welcome to you're wrong about the
podcast where if the narrative
doesn't fit it ain't legit hey everyone
i'm rebecca and welcome to watch mojo
today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 true crime podcasts to listen
to
in 2021. i never set out to investigate
the long island serial killer
it was only through a tragic and
unexpected sequence of events
that my partner and i became entangled
in this case on 90s crime time
you're more than likely going to be
amazed is just how many violent crimes
occurred during this time period
on this september night in 1978
the tv viewing audience would watch as
cheryl bradshaw was introduced
to bachelor number one by his given name
for this list we're looking at the best
true crime podcasts that we think you
should spend your time on in 2021.
what's your favorite podcast be sure to
let us know in the comments all right
let's get to it
number 10. hollywood crime scene the
podcast landscape is absolutely
filled with true crime and it's easy to
get lost among all the different shows
in this documentary they talk to a lot
of victims that he conned
and they're literally like he was like
you own part of the backstreet boys now
like that kind of stuff and they were
like you can meet the backstreet boys
they would get tickets to concerts a
true crime podcast needs to truly stand
out to get noticed within the
oversaturated genre and
hollywood crime scene is that podcast
hosted by
desi jedican and rachel fisher hollywood
crime scene details scandals
crimes and sordid stories that have
plagued hollywood throughout the years
the show mixes standalone episodes with
longer two-parters
people witness this by the way so that's
how you have this information
that must be horrible to see jesus so
awful
in 2021 the podcast has covered the
likes of richard ramirez
aka the night stalker a con man named
lou pearlman
and winnie ruth judd aka the trunk
murderess
who transported bodies in suitcases
number nine
case file true crime podcast our
episodes deal with serious and often
distressing incidents
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case file is by far one of the most
popular true crime podcasts
and for good reason hosted by an
anonymous australian host
case file has aired since january 2016
with each episode serving as a mini
audiobook
unlike many other true crime podcasts
case file is not conversational in
nature
rather the podcast tells its stories in
narrative fashion complete with studious
background information and plot twists
a small trickle of blood ran down the
driver's side
door cindy was nowhere to be found
the research is also second to none with
the podcast reportedly consisting of
four researchers and writers who access
primary resources to get their
information but it's not just the
research and storytelling that sets case
file apart
the podcast is also impeccably produced
complete with an eerie sound design and
original compositions
during the 70s in california police were
taught
to shoot twice he was also
conscious not to leave fingerprints at
his crime scenes
as that was the primary way for police
to identify suspects at the time
number eight the missing crypto queen
what would a big
criminal organization do with people who
could be such a liability for them
some podcasts are devoted to specific
stories much like a documentary
mini-series
the missing crypto queen is a standout
example
expertly produced by the bbc this
podcast is tamer than most true crime
stories
as it foregoes gory serial killings to
tell an enthralling story
about an experienced con artist the
podcast is devoted to bulgarian
fraudster
ruja ignatova and her ponzi scheme
onecoin
but onecoin was nothing but an
old-fashioned pyramid scam
with no real technology behind it
onecoin is not a cryptocurrency there is
no blockchain and i can prove it
promoted as a cryptocurrency in the vein
of bitcoin onecoin has conned people out
of an
unbelievable four billion dollars
leading british daily newspaper the
times to call it quote one of the
biggest scams
in history ignatova went on the run in
2017
and has yet to be found she's currently
facing up to 90 years in prison
is it possible that some of these
payments and rouge's disappearance
are connected and that those connections
might lead us to where she is now number
seven
unraveled long island serial killer i
never set out to investigate the long
island serial killer
it was only through a tragic and
unexpected sequence of events
that my partner and i became entangled
in this case another podcast devoted to
one case
unraveled concerns the still unsolved
story of the long island serial killer
also known as the craigslist ripper this
person is believed to have killed at
least 10 people over a 20-year period
with their remains being found in the
suffolk and nassau counties of new york
in 2010 and 2011.
produced by discovery unraveled long
island serial killer is hosted by alexis
linkletter and billy
jensen and sees them exploring both the
case and the reasons behind its
frustratingly unsolved status
if there's anybody who knows how to kill
someone and get away with it
it's a cop somebody's just keeping the
cover-up going it makes for
enthralling listening and it brings
attention to one of the biggest true
crime stories of our time
if you had a son that was accused
something and it was innocent
and went to prison for it
maybe you could understand what it's
like number six
welcome to your fantasy it started in a
dumpy little nightclub in la
during the last days of disco but by the
mid 80s it blew up into a massive global
phenomenon
founded in 1979 and rising to prominence
in the early 80s
chippendales were an all-male dance
troupe who seduced and entertained
female audiences with their oily bear
chests
sensual dancing and stripteases today
chippendales perform at the rio all
suite hotel and casino in las vegas
the tale of the troops passed however is
one of corruption
arson and murder but behind the non-stop
party
there was something much darker going on
police say he was murdered in his 15th
floor office
you know hello if you actually killed a
man you should pay for that
gimlet media's welcome to your fantasy
is a great podcast
that's expertly produced and
meticulously researched
complete with first-hand interviews with
co-conspirators
and former chippendale dancers and i've
estimated
i've taken my clothes off for over a
million women wow
put that on your tombstone number five
90s crime time thank you for tuning in
to 90s crime time
and if you're new to 90s crime time
welcome to the show
this true crime podcast is unique as it
focuses entirely on stories from the
1990s
the podcast started its life on host
simone taylor's instagram account
before blossoming into what it is today
90s crime time covers both well-known
and obscure true crime stories from the
90s
and each episode only lasts half an hour
making it perfect for commutes or chores
around the house
on 90s crime time you're more than
likely going to be amazed
at just how many violent crimes occurred
during this time period
in 2021 the show was covered a serial
arsonist in seattle
a billionaire who hired a sketchy staff
member and a woman who found danger on
an internet chat room among others
the stories are always interesting and
they are all
very well told by taylor number 4 the
dating game killer
on this september night in 1978
the tv viewing audience would watch as
cheryl bradshaw was introduced
to bachelor number one by his given name
in 1978 a contestant named rodney alcala
appeared on the dating game
a syndicated game show that saw a
bachelorette questioning three potential
bachelors
and taking the winner on a date between
takes he might find him skydiving or
motorcycling please welcome rodney
alcala
at the time alcala was in the midst of a
killing spree
that resulted in at least eight deaths
his true victim count remains unknown
but he was eventually sentenced to life
on seven murders that occurred between
1971 and 1979.
funnily enough the bachelorette and a
fellow contestant described alcala as
quote creepy and quote very strange
produced by wundry and hosted by tracy
patton and stephen lang of avatar and
don't breathe fame
the dating game killer is a fantastic
podcast that goes into painstaking
detail regarding alcohol's life
crimes and infamous appearance on
syndicated television
no one on the dating game is aware that
bachelor number one
is also a twice convicted felon and
registered sex offender
that he spent six years in prison or
that he was questioned in the hillside
strangler case
and is considered a person of interest
in the murder of a young woman in new
york
number three you're wrong about welcome
to you're wrong about
the podcast where if the narrative
doesn't fit
it ain't legit hosted by michael hobbs
and sarah marshall
your wrong about is a history and human
interest podcast concerned with
misunderstood stories of the past
as its title suggests your wrong about
covers historical events that have been
poorly reported or misunderstood by the
general public
while also aiming to tell the true and
complex story at its core
while not necessarily a true crime
podcast your wrong about has covered
many notable
true crime cases the pre-existing fear
of satan which we
had throughout the 70s and you know
there's the fear of
heavy metal bands putting satanic secret
backwards satanic messages
in their songs and and this idea of
you know america becoming a less
christian country and
paganism and the dark side of the hippie
movement
these include the satanic panic of the
1980s the jonestown massacre
and jeffrey dahmer among many others
each episode is
expertly researched the hosts are fun
and affable and each episode runs 60 to
90 minutes
striking the perfect balance between
depth and easy listening
i mean i feel like when i look at his
life it feels like this coalescence of
just all of these different factories
you know that he was
born with the hardware that he had and
that he was so emotionally isolated
growing up
number two murder history girls welcome
to the murder history girls
grab your favorite cup of tea or
mickey's case your favorite bottle of
beer
get cozy and enjoy this week's episode
hosted by sisters mickey wilkerson and
brandi samples
murder history girls is a true crime
podcast infused with comedy
it doesn't sound like comedy and true
crime should go together but the sisters
toe the line and strike a wonderful
balance
ensuring that this podcast is
informative and thrilling but also
very very funny he drove around and he
had like 12
rolls-royce and he would drive every day
just drive a new one around
so it's crazy you know like these people
like they have yeah
like i want the gall that these people
have
the podcast has covered a wide array of
topics including
jack the ripper lobotomies the origins
of werewolves and rasputin among many
others
few true crime podcasts utilize comedy
to such success
making murder history girls essential
listening
well i personally am always looking for
new true crime podcast recommendations
so i cannot wait to see what we've got
at number one
which we will get to after these
honorable mentions
my favorite murder another true crime
comedy podcast
hosted by two comedians it's much more
fun to talk about
real things that we can both get into
instead of like well did you watch it or
didn't you
that's what this [ __ ] that's what all
podcasts
did you were not watching the clown and
the candy man
a dark network connected dean coral and
john wayne gacy
i can't i can't say it right now because
if i say it
i'm gonna wind up dead dr death wandry
investigates cases of medical
malpractice
you'll learn something that you can
barely comprehend
you don't have cancer you never did
and you're not the only one chameleon
hollywood con queen a mysterious woman
con's hollywood day players we've chased
leads across
six countries and three continents we're
obsessed with this
and one way or another we're gonna find
out who's behind it
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number one in the dark it's arguably the
best true crime podcast
ever produced the first season of in the
dark concerns the kidnapping and murder
of eleven-year-old jacob wetterling
the kidnapping of jacob wetterling
changed life for hundreds of thousands
of people
across the country it even led to a
federal law
that requires all states to maintain
registries
of sex offenders the second an epic
23-episode adventure concerns curtis
flowers
who was tried for murder on six separate
occasions and spent over
20 years in prison before he was
released in 2019
without an official sentencing all along
curtis flowers
has maintained his innocence curtis kept
appealing his convictions
he kept winning and he kept getting
tried again
all by the same prosecutor four of his
trials were overturned after conviction
and two ended in mistrials in the dark
contains stellar investigative
journalism from american public media
winning two peabody awards for quote
transcending the genre
and quote offering a master class in
true crime podcasting
it really doesn't get much better than
this so we are in the car
on our way to talk to curtis flowers
believe it or not
after all this time kind of
kind of crazy i actually listen to in
the dark and i definitely recommend it
but i am always looking for new true
crime podcasts to listen to
so if you have one that we missed on
this list
be sure to let us know about it in the
comments or come tell me
on twitter or instagram rebecca brayton
or on my youtube channel
see ya
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