r/TrueCrimeMystery is a subreddit with 45k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses true crime, murder, unsolved, cold case, and missing person.
Welcome to the r/TrueCrimeMystery community. Submission topics accepted here cover a wide swath of the true crime landscape (including the unsolved cases of missing and murdered persons) but almost anything involving mystery and true crime falls under our umbrella as well.
No self-promotion or advertising
No paranormal or ghost mysteries
Popular Themes in r/TrueCrimeMystery
#1
News
: "Teacher SA’d students for decades and 7 schools covered it up."
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What's the cold case you think about most — and why?"
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Hello! I am a criminology student who’s just created a true crime and unsolved mystery blog it’s called ‘The Unsolved Inquest’ across Substack, instagram and TikTok"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "NEED HELP WITH GRAPHIC CONTENT!"
1 post
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Why do some people downplay how much Ron Goldman ferociously fought for his life?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/TrueCrimeMystery
#1
True Crime
: "What's with all these people doing their makeup while telling True Crime stories?"
60 posts
#2
Murder
: "19 year old Richard Hourihan IV was Murdered in Glendale, Arizona in May 1997"
48 posts
#3
Unsolved
: "Unsolved 1988 cold case: Sara Kay Keesling, age 12, Riverside CA"
31 posts
#4
Cold Case
: "Mysterious Homicide Cold Case Of Realtor Finally Solved After 15 Years"
16 posts
#5
Missing Person
: "Jennie & Raymond Kehlet: Rural Australia Murder & Missing Person Case"
16 posts
#6
Case
: "Mysterious Homicide Cold Case Of Realtor Finally Solved After 15 Years"
9 posts
#7
Zodiac
: "InvestigationID . Los Angeles / A Truly Fake Story! Black Dahlia Zodiac Connection"
9 posts
#8
Documentary
: "Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill Documentary premiering April 21 on Netflix"
8 posts
#9
Mystery
: "Himan Brown's Radio Mystery Theater © Ep 4 "No Hiding Place Trailer""
7 posts
#10
Investigation
: "Erin West Investigates Cambodia’s Scam Economy Beyond the Headlines"
7 posts
Flair Used in r/TrueCrimeMystery
#1
murder mystery
: "My mother is a murderer (part 2)"
40 posts
#2
non-murder mystery
: "Former WCSD employee sentenced to life for child sex crimes."
17 posts
Member Growth in r/TrueCrimeMystery
Yearly
+5k members(13.1%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026