True Crime Youtube Channels reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 289 Reddit reviews across 8 subreddits and 20 posts to rank the best True Crime Youtube Channels brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/TrueCrimeDiscussion, r/TrueCrime, r/ThatChapter, r/ForensicFiles, r/AskReddit. Top-rated brands include That Chapter (4.5/5), Explore With Us (4.3/5), Truly Criminal (4.6/5).
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Reviews289
Subreddits8
Posts20
Brands100
Products3
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#1
That Chapter
4.5
(25)
"That Chapter is a legend"
"That chapter ❤️ love mike so much he does a get job of telling the story and keeping the vibe up somehow"
"I also love That Chapter."
"That Chapter"
"Mike from That Chapter is the ultimate GOAT!"
"That Chapter and This is Monsters are my favorites, also Explore with Us is pretty good"
"That Chapter and Eleanor Neale are my go-tos"
"I love That Chapter!"
"That Chapter, Matt Orchard Crime and Society, JCS Criminal Psychology, Truly Criminal, CoffeeHouse Crime, This is Monsters."
"Just as a few have also mentioned That Chapter is a great source of content!"
#2
Explore With Us
4.3
(12)
"I love how in-depth their videos are and the analysis of the suspects!"
"Very thorough breakdowns, lots of exclusive footage, panel of experts breakdown interrogation footage, and its very well made"
"Explore With Us and JCS are the best by far in my opinion."
"Explore with us is a good one"
"I fucking love Explore With Us, it’s a true crime themed YouTube channel. They’re entertaining while being factual and respectful."
"All the EWU channels are great. But damn, some are crazy lol"
"Also started watching explore with us and Dr insanity. Some stories are absolutely WILD i like the fact they show the interviews and stuff rather then just telling it like Bailey."
"I recently got into "Explore with us". Though it is more focusing on the interrogation and analysing them. Still interesting though"
"EWU is also really good."
"Explore With Us"
#3
Truly Criminal
4.6
(11)
"Truly Cruminal is my new favorite."
"Truly Criminal and Dark Curiosities are my favourites."
"Dave's lemonade, Truly criminal, Beyond evil, Red tree crime, Red tree stories, The crime atlas, Evil among us, Crime zone"
"Another one is Truly Criminal. Another one that focuses on the victims and uplifting their lives."
"Definitely Truly Criminal."
"Truly Criminal is incredible."
"Try Merc Docs and Truly Criminal"
"Truly Criminal, the crime Atlas, just thought lounge"
"Truly criminal. straight facts and is respectful."
"Also Southerngirl Crime Stories and Truly Criminal"
#4
Coffeehouse Crime
4.3
(11)
"Coffeehouse Crime! I feel like he does an amazing job of telling the story with all of the facts, while also being extremely kind and considerate to the victim and their family."
"Coffeehouse Crime is one of my favourites"
"True Crime Loser has some great and genuinely funny content (without disrespecting victims), and its creator, Scott, writes for Jim Can't Swim/JCS."
"Coffeehouse Crime"
"Coffeehouse Crime, MIC Files"
"I like coffeehouse crime"
"For me it's Coffeehouse Crime, Danielle Kirsty, Eleanor Neale, Grazy TV, Kendall Rae and Bailey Sarian."
"Coffeehouse Crime"
"Coffeehouse Crime is a good one."
"Coffeehouse crime"
#5
Kendall Rae
4.7
(10)
"Kendall Rae is great! She’s on YouTube and also has a podcast on Spotify"
"Kendall is amazing"
"Yeah I really like Kendall. She's so caring and in it for all the right reasons too."
"Kendall Rae, eleanor neale, emma kenny!"
"I second kendall rae !!! she also has a podcast that she does it can be a little more speculative but she’s the real deal when it comes to true crime"
"I really like Kendall Rae. Very informative focuses on victims and doesn’t include gore."
"I second Kendall Rae! She tries to give the most accurate info available and frequently donate ad revenue to the victims families."
"Kendall Rae"
"Kendall Rae and 10 to Life"
"Kendall rae, georgia marie and eleanor neale all post regularly."
#6
Bailey Sarian
4.5
(10)
"Bailey Sarian if you want a more casual telling of a case, and Kendall Rae if you want a less casual (and maybe more in-depth) both are my favs !!"
"Bailey Sarian is amazing and she is on Spotify as well with her Dark History podcast"
"Bailey Sarian. She’s one of my favorites. She talks a lot about true crime and she’s pretty chill and funny."
"Bailey Sarian (also does dark history)"
"I love Bailey sarian,kendall Rae, and brittney vaughn"
"Bailey sarian is a firm favourite of mine."
"Also Bailey Sarian who does makeup and true crime videos."
"Rob Gavagan, Bailey Sarian, Merc, Criminally Listed."
"Bailey Sarian, Eleanor Neale, Kendal Rae, Danelle Hallan."
"I really like watching Bailey Sarian."
#7
Criminally Listed
4.0
(11)
"I love CL!"
"Criminally listed, shrouded hand, lazy masquerade, cadaber, crime zone, dark curiosities, merc docs"
"The crime reel, criminally listed, merc docs."
"Criminally Listed"
"Criminally Listed, That Chapter, Heavy Casefiles, Missing Persons Mysteries, Scary Mysteries, Rusty West's channel about national park disappearances...many more."
"I second Criminally Listed! The host’s voice can be monotonous but I think it matches the serious subject matter and it’s very well researched."
"This guy has a very odd narrative delivery. However the stories and details are pretty spot in."
"Criminally Listed was my vote. Always filled with lots of evidence."
"The dude really does his research."
"Criminally Listed and Cayleigh Elise and Nukes Top 5."
#8
Dreading
4.4
(9)
"Dreading"
"Dreading is my favorite for true crime."
"Dreading"
"Dreading is by far the best. Long videos, consistent upload (big backlog if you are new), and is very respectful to victims."
"Dreading, the crime atlas, that chapter, coffeehouse crime, Annie Elise 10 to life"
"Dreading crime and psychology"
"Dreading on YouTube is great."
"Dreading (nice and long)"
"Https://youtube.com/@dreadingCAP [dreading ](https://youtube.com/@dreadingCAP)"
#9
Stephanie Harlowe
4.9
(7)
"Stephanie Harlowe is really good, too."
"I love Stephanie Harlowe. Great content."
"Stephanie harlowe is by far my favorite true crime creator on YouTube. She gets so in depth. She's absolutely brilliant."
"I second this! Love Stephanie!"
"Stephanie Harlowe"
"One of my favourite True Crime creators is Stephanie Harlowe, I find she does great research and I like the way she presents the cases."
"Stephanie Harlowe is good, she does a lot of research, almost to a fault, and is very respectful to the victims."
#10
Eleanor Neale
4.0
(7)
"Kendall Rae, eleanor neale, emma kenny!"
"I love Eleanore Neale, Dreading, Disturbian, Red Tree Crime, Stephanie Harlowe, and the older JCS videos."
"Eleanor Neale"
"Eleanor Neale. She’s a good true crime content creator. She’s very thorough in her videos."
"Eleanor Neale"
"I also really like Eleanor Neale, her presentation of the crimes definitely is different to the channel you mentioned, but I just get a “cozy” vibe."
"I know I’m late to the post but I didn’t see anyone mention Eleanor Neale"
#11
Trace Evidence
4.7
(6)
"Massively underrated, long videos, very soothing voice."
"Trace Evidence which is a podcast that posts the audio on YT."
"Super soothing :) I love how he covers stories from all around the globe too."
"TRACE EVIDENCE or Stephanie Harlowe is the way to go."
"If you’re interested in missing people try Trace Evidence. I highly recommend Deadbug says and Evil among us. They’re the best."
"Trace Evidence"
#12
Jim Can't Swim (JCS)
4.8
(5)
"Jim Can’t Swim (JCS), Yellow Cottage Tales, Just Thought Lounge are all good."
"JCS"
"JCS if you’re into interrogations. He’s my fave true crime channel and he does the best analysis of the interrogations that I’ve ever seen."
"JCS is probably the other best but a very different style."
"JCS just came back and dropped a pretty good video"
#13
This Is Monsters
4.6
(5)
"This is Monsters has some great content, and the narrator has a really good voice!"
"This is monsters; somewhere sinister; stayawake; matt orchard crime and society; explore with us; the crime atlas; mind of a criminal; crime origin. op presents; red tree crime."
"This is Monsters is hands down the best true crime YouTube channel I've ever come across."
"This Is Monsters"
"Technically a podcast so you can just sit back and listen but it's a good one."
#14
Anna Elise
5.0
(4)
"TCC and True crime recaps are my favorite"
"Annie Elise 10 to life is one of my favorites too."
"Annie, 10 to Life"
"Annie Elise 10 to Life and EWU!"
#15
True Crime Rocket Science
5.0
(4)
"True Crime Rocket Science"
"True Crime Rocket Science is amazing."
"True Crime Rocket Science, Bailey Sarian, Christina Randall"
"True Crime Rocket Science and Crimerocket.com. Nick post Daily about the cases that we talk about."
#16
JCS
5.0
(4)
"Explore With Us and JCS are the best by far in my opinion."
"True Crime Loser has some great and genuinely funny content (without disrespecting victims), and its creator, Scott, writes for Jim Can't Swim/JCS."
"JCS is the best, I love That Chapter as well."
"This channel is amazing! The breakdowns he gives on the interrogation footage is like no other."
#17
Mr. Ballen
4.8
(4)
"Mr. Ballen is amazing, he's rather unconventional but very personable and informative."
"Mr. BALLEN (very similar in style to mike)"
"I also enjoy Mr Ballen."
"Mr. Ballen"
#18
Beyond Evil
4.5
(4)
"No fluff, just goes straight to the point with facts and footage."
"Dave's lemonade, Truly criminal, Beyond evil, Red tree crime, Red tree stories, The crime atlas, Evil among us, Crime zone"
"Beyond Evil, Anna Solves, Explore with us, Coffeehouse Crime, They Will Kill You."
"Beyond Evil"
#19
Dark Curiosities
4.3
(4)
"Truly Criminal and Dark Curiosities are my favourites."
"These channels are my go to for cases outside the US: Dark Curiosities, Well, I Never, Law&Crime, Brief Case"
"Dark Curiosities"
"Dark Curiosity, Merc Docs, I also love Cold Case Detectives"
#20
Matt Orchard
4.3
(4)
"Matt Orchard is the best there is, the amount of effort he puts in his videos is amazing."
"Matt Orchard is really good."
"Matt Orchard"
"Matt Orchard started as a JCS imitators and has evolved to his own style, not a lot of material yet but in depth and worth watching."
#21
Lazy Masquerade
5.0
(3)
"His voice is soothing and there usually aren’t any loud jump scares that would startle you awake."
"Lazy Masquerade is awesome, his voice is pure ASMR too!"
"Lazy Masquerade"
#22
Dave's Lemonade
5.0
(3)
"Dave’s Lemonade is my absolute favorite. Disturban is good too!"
"Dave's lemonade, Truly criminal, Beyond evil, Red tree crime, Red tree stories, The crime atlas, Evil among us, Crime zone"
"Dave's Lemonade is legit the best true crime channel on YouTube. He puts SOOOOO much work into his videos, they are legit docs."
#23
Stephanie Harlow
5.0
(3)
"Stephanie Harlow is AMAZING. She is so absolutely thorough in her research."
"Stephanie Harlowe, John Lorden, and Danielle Hallan all have channels that dig really deep."
"Her videos are long, but she covers so much detail."
#24
Rotten Mango
4.7
(3)
"I really like Rotten Mango because I like Stephanie's story telling, and she focuses a lot on international cases."
"Rotten Mango. Covers a wide range of crimes from all over the world, including many crimes from East Asia."
"Rotten Mango - more elaborate storytelling style."
#25
Stephanie
4.7
(3)
"I love stephanie! her research and attention to detail is incomparable honestly"
"Her channel and Crime Weekly are tied for my number one favourite true-crime content."
"Been subbed to Stephanie for a while. I enjoy her videos"
#26
Emma Kenney
4.7
(3)
"Emma Kenney from the UK is amazing. She always expresses righteous maternal rage on cases involving little ones, and she researches everything so well."
"Try Emma Kenney. She’s sooo good at telling the story and her side vignettes are hilarious."
"Emma Kenny"
#27
Casefiles
4.7
(3)
"Casefiles is great!"
"For podcasts, Casefile True Crime."
"I’ve been listening to a ton of Casefiles Presents lately. Note that there are no visuals in the videos, so it’s pretty much a podcast put on YouTube. But they are very well done."
#28
Casual Criminalist
4.3
(3)
"The Casual Criminalist with Simon Whistler! My absolute fave."
"Casual criminalist (also does a load of other stuff)"
"Casual Criminalist"
#29
Southern Girl Crime Stories
4.3
(3)
"Souther Girl Crime Stories is amazing. Her voice is so soothing and focuses on the victims with occasional commentary on the perps."
"Also Southerngirl Crime Stories and Truly Criminal"
"Southern Girl Crime Stories"
#30
JCS Psychology
4.3
(3)
"JCS psychology. Not much recent content, but mind-blwoing stuff."
"JCS Psychology"
"Jcs criminal psychology"
#31
Stephanie Soo
4.0
(3)
"I like Stephanie Soo's channel, as well as Stephanie Harlowe's one."
"I watch Stephanie Soo.. she has a mukbang channel and talks about true crime."
"And Stephanie soo if you like food and true crime."
#32
Mysterious WV
4.0
(3)
"My favorite: Mysterious WV - absolute gem of a guy doing long videos about true crime in West Virginia, he really puts a ton of work in and is very charming."
"Mysterious WV, News of the Times, The House of Lechmere, They Got Away With Murder, The Julia Wallace Murder Foundation, The Missing Enigma, Juniverse, Faces of the Forgotten, The Ripper Trials"
"Mysterious WV (old school!)"
#33
Crime Weekly
4.0
(3)
"Crime weekly, Stephanie Harlow, mile higher, Kendall ray and lights out for more gruesome focused true crime/paranormal content"
"Crime weekly, Detective Perspective (missing persons cases), Just Thought Lounge"
"I like Crime Weekly!"
#34
Nexpo
3.7
(3)
"Nexpo"
"That chapter, Nick Crowley and nexpo on you tube"
"Nexpo and Atrocity Guide are two channels not exclusive to true crime."
#35
Merc Docs
3.3
(3)
"The crime reel, criminally listed, merc docs."
"Try Merc Docs and Truly Criminal"
"Merc docs (but her voice grates on me)"
#36
Mr Ballen
5.0
(2)
"Mr ballen is one of the best"
"Mr Ballen he’s good too."
#37
Grizzly True Crime
5.0
(2)
"Grizzly True Crime!! Gisela is very empathetic towards victims and their families!"
"Grizzly True Crime with Gisela. She’s whip smart, does her research, respectful of victims and offers excellent overviews and deep dives."
#38
Sea of Crime
5.0
(2)
"I like Sea of Crime, coffeehouse crime, truly criminal."
"Sea of Crime"
#39
BuzzFeed Unsolved
3.0
(3)
"I stopped because it's not the same without Ryan and Shane"
"BuzzFeed Unsolved, Lazy Masquerade, That chapter"
"Not really the best but entertaining nonetheless."
#40
They Got Away With Murder
4.5
(2)
"If you like vintage crime, *They Got Away with Murder* is outstanding."
"They Got Away With Murder is charming in that he covers historical crime in a British accent."
#41
True Crime Recaps
4.5
(2)
"True Crime Recaps are really good."
"A few channels I have been really enjoying lately are True Crime Recap and Explore With Us."
#42
Emma Kenny
4.5
(2)
"Kendall Rae, eleanor neale, emma kenny!"
"Emma Kenny is great; she gives legacy and insight, but is also hilariously sarcastic."
#43
Lordan Arts
4.5
(2)
"Most ethical and well researched channels imo!"
"Lordan arts is very in depth and posts constantly."
#44
True Crime Garage
4.5
(2)
"True Crime Garage (Amazing)"
"True Crime Garage"
#45
Georgia Marie
4.5
(2)
"Most ethical and well researched channels imo!"
"Georgia Marie!! Also the Crime Junkie podcast is AMAZING."
#46
Red Tree Crime
4.5
(2)
"Dave's lemonade, Truly criminal, Beyond evil, Red tree crime, Red tree stories, The crime atlas, Evil among us, Crime zone"
"Red Tree Crime is another JCS-style page that's quite good."
#47
The Casual Criminalist
4.0
(2)
"The Casual Criminalist, Christina Randall, Kendall Rae, Stephanie Harlowe, Rotten Mango, Dark Asia with Megan"
"The Casual Criminalist."
#48
The Crime Atlas
4.0
(2)
"Dave's lemonade, Truly criminal, Beyond evil, Red tree crime, Red tree stories, The crime atlas, Evil among us, Crime zone"
"The Crime Atlas is pretty good, but they use an AI voice and avatar. Every once in a while something is pronounced oddly and it falls into uncanny valley territory."
#49
Generation Why
4.0
(2)
"Generation Why"
"I recommend Generation Why, and Down the Rabbit Holes podcasts."
#50
Mollie Westbrook
4.0
(2)
"Mollie Westbrook."
"Mollie Westbrook - is a fairly new true crime YouTube channel."
#51
10 to Life
4.0
(2)
"I really like 10 to Life"
"10 to Life and EWU are two of my favorites"
#52
Noor Jasmine
4.0
(2)
"Noor Jasmine, self titled"
"JustThoughtLounge, Noor Jasmine"
#53
Heavy Casefiles
4.0
(2)
"Heavy Casefiles, they both deserve a shout out!"
"Heavy Casefiles, Dark Curiosities, Criminally Listed, Kirsty Skye, Cold Case Detective"
#54
Just Thought Lounge
4.0
(2)
"Jim Can’t Swim (JCS), Yellow Cottage Tales, Just Thought Lounge are all good."
"JustThoughtLounge, Noor Jasmine"
#55
Kirsty Skye
3.5
(2)
"Kirsty Skye, Dark Curiosities, Brief Case(OLDER CRIMES), Joshua Miles, Criminally Listed just a few I enjoy."
"Kirsty Skye (have to watch on 1.25 speed as she talks soooooo slowly)"
#56
Joshua Miles
3.5
(2)
"I recommend Joshua Miles, mrballen, eleanor neale."
"Shameless self promo but a upload true crime episodes every sunday."
#57
Crystals Canadian True Crime Channel
5.0
(1)
"I have about 65 videos and most are over an hour."
#58
Danelle Hallan
5.0
(1)
"Most ethical and well researched channels imo!"
#59
Documenting Reality
5.0
(1)
"It has amazing documentaries that all are near an hour in length."
#60
Danelle Hallen
5.0
(1)
"Danelle Hallen!! She does a lot of missing persons cases."
#61
Well, I Never
5.0
(1)
"Well, I Never is well produced and the host Paul Brodie is a great presenter while being respectful to victims."
#62
Cadaver
5.0
(1)
"I really like Cadaber he has a great voice and really does the research."
#63
The Disturbing Truth
5.0
(1)
"The Disturbing Truth is amazing."
#64
Crime Hound
5.0
(1)
"Crime Hound (love that channel!!)"
#65
True Crime News
4.0
(1)
"True Crime News"
#66
Nick Crowley
4.0
(1)
"That chapter, Nick Crowley and nexpo on you tube"
#67
Behind Criminal Minds
4.0
(1)
"Behind Criminal Minds is a decent newer content creator - their Lori Daybell and Darlie Routier videos are really thoughtful."
#68
High Time Crime
4.0
(1)
"High Time Crime, Coffeehouse Crime, All I'm Saying Is."
#69
The Crime Reel
4.0
(1)
"The crime reel, criminally listed, merc docs."
#70
Brief Case
4.0
(1)
"Brief Case does old cases."
#71
Brittney Vaughn
4.0
(1)
"Brittney Vaughn is good if you like more of a comedic approach."
#72
Wendigoon
4.0
(1)
"He doesn't only do true crime but I highly suggest Wendigoon. His iceberg videos on true crime are very entertaining."
#73
Danielle Kristy
4.0
(1)
"Danielle Kristy"
#74
Sheerylin Dale
4.0
(1)
"Sheerylin Dale"
#75
Fascinating Horror
4.0
(1)
"Although it's not specifically true crime, I like Fascinating Horror! He does cover true crime, but also just disasters generally."
#76
The Misery Machine
4.0
(1)
"There's also us (The Misery Machine) and it's our goal to give victims the coverage these cases deserve."
#77
Dark Vaults
4.0
(1)
"I cover lesser known cases here in Ireland"
#78
Nepijem
4.0
(1)
"It's a new channel and only has two videos (about school shooters) but these videos are amazing."
#79
Donosaur Vlogs
4.0
(1)
"Donosaur Vlogs."
#80
Lesma VR
4.0
(1)
"Lesma Vr."
#81
Elisbeth M
4.0
(1)
"ElisbethM."
#82
Misterios Resueltos
4.0
(1)
"Misterios.resueltos."
#83
MrBallen
4.0
(1)
"Mr ballen, dreading, the internet investigator, stranger stories, explore with us, redtree"
#84
Bella Fiore
4.0
(1)
"Bella fiore!!"
#85
Vintage Files
4.0
(1)
"Vintage Files and Criminally Listed are pretty good."
#86
Rob Dyke
4.0
(1)
"Rob Dyke! Every Friday."
#87
Darkways
4.0
(1)
"Darkways: True Crime Stories of the Macabre is a cool new channel."
#88
Linda
4.0
(1)
"Linda , Its a Crime"
#89
Petal Palmer
4.0
(1)
"Petal Palmer does medical true crime like malpractice and botched surgeries. Interesting and different."
#90
Court in the Act Documentaries
4.0
(1)
"True Crime Court trials condensed to an hour interesting? Channel is called: Court in the Act Documentaries."
#91
Crimebeat
4.0
(1)
"Canadian crimes, well produced, weekly episodes."
#92
Samantha Melanie
4.0
(1)
"Samantha melanie does aussie TC which i appreciate."
#93
Yellow Cottage Tales
4.0
(1)
"Jim Can’t Swim (JCS), Yellow Cottage Tales, Just Thought Lounge are all good."
#94
Allegedly with Brittney J
4.0
(1)
"Allegedly with Brittney J!"
#95
Evil Intentions with Jose Ortiz
4.0
(1)
"He mainly focuses on lesser-known cases in/around the New York area and is an engaging storyteller."
#96
Serial Killer Documentaries
4.0
(1)
"Serial Killer Documentaries"
#97
Boze vs The World
4.0
(1)
"I personally really enjoy Boze Vs the world"
#98
Natalie Lawyer Chick
4.0
(1)
"If you like the legal aspect, I watch Natalie Lawyer Chick a lot."
#99
Killers Caught on Camera
4.0
(1)
"I especially like Killers Caught on Camera."
#100
Strange Mysteries
3.0
(1)
"Another not so known one is Strange Mysteries."
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