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True Crime
Criminal
by Vox Media Podcast Network
Today: #23 in True Crime on our combined chart.
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| Date | Spotify | Pocket Casts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | #151 | #22 |
About the show
Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Latest episodes
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Not Criminally Responsible
September 25, 2026 · 44 minIn 1992, a young man walked into a police station and said he wanted to turn himself in for a crime. When the police asked if there was someone at home who they could call, he said, “That’s who I killed. I killed my parents.” Mikita…
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The Boyfriend Who Never Existed: Inside The "Bed Trick" Trial
September 22, 2026 · 38 minPhoebe interviews author Izabella Scott about an unusual trial in England. One woman, referred to as Miss X, accused her best friend Gayle of posing as a man and tricking her into having a sexual relationship. But Gayle said there was no…
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Family Secrets, Part 2
September 18, 2026 · 41 minIn June of 1985, police followed in pursuit as Fritz Klenner drove through the streets of Greensboro, North Carolina, with his cousin Susie Lynch and her two sons. When the chase eventually ended, it was like “something right out of a…
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Family Secrets, Part 1
September 11, 2026 · 31 minIn 1985, college student Ian Perkins reconnected with a family friend, Fritz Klenner, who told him a secret. He said he was a CIA agent — and offered to let Ian come along on his next mission. To listen early to Part 2 of this story, sign…
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He Was Told It Was a Job. It Was His Kidney They Wanted.
September 8, 2026 · 33 minIn 2021, a Nigerian man heard from a friend who offered him a job opportunity in the U.K. After he arrived he was taken to a hospital, where he found out that he wasn’t there for a job at all - but instead, for a kidney transplant. Today…
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The Informant
September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minIn 1978, an investigator in the Harris County DA's office in Houston got a call from an old friend. He told the investigator that he was in jail, that he wanted him to come pick him up — and that he had some information about a case that…
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911
August 28, 2026 · 40 minA conversation with a 911 operator about what happens on the other end of the line – and the day she heard her daughter's voice on the phone. This episode was originally released in 2024. We're going on tour - and it's a different kind…
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What Happened When 33,000 People’s Therapy Notes Were Released Onto the Internet
August 25, 2026 · 46 minImagine receiving an email from a stranger that said your therapist’s notes about you would be released onto the internet for all to see — unless you paid a ransom. That’s exactly what happened to 33,000 people in Finland in 2020, and it…