Love Trapped
iHeart and Glass Podcasts trace how a casual fling turned into a paternity scandal and a wider story about deception in relationships that turn dangerous.
Podcasts Like Love Trapped
If you loved Love Trapped, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Domestic Abuse, Fraud, Murder shows.
Why listeners love Love Trapped
A fast-climbing 2025-2026 chart entry in the toxic-relationship subgenre. 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
Narrative, tense, immersive
Presentation approach
Episode Length
35-45 min
Typical episode duration
Host Style
Solo narrator
Presentation format
Verdict
Good if toxic-relationship and romance-scam stories interest you
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like Love Trapped
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.
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.
West Cork
True crime fans who love atmospheric investigative journalism, Anglo-Irish tensions, and cases that remain unresolved and fiercely contested decades later.
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.
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.
The Retrievals
True crime fans interested in medical crime, systemic bias, and the treatment of women in healthcare; essential for anyone who has ever been dismissed by a doctor.
The Missing Cryptoqueen
BBC journalist Jamie Bartlett tracks down Dr Ruja Ignatova, who persuaded millions to invest in OneCoin before vanishing without a trace.
Bear Brook
True crime fans fascinated by forensic science, DNA technology, and cold cases with a genuine scientific payoff.
Sweet Bobby
Tortoise Media's definitive account of a years-long catfishing scheme — one of the most-discussed UK true crime podcasts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Trapped (original) | Serialized | United States | 7/10 |
| In the Dark | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Serial | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| You Didn't See Nothin | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| West Cork | Serialized | Ireland | 9/10 |
| The Teacher's Pet | Serialized | Australia | 9/10 |
| Murdaugh Murders Podcast | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| Your Own Backyard | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| The Retrievals | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to Love Trapped?
The best alternatives to Love Trapped are podcasts that share its Domestic Abuse, Fraud, Murder focus and serialized format. We've matched alternatives based on case types, storytelling format, and community ratings from our database.
Why do people love Love Trapped?
Love Trapped is known for its narrative, tense, immersive approach to Domestic Abuse and Fraud. It scores 7/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it.
How long are episodes of Love Trapped?
Episodes of Love Trapped are typically 35-45 min long. It follows a serialized format, covering one story across multiple episodes.
Where can I listen to Love Trapped?
Love Trapped is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart. You can find it by searching the show name on any of those platforms.
What is the best episode of Love Trapped to start with?
New listeners are recommended to start with Season 1, Episode 1. As a serialized podcast, it's best to start from the beginning of a season.