True Crime
True Crime is a compelling podcast dedicated to unraveling the mysteries, motives, and mayhem behind the world’s most fascinating and chilling real-life cases. With a deep dive into crimes that have shocked the world and others that flew under the radar, this podcast leaves no stone unturned in its pursuit of the truth. From cold cases and unsolved mysteries to infamous criminal masterminds and heinous acts of violence, 'True Crime' explores the darkest sides of humanity while also shedding light on the heroes, victims, and survivors caught in the web of these events.Each episode is meticulously crafted to tr...
Episodes
Buried in Ashes: The Murder of Chad Entzel – A Faked Suicide, a Calculated Wife
On the evening of January 2, 2020, emergency services responded to a house fire outside of Bismarck, North Dakota. Inside they found 42 year old Chad Entzel, dead from an apparent suicide. But as more details were uncovered, it became incre…
A Parade in Peril: The Waukesha Christmas Massacre
Parade goers watched on as a red SUV travelling at an estimated 40 or even 50 miles per hour came barrelling down Main Street in the historic downtown core of the small Milwaukee suburb. The sound of the marching band, chatter and laughter …
What Happened to Jacob? The Abduction That Changed America
This case has been the recipient of many notable claims over the years. It has been called “the case that changed Minnesota.” It has been credited with changing the way that missing children investigations have operated - and at the time th…
How a Survivor’s Courage and a Single Carpet Thread Exposed Bobby Joe Long’s Reign of Terror
In 1984, Tampa, Florida, was gripped by fear as a sadistic predator stalked, raped, and murdered at least ten women, leaving their bodies dumped along highways. The FBI’s only clue? Red trilobal carpet fibers—a rare synthetic material found…
How Forensic Sculptors Bring the Nameless Back from Oblivion
In the silent halls of morgues and anthropology labs, forensic sculptors perform a miracle: they give faces—and, with them, names, stories, and justice—to the unidentified dead. Using clay, anatomical precision, and intuition, these artists…
A Tropical Getaway Turned Bloody, and the 20-Year Fight for Justice
In 1974, the idyllic Palmyra Atoll—a remote Pacific paradise—became the stage for a real-life horror story. Two couples arrived, but only one left: Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns sailed back to Hawaii on the Sea Wind, a yacht belonging t…
The Minds Behind Poisoners – Targeted Vengeance vs. Random Terror
Poison is the weapon of the patient, the calculating, and the cowardly—but not all poisoners are alike. Deadly Chemistry dissects the critical divide between targeted killers (who murder with intimate precision) and random terrorists (who s…
The Phantom of Mulberry Street: Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante, the Genovese Crime Family
For decades, Vincent "The Chin" Gigante ruled the Genovese crime family not from a throne, but from a psychiatric ward—or so he wanted authorities to believe. While other mob bosses held court in steakhouse booths, Gigante wandered Greenwic…
How DNA Revolutionized Crime Solving and Justice
In the annals of forensic science, few breakthroughs have been as transformative as DNA analysis. Double Helix delves into how this genetic blueprint—extracted from a speck of blood, a single hair, or even saliva on a discarded gum wrapper—…
How Dawn Birnbaum’s Murder Exposed a Trucker’s Trail of Blood
In 1992, the body of 17-year-old Dawn Marie Birnbaum—a runaway from Florida—was discovered dumped beside a rural Pennsylvania road, brutally beaten and strangled. Though she was an outsider, the small community mourned her as one of their o…
Web of Clues: How Forensic Entomology Unravels Murder Mysteries
When a body is left to the elements, the first detectives on the scene aren’t always human—they’re insects. In Web of Clues, The New Detectives explores the eerie science of forensic entomology, where maggots, beetles, and flies become the …
The Cop-Killer Who Terrorized D.C. – A 1995 Gun Battle
On a quiet night in Prince George’s County, Maryland, 1995, two law enforcement officers—Prince George’s County Police Officer John Novabilski and FBI Special Agent William H. Christian Jr.—were executed in their patrol cars by a lone gunma…
The Betrayal Behind the Blaze – How a Best Friend’s Greed Turned Deadly
When a raging house fire tore through a quiet California neighborhood, firefighters initially thought it was a tragic accident—until investigators found no smoke in the victim’s lungs, proving she was dead before the flames began. The victi…
The 1986 FBI Miami Shootout – A Bloody Turning Point in Law Enforcement History
On April 11, 1986, a routine surveillance operation in Miami turned into a nightmare of bullets and bloodshed when two heavily armed bank robbers—Michael Lee Platt and William Russell Matix—engaged eight FBI agents in a ferocious, close-ran…
Proof of Innocence: How DNA Rewrote Justice – The Wrongly Convicted Men Science Set Free
In a justice system where eyewitness misidentification, coerced confessions, and flawed forensics can send innocent people to prison for decades, DNA analysis has become the ultimate truth-teller. Proof of Innocence follows three men—each r…
How Robert Hansen Turned Alaska’s Wilderness Into a Hunting Ground for Human Prey
In the rugged wilderness of 1970s–80s Alaska, Robert Hansen—a respected baker, family man, and avid hunter—was secretly living a double life. By day, he sold cinnamon rolls to local cops; by night, he abducted, assaulted, and hunted women l…
How Shoeprints, Fingerprints, and Micro-Traces Crack the Unsolvable
A killer may vanish into the night, but they always leave something behind—a dusty shoeprint on a floor, a sweat-latent fingerprint on a window, a single fiber snagged on a nail. These unintentional traces become the silent witnesses that s…
Badges of Terror: The Detroit Home Invasion Gang
In the summer of 1994, Detroit residents locked their doors in fear as a ruthless gang posing as police officers kicked them in—guns raised, badges flashing. Claiming to be "conducting a raid," they tied up families, ransacked homes, and va…
How Technology Is Becoming the Silent Partner in Solving Crimes
In an era where every step, swipe, and search leaves a trace, criminals no longer just evade police—they battle the unblinking eye of technology. From deleted texts that resurface to smart home devices that capture audio of crimes in progre…
A 48-Day Manhunt for the Most Dangerous Prison Break in Arizona History
In 1990, the dismembered remains of California man Mark Rogowski were found stuffed into trash bags—a crime so brutal it earned the killer, Danny Ray Horning, a life sentence. But in May 2002, Horning pulled off the unthinkable: escaping fr…
Out of the Grave: Solving Ancient Crimes with 21st-Century Forensics
From centuries-old skeletons to cold cases gathering dust, breakthroughs in science are resurrecting the past—and delivering justice long overdue. Out of the Grave explores how cutting-edge technology is cracking mysteries once deemed unsol…
The Cross-Country Killer: How a Charming Monster Left a Nation in Terror
In the fall of 1995, a nationwide nightmare unfolded as women turned up dead in gruesome, seemingly disconnected crimes—a mother of three burned in Los Angeles, a young woman stabbed in Mississippi, another murdered in Florida. The only lin…
How Cops Captured The Minnesota Mass Shooter
It’s midnight at the Shady Oaks Apartment Complex. A resident is walking back to his apartment when suddenly… He's shot by an unidentified man. When police rush to the scene, they are immediately faced with a barrage of gunfire, near-zero v…
Welfare Check Reveals Drunk Son Killed His Mother
Police are at the home of Norma Caraker after receiving a frantic call from her son. He was heavily drunk, but managed to say enough; someone ran out of the house, and he heard his mother scream.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w…
Cops Discover Car Filled With Serial Killer's Victims
Dispatched to inspect what looked like an ordinary truck, officers instead found four bodies hidden and dismembered in crates. The ensuing investigation uncovered eleven more victims scattered across remote areas in the state, all claimed b…
Dad Realizes His Daughter's Body Was Found In A Garbage Can
Police arrived at the home of Keith and Amber Zotto after Amber’s mother, Bette, called 911 earlier that day. Amber hadn’t answered any calls or messages for two days, and Bette feared something was wrong. When police arrived, they'd discov…
Killer Lives With Wife’s Body for Days - Acts Like Nothing Happened
Two days after a woman is found murdered, a man collapses on a police station floor, not in grief, but in fear of a life behind bars.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
Foul Smell Leads Cops to a Terrifying Discovery
A woman’s body is found in a tent at Seattle’s largest homeless camp, Steven Thanh Nguyen says it was an overdose. But detectives suspect something far darker.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--…
Mom Realizes Her Son Is Wanted for Murder
At 11:20 AM, a single gunshot echoed through Albuquerque and within minutes, ShotSpotter had pinpointed the alley. What police found there would shock the entire community.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast…
How This CCTV Footage Led Cops to a Mass Killer
Before sunrise, workers at a quiet Wisconsin quarry stumbled upon a horrifying scene. Three men, shot execution style. No clear motive. Was it gang violence… or something even more personal lurking beneath the surface?Become a supporter of …
Teen Killer Thought She Got Away - Then Her Girlfriend Turned Her In
When firefighters found Chris Dickerson’s body in the ashes of his burning home, they thought it was a tragic accident, until the coroner revealed he was already dead before the fire started… and someone had stabbed him in the neck.Become a…
Widow of the South: The Chilling Trail of Sarah Hartsfield
Sarah Hartsfield’s life read like a Southern Gothic nightmare—a revolving door of dead husbands, house fires, and whispered accusations. To outsiders, she was a resilient mother of four who kept rebuilding her life. But by the time her fift…
Detectives are Shocked by Killer’s Confession a Decade After Murder
On October 22, 2005, Tara Grinstead—a radiant former beauty queen and beloved high school history teacher in Ocilla, Georgia—vanished without a trace. Her front door was unlocked, her car keys and phone left behind, and a burned-out candle …
7 Disturbing Stories of Marriages that Turned Deadly
The Ferocious Story Of Emily Ferlazzo - The Dubious Story Of Jonathan Crupi - The Curious Story Of Peter Chadwick - The Shocking Story Of Savannah Paschal - The Disturbing Story Of Robert Fratta - The Shocking Story Of Skylar Nemetz - The D…
Love, Lies, and a Bloodstained Fortune: The Chilling Murder of Shanti Cooper – A Millionaire’s Web of Deceit Unravels
When Shanti Cooper, a vibrant Orlando entrepreneur and devoted single mother, met David Tronnes on a dating site in 2017, he seemed like a dream come true: charming, wealthy, and eager to start fresh. He claimed he’d inherited millions and …
Blood on Thanksgiving: The Massacre at the ‘Sheriff’ Killer’s Hands
In the predawn darkness of Thanksgiving 2010, a quiet neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, erupted in gunfire. A man wearing a “Sheriff” T-shirt—a cruel taunt—opened fire on a group of friends gathered for the holiday, killing two and wounding f…
The Murder of Laura Wallen – A Promising Life Cut Short by Betrayal
In September 2017, Laura Wallen, a beloved 31-year-old social studies teacher at Wilde Lake High School in Maryland, failed to show up for the first day of school. Colleagues grew worried—Laura had already decorated her classroom and was th…
The Chilling 911 Call That Exposed a Grandmother’s Murderous Rage
She baked cookies, knitted sweaters, and seemed like the picture of a doting grandmother—until the night Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Black picked up a gun and executed her own 19-year-old grandson, Brandon Black, in cold blood. The entire a…
The Daring Prison Break That Unleashed a Predator – And the Statewide Terror That Followed
In a scene ripped from a Hollywood thriller, a convicted killer defies gravity—and justice—by scaling a prison wall like a spider, vanishing into the night. This wasn’t fiction: it was June 6, 2023, when Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian fugit…
The Murder of Amie Harwick – A Stalker’s Decade-Long Obsession Ends in Brutal Violence
On the night of February 15, 2020, sex therapist and feminist author Amie Harwick laughed and mingled at a Hollywood party, captured on camera in what would be her final public moments. Just hours later, she was dead—beaten, strangled, and …