5 True Crime Podcasts Worth Listening To

#1Betrayal

7/10

True crime fans interested in psychological crime, identity deception, and the personal devastation of discovering you were living with a secret; fans of Dirty John who want the same intimate betrayal format. Betrayal is true crime at its most personal — the moment you discover the person you chose to share your life with never existed, and everything you built together was a crime scene.

#2Trace of Suspicion

7/10

Dateline/NBC News trace the suspicious death of a healthy young Marine and the wife whose behaviour afterward raised investigators' suspicions. A poisoning case built on forensic toxicology and a widow's suspicious spending — classic Dateline territory.

Investigation into rural farm-based murders and the unique circumstances of agricultural crime. Investigation into rural farm-based murders and the unique circumstances of agricultural crime.

#4Accused (Cincinnati Enquirer)

7/10

True crime fans who want newspaper-quality investigative journalism in podcast form; listeners who want real wrongful conviction advocacy from professional journalists with institutional backing. Accused is what happens when a major newspaper turns its investigative muscle to a podcast — professional, careful, and capable of changing legal outcomes.

#5Midwest Murder

6/10

Podcast exploring murders and violent crime from the American Midwest. Podcast exploring murders and violent crime from the American Midwest.