The True Crime genre has proven itself to be a perfectly suited category for podcasts. No matter where you are you can indulge yourself in unsolved mysteries, terrifying psychopaths and grisly murders.
We have explored the massive world of American true crime podcasts and come up with a list of some of the best ones.
3. Morbid
No. of episodes:
740
Latest episode:
2025-06-12
Creator: Morbid Network | Wondery
4. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
No. of episodes:
1,011
Latest episode:
2025-06-12
Creator: Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
7. Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders
No. of episodes:
13
Latest episode:
2022-11-01
Creator: HLN
8. Dr. Death | S3: Miracle Man
No. of episodes:
5
Latest episode:
2023-11-13
Creator: Wondery
9. Serial
No. of episodes:
102
Latest episode:
2025-02-27
Creator: Serial Productions & The New York Times
10. The Thing About Helen & Olga
No. of episodes:
7
Latest episode:
2021-11-16
Creator: NBC News
12. You're Wrong About
No. of episodes:
240
Latest episode:
2025-06-11
Creator: Sarah Marshall
14. Sword and Scale
No. of episodes:
67
Latest episode:
2025-06-09
Creator: Sword and Scale
15. True Crime Obsessed
No. of episodes:
535
Latest episode:
2025-06-10
Creator: True Crime Obsessed
16. Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler
No. of episodes:
25
Latest episode:
2025-03-27
Creator: ABC News
17. Casefile True Crime
No. of episodes:
367
Latest episode:
2025-05-31
Creator: Casefile Presents
19. This Is Actually Happening
No. of episodes:
271
Latest episode:
2025-06-10
Creator: Wondery
20. True Crime Garage
No. of episodes:
832
Latest episode:
2025-06-10
Creator: TRUE CRIME GARAGE
21. The Thing About Pam
No. of episodes:
10
Latest episode:
2025-06-06
Creator: NBC News
22. Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
No. of episodes:
233
Latest episode:
2025-06-09
Creator: Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
23. Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
No. of episodes:
228
Latest episode:
2025-06-05
Creator: Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
24. I Survived
No. of episodes:
134
Latest episode:
2025-03-03
Creator: A&E / PodcastOne
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