Top True Crime Podcasts

Nightmare Next Door is a true crime show that peels back the peaceful facade of small town America and exposes the dark secrets hidden behind its white-washed picket fences. Nightmare Next Door, the official Nightmare Next Door podcast from ID, dives into each real life murder mystery through first person accounts and unfolds the darkness amidst the colorful backdrop of the town and the characters that live there. 

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Every city has its own horrible history.  For two seasons, hosts Emily Barlean and Rachel Everett  ventured to two new cities to do a deep dive into pieces of history that aren’t in the travel brochures – all the horrible, tragic and traumatic things that have happened in the history of the world. 

Located in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, Braley Pond is a popular recreational area located 30 minutes outside of Staunton, Virginia. It’s also one of the most haunted campsites in the United States. Reports of spirits hovering above the water there and the sounds of laughing children have been heard at night. Though rumors of at least one suicide have been reported there, the 2003 gang murder of Christopher S. Kennedy is what most locals believe is the cause of Braley Pond’s mysterious paranormal occurrences.

Six months after Kenedy’s murder, Shea Willis and her friend Chris Pugh, two well-known local paranormal investigators, took a trip to Braley Pond to investigate the hauntings themselves. What they found was unlike anything they’d ever experienced before.

What Happened at Braley Pond is a 9-part exploratory podcast about our need to understand the unknown. It's about our search for bigger truths, about life and death and the hereafter, about our need for connection, not just with each other, but with the loved ones we've lost in our lives. 

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The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery offers an in-depth look at the unfolding criminal saga centered around disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh. The podcast is hosted by veteran journalist Anne Emerson, along with former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon and producer Drew Tripp.

In addition to stealing nearly $9 million from his friends, clients and own law firm, Alex Murdaugh is charged with the ghastly murders of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and their youngest son, Paul Murdaugh. That's not to mention allegations of bank fraud conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and tax evasion.

The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery is part of the Unsolved South Carolina series of podcasts from WCIV-TV ABC News 4 in Charleston.

A podcast from Noticias Telemundo and The Story Lab.

Soon after soldier Vanessa Guillén told her mother someone at the Fort Hood military base had sexually harassed her, she went missing. The full story, as told in this podcast, is much deeper and complex: it is a story about a renowned military base with a long record of violence; disappearances; unreported sexual abuse; and a family who refused to stay quiet when the Army stonewalled them.

The podcast dives into the ripples of the MeToo movement in the U.S. Army, the hardships that Latino soldiers face, and the culture of violence and abuse that permeates the barracks.

Credits

Director: Jerónimo Andreu

Voice: Cecilia Suárez

Music: Camilo Lara

Audio design: Yago Mendívil

Original idea: Elena González

Production: Elena González / Gonzalo Ruiz de Villegas

Script: Jerónimo Andreu

Research and interviews: Damià Bonmatí / Juan Cooper

Digital: Malu Tabares / Pablo G. Batista

Visual design: Moncho Peche / Nacho López Fuentes

Executive producers: Toni Garrido, Gemma García, Luis Fernández

Un podcast de Noticias Telemundo y The Story Lab.

La soldado Vanessa Guillén reveló a su madre un secreto: alguien en la base militar de Fort Hood la había acosado sexualmente. Poco tiempo después, desapareció sin dejar rastro.

A partir de estos hechos, el podcast ‘Fort Hood. El caso Vanessa Guillén’ analiza la situación en una base con un largo historial de violencia, desapariciones y abusos sexuales.

‘Fort Hood. El caso Vanessa Guillén’ aspira a explicar las repercusiones del movimiento MeToo en el Ejército, las dificultades a las que se enfrentan los soldados latinos, y la cultura de violencia y abusos en los barracones.

Créditos

Dirección: Jerónimo Andreu

Narración: Cecilia Suárez

Música: Camilo Lara

Dirección técnica / Diseño de sonido: Yago Mendívil

Idea: Elena González

Producción: Elena González / Gonzalo Ruiz de Villegas

Guión: Jerónimo Andreu

Investigación y Entrevistas: Damià Bonmatí / Juan Cooper

Digital: Malu Tabares / Pablo G. Batista

Diseño visual: Moncho Peche / Nacho López Fuentes

Producción Ejecutiva: Toni Garrido, Gemma García, Luis Fernández

Shandee Blackburn was brutally murdered as she walked home from work - but this cold-case can still be solved. Gold Walkley-winning journalist Hedley Thomas - who created The Teacher’s Pet and The Night Driver - goes deep to find out who killed Shandee, and why. 

Episodes of the podcast first, plus exclusive stories, videos, pictures and extraordinary evidence are available with a subscription through The Australian's app, or at shandee.com.au

To contact Hedley Thomas anonymously with any information on Shandee's Story email here - Shandee@theaustralian.com.au