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Best True Crime podcasts

The best True Crime podcasts include Serial, Morbid: A True Crime Podcast, My Favorite Murder. This guide compares 4 true crime options side by side, ranked by rating and updated for 2026. The highest-rated is Serial at 4.8/5.

Serial

Seasonal

The groundbreaking true crime podcast that started it all

Hosted by Sarah Koenig

True Crime ★ 4.8

Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

Three times weekly

True crime with a comedic twist from an autopsy technician and podcaster

Hosted by Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

True Crime ★ 4.6

My Favorite Murder

Weekly

True crime comedy podcast that's both funny and respectful

Hosted by Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark

True Crime ★ 4.6

Crime Junkie

Weekly

Concise true crime stories you can binge in one sitting

Hosted by Ashley Flowers

True Crime ★ 4.5