Best NEW True Crime Podcasts in 2021

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Hey, True Crime lovers. We know that you love to go back over the classic mysteries, murders, and mishaps of the past, but a solved mystery is a solved mystery. That's why, today, we've pulled together what our team thinks are the best NEW True Crime Podcasts this year. Let's go!

 

The Thing About Helen & Olga - Nothing to Lose. Everything to Gain

Helen and Olga are two kindly old women who spend their time consoling homeless men in Los Angeles with both kindness and money. In the city of Angels, the two seem like the very embodiment of goodness in times of need. After strange things start happening to the men that they help, however...detectives are stumped. 

Sistas Who Kill - Ruby McCollum

Best friends MaRah and Taz of Sistas Who Kill have scoured the annals of history to uncover the crimes, outcomes, and disparities in the justice system all around Black women who kill. In this episode, a rich Black women in 1952 shoots dead both a beloved white doctor and a state senator-elect, as the town goes into a frenzy to cover up what happened. 

Strangeland - Miracle Mile Massacre

Strangeland is all about taking a closer look at the cases in immigrant neighborhoods that are oft neglected by authorities. In this episode, the investigation of a 30-year-old mother and her son who were murdered in their home. With the husband's hands completely clean, the police simply gave up. That is, until 2008, when a DNA database turned up a new clue. 

Stolen, the Search for Jermain - Long, Dark Alley

In 2018, a 23-year-old Indigenous woman named Jermain Charlo stepped out of a bar in downtown Missoula, Montana, and disappeared. In Stolen, journalist Connie Walker catalogs the saga =of searching for the missing woman as she travels to Montana to retrace her steps. 

International Infamy - Italy: Monster of Florence

In International Infamy, influencer Ashley Flowers takes you on a tour through 15 different cases in 15 different countries. In this episode, the tale of a gruesome serial killer who prayed on people in the hills of Florence, Italy. After a 40-year manhunt, the real killer has still never been caught. 

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So, as the year wraps up, be sure that you're all caught up on the newest mysteries of the year before it starts all over again. We'd love to hear about which True Crime shows you enjoyed this year-- won't you share with us down below? 

OH! And if you'd like to participate in this year's Spotify Podcast Community Awards, visit this thread here and drop the Top 5 pods in your Spotify Wrapped!