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It started withSerial: Hae Min Lee disappears after school one day.
Her classmate and ex-boyfriendAdnan Syedis arrested for her murder.
He says hes innocent.
And the entire countrycouldnt get enough.
By last year, there were over a quarter billion downloads of the podcast.
We were primed and ready for a true-crime podcast explosion.
And it happened so fast, its been hard to keep track.
Heres a handy guide to 52 great true-crime podcasts worth adding to your queue.
Hes handsome, available, and just back from a year serving with Doctors Without Borders.
Then things start to unravel.
Prepare to be shocked.
Ridgen is incredibly thorough and his sensitive Canadian approach setsSomeone Knows Somethingapart from the pack.
He knows the questions you want to ask and isnt afraid to ask them.
Incredibly well produced and researched, its CincinnatisSerial.
Its like hanging out with really well-informed pals who arent afraid to yell That seems suspicious!
The premise is delightfully simple: two friends in their garage, drinking beer, talking true crime.
(Also, shoutout to some other Parcast titles worth listening to:Female CriminalsandConspiracy Theories.
)Episodes:44Length:1 hour or less
Casefile True CrimeThe tag line: Fact is scarier than fiction.
Each season explores real stories told by homicide detectives.
What more do you really need to know?
Okay, a little more info: They also focus on the behavioral profiles of its cases.
Each episode features the detectives who broke the case and real-life audio.
The big difference:UnsolvedMurderstakes on an old-school-radio style, with storytelling aided by acted-out bits of dramatization.
ThinkWar of the WorldsmeetsSerial.Episodes:97+Length:1 hour or less
The VanishedThe Vanishedis absolutely heartbreaking.
The show aims to shed light on those who are gone and bring public attention back to their cases.
Imagine no more:Disgracelandis here to fill your musical true-crime needs.
Hilariously presented, this one offers wild romps in the world of sports, including some truly ridiculous crimes.
Every episode is expertly researched and presented in a no-nonsense straightforward manner.
But what about right now?Darknet Diariesdelves into the cybercrimes that are happening right under your nose.
These are the true stories of people who pretend to be people they arent.
Okay, fine, its not real, but dont let that deter you from this thrilling crime story.
