True Crimecast
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True Crimecast
True Crimecast is a podcast that adds a unique perspective to the true crime genre. John and Jamie dig into new cases and revisit old ones to try to get to the truth. Each episode takes on a different case and the hosts share both details and theories about what really happened.
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978 episodes
Locked In - Streaking Success Stories
A man gets locked in a car (that he's trying to steal), and we find out what happens when you streak on a sports field/court/pitch.
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Rolls on the Run - Sunrise, Florida Heist
A truckload (literally) of cinnamon rolls go missing, and a college football locker room turns into a crime scene.
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44 Pounds of Plutonium - Karen Silkwood
Karen Silkwood was a mother, a union activist, and a whistleblower who sacrificed everything to expose corporate negligence and protect her fellow wor...
The Accused - Cheryl Ann Araujo (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
On March 6, 1983, 21-year-old Cheryl Ann Araujo walked into Big Dan’s Tavern in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to buy cigarettes. What followed was a nig...
A Double Life - Interview with Author Dr. Mikita Brottman
Mikita Brottman is an acclaimed nonfiction author, psychoanalyst, and professor whose work explores the darker and more complicated corners of human b...
Universally Loved - Dolly Parton
The entire country mourns as we lost Dolly Parton this week. So we found a few stories about crimes commited against her. You know she never committed...
House Bill 4 - Legislation in Action
Kentucky has passed a new bill against grooming, and it’s already making a difference. Plus, there’s a story about a ninja burglar. #PowerRangers
DNA on Trial - Juliana Redding
When 21-year-old aspiring model Juliana Redding was found strangled in her Santa Monica apartment, police uncovered a bizarre crime scene: a lit candl...
Wait...That's Weird - Interview with Anna Sonoda
Anna Sonoda, LCSW is a graduate of Emory University, where she double-majored in Anthropology and French Studies, and earned her Master’s in Social Wo...
Undercover Shrubbery - The Wrong Number
What if the best way to deter texting and driving was to dress up like a bush? And if you got a murder for hire call on your voicemail, what would you...
Cocaine Pledges - Penn State Fraternity Drug Ring (Alleged)
A fraternity at Penn State gets cause selling cocaine, and a murder for hire plot does not go as planned.
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One DNA Profile - Tina Heins
On April 17, 1994, 20-year-old expectant mother Tina Heins was brutally murdered in her Jacksonville, Florida apartment. Police quickly set their sigh...
Criminal Tool - A Forklift on the Run
In an attempt to save the world, a man recycles himself. And when you steal a forklift, you'd better have a good reason.
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Operation Mincemeat - The Body That Fooled the Nazis
How do you invent a human being from scratch to fool an enemy's intelligence apparatus? Operation Mincemeat wasn't just a military distraction, it was...
False Witness - Retha Welch and William Virgil
On April 13, 1987, 54-year-old psychiatric nurse and prison minister Retha Welch was found brutally murdered in her Newport, Kentucky home. Police qui...
What Happened to Liam Tomen? - Interview with Nikki Young from Serial Napper
In this episode, we sit down with Nikki Young, host of the Serial Napper podcast, to take a deep dive into the disturbing and unsolved disappearance o...
Gas Station Confessions - The Corporate Takeover
A major corporation tries to push a local company out of business, and a deathbed confession is not always a get out of jail free card.
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Where's the Beef - Missing Cattle and Frozen Meat
What do a frozen meat heist and a cattle ponzi scheme have in common? Pretty much only the beef. And the crime.
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Under the Bed - Richard Speck
Eight student nurses killed. One survivor under a bed. A country horrified. Jamie and John cover the brutal 1966 Chicago mass murder by Richard Speck,...
The Hair on the Glass Slide - Morgan Jade Violi (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
How can a single hair preserved on a glass microscope slide in 1996 wait thirty years for science to catch up? When seven-year-old Morgan Jade Violi w...
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - A Plane Ticket and a Yacht Heist
A college football player who is paid a great deal of money to play football is suspended for accepting pocket change, and a lady takes her midlife cr...
The Lake and The Law - AI Falls Flat on its Face
A tragedy takes place in a Kentucky lake. Who knows what happened, and will we ever know?
AI facial recognition software identifies the wrong pe...
Patterns & Pyramids - LuLaRoe
What started on an airplane seat in 1998 transformed into a multi-billion-dollar empire and one of the most infamous corporate cautionary tales in mod...
Hope in the Pain - Interview with Hope Hooton
On today's bonus episode, Jamie and John sit down to talk with Hope Hooton. Hope is a child safety advocate, author, and podcast host who campaigns fo...
Alpha 5 5 - Porta Potties and License Plate Blunders
A man in Kansas City is found trapped inside the worst part of a portable toilet, and a woman in Florida (because, of course) decides she is too good...
Anchor Problems - Laci Peterson (Re-Release)
In light of the recent A&E documentary about "new" evidence in the Scott Peterson case, we wanted to share our 2018 episode about the murder of his wi...
Sandwiches and Yearbooks - The Thief of the Century
This episode includes a top-tier "dumb criminal" story and a prank that turns a New Jersey town upside down.
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Munchausen by Internet - Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny
A small town, a teenage romance, and an anonymous stalker sending 40 death threats a day. When the FBI stepped in to find out who was terrorizing high...
Paradigm, Episode 8: Aftermath - The Appeals
Was justice served properly? Is there a case to be made for any of the Pikeville Six to be released? Thanks for listening to season one of Paradigm. B...
Paradigm, Episode 7: Gavel Bang - The Punishment
John and Jamie discuss the punishments for the Pikeville six.
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Paradigm, Episode 6: Devil In the Details - The Girls
Jamie and John explore whether the Pikeville six were truly worshipers of Satan. Could they be have been simply misguided young folks who were into th...
Paradigm, Episode 5: Dangerous Young Men - The Guys
Jamie and John discuss the stories of Jason Bryant, Dean Mullins, and Joseph Risner.
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Paradigm, Episode 4: Advocacy - Karen Howell
John and Jamie interview an advocate for Karen Howell and a few of Satan's Six in this exclusive interview.
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Paradigm, Episode 3: Misinformed - The Satanic Panic
John and Jamie explore the Satanic Panic and how it could have influenced the investigation and trial of Satan's Six.
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Paradigm, Episode 2: Sharing the Faith - The Lillelids
Jamie and John explore who the Lillelids were, and how their son Peter has adjusted to life after sufffering this extreme trauma as an infant.
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Special Presentation - Paradigm, Episode 1: The Murders
Jamie and John visit the location of the Lillelid murders and explore the crime details, setting the stage for the rest of season one.
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The Scam and The Smearer - Pepsi and Peanut Butter Stories
Pepsi drops the ball and the Somerset Peanut Butter Smearer is still on the loose in today's first-ever BOGO episode of True Crime To-Go.
Throwing Hands - Tony Spell
A prominent Louisiana pastor, a 20-year-old neighbor, and a physical clash caught on video. When Pastor Tony Spell was arrested for second-degree batt...
The Final Scene - Marilyn Monroe (Patreon Exclusive Teaser)
June 1st, 2026, marked what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday. But while the world celebrated the silver-screen icon, a groundbreaking p...
The Sarah Lawrence Cult - Larry Ray
How does a disgraced military drop-out and convicted federal fraudster manage to move into a freshman dorm at an elite liberal arts college, transform...