True Crime reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 149 Reddit reviews across 13 subreddits and 16 posts to rank the best True Crime brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/TrueCrimePodcasts, r/podcasts, r/AskUK, r/TrueCrimeDiscussion, r/myfavoritemurder. Top-rated brands include Casefile (4.9/5), Michelle McNamara (5.0/5), Root of Evil (5.0/5).
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Reviews149
Subreddits13
Posts16
Brands97
Products9
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#1
Casefile
4.9
(7)
"Casefile."
"Honestly all the Casefile episodes are great."
"Casefiles is great!"
"Casefile. Narrator is anonymous, subject matter only(no jokes, very few opinions inserted, etc...), Aussie accent that soothes my soul, even when discussing murder."
"Casefile (Australian). Narrated by a solo host in storytelling format. Probably my favourite podcast overall."
"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."
#2
Michelle McNamara
5.0
(4)
"I’ll be gone in the dark is crazy good."
"She really did such an amazing job of giving voice to the victims and survivors."
"I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara"
"Michelle McNamara I'll be gone in the dark"
#3
Root of Evil
5.0
(4)
"Root Of Evil The True Story of the Hodel Family by TNT and Bear Brook by NHPR, hands down."
"Root of Evil is one of my faves. Serial Season 1 is the OG. Hunting Warhead seems pretty popular."
"Roots of Evil is this unbelievable story that leads to the Black Dahlia."
"Roots of Evil"
#4
Hunting Warhead
5.0
(4)
"Hunting Warhead. White Hot Hate, season 2, In the Red Clay"
"It’s been mentioned already, but if you can stomach it Hunting Warhead is so well produced."
""Hunting Warhead" The best done podcast I’ve ever heard."
"Hunting Warhead"
#5
Cold
4.8
(4)
"COLD is about the Susan Powell case so many details never shared with the public until the podcast."
"Cold season 1"
"Definitely not like any of the ones mentioned, but I would highly reccomend "Cold""
"Cold Season One."
#6
Bear Brook
4.0
(4)
"Bear Brook"
"Bear Brook"
"Bear Brook"
"Definitely not like any of the ones mentioned, but I would highly reccomend "Bear Brooks""
#7
All Killa No Filla
5.0
(3)
"All Killa No Filla, Redrum, That Chapter, Coffeehouse Crime and Petal Palmer on YouTube are also amazing."
"All Killa, No Filla. I can't recommend it enough."
"All Killa No Filla, hosted by comedians/friends, very respectful, holistic and entertaining."
#8
Nicola Tallant
5.0
(3)
"Anything by Nicola Tallant"
""Missing" by Barry Cummins and "Cocaine Cowboys" by Nicola Tallant."
"I just finished the Witness by Nicola Tallant, it was very good"
#9
Kill List
4.7
(3)
"I discovered Kill List a couple months ago and is VERY good"
"Kill List is a must. Eye opening."
"I'm only on episode 3, but I'm currently listening to Kill List from Wondery."
#10
Coffeehouse Crime
4.3
(3)
"Coffeehouse Crime is great! He's got such a soothing voice, topics are well researched for the most part, not overly long or drawn out in length and he makes sure the videos are respectful towards victims and parties affected."
"Coffeehouse Crime"
"Coffee House Crime on YT."
#11
Dreading
4.3
(3)
"Dreading. They're the best by a long way."
"Dreading, the crime atlas, that chapter, coffeehouse crime, Annie Elise 10 to life"
"Dreading crime and psychology"
#12
Morbidology
4.3
(3)
"I love Morbidology ! I hear about a lot of great cases that way, and your research is excellent."
"Morbidology"
"Love Casefile and Morbidology is great when they focus on lesser known cases."
#13
Erik Larson
5.0
(2)
"Erik Larson devil in the white city"
"Devil In The White City by Erik Larson."
#14
MFM
5.0
(2)
"I love MFM and Karen Kilgariff!"
"I love MFM and love two of the three pods you recommended!"
#15
In the Dark
5.0
(2)
"All 3 seasons of In the Dark are fantastic!"
"Definitely not like any of the ones mentioned, but I would highly reccomend "In the Dark""
#16
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
5.0
(2)
"I'll Be Gone in the Dark is one of the best, if not the best, I've seen on MAX."
"I’ll be gone the dark was SO good"
#17
Criminal
5.0
(2)
"Definitely check out Criminal then- it looks at things from so many different sides."
"Criminal (Phoebe Judge) is brilliant. It’s so varied, usually the episodes are standalone."
#18
John Berendt
5.0
(2)
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt"
"Midnight In The Garden of Good And Evil by John Berendt."
#19
Truman Capote
5.0
(2)
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote"
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote."
#20
That Chapter
4.5
(2)
"That Chapter is excellent. Mike is probably one of the best story tellers on the internet."
"That Chapter
Coffeehouse Crime
Ty Notts
EWU (Explore With Us)
Red Tree Crime
Disturban
DREADING
The Misery Machine
True Crime Central
STAY AWAKE
Dr. insanity
Crime Explorer"
#21
Murder in America
4.5
(2)
"Murder in America (has no banter and really acknowledges the victims)"
"I really like Murder in America"
#22
The Jinx
4.5
(2)
"The Jinx, and The Jinx Part Two"
"The Jinx is wild and not what I expected."
#23
The Casual Criminalist
4.5
(2)
"The Casual Criminalist. Host has the catchphrase: CSI, not Saw, and prefers the solving/police work rather than gory details."
"I'd recommend the casual criminalist."
#24
Autopsy
4.0
(2)
"The show Autopsy is worthwhile"
"It’s old, but Autopsy is really good."
#25
Various True Crime Documentaries
4.0
(2)
"There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, The Lady and the Dale, I Love You, Now Die, Chimp Crazy, Love Has Won, Breath of Fire, Four Hours at the Capitol, I’m Not a Monster, Mind Over Murder, Mommy Dead and Dearest"
"Tinder swindler, Dont f*ck with the cats, evil genius, Worst roommate ever, Worst ex ever, Bad surgeon"
#26
They Walk Among Us
4.0
(2)
"They Walk Among Us (UK). Narrated by a solo host in storytelling format and focuses on UK true crime."
"They Walk Among Us has a similar format but is more UK based"
#27
Sword and Scale
4.0
(2)
"Sword and Scale. Hands down. So many seasons to binge!"
"I listened to sword and scale a long time ago, from what i remember they got to the morbid shit pretty fast."
#28
Darknet Diaries
4.0
(2)
"Try the darknet diaries. It's very interesting if you are into cyber crimes"
"I really like Darknet Diaries. Generally tech-focused crimes."
#29
Scotland Yard Confidential
4.0
(2)
"You should try listening to Scotland Yard Confidential, they cover heist stories similar to mfm."
"Scotland Yard confidential is also really good and Gangster- all on Spotify"
#30
10 to Life
3.5
(2)
"Annie Elise 10 to Life - I like her speaking voice and narrative style."
"I occasionally like 10 to Life but sometimes her storytelling can be a little over dramatic"
#31
The Crime Atlas
3.5
(2)
"The Crime Atlas is a good one."
"The Crime Atlas is pretty good, but they use an AI voice and avatar."
#32
Paul Williams
5.0
(1)
"The book on The Monk by Paul Williams"
#33
22 Hours
4.0
(1)
"22 Hours, An American nightmare. I never see this one mentioned but it’s one of my favorites."
#34
MrBallen
4.0
(1)
"The Kill List, anything MrBallen, Scamfluencers..."
#35
Last Podcast on the Left
4.0
(1)
"Can’t believe nobody has said “ last podcast on the left” yet"
#36
Unresolved Podcast
4.0
(1)
"Unresolved podcast"
#37
Sea of Lies
4.0
(1)
"Sea of Lies and Noble"
#38
True Crime Bullshit
4.0
(1)
"True Crime Bullshit truly scared the hell outta me."
#39
Monster: DC Sniper
4.0
(1)
"Monster: DC Sniper"
#40
The Ballad of Billy Balls
4.0
(1)
"The Ballad of Billy Balls and True Crime Bullshit."
#41
Your Own Backyard
4.0
(1)
"Your Own Backyard"
#42
The Historical Crimes and Criminals Podcast
4.0
(1)
"The historical crimes and criminals podcast"
#43
Scottish Murders
4.0
(1)
"Scottish Murders"
#44
Inside Murder Trial
4.0
(1)
"Inside Murder Trial from Radio Scotland is good."
#45
Who Killed Emma
4.0
(1)
"Who Killed Emma by BBC Scotland"
#46
Dirty John
4.0
(1)
"Dirty John"
#47
20/20
4.0
(1)
"20/20, Conspiracy files, American Greed, Snapped."
#48
Crime Weekly
4.0
(1)
"Crime weekly, Stephanie Harlow, mile higher, Kendall ray and lights out for more gruesome focused true crime/paranormal content"
#49
Trace Evidence
4.0
(1)
"If you’re interested in missing people try Trace Evidence.
I highly recommend Deadbug says and Evil among us. They’re the best."
#50
Detective Perspective
4.0
(1)
"Detective Perspective"
#51
Beyond Evil
4.0
(1)
"Beyond Evil, Anna Solves, Explore with us, Coffeehouse Crime, They Will Kill You."
#52
Killer Chronicles
4.0
(1)
"Killer Chronicles
Details corruption and gangs/crime throughout specific cities."
#53
48 Hours
4.0
(1)
"48 hours, Unseen, Just Thought Lounge
None of them do the annoying exaggerations and overanalysis of behavior like pages like Explore with Us"
#54
Rotten Mango
4.0
(1)
"Rotten Mango - more elaborate storytelling style."
#55
KallMeKris
4.0
(1)
"KallMeKris - humorous commentary and narration."
#56
Bailey Sarian
4.0
(1)
"Bailey sarian is a firm favourite of mine."
#57
Explore with Us
4.0
(1)
"Also started watching explore with us and Dr insanity."
#58
Dr Insanity
4.0
(1)
"Also started watching explore with us and Dr insanity."
#59
Murder They Wrote
4.0
(1)
"Or Murder they Wrote!"
#60
And That’s Why We Drink
4.0
(1)
"If you like the two people bantering vibe you might like And That’s Why We Drink"
#61
I Think Not?
4.0
(1)
"Or I Think Not? Both are definitely banter-y but they never joke about the victims or make light of the crimes committed."
#62
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
4.0
(1)
"Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, Zone 7, & True Crime Broads."
#63
DNA: ID
4.0
(1)
"I really enjoy DNA: ID too!"
#64
Wife of Crime
4.0
(1)
"For some reason, I keep thinking of Wife of Crime (my top pick), Murder with my Husband, or Going West."
#65
True Crime Garage
4.0
(1)
"I do like True Crime Garage. I used to not stand hearing “The Captain” and his attempts at humor, so I unfollowed. I came back to it last summer and it’s not as irritating!"
#66
Bang to Rights
4.0
(1)
"Uk true crime Bang to rights Both are very respectful to victims"
#67
Going West
4.0
(1)
"Going West, Morbidology, Casefile, People Are the Worst"
#68
Murder, She Told
4.0
(1)
"Casefile, Murder, She Told, Morbidology, Canadian True Crime... all of these are good ones that focus on research and the story, no banter."
#69
Already Gone
4.0
(1)
"Already gone is a good one, along with the fall line and the vanished. All do a good job of keeping things respectful to the victims and families."
#70
The Scheme
4.0
(1)
"The Scheme is great (about the NCAA basketball recruiting violations)"
#71
Ken & Barbie Killers
4.0
(1)
"Ken & Barbie Killers Jared From Subway Six Schizophrenic Brothers Murder on Middle Beach House of Hammer Allen v. Farrow Unseamly Capturing the Friedmans Great Photo, Lovely Life The Crime of the Century Quiet on Set Savior Complex Spacey Unmasked The Inventor The Truth About Jim"
#72
Mommy Dead and Dearest
4.0
(1)
"Mommy dead and dearest"
#73
Murder in Boston
4.0
(1)
"I just watched Murder in Boston and The Last Call Killer and loved them both"
#74
The People vs Alex Jones
4.0
(1)
"The People vs Alex Jones. It’s a doozy."
#75
The Way Down
4.0
(1)
"The Way Down was a ride."
#76
McMillions
4.0
(1)
"McMillions about the McDonald’s monopoly scam... almost Tiger King levels of shocking twists and turns"
#77
The Vow
4.0
(1)
"Watching The Vow a second time with my husband. Wow!"
#78
Sharp Objects
4.0
(1)
"I loved Sharp Objects."
#79
The Cheshiretown Murders
4.0
(1)
"The Cheshiretown Murders i think it's called was so good but will infuriate you"
#80
Love Has Won
4.0
(1)
"Love Has Won is so good"
#81
Pretty Little Killers
4.0
(1)
"Pretty Little Killers by Daleen Berry"
#82
If I Can't Have You
4.0
(1)
"If I Can't Have You by Gregg Olsen"
#83
Abandoned Prayers
4.0
(1)
"Abandoned Prayers by Gregg Olsen"
#84
The Amish Wife
4.0
(1)
"The Amish Wife by Gregg Olsen"
#85
The Black Dahlia
4.0
(1)
"The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy."
#86
Swiped
4.0
(1)
"Swiped by Angry productions is new and really good- episodes weekly but the narration is amazing"
#87
Truly Criminal
4.0
(1)
"Truly Criminal. They have the video on YouTube and audio on Spotify."
#88
Bad People Podcast
4.0
(1)
"I also like the bad people podcast and how it makes you consider both sides of crime and morality."
#89
Danielle Kirsty and Bailey Sarian
4.0
(1)
"I like the "woman putting on makeup" ones such as Danielle Kirsty and Bailey Sarian."
#90
It's Murder Up North
4.0
(1)
"I also like It's Murder Up North. Standard true crime. No exploitation I've heard."
#91
Evil Among Us
4.0
(1)
"Adding evil among us and truly criminal."
#92
The Prosecutors
4.0
(1)
"I really like The Prosecutors. It’s US based and they take quite an objective view."
#93
Stephanie Soo
4.0
(1)
"Stephanie Soo (Rotten Mango)"
#94
Red Tree Stories
4.0
(1)
"I like red tree stories/crimes. Decent voice and isnt injecting complete bullshit after every interaction like some of the big channels do to overhype the video."
#95
Body Bags
3.0
(1)
"I like Body Bags"
#96
Alison
3.0
(1)
"A particularly brutal one is Alison about Alison Botha."
#97
Danielle Kirsty
3.0
(1)
"Danielle Kirsty is good too, but a lot find the makeup aspect distasteful."
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