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Recommended TV Shows - Podcasts etc

Mantis Toboggan

There's a lot of true crime around these days so it might be a good idea to have a thread for recommendations for shows which won't have their own dedicated thread.

Wild Wild Country - Netflix
about the Rajneeshee Cult who moved to America in the late 80's - Bizarre story which get's stranger as it goes along.

Murder Mountain - Netflix
A look at an area in Hunboldt County in California known as Murder Mountain. Locals are very much outlaws in the Wild West where people regularly go missing. Lots of Marijuana is produced here both legally and illegally.

Abducted in Plain Sight - Netflix
Just added on Netflix - Bizarre story about a girl who was kidnapped by her neighbour...twice!

Homicide Hunter - CI
Love a bit of homicide hunter with Joe Kenda - a retired detective with a great record of solving crimes. Multiple episodes available on Skygo.

Follow true Crime daily and Buzzfeed unsolved on Youtube - they usually have really good content.

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MonkieSocks

BBC 2 just started now : Murder Trial......the disappearance of Margaret Fleming

tinpib

Gave "West Cork" a go for my walks and absolutely loved it. Incredible stuff.

Maybe the fact Amazon got involved and gave them a few bob elevated it, it reminded me of Making a Murderer, that kind of mysterious essential listening.

So with that finished and on recommendations here I tried 45 minutes of the East Area rapist of Casefile, and while it is good unfortunately it's not gripping me as much as essentially it's "dude on his own in his basement talking into a mic", whereas West Cork featured interviews with people involved woven into a narrative.

I'm going to try Hunting Warhead next.

Can anyone recommend others similar to West Cork where the people involved are interviewed rather than a case just being discussed by 1 or more hosts?

PropJoe10

In The Dark by APM Reports is pretty fantastic, worth checking out if you haven't already.

Mantis Toboggan

tinpib wrote: »

Gave "West Cork" a go for my walks and absolutely loved it. Incredible stuff.

Maybe the fact Amazon got involved and gave them a few bob elevated it, it reminded me of Making a Murderer, that kind of mysterious essential listening.

So with that finished and on recommendations here I tried 45 minutes of the East Area rapist of Casefile, and while it is good unfortunately it's not gripping me as much as essentially it's "dude on his own in his basement talking into a mic", whereas West Cork featured interviews with people involved woven into a narrative.

I'm going to try Hunting Warhead next.

Can anyone recommend others similar to West Cork where the people involved are interviewed rather than a case just being discussed by 1 or more hosts?

You could try "the nobody zone" from RTE but there's only 2 episodes out, episodes released every Tuesday.

tinpib

Thanks Mantis, I might wait till more episodes are out, but will check it out. I only heard about that guy for the first time in the last few months.

I'm really enjoying Hunting Warhead, as I said when the people involved are interviewed and you hear things first hand makes the whole thing far more interesting for me.

Kingp35

tinpib wrote: »

Thanks Mantis, I might wait till more episodes are out, but will check it out. I only heard about that guy for the first time in the last few months.

I'm really enjoying Hunting Warhead, as I said when the people involved are interviewed and you hear things first hand makes the whole thing far more interesting for me.

You might enjoy Sword and Scale then. It's predominately recordings, interviews etc. but be warned the podcast can glorify cases a little bit.

8-10

tinpib wrote: »

Thanks Mantis, I might wait till more episodes are out, but will check it out. I only heard about that guy for the first time in the last few months.

I'm really enjoying Hunting Warhead, as I said when the people involved are interviewed and you hear things first hand makes the whole thing far more interesting for me.

Episode 4 is excellently done. It's worth staying with.

8-10

Kingp35 wrote: »

You might enjoy Sword and Scale then. It's predominately recordings, interviews etc. but be warned the podcast can glorify cases a little bit.

The host is an asshole which puts me off.

He did a good job with Morgan Ingram, Jessica Ridgeway and Luka Magnotta cases off the top of my head but I gave up after finding out more about his antics online.

Generation Why is my go-to for unglorified cases. They tend to give fair analysis and explain everything really well. Don't assume you know anything but don't come across lecturing either which is what the sword and scale dude does

theoldbreed

8-10 wrote: »

The host is an asshole which puts me off.

He did a good job with Morgan Ingram, Jessica Ridgeway and Luka Magnotta cases off the top of my head but I gave up after finding out more about his antics online.

Generation Why is my go-to for unglorified cases. They tend to give fair analysis and explain everything really well. Don't assume you know anything but don't come across lecturing either which is what the sword and scale dude does

Generation Why are top class. They're probably my favourite. I love how they start each episode asking each other how they are!!
True Crime Garage is good too, one of the hosts can be a bit of a smart ass so if you don't like that it's not for you.
I also like True Crime All The Time.

Kingp35

8-10 wrote: »

The host is an asshole which puts me off.

I agree, he is a complete asshole online.

However that has nothing to do with the actual podcast though. It is very annoying when he becomes preachy, I skip through those bits.

tinpib

Finished "Finding Warhead", it was excellent, the only part I found particularly harrowing was the last 20 minutes or so.

Just about to finish the second of two episodes of "Down the Hill" about the Delphi murders of 2 girls aged 12/13 in rural Indiana a few years back. They captured their killer on Snapchat but it is still unsolved.

Anyway, was just searching the True Crime' subreddit for some recommendations over there and an Irish podcast came up.

It's https://mensreapod.com/about/

Don't think it's been mentioned elsewhere. You folks know as much about it as me, but great to have one with over 50 episodes with many of them Irish cases.

8-10

tinpib wrote: »

Anyway, was just searching the True Crime' subreddit for some recommendations over there and an Irish podcast came up.

It's https://mensreapod.com/about/

Don't think it's been mentioned elsewhere. You folks know as much about it as me, but great to have one with over 50 episodes with many of them Irish cases.

It's very good alright.

I'd recommend episode 13 about Hazel Mullen/Green Tureen - one of, if not the, biggest murders in the history of the state. Anybody over a certain age would remember this case for sure, but to the majority of the population now you'd have no idea about it as it basically never comes up these days like more recent cases do.

MonkieSocks

Good site to watch some TV

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https://www.dplay.co.uk/

Example

Quest Red Chan for Crime

https://www.dplay.co.uk/show/dead-of-winter/video/as-he-lay-frozen/EHD_268700B

PropJoe10

If anyone has Audible, there's a fantastic Serial-style podcast there called "Body of Proof". About the disappearance of a woman in Edinburgh in 2010. Really well written and presented.

evlgmaojr27ypu

Hi Folks - Any good audio book suggestion from the Google Play Store ?

Mantis Toboggan

Marlon Swift Yo-yo wrote: »

Hi Folks - Any good audio book suggestion from the Google Play Store ?

I'll be gone in the dark from Michelle McNamara is good. About the hunt for the golden state killer. Not sure if it's available on play books, I got it on Audible.

MonkieSocks

Marlon Swift Yo-yo wrote: »

Hi Folks - Any good audio book suggestion from the Google Play Store ?

You can view four episodes here

https://www.dplay.co.uk/show/the-golden-state-killer-its-not-over

evlgmaojr27ypu

Thanks for the recommendation, don't see it on google play. But I do remember Casefile did few episodes on the same case a while back.

Mantis Toboggan

McMillions is a good doc on sky documentaries.
About the mcdonald's manopoly scam back in the 90's. A bit long but goes into quite a lot of detail.

Foweva Awone

I am absolutely OBSESSED with the "My Favourite Murder" podcast, who ever knew true crime could be so frickin hilarious?!

Morbidology is good too.

Both on Spotify.

Maxx355

Death in Ice Valley and Missing in Alaska are recommended.

voldejoie

Foweva Awone wrote: »

I am absolutely OBSESSED with the "My Favourite Murder" podcast, who ever knew true crime could be so frickin hilarious?!

Morbidology is good too.

Both on Spotify.

This week's episode of MFM is great, time absolutely flew by listening to it! Particularly upsetting cases though.

I really like the podcast You're Wrong About, their episodes on the OJ Simpson trial are great and really in depth (their episodes on Paula Barbieri are particularly excellent).

They did an episode a few weeks ago on the Chandra Levy case that was great too, I think I'd heard about it on another podcast at some stage but they really cut through a lot of the 'noise'.

PropJoe10

"They Walk Among Us" is fantastic, all about UK true crime stories. In the same style as Casefile. Brilliant podcast.

pc7

Listening to LISK podcast it’s really good, like how it’s more centered on the victim’s so far. Really nice style to it (by Mopac Audio)

HalloweenJack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alc%C3%A0sser_Murders

This is a fascinating case and still no closer to being satisfactorily resolved, imo.

The journo who claims to have a video died around the time the show came out and there's no idea where that video is (if it ever existed)

Username exists

The Teacher's Pet is a great podcast to listen to if you have the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teacher%27s_Pet

Errashareesh

Love The Teacher's Pet - could be condensed indeed but great work otherwise.

Currently listening to Black Hands - also from down under (New Zealand) about the Bain family murders. Very weird stuff.

Mantis Toboggan

Any good recommendations for a documentary on TV?

PropJoe10

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Any good recommendations for a documentary on TV?

Any particular genre?

Errashareesh

I've been trying to think of documentaries, but podcasts are better IMO. The documentaries are so full of padding.

Bardstown (about recent unsolved murders in a small Kentucky town) has an equivalent TV documentary but it draaaaaaags. Highly recommend the Bardstown podcast though.

Ditto Bundyville - about the far right anti government movement in the western U.S. There's a PBS documentary about them (the Bundy family of Nevada - no relation to Ted) but again, I prefer the podcast.

There's gonna be a TV series of I'll Be Gone In The Dark.