The Best True Crime Podcasts of 2026

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Zee Media

A senior Indian journalist confronts controversial social, political, and religious topics through challenging, often confrontational, long-form interviews.

Proof: A True Crime Podcast

Susan Simpson

A serialized investigative podcast that dedicates each season to a single case of potential wrongful conviction.

Talks From The Crypt

Brandon Lea

A visually-driven interview show where host Brandon Lea has long-form, casual conversations with creators in film, horror, and true crime.

Bedtime Stories

Written

A documentary-style horror anthology series detailing chilling cases of the paranormal, unsolved mysteries, and true crime.

STS True Crime Clips

STS True Crime

An Emmy-winning journalist analyzes trending true crime cases with law enforcement experts, journalists, and victims' families.

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime

A former con man interviews criminals, law enforcement, and victims about the mechanics and psychology of non-violent crime.

True Crime Recaps

True Crime Recaps

A husband-and-wife duo delivers concise, fact-driven recaps of true crime cases, promising viewers 'all the crime in half the time'.

Shaun Attwood

Shaun Attwood

A former ecstasy kingpin turned author interviews ex-cons, cops, and conspiracy theorists about their life stories and hidden worlds.

The Conspiracy Files

A solo-narrated deep dive into disturbing true crime cases and conspiracy theories, focusing on child exploitation and alleged cover-ups.

Anything Goes With James English

James English

A confrontational UK podcast featuring long-form, unfiltered interviews with criminals, victims, and controversial public figures.

Casefile

An anonymous Australian host narrates meticulously researched true crime cases from around the world in a stark, fact-driven style.

The Real One

A Hindi video podcast that conducts serious, long-form interviews with practitioners of Indian spiritual and paranormal traditions like Tantra and Aghor.

Lights Out

Lights Out

A narrative podcast where a group of hosts delves into dark stories of true crime, paranormal events, and other unexplained phenomena.

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime Obsessed

Two hosts recap popular true-crime documentaries with a mix of humor, sass, and outrage at the criminals and investigators involved.

Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie

A weekly true crime podcast where host Ashley Flowers walks her best friend Brit Prawat through compelling solved and unsolved criminal cases.

The Interview Room

The Cold

A retired homicide detective and his investigative journalist wife analyze cold cases with law enforcement experts, victims' families, and on-the-ground reporting.

Hidden True Crime

Hidden True Crime

A journalist and a forensic psychologist provide on-the-ground coverage and psychological analysis of high-profile criminal trials.

Crime Weekly

Crime Weekly

A retired police detective and a veteran true-crime YouTuber team up to analyze breaking cases and unsolved mysteries.

Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime

Emmy Award-winning

An Emmy-winning journalist and his Holocaust-survivor mother host a live true-crime analysis show, breaking down cases with top law enforcement experts.

Crime Scene Podcast from The Binge

The Binge

Two veteran audio producers break down high-profile true crime cases, blending narrative storytelling with expert analysis and witness testimony.

REDRUM true crime

A solo-narrated true crime podcast from the UK that focuses on the stories of victims, often using raw audio like 911 calls and police footage.

Wartime Stories

A narrative podcast where a Marine veteran recounts unsettling, often paranormal, stories from military history and listener submissions.

Michelle Cuervo

Michelle Cuervo

A solo-hosted true-crime podcast narrating a mix of cold cases, contemporary murders, and survival stories with a direct, storytelling approach.

Desi Studios

A conversational true-crime video podcast where two hosts narrate and analyze cases from South Asia and its global diaspora.

MK True Crime

MK True Crime

A true crime network channel from Megyn Kelly's media company, featuring legal analysis on current cases from high-profile attorneys.

NEW YORKS FINEST: RETIRED & UNFILTERED PODCAST

A network of podcasts hosted by retired NYPD officers, offering an unfiltered, insider's look at NYC crime, politics, and police procedure.

Crime World

Crime World

An Irish true-crime podcast where seasoned investigative journalists break down weekly headlines and dive deep into the nation's underworld.

Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast

A narrative true-crime podcast dedicated to telling the often-ignored stories of missing and murdered Black women and girls.

The AFC Podcast (DJJustJayOK)

A solo-hosted true crime commentary show focused on child advocacy, where the host offers unfiltered reactions to disturbing news stories.

Defense Diaries Podcast

Defense Diaries

A true-crime commentary show where two practicing criminal defense attorneys analyze ongoing trials and legal filings from a defense perspective.

Morbid | Podcast

A true crime and creepy history podcast where an autopsy technician and her niece, a former hairstylist, add a dash of comedy to spooky stories.

UK True Crime

UK True Crime

A solo narrator respectfully recounts solved and unsolved true crime cases from across the United Kingdom, focusing on the victims' stories.

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

A historical true-crime interview show where the host talks to authors about specific, deeply-researched cases from their books.

True Crime And Cocktails

Actress Lauren Ash and her cousin Christy Oxborrow drink cocktails and discuss a true crime case each week with extensive personal banter.

WEIRD DARKNESS: Paranormal & True Crime

A solo narrative podcast where a professional voice actor performs curated true stories of crime, paranormal legends, and macabre history.

Sistas Who Kill Podcast

Sistas Who Kill

Two high school friends research and narrate stories of Black women who have committed murder, blending true crime with social justice commentary.

Australian True Crime Podcast

Australian True Crime

An interview podcast that goes beyond the news cycle by talking to victims, experts, and investigators to understand the 'why' of Australian crime.

Swimming With Sharks Entertainment

Sharks Entertainment

A live comedy podcast where comedians perform sets only to be subjected to roasts, games, and chaotic challenges by a panel of hosts.

True Crime Brewery

True Crime Brewery

A husband-and-wife duo unpacks global true crime cases, pairing each story with a craft beer from the region where the crime occurred.

Mama Margot

A solo host details true crime cases involving U.S. military members and veterans, with a focus on learning from tragedy to remain vigilant.

True Crime South Africa

A solo-narrated podcast detailing South Africa's most complex and often overlooked true crime cases with a victim-centric focus.

Profiler: True Crime Africa

A journalist and South Africa's former top police profiler clinically dissect the country's most violent crimes and their perpetrators.

This Week in AI

Jason Calacanis

A weekly roundtable where tech investor Jason Calacanis and CEO-level guests candidly debate the business and strategy of the AI industry.

Murder True Crime Stories

A solo-narrated true-crime podcast where host Carter Roy details notorious solved and unsolved murders with a focus on the human story.

Business History Podcast

Business History

Two former NPR Planet Money hosts narrate surprising, deeply-researched stories from the history of business and capitalism.

This Much is True Crime

A news reporter and a top UK criminologist dissect weekly true crime headlines, blending case narrative with expert academic analysis.

The Behavior Panel

Four of the world's top behavior and body language experts analyze high-profile videos to educate viewers on deception detection and human psychology.

Tragedy - A True Crime Podcast

A co-hosted true crime podcast focusing on the long-term impact of tragedy on victims' families through narrative episodes and direct interviews.

Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts

A veteran cop interviews fellow officers about their most intense, bizarre, and career-defining moments on the job.

Wine & Crime Podcast

Three childhood friends chug wine, discuss true crime, and lean into their comedic chemistry and heavy Minnesotan accents.

NY POSTcast

A daily news download from the New York Post, packaging top headlines with analysis from the paper's own reporters and editors.

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski: True Crime Today

Tony Brueski

A daily true-crime podcast breaking down the legal and psychological angles of high-profile cases with a panel of law enforcement and legal experts.

Beyond Evil Podcast

Beyond Evil

A documentary-style true crime show that uses raw police interrogation footage and case files to reconstruct criminal investigations.

MeatEater Podcast Network

A network of podcasts, driven by Steven Rinella, exploring hunting, fishing, conservation, and wild foods through interviews, storytelling, and journalism.

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, And Crimes

Vanessa Richardson

A solo-hosted narrative podcast breaking down the history and psychology behind conspiracy theories, cults, and paranormal events.

Sleep Theories

Sleep Theories

A solo-narrated podcast exploring historical mysteries and conspiracy theories with a calm, cinematic, and atmospheric storytelling style.

Camping Is Canceled Podcast

Sisters-in-law and former CNAs narrate unsettling true crime, paranormal legends, and survival stories with research and unfiltered commentary.

Night Watch with Katie Ring

Katie Ring

A daily narrative true-crime podcast that goes beyond the headlines, offering deep dives into active investigations and notorious historical cases.

The Gangland History Podcast

A history podcast using primary source documents to narrate the detailed, non-romanticized history of American Mafia families.

The Murder Police Podcast

A true-crime podcast hosted by two retired homicide detectives offering a procedural, no-frills look into criminal investigations.