Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum
Forensic scientist Sheryl McCollum brings real technical expertise to high-profile true crime cases.
Podcasts Like Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum
If you loved Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Murder, Cold Case, Missing person shows.
Why listeners love Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum
Crime Weekly has an edge most shows lack — Sheryl McCollum is an actual forensic scientist — but the format doesn't always use that advantage as effectively as it should.
Binge Factor
5/10
Community-rated compulsive listenability
Verdict
Approach with caution
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum
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.
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
<p><em>Foggy</em> <em>gaslit</em> <em>streets.</em> <em>A</em> <em>quiet</em> <em>courtroom.</em> <em>And</em> <em>crimes</em> <em>that</em> <em>history</em> <em>tried</em> <em>to</em> <em>bury.</em><
Serial
Anyone interested in journalism, legal procedure, and deep investigative dives into morally ambiguous cases with no easy answers.
In the Dark
Listeners who want journalism-grade investigation into wrongful convictions, systemic racism, and institutional failures — more 60 Minutes than true crime thriller.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How they compare
| Podcast | Format | Country | Binge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum (original) | — | United States | 5/10 |
| Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead | Serialized | United Kingdom | — |
| Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast | — | — | — |
| Serial | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| In the Dark | 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 |
| You Didn't See Nothin | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum?
The best alternatives to Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum are podcasts that share its Murder, Cold Case, Missing person focus and compelling format. We've matched alternatives based on case types, storytelling format, and community ratings from our database.
Why do people love Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum?
Crime Weekly with Sheryl McCollum is known for its compelling approach to Murder and Cold Case. It scores 5/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it.
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