True Crime This Week
Dive deep into the shadows of the crime world with "True Crime This Week," your essential half-hour rendezvous into the intriguing, the unresolved, and the downright chilling facets of criminal endeavors. Spearheaded by acclaimed journalist and true crime author, James Renner, this weekly podcast peels back the layers of the latest crime stories you've likely overlooked. James doesn't just rehash the headlines; he gives them a fresh spin, with updates on cold cases that have been left in the dark, insights into true crime pop culture that’s shaping our obsession, and his top true crime book picks to keep yo...
Episodes
True Crime This Week - August 15, 2025
This week: International Wisconsin hitwoman goes to prison, think twice about taking Uber, South Carolina candidate for governor knows how to party, a dog comes home with a human bone, Australian police solve 30 year old cold case murder, a…
True Crime This Week - August 8, 2025
This week: Did Bryan Kohberger break into a sorority house before the murders, Department of Justice official caught on tape telling rioters to kill cops, Australia pardons a serial killer, Woody Allen's letter to Jeffrey Epstein, and more!…
True Crime This Week Investigates - Secrets from Inside the Cruise Ship Industry
In this special report in my ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley, we hear from a Royal Caribbean staff member who explains how drugs are taken on and off the ship at Curacao. He also speaks about corruption on t…
True Crime This Week Investigates - Interview with Kat Lovelace, Amy Bradley's girlfriend.
An exclusive interview with Kat Lovelace, Amy Lynn Bradley's college girlfriend. Kat shares memories of Amy Bradley and responds to the documentary and recent comments on social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa…
True Crime This Week Investigates - Amy Lynn Bradley, Who is Jas?
One of the more interesting pieces of evidence in the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley is a photograph of a woman named "Jas" which was found on the website of an escort service operating on Margarita Island. Many believe Jas is Amy Bradle…
True Crime This Week - Steffen Baldwin Jailhouse Calls
Here's a short update on Steffen Baldwin, whose fingerprints were found inside the car of Maura Murray who vanished in the White Mountains in 2004. Steffen speaks briefly about Maura Murray in a couple calls recorded from jail. Hosted on Ac…
True Crime This Week - July 18, 2025
This week: Woman charged with leaking grand jury testimony related to Karen Read case, law student under investigation for making sexy A.I. videos of his professors, did the Annabelle doll kill a man, what's the story with Brigitte Macron, …
True Crime This Week Investigates - Amy Lynn Bradley, New Interview
James Renner interviews Sarah Luck, a friend of Amy Lynn Bradley. Amy went missing from The Rhapsody of the Seas in 1998. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
True Crime This Week - July 11, 2025
This week: Why Sarah Grace Patrick will be the next big true crime case, Epstein's client list vanishes, Terry Perry is a creep (allegedly), murder by beef wellington, Michael Jackson's friend threatens to tell all, Grok goes crazy, and mor…
True Crime This Week - July 4, 2025
This week: Bryan Kohberger cheats death, Abrego Garcia speaks, Wess Roley's troubled past, Diddy gets off without baby oil, a woman solves her twin sister's case, how ChatGPT killed a guy, and more!Further Reading:https://www.nytimes.com/20…
True Crime This Week - June 20, 2025
This week: Massholes unite for Karen Read, Vance Boelter is a nutjob, the murder of a social media influencer, missing detective found in Connecticut, the largest jewel heist in U.S. history comes to an end, and more!Further Reading:https:/…
True Crime This Week - June 13, 2025
This week: Closing arguments in the Karen Read trial, military murder shines light on broken system, the feds close in on Travis Decker, runaway juror in the Harvey Weinstein trial, a man and a racoon walk into a bar, and more!Further Readi…
True Crime This Week - May 30, 2025
This week: the Devil of the Ozarks escapes, Vigilante justice in Cleveland, sex cult goes to court, fugitive turns up dead in detective's pool, Trump and Musk get it on, and more!Further Reading:https://apnews.com/article/police-chief-arkan…
True Crime This Week - May 23, 2025
This week: the Prosecution Strikes Back in the Karen Read case, 10 inmates escape in Louisiana, man avoids cops by jumping on his submarine, Diddy likes something gross, update in the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse, and more!Further Readin…
True Crime This Week - May 16, 2025
This week: Diddy has a tootsie roll, the Karen Read case is still a dumpster fire, Judge Dugan fights back, the Menendez brothers are one step closer to freedom, Chris Brown can't keep his hands to himself, and more!Further Reading:https://…
True Crime This Week - May 2, 2025
This week: Twins found dead on remote mountain top, the Vancouver attacker may have gone crazy from grief, a UK porn star keeps more than hot pockets in his freezer, missing 16 year old found alive in Colorado, a best-selling author is murd…
True Crime This Week - What the UMass Amherst police records reveal about Maura Murray
The UMass Amherst police department released their records on the investigation into the disappearance of Maura Murray. This episode looks into what the documents reveal, including motives for her disappearance, more information about the m…
True Crime This Week - April 25, 2025
This week: Season Two of the Karen Read trial begins, mass shooting in Kashmir, man who claimed to cure HIV caught up in murder-for-hire plot, Lori Daybell is guilty again, a California judge breaks bad, and more!Further Reading:https://www…
True Crime This Week
A special report on the Maura Murray case. In March, we learned that a fingerprint found in Maura Murray's car was linked to former West Point cadet Steffen Baldwin, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Ohio on unrelated charges. I re…
True Crime This Week - April 11, 2025
This week: Richard Allen confesses again and again, Bestselling author gets shot by police in LA, Robot lawyers invade New York, Hollywood director ordered to pay $1.7 billion to his victims, Lori Daybell is still crazy, a snooker champion …
True Crime This Week - April 4, 2025
This week: Jean-Claude Van Damme is a hard target, prosecutors seek death penalty for Mangioni, Toledo Jane Doe identified, defense tries for new trial in Lucy Letby case, a New Jersey police chief likes Viagra in his coffee, and more!Furth…
True Crime This Week - March 28, 2025
This week: A DNA database goes bankrupt, Who let Andrew Tate back into the U.S.?, Big Brother comes to London, Selena's killer denied parole, a real life monster under the bed, and more!Further Reading:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/23…
True Crime This Week - March 21, 2025
This week: Police release 911 call in Idaho murders, someone took out a hit on a ghost hunter, JFK files released, update in the Maura Murray case, Michael Proctor is fired, and more!Further Reading:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/audio-of-911…
True Crime This Week - March 15, 2025
A deeper dive into Steffen Baldwin and his connections to Maura Murray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
True Crime This Week - March 14, 2025
This week, a special episode about new information in the unsolved disappearance of Maura Murray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
True Crime This Week - Feb 21, 2025
This week: New clues in the disappearance of Asha Degree, Karen Read's new trial is already crazy, New Zealand fugitive is keeping his children in the woods, 7 arrested in Travis Kelce heist, the leader of the Zizian cult is caught, an enti…
True Crime This Week - Feb 14, 2025
This week: Bryan Kohberger's attorney plays games, a reporter's death uncovers a female serial predator, Salmon Rushdie testifies, Toronto police solve cold case, nobody cuts in line at the prime rib station, and more!Further Reading:https:…
True Crime This Week - Feb 7, 2025
This week: The Ellen Greenberg case heats up, Sweden suffers worst mass shooting in history, why is the U.K. paying incels?, Sister takes the fall for her identical twin, Hollywood producer faces 148 years in prison, Derek Chauvin returns, …
True Crime This Week - January 31, 2025
This week: Have we reached peak true crime? Canadian border shootout uncovers secret cult, police on the hunt for another man Trump pardoned, man who murdered his wife in Tennessee has an interesting family history, FBI digs hole near home …
True Crime This Week - January 24, 2025
This week: Trump declassifies JFK documents, the first school shooting of 2025, Daniel Ball had a very bad week, new details in the murder of Brittanee Drexel, the Truck Stop Killer is charged with another murder, Honolulu police solve a 48…
True Crime This Week - January 17, 2025
This week: Neil Gaiman is scarier than his books, don't sext with Brad Pitt, the search for Ashley Elkins continues, the Black Dahlia case turns 78, and Drake sues his own record label.Further Reading:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnz…
True Crime This Week Investigates: Amy Lynn Bradley, Interview with Alister Douglas
Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas, in 1998. She remains missing to this day. Did she accidentally fall overboard, was she the victim of a homicide, or was she taken onto the island of Cu…
True Crime This Week - Update
The biggest true crime news of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
True Crime This Week - September 27, 2024
This week: Missing boy reunited with family... after 73 years, Missouri executes Marcellus Williams, the mayor of New York City got free trips to Istanbul not Constantinople, the son of Trump's would-be assassin is a creep, the world's olde…
True Crime This Week - September 20, 2024
This week: Diddy done did it, new developments in the Asha Degree disappearance, James Bond breaks bad, Mohamed al-Fayed is still dead, armchair sleuths find the I-75 shooter, Portage County is crazy, and more!Further Reading:https://apnews…
True Crime This Week - September 6, 2024
This week: Colorado forces mother to send kids back to abusive father, the latest news about the Georgia school shootings, Olympic runner murdered, Rust armorer hid a gun up her butt, Travis Kelce talks to lawyers, and more!Further Reading:…
True Crime This Week - August 30, 2024
This week: Matthew Farwell arrested for murder of Sandra Birchmore, Telegram CEO out on bail, Robert Telles stays in Vegas for 20 years to life, Washington police solve 44-year-old cold case, Kouri Richins heads to trial for killing husband…
True Crime This Week Investigates: Amy Lynn Bradley
Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas, in 1998. She remains missing to this day. Did she accidentally fall overboard, was she the victim of a homicide, or was she taken onto the island of Cu…
True Crime This Week - August 23, 2024
This week: Trafficking victim is sent to prison in Wisconsin, the search for Mischa Johnson continues in Hawaii, George Santos starts telling the truth, hacker fakes death to avoid child support, a woman steals $1.5 million worth of chicken…
True Crime This Week - August 16, 2024
California police discover new serial killer, updates in the Delphi murders, police chief charged after raiding journalist's home, five arrested for role in Matthew Perry's death, Alex Murdaugh may get a new trial, and more!Further Reading:…