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You're Going to Be Hooked on These 15 True Crime Podcasts

American Scandal America seems to love a good scandal, whether it's political or entertainment. But what happens after the fact? This podcast explores the origins of forgotten moments, what drove the players to bend the rules, and how they became media spectacles. Listen now Apple

FBI Retired Case File Review Sometimes the best stories come from the people who played a role in them. Learn about high-profile FBI cases from retired FBI agents, along with their thoughts on how their profession is portrayed in modern-day media. Listen now Apple

Morning Cup of Murder For those looking for some heavy content first thing in the morning, this is for you. This podcast gives you tales of murder, abduction, and serial killersall by the time you finish your first cup of coffee. Listen now Apple

Swindled Remember the show White Collar? Well, this is kind of like that, but in audio form. From corruption to Ponzi schemes, this podcast explores how greedand the desire for moneyshapes the world. Listen now Apple

Once Upon a Crime This podcast takes one particular theme and takes listeners on a complete deep dive throughout the course of a month, like, well, murders that inspired famous songs. Listen now Apple

Small Town Dicks It's not just the big cities that have crimes. This podcast explores what happens in small towns when a crime occurs, focusing on a new location with each episode. The best part? It comes with interviews from those who worked on the case, the suspects, 911 calls, and more. Listen now Apple

Killer Knowledge Are you someone who knows the latest about true crimes? Well, this podcast puts listeners to the test. With five trivia questions and six seconds to make a guess, it's essentially an audio game to see who knows most about true crimes. Listen now Apple

Crime in Sports On a lighter notethis particular podcasts looks into big-time athletes who might have possibly committed a crime and lost a big game.. or maybe two. Plus comedians James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman host, giving you both jokes and facts. Listen now Apple

Criminal Perspective Hosts Chris Duett and Andrew Dodge have a combined 20 years of experience working with criminals, making them the perfect hosts for a podcast about some pretty crazy real-life villains. From interviews with survivors to chats with crime professionals, this is perfect for those looking for an on-the-ground perspective of the subject. Listen now Apple

Up and Vanished This podcast spends each episode exploring the case of one particular missing person and what happened with the case. And if you're not necessarily into listening all the way through, don't worrythere's an Oxygen television series to back it up. Listen now Apple

The Dating Game Killer From the people behind the Dirty John podcast comes a podcast about a serial killer who somehow ended up on a 1978 episode of The Dating Game. With multiple identities and a killer on the run, it is as wild as the title seems. Listen now Apple

Today in True Crime Do you remember those "Today in History" calendars you once received? Well, this podcast is an audio version of that conceptwith some true crime mixed in. Listen now Apple

LISK: Long Island Serial Killer Based on the best-selling book Lost Girls, the podcast tells listeners of the tale behind the Suffolk County Police Department discovering ten bodies in a gated community on Long Island. Alongside interviews from those involved, the podcast brings a new perspective to a pretty horrific murder. Listen now Apple

Serial From the creators of This American Life, this podcast takes a true crime story and unfolds it over the course of a season. With three seasons, it's definitely enough for you to go on a long-winded mystery bender. Listen now Apple

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