Broken Harts
The Hart family murders and the child protection failures that let six children die.
Podcasts Like Broken Harts
If you loved Broken Harts, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Murder, Child crime, Domestic violence shows.
Why listeners love Broken Harts
Broken Harts is as much about systemic failure as individual evil — how child protection agencies ignored complaints while the family's performance fooled everyone who might have intervened. Listeners rate its binge factor at 7/10.
Binge Factor
7/10
Community-rated compulsive listenability
Verdict
Worth a listen
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like Broken Harts
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
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Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
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Serial
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In the Dark
Listeners who want journalism-grade investigation into wrongful convictions, systemic racism, and institutional failures — more 60 Minutes than true crime thriller.
Murdaugh Murders Podcast
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West Cork
True crime fans who love atmospheric investigative journalism, Anglo-Irish tensions, and cases that remain unresolved and fiercely contested decades later.
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.
Your Own Backyard
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Bear Brook
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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.
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.
The Teacher's Pet
True crime fans who like journalism-driven investigations with massive real-world impact; anyone fascinated by domestic crime and institutional failure.
How they compare
| Podcast | Format | Country | Binge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Harts (original) | — | United States | 7/10 |
| Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast | — | — | — |
| Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead | Serialized | United Kingdom | — |
| Serial | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| In the Dark | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Murdaugh Murders Podcast | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| West Cork | Serialized | Ireland | 9/10 |
| The Trial of Erin Patterson | Serialized | United Kingdom | 9/10 |
| Your Own Backyard | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to Broken Harts?
The best alternatives to Broken Harts are podcasts that share its Murder, Child crime, Domestic violence focus and compelling format. We've matched alternatives based on case types, storytelling format, and community ratings from our database.
Why do people love Broken Harts?
Broken Harts is known for its compelling approach to Murder and Child crime. It scores 7/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it.
How long are episodes of Broken Harts?
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