Best Serial Killer True Crime Podcasts
Best Serial Killer True Crime Podcasts: Serial Killers, FBI Retired Case File Review and Rysarpodden lead our ranking of 24 shows, scored for binge factor.
Serial killer podcasts explore some of the most disturbing and complex criminal investigations in history. The best don't just sensationalise — they examine the psychology, the failures of law enforcement, and the communities left behind. These are the highest-rated serial killer podcasts in our database.
24 podcasts, ranked by binge factor
Serial Killers
Parcast's weekly deep dive into the psychology and criminal histories of notorious serial killers.
FBI Retired Case File Review
Retired FBI agent interviews fellow FBI veterans about their most memorable cases and investigations.
Rysarpodden
Swedish true crime podcast covering international cases in Swedish language.
Someone's Hunting Us
NJ.com traces how serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver preyed on Black women and girls in New Jersey in 2016, believing no one would look for them.
The Nobody Zone
RTÉ's award-winning investigation into Kieran Kelly, believed to be Ireland's first identified serial killer.
American Monster
Investigates the psychology behind killers who hide in plain sight as ordinary community members.
Criminally Listed
Countdown-format true crime podcast covering serial killers, notorious criminals and major cases.
Dark Investigations
Bill Dunlap delivers deep-dive investigations into real murder cases, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, and serial killers, praised for its atmosphere.
Devil in the Desert
ABC News follows the 2012 discovery of a bound woman in the Mojave Desert, which led to the exposure of a much larger, ongoing crime.
Let's Talk About True Crime
Accessible casual true crime podcast making crime education entertaining for a broad audience.
LISK: Long Island Serial Killer
Dedicated ongoing coverage of the Long Island Serial Killer investigation, which began in 2010 with the disappearance of sex worker Shannan Gilbert.
Man in the Window: The Golden State Killer
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Paige St. John uncovers never-before-revealed details about the Golden State Killer, told through his victims' eyes.
Nighttime True Crime
Straightforward true crime storytelling for late-night listening with minimal music or embellishment.
Profiling Evil
Former Secret Service agent applies investigative analysis to examine violent criminal cases.
The True Crime Files
Wide-ranging American true crime podcast covering murder, cold cases, fraud and organised crime.
Unraveled
Journalist Alexis Linkletter's serialised investigation into major cases, starting with the Long Island Serial Killer.
Atlanta Monster
True crime fans interested in racial injustice, civil rights history, and the intersection of institutional failure with one of America's worst serial murder sprees; fans of Payne Lindsey's work on Up and Vanished.
Casefile True Crime
Listeners who prefer documentary-style narration with high production standards and zero filler; purists who want the facts and nothing else.
Monster: DC Sniper
True crime fans who remember the Beltway sniper attacks and want a comprehensive adult examination; listeners interested in the relationship between domestic violence and mass murder.
Real Crime Profile
True crime fans who want professional expertise rather than amateur speculation; listeners interested in criminal psychology and how trained investigators actually read crime scenes.
RedHanded
True crime fans who want their listening to come with critical analysis of gender and power; UK and Ireland listeners; anyone who feels the mainstream genre ignores social context.
They Walk Among Us
UK listeners who want their own true crime podcast tradition rather than American-focused shows; international fans who want well-crafted British perspective on crime.
Criminology
True crime fans who want book-length depth in a podcast format; listeners who feel most podcasts only scratch the surface of their subjects.
Detective Trapp
True crime fans who like police procedurals, interrogation and a finished serial-murder case told from the lead detective’s side.
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