🎙️ True Crime Blogger

A character or author immersed in the online world of amateur crime investigation, where obsessive research blurs the line between justice-seeking and voyeurism.

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

3.08

2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Profiler 90%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Best New True Crime Stories

by Mitzi Szereto • 2020

A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.

3.29

340

🏘️ Small Town Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🍖 Cannibalism 📚 True Crime Anthology

The Best New True Crime Stories 90%

A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.

by Mitzi Szereto 2020

3.29

340 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🍖 Cannibalism 📚 True Crime Anthology

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

by Michelle McNamara • 2018

A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.

4.11

268k+

🔍 Cold Case Investigations 🧠 Serial Killer Profiling 🕵️ Citizen Detectives 🧬 Forensic DNA 💔 Sexual Violence

I'll Be Gone in the Dark 89%

A masked predator terrorized California for a decade. One woman worked every night to find his name.

by Michelle McNamara 2018

4.11

268k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Investigations 🧠 Serial Killer Profiling 🕵️ Citizen Detectives 🧬 Forensic DNA 💔 Sexual Violence

We Keep the Dead Close

by Becky Cooper • 2020

Red ochre. A Harvard student murdered. Anthropology department blamed. DNA named a stranger.

3.72

13k+

🕵️ Cold Case Investigations 🏛️ Institutional Cover-Ups 🎓 Gender In Academia 🔥 Feminist True Crime 📝 Immersive Journalism

We Keep the Dead Close 89%

Red ochre. A Harvard student murdered. Anthropology department blamed. DNA named a stranger.

by Becky Cooper 2020

3.72

13k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Investigations 🏛️ Institutional Cover-Ups 🎓 Gender In Academia 🔥 Feminist True Crime 📝 Immersive Journalism

True Crime Addict

by James Renner • 2016

One journalist's obsessive search for a missing student leads to arrests, addiction, insanity.

3.65

9k+

🔍 True Crime Memoir 🕵️ Cold Cases 🔎 Obsessive Investigations 🍷 Addiction Memoir 👪 Family Trauma

True Crime Addict 89%

One journalist's obsessive search for a missing student leads to arrests, addiction, insanity.

by James Renner 2016

3.65

9k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Memoir 🕵️ Cold Cases 🔎 Obsessive Investigations 🍷 Addiction Memoir 👪 Family Trauma

The Book of Murder

by Matt Murphy • 2024

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

4.43

3k+

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

The Book of Murder 89%

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

by Matt Murphy 2024

4.43

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

Hauptmann's Ladder

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

4.17

125

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

Hauptmann's Ladder 89%

The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.

by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014

4.17

125 ratings

🕰️ Historical True Crime ⭐ Celebrity Crime 🔬 Forensic Evidence 🏛️ Trial Analysis ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

The Idaho Four

by James Patterson • 2025

Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.

4.15

30k+

🏘️ Small Town Tragedy 🎓 Campus Crime 🧬 Forensic Genealogy 🚔 Police Investigation 📺 Media Coverage Of Crime

The Idaho Four 89%

Four students stabbed to death in a college town where no one locked their doors.

by James Patterson 2025

4.15

30k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Tragedy 🎓 Campus Crime 🧬 Forensic Genealogy 🚔 Police Investigation 📺 Media Coverage Of Crime

College Girl, Missing

by Shawn Cohen • 2024

She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.

3.54

18k+

🔍 Unsolved Disappearances 🎓 College Campus Crime 📺 Media And Crime 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Advocates 🤫 Silence And Obstruction

College Girl, Missing 89%

She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.

by Shawn Cohen 2024

3.54

18k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Disappearances 🎓 College Campus Crime 📺 Media And Crime 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Advocates 🤫 Silence And Obstruction

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James • 2022

A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.

3.78

132k+

🏚️ Haunted Mansion ❄️ Cold Case Mystery 😶 Ambiguous Guilt 🗝️ Deadly Family Secrets 🌫️ Gothic Suspense

The Book of Cold Cases 89%

A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.

by Simone St. James 2022

3.78

132k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Mansion ❄️ Cold Case Mystery 😶 Ambiguous Guilt 🗝️ Deadly Family Secrets 🌫️ Gothic Suspense

If You Tell

by Gregg Olsen • 2019

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

3.98

360k+

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

If You Tell 89%

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

by Gregg Olsen 2019

3.98

360k+ ratings

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

4.41

55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 89%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

The Ultimate Evil

by Maury Terry • 1987

Berkowitz took the fall. The Son of Sam murders were a cult operation, and the others walked.

3.87

2k+

😈 Satanic Panic 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕯️ Occult Crime 🤫 Police Cover-Ups 📂 Cold Case Reviews

The Ultimate Evil 89%

Berkowitz took the fall. The Son of Sam murders were a cult operation, and the others walked.

by Maury Terry 1987

3.87

2k+ ratings

😈 Satanic Panic 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕯️ Occult Crime 🤫 Police Cover-Ups 📂 Cold Case Reviews

Love Letters to a Serial Killer

by Tasha Coryell • 2024

A woman corresponds with an accused serial killer and falls into an all-consuming dangerous romance.

3.27

40k+

🔍 True Crime Obsession 🖤 Women Who Love Killers 💻 Internet Sleuths 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ✉️ Prison Correspondence

Love Letters to a Serial Killer 89%

A woman corresponds with an accused serial killer and falls into an all-consuming dangerous romance.

by Tasha Coryell 2024

3.27

40k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Obsession 🖤 Women Who Love Killers 💻 Internet Sleuths 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ✉️ Prison Correspondence

The Grim Sleeper

by Christine Pelisek • 2016

He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.

3.92

1k+

🕵️ Serial Murder Cases 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🤝 Police Mistrust 💊 Crack Epidemic 👤 Marginalized Victims

The Grim Sleeper 89%

He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.

by Christine Pelisek 2016

3.92

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Murder Cases 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🤝 Police Mistrust 💊 Crack Epidemic 👤 Marginalized Victims

This Book Will Bury Me

by Ashley Winstead • 2025

Grieving her father, a student joins online sleuths to catch a serial killer in small-town Idaho.

3.63

31k+

🎬 True Crime Fiction 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 💻 Digital Vigilantism 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 😈 Charismatic Villain

This Book Will Bury Me 89%

Grieving her father, a student joins online sleuths to catch a serial killer in small-town Idaho.

by Ashley Winstead 2025

3.63

31k+ ratings

🎬 True Crime Fiction 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 💻 Digital Vigilantism 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 😈 Charismatic Villain

London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2026

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

4.37

36k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

London Falling 89%

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2026

4.37

36k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

The Gates of Janus

by Ian Brady • 2001

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

3.61

511

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

The Gates of Janus 89%

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

by Ian Brady 2001

3.61

511 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

The Dark Side of the Mind

by Kerry Daynes • 2019

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

4.02

8k+

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 😈 Criminal Motivation 🚶 Stalking

The Dark Side of the Mind 88%

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

by Kerry Daynes 2019

4.02

8k+ ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 😈 Criminal Motivation 🚶 Stalking

When a Killer Calls

by John E. Douglas • 2022

FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.

4.04

7k+

🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Murder Cases 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🕵️ Fbi Investigations 💔 Community Trauma

When a Killer Calls 88%

FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.

by John E. Douglas 2022

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Murder Cases 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🕵️ Fbi Investigations 💔 Community Trauma

Mindhunter

by John E. Douglas • 1995

Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.

4.09

84k+

🎯 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killers 🏛️ Fbi History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir

Mindhunter 88%

Dismissed as witchcraft, FBI profiling began when an agent interviewed serial killers in prison.

by John E. Douglas 1995

4.09

84k+ ratings

🎯 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killers 🏛️ Fbi History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir

Hype

by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

3.32

1k+

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Hype 88%

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021

3.32

1k+ ratings

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Chasing Evil

by John Edward • 2025

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

4.44

6k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Chasing Evil 88%

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

by John Edward 2025

4.44

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

The Anatomy of Motive

by John E. Douglas • 1999

Motive catches killers before evidence does. The FBI profiler who built the science shows why.

4.18

7k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killers 🧠 Forensic Psychology 💥 Violent Crime 🔎 Murder Investigation

The Anatomy of Motive 88%

Motive catches killers before evidence does. The FBI profiler who built the science shows why.

by John E. Douglas 1999

4.18

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killers 🧠 Forensic Psychology 💥 Violent Crime 🔎 Murder Investigation

Head Shot by Burl Barer

by Burl Barer • 2001

The shallow grave held one body. The cement bucket at the river bottom held something worse.

3.31

🩸 Vintage True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🏚️ Generational Trauma 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Courtroom Drama

Head Shot by Burl Barer 88%

The shallow grave held one body. The cement bucket at the river bottom held something worse.

by Burl Barer 2001

3.31

84 ratings

🩸 Vintage True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🏚️ Generational Trauma 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Courtroom Drama

Forensics

by Val McDermid • 2014

How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.

4.09

13k+

🧬 Forensic Science 🕵️ Criminalistics 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis 💀 Death Investigation 🩺 Forensic Pathology

Forensics 88%

How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.

by Val McDermid 2014

4.09

13k+ ratings

🧬 Forensic Science 🕵️ Criminalistics 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis 💀 Death Investigation 🩺 Forensic Pathology

Bihar Diaries

by Amit Lodha • 2018

An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.

4.18

1k+

🚔 Police Memoirs 🔍 True Crime Procedural 🇮🇳 Indian Policing 🕶️ Criminal Underworld 🏛️ Crime And Politics

Bihar Diaries 88%

An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.

by Amit Lodha 2018

4.18

1k+ ratings

🚔 Police Memoirs 🔍 True Crime Procedural 🇮🇳 Indian Policing 🕶️ Criminal Underworld 🏛️ Crime And Politics

Dark Wire

by Joseph Cox • 2024

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

3.98

3k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

Dark Wire 88%

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

by Joseph Cox 2024

3.98

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

A Need to Kill

by Mark Pettit • 1990

A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.

3.88

339

🧒 Serial Child Murders 🔍 Criminal Profiling 😈 Hidden Predator 🌾 Small Town Terror ⚖️ Death Penalty Debate

A Need to Kill 88%

A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.

by Mark Pettit 1990

3.88

339 ratings

🧒 Serial Child Murders 🔍 Criminal Profiling 😈 Hidden Predator 🌾 Small Town Terror ⚖️ Death Penalty Debate

Anatomía del mal

by Jordi Wild • 2024

Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.

3.42

884

🧠 Criminal Psychology 😈 Nature Of Evil 🧒 Childhood Trauma 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👥 Group Violence

Anatomía del mal 88%

Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.

by Jordi Wild 2024

3.42

884 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 😈 Nature Of Evil 🧒 Childhood Trauma 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👥 Group Violence

A Casebook of Murder

by Colin Wilson • 1969

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

3.63

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History 🚨 Sex Crimes 🔪 Serial Murder

A Casebook of Murder 88%

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

by Colin Wilson 1969

3.63

41 ratings

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History 🚨 Sex Crimes 🔪 Serial Murder

Forensics

by D.P. Lyle • 2008

How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.

4.34

375

🖋️ Crime Writing 🔬 Forensic Science 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation ⏱️ Death Investigation

Forensics 88%

How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.

by D.P. Lyle 2008

4.34

375 ratings

🖋️ Crime Writing 🔬 Forensic Science 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation ⏱️ Death Investigation

How to Solve a Crime

by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022

DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.

3.59

277

🔬 Forensic Science 🩸 Crime Scene Investigation 🧬 Forensic Dna 🔍 Trace Evidence 💻 Digital Forensics

How to Solve a Crime 88%

DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.

by Professor Angela Gallop 2022

3.59

277 ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🩸 Crime Scene Investigation 🧬 Forensic Dna 🔍 Trace Evidence 💻 Digital Forensics

Confessions Of A Cannibal

by Robert Keller • 2015

A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.

3.99

374

🔪 Serial Killers 🍖 Cannibalism 📰 Classic True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Insanity Defense

Confessions Of A Cannibal 88%

A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.

by Robert Keller 2015

3.99

374 ratings

🔪 Serial Killers 🍖 Cannibalism 📰 Classic True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Insanity Defense

Unmasked

by Paul Holes • 2022

A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.

4.09

30k+

🔬 Forensic Science 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🧬 Genetic Genealogy 🕵️ Offender Profiling 🧪 Dna Forensics

Unmasked 88%

A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.

by Paul Holes 2022

4.09

30k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🧬 Genetic Genealogy 🕵️ Offender Profiling 🧪 Dna Forensics

Le ripou des Hells

by Éric Thibault • 2023

A celebrated anti-gang cop sold police secrets to the Hells Angels. His buyer kept the tapes.

4.03

🕴️ Organized Crime 🏍️ Biker Gangs 👮 Police Corruption 🕵️ Undercover Operations 📰 Investigative Journalism

Le ripou des Hells 88%

A celebrated anti-gang cop sold police secrets to the Hells Angels. His buyer kept the tapes.

by Éric Thibault 2023

4.03

59 ratings

🕴️ Organized Crime 🏍️ Biker Gangs 👮 Police Corruption 🕵️ Undercover Operations 📰 Investigative Journalism

Killing the Dream

by Gerald Posner • 1998

No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.

4.09

220

🔫 Political Assassinations 🕵️ Conspiracy Debunking 📋 Forensic Journalism ✊ Civil Rights History 🎯 Lone Gunman Theory

Killing the Dream 88%

No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.

by Gerald Posner 1998

4.09

220 ratings

🔫 Political Assassinations 🕵️ Conspiracy Debunking 📋 Forensic Journalism ✊ Civil Rights History 🎯 Lone Gunman Theory

We Are Anonymous

by Parmy Olson • 2012

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

3.97

3k+

🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity ✊ Networked Protest 🕵️ Undercover Operations

We Are Anonymous 88%

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

by Parmy Olson 2012

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity ✊ Networked Protest 🕵️ Undercover Operations

While the City Slept

by Eli Sanders • 2016

A home invasion leaves one woman dead and the other offering an unexpected vow in court.

3.98

4k+

🔍 True Crime Journalism ⚖️ Mental Illness In Court 🏠 Home Invasion 💜 Sexual Assault Survivor 🧠 Mental Health Crisis

While the City Slept 88%

A home invasion leaves one woman dead and the other offering an unexpected vow in court.

by Eli Sanders 2016

3.98

4k+ ratings

🔍 True Crime Journalism ⚖️ Mental Illness In Court 🏠 Home Invasion 💜 Sexual Assault Survivor 🧠 Mental Health Crisis

Forensics for Dummies

by D.P. Lyle • 2004

From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.

4.07

578

🔬 Forensic Science 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation 📚 Popular Forensics 🧪 Forensic Techniques 🕵️ Armchair Detectives

Forensics for Dummies 88%

From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.

by D.P. Lyle 2004

4.07

578 ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation 📚 Popular Forensics 🧪 Forensic Techniques 🕵️ Armchair Detectives

Talking With Psychopaths and Savages

by Christopher Berry-Dee • 2017

Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.

2.98

8k+

🔪 Serial Killers 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Psychopathy Research 🎙️ Forensic Interviews 💔 Childhood Trauma

Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Summary

Talking With Psychopaths and Savages 88%

Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.

by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017

2.98

8k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killers 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Psychopathy Research 🎙️ Forensic Interviews 💔 Childhood Trauma

The Franklin Scandal

by Nick Bryant • 2008

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

4.30

926

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Prosecutorial Misconduct 📰 Media Complicity

The Franklin Scandal 88%

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

by Nick Bryant 2008

4.30

926 ratings

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Prosecutorial Misconduct 📰 Media Complicity

Written in Blood

by Colin Wilson • 1989

How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.

3.92

233

🧬 Forensic Science 🕰️ Crime History 🔍 Trace Evidence 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🆔 Criminal Identification

Written in Blood 88%

How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.

by Colin Wilson 1989

3.92

233 ratings

🧬 Forensic Science 🕰️ Crime History 🔍 Trace Evidence 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🆔 Criminal Identification

Tell Me What You Did

by Carter Wilson • 2025

A stalker invades her podcast. He wants one confession: the murder she got away with.

3.71

93k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎙️ Podcast Thriller 🤔 Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🐈 Cat And Mouse

Tell Me What You Did 88%

A stalker invades her podcast. He wants one confession: the murder she got away with.

by Carter Wilson 2025

3.71

93k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎙️ Podcast Thriller 🤔 Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🐈 Cat And Mouse

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Manifest Injustice 88%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

L'Avversario

by Emmanuel Carrère • 2013

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

3.99

51k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

L'Avversario 88%

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

by Emmanuel Carrère 2013

3.99

51k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

Good Girl, Bad Blood

by Holly Jackson • 2020

Police dismiss a missing man. A teen podcaster breaks her vow to never investigate again.

4.25

798k+

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕵️ Missing Person 🎭 Online Deception ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Good Girl, Bad Blood 88%

Police dismiss a missing man. A teen podcaster breaks her vow to never investigate again.

by Holly Jackson 2020

4.25

798k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕵️ Missing Person 🎭 Online Deception ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Under the Trestle

by Ron Peterson Jr. • 2018

Virginia never convicted anyone without a body. Then a girl vanished and a dog found him.

4.30

2k+

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