Blood and Water
ABC News investigates the 2001 murder of Leslie Preer, found dead in the shower of her home in an affluent Washington, D.C. suburb.
Podcasts Like Blood and Water
If you loved Blood and Water, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Murder, Domestic homicide, Cold Case shows.
Why listeners love Blood and Water
ABC News's investigative resources applied to a wealthy-suburb domestic homicide case. Listeners rate its binge factor at 7/10. It follows a serialized format — each season covers one case in depth, building suspense across episodes.
Binge Factor
7/10
Community-rated compulsive listenability
Format
Serialized
One story told across multiple episodes
Style
Journalistic, detailed, serious
Presentation approach
Episode Length
35-45 min
Typical episode duration
Host Style
Solo narrator
Presentation format
Verdict
Good if wealthy-suburb domestic homicide cases interest you
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like Blood and Water
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
Foggy gaslit streets. A quiet courtroom. And crimes that history tried to bury. <
Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
BBC’s Olivia Graham revisits the 1986 Diane Sindall murder and the 2025 quashing of Peter Sullivan’s conviction. Sullivan quashed 13 May 2025; killer unknown.
In the Dark
Listeners who want journalism-grade investigation into wrongful convictions, systemic racism, and institutional failures — more 60 Minutes than true crime thriller.
Serial
Anyone interested in journalism, legal procedure, and deep investigative dives into morally ambiguous cases with no easy answers.
Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo
CBC's Connie Walker investigates the Sixties Scoop through the disappearance of Cleo Semaganis Nicotine.
The Deck Investigates
Audiochuck's deep investigation of cold case homicide victims featured on playing card decks distributed to prison inmates.
West Cork
True crime fans who love atmospheric investigative journalism, Anglo-Irish tensions, and cases that remain unresolved and fiercely contested decades later.
Your Own Backyard
Listeners who want investigative true crime with real-world consequence and single-minded, passionate focus from a creator who refused to let a case die.
You Didn't See Nothin
Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning series in which Yohance Lacour revisits a violent Chicago incident from 25 years earlier that shaped his path into journalism.
Murdaugh Murders Podcast
Journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell broke the Murdaugh family saga before it became a national story, and kept reporting it deeper than anyone else.
The Trial of Erin Patterson
The Crime Desk's courtroom coverage of the Erin Patterson 'mushroom murders' trial — one of the biggest cases of the decade.
Bone Valley
True crime fans who care deeply about wrongful conviction, prosecutorial failure, and the fight to free innocent people; fans of In the Dark will find this essential.
How they compare
| Podcast | Format | Country | Binge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood and Water (original) | Serialized | United States | 7/10 |
| Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast | — | — | — |
| Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead | Serialized | United Kingdom | — |
| In the Dark | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Serial | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo | — | Canada | 9/10 |
| The Deck Investigates | Both | United States | 9/10 |
| West Cork | Serialized | Ireland | 9/10 |
| Your Own Backyard | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to Blood and Water?
The best alternatives to Blood and Water are podcasts that share its Murder, Domestic homicide, Cold Case focus and serialized format. We've matched alternatives based on case types, storytelling format, and community ratings from our database.
Why do people love Blood and Water?
Blood and Water is known for its journalistic, detailed, serious approach to Murder and Domestic homicide. It scores 7/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it.
How long are episodes of Blood and Water?
Episodes of Blood and Water are typically 35-45 min long. It follows a serialized format, covering one story across multiple episodes.
Where can I listen to Blood and Water?
Blood and Water is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify. You can find it by searching the show name on any of those platforms.
What is the best episode of Blood and Water to start with?
New listeners are recommended to start with Episode 1. As a serialized podcast, it's best to start from the beginning of a season.