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Thetrue-crime podcast universeis ever expanding.
Were here to make it a bit smaller and a bit more manageable.
Each week, our crack team of podcast enthusiasts and specialists will pick their favorites.
Case Closed,The Amish Stud
Who wants to do an Amish guy?
With each episode clocking in around 20-minutes,Case Closedis simply too easy to binge.
Kristy Puchko
Dr. Death, Top Doc and King Midas
Season one ofDr.
We may never know for sure.
But in season two ofDr.
But it was all for naught.
A trial of the century and conviction followed.
Yet many questions about that terrible night were left unanswered.
Each week onMost Notorious,host Erik Rivenes invites historians to unravel shocking tales of true crime.
In this case, Lise Pearlman, author ofThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No.
But beware: This story is not for the faint of heart.
On top of grim subject matter, Pearlman veers into grisly details of Charlies remains without warning.
Was justice served, or did an innocent man die in prison?
Jenni Miller
Sinisterhood,The Bunny Man
Are you seeking something spooky but youre a bit of a scaredy-cat?
How could this common product be linked to cancer, and why was there no warning on the label?
When he got online, he came across Deane Berg.
When did they know it?
Did Berg and other women have their lives upended by something utterly avoidable?
What could justice look like in this case, and is it even possible?
This week, she tackled true crime in an ambitious episode that touches on JonBenet Ramseys murder, O.J.
Simpsons Broncho chase, the Manson familys killings, the Zodiacs codes, and the Golden State Killer.
With so much packed into an hour-long ep, this one is not for dabblers.
Kristy Puchko
Friday, October 16
Hollywood Crime Scene, Movie vs.
But Im getting ahead of myself.
In Part 1, Jedeikin details Geins troubled childhood and his close relationship with overbearing mother Augusta.
Now, after serving a lengthy prison sentence, Slaughter says his confession was false.
What happened during that interview?
How are false confessions elicited?
Listen, learn, and be prepared to question what you may think you know.
Maddeningly, Hedgepeths killer or killers still walks free.
Check out this first episode in a two part series and get ready to sink into these baffling disappearances.
Chanel Dubofsky
Friday, October 9
Canary, Ill Find My Joy?
Although hed attacked other women, he wasnt even placed on a sex-offender registry.
This podcast doesnt skimp on the raw, the troubling, and the potentially triggering.
In Episode 175, they focus on the stranger-than-fiction murder that inspired the feminist horror filmJennifers Body.
The first two episodes introduce victims Eddie (a personal trainer) and Heather (a makeup artist).
One of the most puzzling aspects of this case (whichVFtouches on in its story) is the motive.
Every week, the host, journalist Phoebe Judge, tackles a curious case or fascinating figure.
She approaches each topic with open-mindedness and a contagious curiosity.
This week, she outdoes herself with an in-depth interview with documentarian and true-crime investigator Errol Morris.
The most fascinating bits, however, come when Morris talks about the movies hehasntmade.
Most surprising are his tales of Nub City.
As one local sheriff told him, Down here, we dont have murders.
We just have disappearances.
There are a wealth of theories, but no arrests have been made.
The question is, what will emerge once a community is made to reckon with itself?
Youd be amazed what people will tell you if you just ask them, she says.
(Its a great tip for first dates, too.)
JenniMiller
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