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Best Serial Killer Podcasts 2026
The highest-rated podcasts covering serial killers — psychology, investigation, and the cases that defined criminal history, ranked by listeners.
13 best serial killer podcasts podcasts — the big names, ranked by WP Score
1Last Podcast On The Left
The Last Podcast Network
220/20
ABC News
3My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
4MissTrial
MeidasTouch Network
5Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo
6The Unforgotten
Free Range Productions
7The Binge Cases: U R NEXT
Sony Music Entertainment
8The Crime Agents
Global
9The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, Kill
Sony Music Entertainment
10Crime Next Door
BBC Sounds
11Serialously with Annie Elise
Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios
12Blood and Water
ABC News
13Blunt Force Trauma
EchoSpace
Hidden gems
Great shows flying under the radar
Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder
NBC News Studios
The Last Trip
Jaimie Beebe
True Crimes with John & Deanna
iHeartPodcasts
Fear Thy Neighbor
ID
The Binge Crimes: Night Shift
Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media
The Kill List
CBC
The Hand in the Window
ABC News
True Crime Tonight
iHeartPodcasts
Serial Killer Documentary Show
Sizzle
The Uninvited - Scary TRUE Horror Stories of Intrusion & Obsession
Murder Files Unsealed
Solved Murders - True Crime Stories
True Crime Evidence
Morning Cup of Murder
The Evolution of Evil - True Crime Stories
Drunken Cryptids
The Trial: USA
One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries
The Fall Line Podcast LLC/One Strange Thing
America's Most Infamous Crimes with Katie Ring
True Crime 24 Hours
How we rank these podcasts
Every podcast on WhichPodcast is ranked using Listen Score — a global popularity metric based on listener data, episode frequency, and audience engagement. The best serial killer podcasts above are filtered from the broader True Crime category and sorted by their global listener ranking, so the top results reflect the most-listened-to shows in this specific space right now.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best podcasts about serial killers?
The best serial killer podcasts combine psychological analysis with detailed case investigation. The top-ranked shows on this page cover famous and lesser-known cases with a focus on understanding the perpetrators as well as documenting the crimes and investigations.
Are serial killer podcasts educational or just sensationalist?
The best serial killer podcasts approach the subject seriously — examining the psychology, the systemic failures that allowed killers to go undetected, and the impact on victims' families. They're educational rather than exploitative, which is why the most respected shows in this space have built enormous, loyal audiences.
What's the psychology behind fascination with serial killers?
Researchers suggest that interest in serial killers stems from a natural drive to understand threatening behaviour — essentially the brain practising pattern recognition for danger. Understanding how killers operate, how they were caught, and what warning signs existed is genuinely informative and may help people protect themselves and others.