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True Crime Obsessed
*** 2026 Webby Award Winner!! ***
The true crime podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime documentaries with humor, sass, and heart. FROM VULTURE: "It’s not wrong to laugh when you’re listening to a true-crime podcast. Or at least I hope it isn’t, because if almost crashing my car while listening to True Crime Obsessed is wrong, I don’t want to be right." Hear our take on "Abducted in Plain Sight," "The Ted Bundy Tapes," "Dirty John: The Dirty Truth" and so many more.
Episodes
True Crime Obsessed378: The Playboy Murders: The Story of Stacy and Jim Arthur
In 1990, 19 year old Stacy Arthur went from Ohio farmgirl to Playboy centerfold practically over night. And right by her side was her husband and manager, Jim…
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377: Brandy Hellville And The Cult of Fast Fashion
Just when you think the world has hit peak dumpster fire, along comes a clothing brand that, at once, destroys both the self worth of young girls AND the…
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376: Boulder Jane Doe (From Web of Death)
On a cold spring day in 1954, the battered and beaten body of a young woman was found in a river in Boulder Canyon. For decades she would be known as Boulder…
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375: Still Missing Morgan Part 2
As shocking new evidence emerges, Morgan's family comes to believe that the case is solvable and that there is hope they'll find out what happened to Morgan…
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374: Still Missing Morgan Part 1
On a humid night in 1995, the lives of the Nick family are changed forever when 6 year old Morgan is kidnapped while attending a local baseball game with her…
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From Truth and Justice: Season 15, Episode 1 "Hear Me"
Fam! We are thrilled to be dropping episode 1 of SEASON 15 of the amazing Truth and Justice podcast here for you to check out. The Truth and Justice team, led…
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Twin Flames: Desperately Seeking Soulmates, Escaping the Twin Flame Universe (From the Patreon)
Journalist Alice Hines discovers the world of Twin Flames Universe, an online group run by Jeff and Shaleia Divine. Twin Flames Universe guarantees that…
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373: What Jennifer Did
On November 8, 2010, three men broke into a home just outside of Toronto where 25 year old Jennifer Pan lived with her parents. Within the hour, Jennifer's…
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372: A Special Investigation
In Chicago, Candice Clark is sworn in as the brand new Director of Special Investigations for the state of Illinois. She is a trailblazer and a fast-rising…
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371: Ruby Franke: Momfluencer to Felon
March 23, 2023, an 11 year old boy appears at a. neighbor's house. He has duct tape and rope covering bruises. He's just escaped a house of horrors. Police…
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370: Gwyneth Vs. Terry: The Ski Crash Trial
This whole episode is deliciously ridiculous. You probably didn't have a TRUE CRIME PODCAST ABOUT GWYNETH PALTROW ON YOUR BINGO CARD FOR THIS WEEK., BUT HERE…
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369: Deadly Spell: The Murder of Edna Pierre-Jauques (From "New York Homicide")
Mama Edna was the matriarch of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Everyone loved her. But someone wanted her dead. As authorities look into the brutal homicide of this…
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368: What Happened to Valentino Dixon?
On August 10, 1991, 17-year-old Torriano Jackson was shot and killed in front of 100 people on the East side of Buffalo, New York. Valentino Dixon was quickly…
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367: Who Killed The Lyon Sisters
Katherine and Sheila Lyon--ages 10 and 12 respectively--vanished from a Maryland mall on March 25, 1975. For decades, detectives work to uncover what happened…
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366: The New Years Eve Murder
New Year's Eve 2018. Police bodycam footage captures the cries of Army Sergeant Kemia Hassel as she cradles the lifeless body of her husband, Sergeant Tyrone…
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365: The Hollywood Ripper (from "Snapped: Notorious Hollywood Ripper")
On February 1, 2001, 22 year old Ashley Ellerin was at home in Hollywood, California getting ready for a date with Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher. Early the…
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The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (From our Patreon Feed)
When Michael and Kristine Barnett receive a call from an adoption agency looking to place a 5 year old Ukrainian orphan suffering from an incredibly rare form…
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364: Escape from a House of Horrors: The Turpin Family
On January 14, 2018, 17-year-old Jordan Turpin did the unthinkable: She broke out of the home where she and her 12 siblings were being heled prisoner by their…
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363: The World's Most Evil Killers: Todd Christopher Kohlepp
On November 3, 2016, authorities found 30 year old Kala Brown handcuffed to a pipe inside a storage container on property owned by popular local real estate…
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362: Can I Tell You A Secret: Part 2
Now that the stalkers identity has been revealed, a detective sets out to find him and take him down in order to end the terror he has brought to the lives of…
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361: Can I Tell You A Secret? Part 1
FAM! This is part 1 of our two part coverage of "Can I Tell You A Secret". Episode 2 is available right now and ad free at the $5 tier on Patreon. It will be…
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360: This is Revenge (From "20/20")
A prominent and beloved local doctor is found murdered in his Lubbock, Texas home. He was shot, chased, and then stabbed 11 times. When investigators take a…
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359: Girl in the Picture
A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous…
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358: Sex, Lies, and the College Cult
The true story of a sex cult of students from Sarah Lawrence told in the victims’ own words -- a tale of control, sex trafficking, violent assault and…
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357: Revenge of the PTA Mom (from Sundance TV's True Crime Story)
A wealthy and INSUFFERABLE Orange County mom and her husband, both attorneys, plot revenge on the PTA president for not properly supervising their son at…
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356: Chowchilla: The Strangest Mass Kidnapping In History
On July 15, 1976 , in Chowchilla, California three armed and masked men hijacked a school bus carrying 26 children (aged 4 - 14) and an adult bus driver. What…
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355: Last Stop Larrimah
Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the…
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354: The Tree that Helped Solve A Murder (from 48 Hours)
When a young mother mysteriously vanishes, DNA from a tree is used to lead investigators to her killer. BECAUSE SCIENCE IS WILLLLLLLLD! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO?…
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353: The Disappearance and Murder of Lynette Dawson
Chris and Lynette Dawson were the "perfect" couple. He was a famous rugby star, model, and teacher. Lynette was a loving wife and mother. But everything…
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352: The Murder of Jasmine Fiore (From Max's "The Playboy Murders")
On August 15, 2009, the body of 28-year-old Playboy model Jasmine Fiore was found stuffed into a suitcase in San Diego, California. She had been brutally…
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351: The Murder of Julie Jensen
It was late afternoon, December 3, 1998 when Mark Jensen found his wife, Julie, in their bed where she lay under the covers, not breathing. EMTs arrived…
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350: They Called Him Mostly Harmless
An emaciated man is found dead in a tent on the southern end of the Appalachian trail. He was surrounded by food and cash and there was no evidence of foul…
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349: The Murder of Joey Comunale (From Peacock's "New York Homicide")
On November 26, 2016, 26-year-old Joey Comunale was partying with his friends at night club in NYC's Meatpacking District. When the club closed at 4am, he got…
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348: The Murder of Chiquita Tate: From Dateline's "Shining Star"
A rising star and ambitious defense attorney, Chiquita Tate, was stabbed to death in her Louisiana legal office on February 19, 2009. The crime scene is brutal…
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347: The Dolly Madison Murders
On September 4, 2002 two women were found dead--brutally murdered in broad daylight--inside the Dolly Madison bakery in Great Bend Kansas. The victims were 24…
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Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
In Crestone, Colorado, local cops rush into a rural home with their guns drawn. In the back bedroom, they find the mummified corpse of a young woman named Amy…
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346: Death in the Dorms: The Murder of Christian Aguilar
18-year-old Christian Aguilar had it all: A girlfriend who adored him, friends and family who were proud of him, and promising future at the prestigious…
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345: The Murder of April Kauffman
In public, April and Jim Kauffman had the perfect life and the perfect marriage. So when Kim is found dead in their home in 2012, Jim is not an obvious…
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344: The Murder of Lorenzen Wright
When a basketball superstar vanishes, the entire community unites to try to find him. Known for his generosity and kindness, Lorenzen Wright was beloved by…
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343: The Murder of Becky Bliefnick (From "48 Hours: The Gameshow and The Murder")
On Feb. 23, 2023, Becky Bliefnick was shot 14 times inside her Quincy, Illinois, home. The killer had broken in through a second floor window, killed the…
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342: Devil In The Ozarks
A brazen sexual assault shocks a small town, but goes unsolved for 20 years, until a nearby murder produces a suspect with matching DNA and uncovers a monster…
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Interview: Julie Murray--Maura Murray's Sister--talks her new podcast "Media Pressure"
Twenty years after her sister, Maura Murray, vanished, Julie Murray is launching a new podcast called "Media Pressure" in which she is telling the story of her…
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341: Candy And Betty: The Murder of Betty Gore
When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose. But the bloody crime scene leads police to a…
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340: Murdered for Millions: The Ewell Family Killings
On April 19, 1992 the Ewell family was gunned down in their Fresno, CA home. What was thought to be a burglary gone wrong, quickly grew into a game of cat and…
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Manifesto Of A Serial Killer
In October, 1984 39 year old Paul Cosner vanished from his San Francisco home. His sister Sharon quickly embarked on a tireless search to find him. This search…
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339: Florida Man Murders: The Musclehead Murders
when a wealthy Miami couple disappears, leaving their bright yellow Lamborghini abandoned by the Florida Everglades, police are perplexed. That is until a rich…
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338: Night Terror: The New York Zodiac Killer
In the 1990s, a killer targets his victims based on their birth signs. He calls himself The Zodiac. Could this be California's infamous Zodiac Killer--a…
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337: Jackpot Murder: The Killing of Abraham Shakespeare
Can you imagine winning $30 Million? For Abraham Shakespeare, that dream became a reality on November 15, 2006. His life instantly changed as he went from a…
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Never Let Him Go
When Scott Johnson is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in December, 1988, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But his brother Steve knows different. And…
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336: Dateline's Dead Man Talking
ANDREA CANNING GETES REAL MAD IN THIS ONE, FAM! Investigators search for an American fugitive accused of faking his own death to evade law enforcement…
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335: The Murder of Grace Millane (From "Faking It: Murder Far From Home" On Discovery+
22 year old Grace Millane was on vacation in Auckland, New Zealand when she hopped onto Tinder and arranged a date for the next day with a "cute, local guy"…
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334: Dateline's The Sting
FAM! THIS IS OUR MOST REQUESTED "DATELINE" YET! Newlywed Dalia Dippolito returned home from the gym to the awful news that her husband had been killed. In a…
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333: Murder At Carter County Mines
In January 2004, Cheryl and Gary young, a popular couple in their small Kentucky town, vanished. In their home, police discover a bloody crime scene, but no…
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332: Dateline's "Tangled"
It's one of our most requested Datelines yet! After a sudden marriage creates tension between two families, a murder exposes secrets, lies and a long-buried…
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331: The Murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen (From Hulu's "How I Caught My Killer)
17 year old Nikki Kuhnhausen was a social media star. She lived her life online. So when she suddenly stopped posting in June of 2019, instantly her friends…
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330: Dateline's "Murder in Mustang"
Firefighter Keith Bryan and his wife Becky have recently reconciled after a brief split in their marriage. Everything seemed to be going great. But then…
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329: The Case of the Poisoned Cheesecake (Maybe our most outrageous episode ever?)
This. One. Is. Wild. In August 2016, a beauty stylist in Queens, NY became deathly ill after a client--Who insisted on an "Emergency Eyelash Extension"--gave…
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328: Dateline's "Queen of the County"
A matriarch's death leads to a prominent family from Texas being torn apart by decades of betrayal, greed and mistrust. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon…
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327: Catching The Craigslist Killer
In April 2009, the city of Boston was on high alert--there was a madman on the loose. They called him the Craigslist killer since his MO was to meet young…
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326: Dateline's The Mystery at Empire Lake
Michelle Harris, a mother of four, disappears, vanishing in the night. The next morning, her car is found at the foot of the driveway, but nothing else: no…