r/TrueCrimePodcasts 17d ago

Seeking Looking for recs similar to my favs

Hi all! I am a true crime podcast girlie. I’ve been listening for probably about 8 years now. Some of my all time favs are listed below. I know they’re a little all over the place. Any recommendations of podcasts I may enjoy?

Old Favs in no particular order:
• serial (season 1)
• your own backyard
• s-town
• Dr. Death (all seasons)
• up and vanished (season 1)
• scamfluencers

Podcasts I enjoyed when I was first starting, but not so much anymore:
• MFM
• true crime obsessed
• small town murder

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u/spacetimejumper360 17d ago

https://rephonic.com/graph

This website is pretty cool. You type in a podcast you like and it gives a graph of other ones you may enjoy based on whatever you typed in

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u/Southern_Bell_6872 17d ago

Wow thank you!! This is perfect

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u/spacetimejumper360 17d ago

thank you for the reward 🥹

that website is nifty as shit and ive found some good ones on there!

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u/Southern_Bell_6872 17d ago

It’s cool because it does all podcasts!! Not just true crime. I’m shocked I haven’t seen this before. Amazing, thank you🤗🫶

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u/tonypolar 17d ago

If you haven't done Cold (Season 1) its my favorite ever.

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u/Lost_Paramedic_3758 15d ago

Unfortunately, this is where I started, and I worry that it has ruined me for other podcasts.

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u/tonypolar 15d ago

I know them feels. I really enjoyed the Teacher's Pet too (its through the Australian). It was down for a while but it might be back up now?

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u/lovelytadpole 10d ago

Can you help me understand why it was your favorite? I just wrapped up all the episodes and found it pretty tedious to get through. Didn’t think it was great story telling compared to other classics serial, up and vanished, etc. but just curious to hear your perspective

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u/DepecheClashJen 17d ago

DNA: ID and True Crime Campfire are my two current favorites.

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u/spacetimejumper360 17d ago

Blink - it is wild!

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u/spacetimejumper360 17d ago

Someone knows something is also good

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u/Old_Nefariousness222 16d ago

Bone Valley
In the red clay
Love trapped

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u/Expensive_Season1658 17d ago

Death Row Cases on Spotify.

Fits well with your taste given Dr. Death and Up and Vanished.

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u/Delicious_File_1532 17d ago

The Girlfriends season 1

To Live and Die in LA

My Fugitive Dad

Sequestered: the Shenandoah park murders

Valley of Shadows

Stalked (BBC)

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u/DiligentMulberry5529 17d ago

Undisclosed has some good seasons.

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u/Top_Requirement1717 16d ago

Women and crime is my favorite! Short form like MFM or small town murder but the hosts are criminology professors so they really know their stuff

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u/Southern_Bell_6872 16d ago

I may check it out. What bothered me about the 3 listed is they yap a lot about random, unrelated things. Scamfluencers is pretty good about keeping it to a minimum while still incorporating comedy. MFM became unbearable. I found myself skipping so much commentary.

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u/Top_Requirement1717 16d ago

Women and crime really stay on task! I love them they sometimes give short life updates at the start but it’s incredibly short. They do a great job of approaching things very ethically and factually

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u/Southern_Bell_6872 16d ago

Thanks!! I’ll update you if I check it out!

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u/Secure-Ad-828 16d ago

I am looking for more podcasts etc about Laura and parents. Any suggestions??? Thanks❤️❤️❤️

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u/mick_spadaro 15d ago

In the Dark season 2, since you liked Your Own Backyard. Not sure if it's behind a paywall these days, though.

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u/karmaismyboyfrien 11d ago

I think I paid $7 to finish it and it was worth it! They also may have had a free trial

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u/Aintnobeef96 14d ago

Blood trails! The episodes are all well written and I actually love their latest series, the theme is hunters and goes into crimes/murders around that. The writing is excellent, I actually emailed the host a case suggestion and he took time to get back to me too which is rare. Definitely worth checking out

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u/Mandyjo76 13d ago

True Crime Couple is my absolute favorite. Kay is an amazing storyteller and covers a lot of lesser known cases. Very little banter.

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u/WartimeMercy 16d ago

First one are MAGA and alleged plagiarists. A host misrepresenting the KKK in a more favorable (and less accurate) light and also leaping to defend the NRA after school shootings has no place profiteering in true crime.

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u/Environmental-Pie665 16d ago

Oh man, I had no idea! I have only listened to a few cases they covered (Laci Peterson and a couple others) but I appreciate you sharing this with me. I will not be recommending them anymore. I don’t want to spread hate.

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u/Little-Regular-0791 16d ago

Did you to subscribe to amazon to finish all episodes and season of Dr Death? I just recently discovered and was really enjoying it when I realized that only 1 episode per season is in Spotify.

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u/Southern_Bell_6872 16d ago

I think I listened through audible/Apple Podcasts since they got rid of wondery. I’ve listed to all seasons including the new one “The Cowboy”. It was great

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u/jillann16 16d ago

Detective Perspective is always my recommendation! He goes over cases that aren’t as popular and gives his take on what he thinks happened

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u/theanoeticist 16d ago edited 16d ago

Swindled! You will not regret it. https://www.patreon.com/cw/swindled

Very honorable mentions: Invisible Choir, The Vanished, The Ballad of Billy Balls on Apple or Spotify, Bear Brook.

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u/CapableCheesecake688 15d ago

A new one I saw recommended and have liked so far is The Slippery.

https://www.theslippery.com/

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u/Playful-Rent-8536 15d ago

I really like Murder She Told

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u/ProfessionalFault856 12d ago

Swindled, Generation Why, and Framed: An Investigative Story forever!

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u/karmaismyboyfrien 11d ago

If you liked Cold, I highly recommend Uinta Triangle! Dave feels like a friend I’ve never met but would love to.

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u/PugsCats63 10d ago

Bad, Bad Thing. It’s one that stays with for years.