60 Best UK Crime Podcasts

1. The Missing Cryptoqueen

London, England, UK
Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and ...herd madness.more
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59.7M 40.3M 26.5M 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 32 min Sep 2019
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2. Bad People

London, England, UK
Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity's dark side.
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59.7M 40.3M 26.5M 22 episodes / year Avg Length 38 min Jul 2020
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3. The Lazarus Heist

London, England, UK
Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns in fact, the criminals never went away. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you. ...With Jean Lee and Geoff White. Investigators claim a secretive, elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. Pyongyang denies having anything to do with cybercrimes, saying the United States is making these allegations to try to tarnish its image. Season 1 told the stories of the Lazarus Group's alleged hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Bangladesh Bank and the WannaCry ransomware attack.more
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59.7M 40.3M 300.4K 10 episodes / year Avg Length 33 min
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4. Behind The Investigation

London, England, UK
Behind The Investigation takes you behind the scenes of the genre-defining new crime drama exploring the gripping case of the murdered young Swedish j...ournalist Kim Wall.more
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59.7M 40.3M 26.5M Jan 2021
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5. Where Is George Gibney?

London, England, UK
A famous Olympic coach charged with child sexual abuse never stood trial. Instead, he vanished. Multi-award-winning podcast series. Reporter Mark Horg...an travels across Ireland, the UK, and the US on his trail.more
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61M 40.3M 26M 1 episode / week Avg Length 32 min Aug 2020
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6. Shaun Attwood's True Crime Podcast

UK
Crime and Punishment stories that will make your butt clench.
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55.8K 166.8K 25.6K 1 episode / day Avg Length 82 min May 2019
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7. Who Killed Emma?

London, England, UK
From BBC Scotland, Who Killed Emma? Is an eight-part podcast that forensically takes apart the police investigation into Emma's murder and unravel...s the impact of a series of coincidences and missed opportunities until a clear suspect starts to emerge.more
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59.7M 40.3M 26.1M Jan 2021
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8. Catching Melanie's Killer - A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

UK
When Melanie Road's body was found on a June morning in 1984, it prompted one of the largest manhunts in Britain. But the schoolgirl's killer wasn't f...ound. How did a team of cold-case officers rebuild the inquiry after decades and bring justice to a family still in grief?more
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2.2M 2.6M 425.4K Jan 2021
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9. Crime Time FM

UK
Regular crime, thriller & mystery interviews, features, and reviews hosted by Paul Burke and the editor of crime time, Barry Forshaw.
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6.4K 1 episode / day Avg Length 58 min Feb 2021
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10. Assume Nothing

Northern Ireland, UK
The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
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95K 49K 4.4K 30 episodes / year Avg Length 18 min Nov 2020
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11. Crimes Like These

UK
UK-based true-crime podcast. In each episode, we discuss a serial killer or case, including early life background, up to the present day. Episodes are... released fortnightly on a Monday.more
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126 1 episode / month Avg Length 82 min Apr 2021
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12. The Crime Pod

Join Samantha and Caitlin as they discuss true crime cases from across Scotland and the UK. Whether it be the most gruesome, infamous, or downright my...sterious cases - they want to talk about it. And you definitely want to listen.more
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3 episodes / month Avg Length 40 min Jun 2020
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13. Drunk Women Solving Crime

London, England, UK
Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true-crime podcast with a twist...of lime. Join writer/comedian hosts Hannah George, Catie Wilkins, and Taylor Glenn as... they welcome top guests from comedians to crime writers to test out their drunk detective skills. Each episode sees the boozed-up panel tackle personal crime stories, solve true crime cases, and seek justice for your listener's crimes. When women sit around and drink we try to solve the world's problems.more
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2.1K 9.2K 10.8K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 55 min
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14. Lady Justice True Crime

England, UK
Lady Justice is a weekly true-crime podcast that takes a look at fascinating cases both past and present.
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2.6K 6K 1 episode / month Avg Length 52 min Oct 2019
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15. Big Mad True Crime

Tackling big cases, little cases, and everything in between. We get BIG MAD over true crime. Discussing the details of the cases you THOUGHT you knew.
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41.2K 1 episode / week Avg Length 42 min Aug 2019
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16. Gangster

Salford, England, UK
A brand new series of Gangster tells the story of Birmingham's notorious Burger Bar Boys a gang born out of the Handsworth riots in 1985.
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5.7K 1 episode / week Avg Length 26 min Apr 2021
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17. The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

Wrexham, Wales, UK
Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a weekly one man... and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.more
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4.2K 6.7K 1 episode / week Avg Length 72 min Sep 2017
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18. The Unseen Podcast

Manchester, England, UK
A Podcast dedicated to UK missing people and unresolved cases.
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858 3.6K 1.5K 3 episodes / month Avg Length 24 min Jul 2019
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19. Murder Me on Monday

UK
UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Mother and Cameron. Join us on Mondays.
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453 3.5K 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min
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20. UK True Crime Podcast

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam, is the home of UK true crime. With a new episode every Tuesday since 2016, it is where you discover ...lesser known UK cases and discover new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know.more
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5.5K 7.3K 7.2K 1 episode / week Avg Length 25 min
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21. The Odd Pod UK

Ireland
A true-crime & oddity podcast hosted by two friends who love all things odd, creepy, and criminal.
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88 144 Feb 2021
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22. Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast

UK
Hosted by Mark and Bethan, Seeing Red delivers intriguing, terrifying and dumbfounding True Crime stories each and every week.
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2.3K 6K 1 episode / week Avg Length 52 min Jul 2018
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23. The Outlines Podcast: UK True Crime

England, UK
A UK true crimes podcast with a regional focus.
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729 1.2K 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Dec 2017
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24. Murder and More

Obsessed with true crime? Then you're in the right place! Each week I (your solo host, Kira) will delve deep into true crimes, from disappearances... to murders and everything in between, mainly based in the UK.more
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5.4K Oct 2019
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25. The True Crime Witch Podcast

Manchester, England, UK
Your host Emma takes you into the world of everything murderous, mysterious, and downright macabre.
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7.1K 5 episodes / year Avg Length 23 min Mar 2019
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26. The Troubles Podcast

Northern Ireland, UK
The Troubles were a period of time in Northern Ireland which many people today do not know a lot about. In this podcast we will delve into each indivi...dual bombing and attack that happened during the 30-year period. This is a non-partisan podcast that focuses solely on the facts and the accounts of the individuals involved.more
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618 1.6K 3.5K 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 41 min Feb 2020
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27. Twisted Britain

Stirling, Scotland, UK
A fortnightly podcast about UK true crime with a touch of the weird and the macabre. Hosted by Bob, he takes a challenge every episode, from someone! ...to find a crime story related to a single word!more
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1.3K 1.2K 1.5K 1 episode / week Avg Length 56 min Jun 2018
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28. Murder Mile UK True Crime

London, England, UK
Nominated for the BEST TRUE-CRIME PODCAST award at the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is a uniquely different UK true-crime podcast, presented as... an audio-guided walk of 300 of London's untold, unsolved, and (often) forgotten murder cases, all within and beyond the West End.more
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3K 4.1K 4 episodes / week Avg Length 43 min Sep 2017
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29. The Doorstep Murder

Scotland, UK
A behind the scenes looks at the Alistair Wilson murder investigation, one of Scotland's most baffling unsolved cases. Presented by Fiona Walker.
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1.9M 148K 1 episode / month Avg Length 23 min May 2018
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30. They Walk Among Us

UK
They Walk Among Us is an award-winning weekly UK true-crime podcast covering a broad range of cases from the sinister to the surreal.
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8.1K 7.9K 1 episode / week Avg Length 54 min
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31. Forget Me Not: The Missing

UK
A podcast dedicated to telling the stories of those who have seemingly gone missing without a trace in the UK.
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Jan 2021
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32. Everyone Dies In Sunderland

North East, England, UK
The podcast is about growing up terrified in the eighties and nineties. Ah, the good old days. People left their front doors unlocked. Children played... out in the street. Everyone got burgled. Children got murdered, like, most days. Then there was Mad-Cow Disease and the Animals of Farthing Wood. It was a truly terrifying time to be a child. And those children are adults now. Adults with children and mortgages and Senseo Machines and jobs with actual responsibilities.more
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446 283 9 episodes / year Avg Length 57 min Mar 2021
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33. The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head

UK
Fifty years ago, on March 26th 1971, the body of a young man was found in a secluded spot, an island in the River Trent with extremely limited access.... He was buried in a kneeling position, naked except for socks and a wedding ring. His hands and ankles had been bound.So began one of the UK's most baffling murder mysteries, a grisly crime that has remained unsolved to this day.more
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1 episode / week Avg Length 43 min Feb 2021
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34. True Crime Fix

South East, England, UK
Are you fed up with hearing stories where the victim is an afterthought? Established in December 2018 True Crime Fix gives the victims the loudest voi...ce of all and focuses all of the cases around them. Episodes are released every other Friday on your chosen podcast directory. So come give the show a listen. Until then, stay safe, look after each other and live life to the fullest because you never know who or what might be coming around the next corner.more
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2.7K Dec 2018
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35. You didn't let me finish!

UK
A fortnightly UK true crime podcast hosted by the BBC's former News, Crime Correspondent and author Ben and journalist Victoria Mizzi who used loc...kdown as an excuse to exploit Ben's (at times grim) specialism.more
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436 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 34 min Mar 2020
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36. Its Murder Up North

UK
True crime stories from the north of England, from the infamous to the obscure.
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3 episodes / year Avg Length 49 min Jan 2020
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37. Morbidology

UK
Morbidology is a weekly true-crime podcast created and hosted by Emily G. Thompson, author of 'Unsolved Child Murders,' 'Cults Uncovered: True Stories... of Mind Control and Murder,' 'Mysteries Uncovered: True Stories of the Paranormal and Unexplained,' and co-author of 'Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered.' Using investigative research combined with primary audio including 911 calls, interviews, and trial testimony, Morbidology takes an in-depth look at some of the world's most heinous murders.more
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123.9K 5.7K 3 episodes / week Avg Length 43 min Jun 2019
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38. Midweek Murders

UK
Midweek Murders is a True Crime Comedy podcast based in the UK made by Sandra and Joe. They talk about a different case every other week, where Sandra... introduces the case and Joe explains forensic science. Mostly though, it's bants and beer.more
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14 Jun 2020
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39. True Crime Investigators UK

UK
Welcome to 'True Crime Investigators UK', a new 'True Crime' documentary podcast which will be looking at unsolved crimes, important c...riminal cases and delving further into the procedural process. The show is presented and researched by two former police officers, John and Sally. Now they are both retired and after nearly 28 years of marriage together, they review cases of interest, some solved, some undetected. Throughout this series they will be discussing the cases they are reviewing and interviewing relevant parties including Police Officers, suspects, witnesses and experts.more
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556 1.1K 1.5K 5 episodes / quarter Avg Length 62 min Apr 2020
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40. Killt

Glasgow, Scotland, UK
We love to binge true crime podcasts. But where do you go to find out what to listen to next? In Killt, Louise Blain breaks down the very best true cr...ime podcasts to listen to right now, and interviews a podcast creator to find out exactly what goes on behind the scenes of our favourite series. A part of the Podworld family.more
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117 Mar 2020
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41. The Case Files

London, England, UK
The Case Files reveals compelling real-life stories behind some of the most astonishing cases in recent legal history - from murder, to devastating me...dical negligence. With unparalleled access to those closest to the events, the series explores how, when faced with a battle for justice, people were able to use the legal system to right wrongs and get redress.Award winning journalist Kate Gerbeau meets both victims and their lawyers to uncover how the law can help and who to speak to if it can’t.more
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669 689 624 Oct 2019
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42. Handcuffed Podcast

England, UK
Podcast Currently Under construction ! Handcuffed is a True Crime podcast. Every 2 weeks your host, Rena Tunechii will be sharing the most notorious, ...perplexing and confusing crimes known in the UK and the rest of the world. Listen as she delves into stories with the most bizarre twists and turns. She discusses how the cases tie into today's society alongside her guest co-host. They talk Serial Killers, Murderers, Crimes of Passion, Drug rings and many more stories to leave you asking questions at the edge of your seat!more
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667 1K Apr 2019
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43. Blood Ties Podcast

London, England, UK
A Wansell family brunch is never deathly dull. Blood Ties is a weekly true crime podcast.
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860 671 1 episode / week Avg Length 33 min Oct 2017
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44. Dad And Daughter Do Death

UK
Dad and daughter duo, Phoebe and Philip, are REALLY into true crime. As they're not able to get together because of Covid, they've decided to ...meet virtually every week and share the best True Crime stories from the UK and Europe.more
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110 196 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 29 min Feb 2021
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45. Sublime True Crime

Wirral, England, UK
We are Dan and Elaine.Based in the North West of the UK, we are the co-hosts of Sublime True Crime, a podcast covering UK crimes.Just because true cri...me is a serious subject, it doesn't mean that a podcast about it needs to be.So we tackle the serious business of true crime with a light touch.We'd love for you to join us!more
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3.5K 729 Jan 2020
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46. Reporter

A podcast feed with exclusive investigations by journalists from The Times and The Sunday Times.The latest series: An industrial scandal, that became ...a financial scandal that led to a political scandal: this is the story of Lex Greensill and David Cameron. more
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56 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 33 min Jun 2019
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47. A Moment in Crime UK

A fashion blogger and a digital marketer discussing their fascination with a true-crime over a cup of tea. With some light-heartedness thrown in for g...ood measure!more
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39 Dec 2019
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48. A British True Crime Podcast

A British True Crime Podcast covering some of Britain's most infamous as well as lesser known cases. Expect murder and unsolved cases from across ...the British Isles.more
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Mar 2021
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49. Bobby on the Beat

Home for historic UK true crime. Delving into solved and unsolved murder cases from the UK from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
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May 2020
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50. Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

Carlow, Ireland
Mens Rea is the legal principle of intent that must be proved in a number of crimes, such as murder. It means literally, 'guilty mind'. Mens Rea Podca...st explores the most notorious crimes from Ireland and the UK and the court cases that followed. Join your host, Sinead, every fortnight when a new case is discussed.more
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1.9K 5.9K 2.8K 2 episodes / month Avg Length 49 min Jun 2017
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51. The Missing

UK
Can you help find 'The Missing?' Hosted by journalist Pandora Sykes, 'The Missing' is a returning Podimo podcast that looks into the c...ases of the long-term missing and asks you, the listener, to help. Brought to you in association with charities Locate International and Missing People, every week we explore a different case, hear original interviews with family and friends, and ask the questions that need to be answered. Where did they go? What happened to them? And does anyone listening have any information? In the UK alone, a person is reported missing every 90 seconds.more
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854 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 34 min Nov 2020
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52. The Murder and Wine Club

A weekly UK true-crime podcast. The series deals with unsolved cases from the virtually unknown to well known. Grab a glass of vino as we delve into d...ark and macabre.more
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58 2 episodes / year Avg Length 16 min Mar 2021
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53. Partners in Crime

UK
You'd think two bestselling crime writers would just talk about crime, right? Not these. Sit back and enjoy fun, frolics, and laughs. After all, what'...s more, lighthearted than murder?more
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2.5K 16 episodes / year Avg Length 28 min Jan 2018
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54. UK Unsolved Crimes

Although many of the more well-covered and documented True Crime stories are based in the USA, the UK has its share of sad and terrible stories. Some ...of the stories covered I'm sure you and I have heard before, but I hope that this podcast will help educate myself and yourselves on the lesser-known unsolved cases, making sure no person is ever forgotten. Many unsolved cases are still being worked on by the Police, if there are any cases where someone has been arrested and has not been acquitted yet, then it will not be on this podcast, yet.more
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5 episodes / year Avg Length 28 min
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55. CounterClock

To tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending myste...ry with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades-old homicide case. more
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33.1K 9.8K 81.5K 19 episodes / year Avg Length 22 min Nov 2019
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56. Conversations with Criminals

Wimbledon, England, UK
Matt Price tries to get answers to some of the questions he may have had to answer if he'd taken violent revenge against the drug dealer who attacked ...his partner.more
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2K Apr 2019
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57. Square Mile of Murder

Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Square Mile of Murder is a true-crime podcast recorded and produced in Glasgow, Scotland. Join Taylor and Kat as they describe lesser-known, famous, a...nd infamous crimes and make sarcastic comments and bad puns along the way!more
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271 540 Feb 2020
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58. The (not so) Perfect Crime

A True Crime Podcast bought to you from the U.K.Join us as we explore the in depth stories of perpetrators who did not commit the perfect crime.
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2.8K 24 5K 1 episode / year Avg Length 32 min Sep 2019
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