 903.7K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 64 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
Producer/Network audiochuck
Email ****@audiochuck.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 403.9KTwitter Followers 140KInstagram Followers 1.2M Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 46 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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3. Scam Goddess

'Scam Goddess is a podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it! Each week host Laci Mosley (aka Scam Goddess) keeps listeners up to date on current rackets, digs deep into the latest scams, and breaks down historic hoodwinks alongside some of your favorite comedians! It's like true crime only without all the death! True fun crime!'
Podcast earwolf.com
Host Laci Mosley
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 24.6KTwitter Followers 12.3KInstagram Followers 42.3K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 74 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Last Podcast

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 blood lust.
Podcast last-podcast-on-the-left.simplecast.com
Hosts Henry Zebrowski, Marcus Parks
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 77 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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5. 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
Producer/Network Serial Productions & The New York Times
Email ****@serialpodcast.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 427.5KTwitter Followers 301.8KInstagram Followers 56.8K Frequency 10 episodes/year Avg Length 47 min Since Oct 2013 Listen on Spotify 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
Producer/Network Casefile Presents
Email ****@casefilepodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 71.6KTwitter Followers 57.8KInstagram Followers 81K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 53 min Since Jan 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. 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
Producer/Network Tenderfoot TV
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 97.3KTwitter Followers 40.7KInstagram Followers 29.2K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 41 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle brings you the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. The podcast is a partnership between Nigel Poor, a Bay Area visual artist, and Earlonne Woods, formerly incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and was co-founded with former San Quentin resident Antwan Williams. The Ear Hustle team works in the San Francisco Bay Area, both in San Quentin State Prison's media lab and from offices on the outside, to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny and always honest.
Podcast earhustlesq.com
Host Ear Hustle
Producer/Network Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
Email ****@earhustlesq.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 29KTwitter Followers 25.8KInstagram Followers 72.4K Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

9. Southern Fried True Crime

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.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast,
Podcast spreaker.com
Producer/Network Erica Kelley
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 23KTwitter Followers 9.4KInstagram Followers 16.2K Frequency 3 episodes/quarter Avg Length 52 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. American Scandal

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. And when the dust finally settles, we're left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America's dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they're caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham
Podcast wondery.com
Host Lindsay Graham
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@wondery.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 162.5KTwitter Followers 115.9KInstagram Followers 74.4K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 29 min Since Sep 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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11. Missing

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.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Host Tim Pilleri
Producer/Network Crawlspace Media
Email ****@crawlspacepodcast.com
Apple Rating 3.7 / 5Facebook Followers 19.4KTwitter Followers 12.8KInstagram Followers 7.3K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 56 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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12. 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
Producer/Network Morning Cup of Murder
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 12 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. Paper Ghosts

Deep in America's heartland, on a scorching July 4th weekend in 1981, an alarm went out the massive farmhouse of an Ohio family was engulfed in flames. All four residents were found dead. But was it the fire that killed them? In season 2 of PAPER GHOSTS, investigative journalist and bestselling true crime author M. William Phelps' search for answers takes a turn after the discovery of declassified documents and a cache of never-before-heard audio tapes help expose the dark truth behind what happened 40 years ago.
Podcast omny.fm
Host M. William Phelps
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@comcast.net
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 19 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

14. The Generation Why Podcast

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.All episodes are available for free, with ad-free episodes available for Wondery subscribers.
Podcast wondery.com
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 29.8KTwitter Followers 27.3KInstagram Followers 38.6K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 45 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. Radiolab Presents: More Perfect

How does an elite group of nine people shape everything from marriage and money to safety and sex for an entire nation? Radiolab's first-ever spin-off series, More Perfect, dives into the rarefied world of the Supreme Court to explain how cases deliberated inside hallowed halls affect lives far away from the bench.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network WNYC Studios
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 22.2KTwitter Followers 8.3KInstagram Followers 6.9K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. Criminal

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. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Podcast thisiscriminal.com
Host Phoebe Judge
Producer/Network Vox Media Podcast Network
Email ****@thisiscriminal.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 39.6KTwitter Followers 38.3KInstagram Followers 54.8K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 38 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

17. The Dropout

Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did her technology, meant to revolutionize healthcare, 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, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis, along with producers Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson, take listeners on a journey that includes a three-year-long investigation.
Podcast abcaudio.com
Hosts Elizabeth Holme, Theranos
Producer/Network ABC News
Email ****@abc.com
Facebook Followers 135.3KTwitter Followers 15.3KInstagram Followers 17.9K Frequency 2 episodes/year Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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