True Crime Podcasts: Here are 11 of the most highly rated true crime podcasts on Apple
Hollywood blockbusters or in-depth podcasts – there’s no denying the popularity of true crime continues to boom.
Though, with such a strong list of true crime podcasts now available via various podcast platforms, you’d be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed with choice.
Cults, conspiracies, cold cases and all in between, the popularity of true crime has certainly risen in the last five years. For fans of the genre desperate to know more about specific crimes, podcasts often offer an insight unable to be found elsewhere.
However, finding a series that is destined to keep you listening to episodes you didn’t even know you wanted to listen to can be taxing.
So, if you’re a true crime fan, we saved you the hassle of finding that perfect pod by seeing which true crime podcasts are most highly rated on Apple podcasts.
This list is in no order and could change weekly according to Apple Podcasts.
Cults, conspiracies, cold cases and all in between, the popularity of true crime has certainly risen in the last five years. For fans of the genre desperate to know more about specific crimes, podcasts often offer an insight unable to be found elsewhere.
5. Suspect
"Might be the best true crime podcast of the year" said Vulture. Suspect podcast is another Wondery podcast, with this series about "cutting-edge science and mislaid justice, race and policing, and the kinds of weighty choices that cops and prosecutors make every day." Ooooo. Photo: Suspect Podcast
6. Crime Junkie
Crime Junkie is a true crime podcast hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat, where the team bring you in-depth on whichever crime they have been obsessing over every Monday. The popular podcast has branched out in sold out live shows and is has been one of the top true crime podcasts since it's inception in 2017. Photo: Crime Junke podcast
7. Hemingway's Picasso
Hemingway Picasso from Somethin' Else follows Steve Kough. A man who lived many lives, he was an "NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami." Highly rated, this is a series that seems to be rising through the podcast charts. Photo: Somethin' Else
8. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Released in 2016, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark is a hit true crime comedy podcast which has seen the duo break listening records and jet off on world tours. A must listen. Photo: My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark