Favourite True Crime Stories

uncommon_name · 05-10-2018 10:41am #1

Lets kick it off with, what are peoples favorite true crime stories.
I am a fan of Podcasts and have a long list of favorites. It is hard to pick one story, but if I had to I would "In the Dark" season 2. Although season 1 is also very good, season 2 just caught my attention more.

Boards.ie: Mark · 05-10-2018 10:42am

Hi uncommon_name, I've moved your thread across to the main True Crime forum

Enjoy!

rawn · 05-10-2018 11:41am

I recently listened to Little Girl Lost: The Murder of Leann Holland. Excellent podcast with lots of twists and turns, still officially unsolved. I've also been listening/watching Marcia Clarke Investigates the First 48. She was the prosecutor in the OJ Simpson case and she reexamines some high profile cases, such as Casee Anthony. Really loved them, would love to see more of them, there's only 9 episodes I think.

J Mysterio · 05-10-2018 11:56am

Two favourites are probably The Staircase and S Town.

eviltwin · 05-10-2018 11:59am

The disappearance of Johnny Gosch

Boom_Bap · 05-10-2018 12:05pm

Feel free to start a thread on these so that we can get to the meat and bones of them

uncommon_name · 05-10-2018 2:04pm

rawn wrote: »

I recently listened to Little Girl Lost: The Murder of Leann Holland. Excellent podcast with lots of twists and turns, still officially unsolved. I've also been listening/watching Marcia Clarke Investigates the First 48. She was the prosecutor in the OJ Simpson case and she reexamines some high profile cases, such as Casee Anthony. Really loved them, would love to see more of them, there's only 9 episodes I think.

There's 2 I haven't heard of. I must add them to my list to

Cheers

uncommon_name · 05-10-2018 2:05pm

J Mysterio wrote: »

Two favourites are probably The Staircase and S Town.

Surprisingly S-Town is in my top 5. Very unusual and gripping storyline. I wish there was more like it.

Bret Hart · 05-10-2018 2:30pm

The death of JonBenét Ramsey.

rawn · 05-10-2018 2:54pm

uncommon_name wrote: »

rawn wrote: »

I recently listened to Little Girl Lost: The Murder of Leann Holland. Excellent podcast with lots of twists and turns, still officially unsolved. I've also been listening/watching Marcia Clarke Investigates the First 48. She was the prosecutor in the OJ Simpson case and she reexamines some high profile cases, such as Casee Anthony. Really loved them, would love to see more of them, there's only 9 episodes I think.

There's 2 I haven't heard of. I must add them to my list to Cheers

No problem! The Marcia Clarke shows are hard to find online, i only found one place that streams it, I'm not sure if I can name it here but feel free to pm me! The podcasts are on Spotify, it's worth your time to watch/listen to both as they cover a lot of different material.

theoldbreed · 05-10-2018 8:47pm

I'm also a fan of podcasts. I'm currently listening to Teacher's Pet. It's really quite gripping!

PropJoe10 · 05-10-2018 9:59pm

Teachers Pet
Someone Knows Something seasons 1 and 2
In the Dark (both seasons)
West Cork (Audible)

All fantastic podcasts that follow some really interesting and gripping stories.

rawn · 05-10-2018 10:06pm

My work commutes just got more interesting!

PropJoe10 · 05-10-2018 10:12pm

I especially recommend In The Dark. Some great investigative journalism and the host Madeleine Baran is really easy to listen to!

thebull85 · 05-10-2018 10:20pm

Can anyone reccomend a true crime podcast, preferably not an American one. Thanks.

theoldbreed · 05-10-2018 10:38pm

thebull85 wrote: »

Can anyone reccomend a true crime podcast, preferably not an American one. Thanks.

Casefile
Teacher's Pet
Both are Australian....Casefile does deal with crimes from the US at times

eviltwin · 05-10-2018 10:40pm

thebull85 wrote: »

Can anyone reccomend a true crime podcast, preferably not an American one. Thanks.

Mens Rea is an Irish One

Minds of Madness is Canadian

They Walk Among Us and True Crime Enthusiast, UK

dastardly00 · 05-10-2018 10:44pm

uncommon_name wrote: »

Surprisingly S-Town is in my top 5. Very unusual and gripping storyline. I wish there was more like it.

I wouldn't have said that S-Town is true crime

thebull85 · 05-10-2018 10:44pm

Cheers folks.

elgicko · 05-10-2018 10:45pm

"Casefile True Crime" really is fab. There is a new case every week. Australian bloke narrates it. Covers major crimes.

Some of my favourite episodes are:

Mr. Cruel (creepy sh1te)
The East Area Rapist. This is 5 episodes, gripping and harrowing stuff.
The Toy Box

fj4400 · 05-10-2018 10:49pm

Fully agree with casefile ... Fantastic ... Wrongful conviction is another great podcast ... Crime related

PropJoe10 · 05-10-2018 11:41pm

Casefile is amazing. The Silk Road series was absolutely fantastic. He also did a great job on the Moors Murders.

One_Of_Shanks · 05-10-2018 11:53pm

rawn wrote: »

I recently listened to Little Girl Lost: The Murder of Leann Holland. Excellent podcast with lots of twists and turns, still officially unsolved. .

Oddly enough I was reading this post earlier so I went looking for a documentary rather than podcast (I like true crime, I just prefer docs to pods)

Anyway.... I got the spelling wrong and it brought up Leanne Holland instead of Leann.

Different nation entirely and not a mystery but coincidentally really sad all the same.
Just thought I'd post it here seeing as your post indirectly led me to it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quhe00fL0as

Mantis Toboggan · 06-10-2018 11:04am

East area rapist is probably my favourite true crime story. First listened to it on Casefile and have since watched multiple documentaries and podcasts about it. Probably helped that after almost 40 years that it was finally solved 6 months after I'd listened to it. Crazy how it went on for so long.

elgicko · 06-10-2018 11:59am

thebull85 wrote: »

Just started the Mens Rea podcasts, #1 Elaine Dwyer.

So much information that id never heard before, very interesting 1st episode..

Thanks for putting me onto these podcasts.

They did the Elaine Dwyer in Casefile as well. Was good, different perspective.

I'll check. Out the mens rea podcast! Thx

Toots · 06-10-2018 12:07pm

The Crawford Family murder is one that fascinated me since I read a book on in in 2005, while backpacking in Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_family_murder

cardshark · 06-10-2018 12:13pm

American Kingpin, a.k.a DPR, a.k.a The Dread Pirate Roberts.

If you liked the Silk Road series, you will love this.

Duvetdays · 06-10-2018 12:18pm

theoldbreed wrote: »

Casefile
Teacher's Pet
Both are Australian....Casefile does deal with crimes from the US at times

These are excellent. Also death in ice valley and ratline if you’re going down the podcast route. The ratline is about a nazi on the run after the war really interesting.

I’ll be gone in the dark is a book about the golden state killer or east area rapist as he was also known. Joseph DeAngelo was recently unmasked as him after some 40 years, casefile podcast also did a number of episodes on him before anybody knew his name.

pavb2 · 07-10-2018 1:14pm

Some podcast recommendations

Insight a true crime podcast

UK True Crime Podcast

Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder

rawn · 07-10-2018 3:34pm

If anyone is looking for something a little different try Dr Death. It's a true story of a surgeon in America that maimed and killed so many people in surgery that investigators genuinely thought he was an imposter. The bureaucracy of the American healthcare system saw him simply moved from hospital to hospital for years rather than deal with him. This was actually more recent than you'd think, he was only sentenced 2 or 3 years ago.

uncommon_name · 08-10-2018 9:27am

PropJoe10 wrote: »

Teachers Pet
Someone Knows Something seasons 1 and 2
In the Dark (both seasons)
West Cork (Audible)

All fantastic podcasts that follow some really interesting and gripping stories.

Haven't got around to west cork yet. The others are very good though.

The teacher's pet story line is brilliant, I just don't think it is told very well. That is just my opinion though.

uncommon_name · 08-10-2018 9:34am

dastardly00 wrote: »

I wouldn't have said that S-Town is true crime

Well it started off with John believing there was a murder in his local town. I assume that is why it is in the "True Crime" category. It may have ended differently but it did start off on that basis.

uncommon_name · 08-10-2018 9:49am

Some of my own favorites are;
Atlanta Monster
Accused
Dirty John
Aftermath - peoples stories after they got shot on how it changed their lives etc. Very gripping.
Caliphate - maybe not true crime as such but a very very good podcast about ISIS.
The list does on and on though.

marklazarcovic · 08-10-2018 10:52am

rawn wrote: »

If anyone is looking for something a little different try Dr Death. It's a true story of a surgeon in America that maimed and killed so many people in surgery that investigators genuinely thought he was an imposter. The bureaucracy of the American healthcare system saw him simply moved from hospital to hospital for years rather than deal with him. This was actually more recent than you'd think, he was only sentenced 2 or 3 years ago.

Any links to this,only ones showing up are assisted suicide ones

PropJoe10 · 08-10-2018 11:32am

uncommon_name wrote: »

Haven't got around to west cork yet. The others are very good though.

The teacher's pet story line is brilliant, I just don't think it is told very well. That is just my opinion though.

I must say, I think Hedley Thomas does an excellent job on The Teacher's Pet. Love the amount of interviews in it, it's very well researched. Each to their own I suppose!

Serial season 3 is actually quite interesting. Very different from the first two seasons.

Kingp35 · 08-10-2018 11:55am

Just a heads up, don't be afraid to start a thread on any of these cases so we can discuss them in more depth. The more threads on this forum the better.

uncommon_name · 08-10-2018 4:21pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

Just a heads up, don't be afraid to start a thread on any of these cases so we can discuss them in more depth. The more threads on this forum the better.

Sounds good. I have a few podcasts I would like to know other peoples opinions on. Might start one soon

uncommon_name · 08-10-2018 4:25pm

PropJoe10 wrote: »

I must say, I think Hedley Thomas does an excellent job on The Teacher's Pet. Love the amount of interviews in it, it's very well researched. Each to their own I suppose!

Serial season 3 is actually quite interesting. Very different from the first two seasons.

Yeah, I do see your point. I like how many interviews and phone calls etc.. are told. Its good to hear the actual calls rather than people talking about the calls they had.

I think it is told a bit too slowly, too many pauses between sentences etc. But that is probably just me as I know a lot of people that love it. Each to their own as you said

It is a great podcast though and a must listen.

I haven't started Serial season 3 yet. I am waiting for the episodes to build up. Will start next week when episode 5 comes out. I hear it is very good though.

PropJoe10 · 08-10-2018 4:33pm

uncommon_name wrote: »

Yeah, I do see your point. I like how many interviews and phone calls etc.. are told. Its good to hear the actual calls rather than people talking about the calls they had.

I think it is told a bit too slowly, too many pauses between sentences etc. But that is probably just me as I know a lot of people that love it. Each to their own as you said
It is a great podcast though and a must listen.

I haven't started Serial season 3 yet. I am waiting for the episodes to build up. Will start next week when episode 5 comes out. I hear it is very good though.

The Teachers Pet is definitely a bit long. I think its 14 episodes, and 10 probably would've been about perfect. But, I don't think he had 14 in mind originally - more info kept coming to light, which is why it got extended to 14, I believe. Great podcast though, and great to bring some attention to a crazy case like that! Hope Lynette gets some justice at some point.

rawn · 08-10-2018 7:58pm

marklazarcovic wrote: »

rawn wrote: »

If anyone is looking for something a little different try Dr Death. It's a true story of a surgeon in America that maimed and killed so many people in surgery that investigators genuinely thought he was an imposter. The bureaucracy of the American healthcare system saw him simply moved from hospital to hospital for years rather than deal with him. This was actually more recent than you'd think, he was only sentenced 2 or 3 years ago.

Any links to this,only ones showing up are assisted suicide ones

https://open.spotify.com/show/1SdNTEhycBu8JebWnTRsjd?si=-xqIwGeaTD2He15vlD_HgA

I would love a documentary about this case, i think it would work extremely well with graphics of his surgery's went vs how they should have went, though they're explained very well.

SlipperyPeople · 15-10-2018 6:35pm

Not a podcast but a long read from Wired telling the story of the silk road...

https://www.wired.com/2015/04/silk-road-1/

Mantis Toboggan · 15-10-2018 7:01pm

Silk Road was a bizarre case, Casefile done a good pod on it. Irish man got caught up in also.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2018/0627/973575-gary-davis-supreme-court/

Suckler · 16-10-2018 6:41am

Listening to the Casefile Podcast about the East Area Rapist at the moment, absolutely chilling.

uncommon_name · 16-10-2018 9:46am

hungoverbunny wrote: »

Not a podcast but a long read from Wired telling the story of the silk road...

https://www.wired.com/2015/04/silk-road-1/

This looks interesting, I will definitely give it a read.
Thank you for providing the link

uncommon_name · 16-10-2018 9:47am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Silk Road was a bizarre case, Casefile done a good pod on it. Irish man got caught up in also.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2018/0627/973575-gary-davis-supreme-court/

Interesting, I done a bit of reading up on this case a few weeks ago and never came across this bit about the Irish man. Makes it even more interesting now

uncommon_name · 16-10-2018 9:53am

I am currently listening to Up and Vanished season 3. I loved season 1 and 2. 3 isn't as good but it is still very interesting.
I think Payne Lindsay does an absolutely fantastic job on investigation works and also how he tells the story through the podcasts.

mikeymouse · 16-10-2018 10:07am

Making a murderer , part 2 starts this week

Boom_Bap · 16-10-2018 10:21am

mikeymouse wrote: »

Making a murderer , part 2 starts this week

I'm fairly certain that the show will go something like this

- recap
- new defense attorney
- interviews of what has happened since the last show
- some big reveal
- the big reveal changes nothing and has to go through appeals processes.

I really hope that it's great, but I'm not expecting much given that they are still in the big house.

Mantis Toboggan · 16-10-2018 10:55am

I thought Brenden Dassey was to be released.

Will be interesting to see what has happened since.

Lady Spangles · 20-10-2018 9:31pm

I've just finished reading "The Murders at White House Farm" by Carol Ann Lee.

I don't know how well known this case is in Ireland, and summarising it is very difficult. Basically, an entire family was killed. Neville and June Bamber, their daugher Sheila Caffell and her two young sons, Nicholas and Daniel - all shot dead. The Bamber's son, Jeremy, has been in prison for all their murders since 1986. However, he claims it was Sheila who killed them all and turned the gun on herself (she was found with two gunshot wounds to the throat).

I'm so torn on this case and I still haven't made up my mind since reading the book. It was excellent and, at first, professionally impartial. But it soon became clear that the author believe's Jeremy did it and framed his sister by posing her body and blaming her numerous mental health issues.

I've also listened to several podcasts covering the case and they're generally 50/50 on it. Personally, I'm just not convinced that Sheila could have done this with the drugs she was on (that left her "zombie-like"). I certainly don't think she could have beaten her father so badly. But I'm not convinced Jeremy did it, either.

Link to the Case

Suckler · 21-10-2018 5:41am

Lady Spangles wrote: »

I've just finished reading "The Murders at White House Farm" by Carol Ann Lee.

I don't know how well known this case is in Ireland, and summarising it is very difficult. Basically, an entire family was killed. Neville and June Bamber, their daugher Sheila Caffell and her two young sons, Nicholas and Daniel - all shot dead. The Bamber's son, Jeremy, has been in prison for all their murders since 1986. However, he claims it was Sheila who killed them all and turned the gun on herself (she was found with two gunshot wounds to the throat).

I'm so torn on this case and I still haven't made up my mind since reading the book. It was excellent and, at first, professionally impartial. But it soon became clear that the author believe's Jeremy did it and framed his sister by posing her body and blaming her numerous mental health issues.

I've also listened to several podcasts covering the case and they're generally 50/50 on it. Personally, I'm just not convinced that Sheila could have done this with the drugs she was on (that left her "zombie-like"). I certainly don't think she could have beaten her father so badly. But I'm not convinced Jeremy did it, either.

Link to the Case

The extended family that inherited the farm eventually were always suspect in my mind.

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