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Best True Crime Podcasts Updated 2026
The best true crime podcasts, ranked by global listener score. Whether you want cold case investigations, serial killer profiles, wrongful conviction stories, or courtroom drama, this is the definitive list of the top true crime shows right now.
88 true crime podcasts — the big names
Last Podcast On The Left
The Last Podcast Network
Dateline NBC
NBC News
Deep Water | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer
Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart
20/20
ABC News
48 Hours
CBS News
Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo
Juicy Crimes with Heather McDonald
Heather McDonald & Studio71
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
Kallmekris
@kallmekris
MissTrial
MeidasTouch Network
Crime Junkie
Audiochuck
True Crime News
@mytruecrimenews
Bailey Sarian
@baileysarian
BuzzFeed Unsolved Network
@buzzfeedunsolvednetwork
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios
Blood and Water
ABC News
Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule
True Crime Australia
The Binge Cases: U R NEXT
Sony Music Entertainment
The Crime Agents
Global
The Unforgotten
Free Range Productions
Dateline Originals
NBC News
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
Five Miles From Home
NBC News
Crime Next Door
BBC Sounds
The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, Kill
Sony Music Entertainment
RedHanded
RedHanded
Serialously with Annie Elise
Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios
Disclosure Investigates
BBC Radio Scotland
JCS - Criminal Psychology
@jcs
FilmRise True Crime
@filmrisetruecrime
48 Hours
@48hours
Coffeehouse Crime
@coffeehousecrime
Real Crime
@realcrime
anna solves
@annasolves
Unseen
@unseentruecrime
Kendall Rae
@kendallrae
Bella Fiori
@bellafiori
Danielle Kirsty
@daniellekirsty
Dark Asia with Megan
@darkasiawithmegan
Scary Mysteries
@scarymysteries
OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale
@eleanorneale
DELVE
newsroom.co.nz
Deep Cover
Pushkin Industries
Foul Play
Audible | Gabriel Gatehouse
Broomgate: A Curling Scandal
CBC + USG Audio
Snapped: Women Who Murder
Oxygen
Rotten Mango
@rottenmangopod
Murder With My Husband
OH NO MEDIA
Blunt Force Trauma
EchoSpace
Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska
ABC News
M7 Crime Storytime
@m7crimestorytime
dreading (crime and psychology)
@dreadingcap
Crime Junkie
@crimejunkie
True Crime Obsessed
@truecrimeobsessedpodcast
this is MONSTERS
@thisismonsters
MyronGainesX
@myrongainesx
Killer Instinct Podcast
@killerinstinctpodcast
The Misery Machine
@themiserymachine
Stephanie Harlowe
@stephanieharlowe
True Crime Recaps
@truecrimerecaps
The Casual Criminalist
@thecasualcriminalist
CounterClock
Audiochuck
Ex-Wives Undercover: Liars, Cheaters & Love Cons
Double A Productions
Rachel Shannon True Crime
@rachelshannon
Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast
@blackgirlgonepodcast
Crime Weekly
@crimeweeklypodcast
WEIRD DARKNESS: Paranormal & True Crime
@weirddarknessofficial
Jackie Flores
@truecrimejackie
Last Podcast On The Left
@lastpodcastontheleft
The Mystery Abyss
@themysteryabyss
Surviving The Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime
@survivingthesurvivor
Crime Beat TV
@crimebeattv
Trace Evidence Podcast
@traceevidencepodcast
The Fellas Mysteries
@thefellasmysteries
Hidden True Crime
@hiddentruecrime
True Crime Australia
@truecrimeaustralia
Clues Pod with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore
@cluespod
Crime Talk
@crimetalk
Missing Persons Mysteries with Steve Stockton
@missingpersonsmysteries
Emma Kenny
@emmakennytv
Derrick Levasseur
@derrickvlevasseur
Casefile
@casefiletruecrimepodcast
Grizzly True Crime
@grizzlytruecrime
Solved Files - True Crime
@solvedfiles
True Crime Investigations
@investigationtruecrime
Murder With My Husband
@murderwithmyhusband
MrBallen Podcast
@officialmrballenpodcast
True Crime Spotlight
SpotlightHow we rank True Crime podcasts
The shows above are ranked by WP Score, built from listener numbers across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube combined. True crime is one of the most crowded genres in podcasting — the shows in this list have earned their position through consistent long-term listenership, not a single viral moment. Use the subgenre links below to filter by case type: cold cases, serial killers, or unsolved murders.
Want a more personal recommendation? Our podcast discovery quiz matches you to the right show based on your mood, how much time you have, and whether you want a household name or a hidden gem.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best true crime podcasts for beginners?
If you're new to true crime podcasts, the highest-ranked shows on this page are the best place to start — they've earned their top positions through millions of listeners worldwide. Look for shows with strong narrative storytelling and thorough investigative research.
Are true crime podcasts based on real events?
Yes — true crime podcasts cover real criminal cases, unsolved murders, cold cases, and investigations. The best shows combine original research, interviews, and archival material to tell the full story behind the case.