Serialholic Sisters: True Crime Shit

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Blunt true crime with awkward sister energy.

The gist

Serialholic Sisters covers murders, unsolved cases, solved cases, and notorious investigations with a loose, conversational rhythm. Crystal and Samantha move from timelines and police missteps to personal tangents, letting each episode feel more like a late-night case discussion than a formal report.

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About Serialholic Sisters: True Crime Shit

Serialholic Sisters is built around two recurring voices, Crystal and Samantha, talking through true-crime cases with a blunt, informal rhythm. The show is not a sleek documentary. It leaves in the pauses, detours, reactions, technical mishaps, and awkward jokes that happen around the casework. That gives the episodes a loose, kitchen-table feeling, even when the material is severe. Recent entries move through the JonBenet Ramsey investigation, Donna Doll, Tyler Hadley, Libby German and Abby Williams, The Watcher, Kelly-Anne Bates, and John Joubert. The case selection mixes infamous stories with names that may be less familiar to casual listeners. Some installments linger over unsolved questions. Others trace how a crime was eventually understood or remembered. The speakers tend to focus on timelines, suspicious behavior, police decisions, family dynamics, online clues, and the gaps that make a case hard to settle. They are quick to question assumptions. They are also quick to interrupt themselves with a joke, a personal story, or a reaction that undercuts the heaviness for a moment. That tonal swing is central to the show. It can move from a botched investigation to a joke about coffee, then back into the facts without pretending the transition is elegant. The result is conversational true crime for listeners who like personality in the room. It does not hide the discomfort of the subject matter. It also does not turn every case into a solemn lecture. The show’s strongest episodes come when the speakers are actively testing theories against details from the story, especially around family behavior, police response, and public suspicion. The humor is irreverent, but the cases are treated as serious events with real victims and lasting damage. Listeners looking for tight narration may find the looseness distracting. Listeners who like true crime that feels reactive, personal, and unfiltered will understand the appeal quickly.

Made for: For true-crime listeners who prefer conversational case talk over polished narration, especially those who like theory-testing, side commentary, and visible reactions. Best for audiences comfortable with dark cases handled in an irreverent but case-focused style.

What sets it apart: The show stands apart through its unvarnished back-and-forth: serious case details share space with jokes, family-life interruptions, and on-mic uncertainty. It feels less like a produced report and more like listening to two recurring voices reason through disturbing stories together.

In their own words

Settle in and get all cozy with your morning coffee or your end of the day cocktail and just hang out and listen to two awkward sisters, sitting around talking about true crime shit.

Why you'd press play

A ransom-note timeline becomes a coffee debate; you get Crystal and Samantha thinking out loud together.

Press play if you want

  • to linger over why an officer left the wine-cellar door unopened
  • to puzzle with them over the unanswered car question in Donna Doll's case
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119. The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey: Part 2Oct 25, 2023

Crystal and Samantha revisit troubling behavior, limited interviews, and theories that still leave the case open.

Serialholic Sister's second JonBenet Ramsey installment returns after a jokingly acknowledged delay, with Crystal and Samantha sorting through the few interviews they say are available. The episode centers on childhood psychologist interviews and a Dr.

118. The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey: Part 1Sep 28, 2023

Serialholic Sisters revisits the JonBenet Ramsey case through the ransom note, Patsy's timeline, and the first police response.

Serialholic Sisters revisits the JonBenet Ramsey case through the first hours inside the Ramsey home, with Crystal and Samantha picking up a story listeners had been waiting on for about two years.

117. Donna Doll: All The Potato TalkAug 10, 2023

A loose, questioning review of Donna Doll's case, focused on the car, body identification, Charles, and unresolved doubt.

Donna Doll: All The Potato Talk centers Donna's unsolved case on details that never quite settle: a possible trip to Pennsylvania, uncertainty over whether she had a car, and the choice to have Charles identify her body before her parents were called.

116. Tyler Hadley: The Tragic Murders of Mary Jo and Blake HadleyJul 27, 2023

A casual case discussion finds Tyler Hadley's violence lingering in the people left trying to trust again.

Tyler Hadley's killing of his parents comes through as a grim sequence of preparation, intoxication, and aftermath: phones taken away, three ecstasy pills swallowed, "Feel Lucky" used to build courage, and a five-minute wait behind his mother with a claw hammer.

115. Libby German and Abby Williams: The Delphi MurdersJul 14, 2023

A grounded look at the Anthony Shots profile and scene evidence gives this conversational true crime episode its clearest pull.

The episode works best when it treats the case as a story of pressure held in place: investigators withholding key details, a small-town police department carrying public scrutiny, and families still waiting for answers.

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Episodes

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    119. The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey: Part 2

    Hidden gem

    Detective Steve Thomas said the case became a 'nearly impossible investigation' because of political alliances and professional egos.

    Oct 25, 2023·1h 29m·2 clips
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    118. The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey: Part 1

    ["Crystal and Samantha return after a break tied to Crystal's mother-in-law's cancer death, then open a two-part look at the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey.", "The episode places JonBenet Patricia Ramsey in Atlanta, Georgia, with John Ramsey, Patsy Ramsey, and brother Burke, and explains Patsy's Miss West Virginia pageant background.", "It contrasts the public pageant image with John Ramsey's description of JonBenet as a child who liked piano, violin, dance, rock climbing, sparkles, fruit roll-ups, and cardboard hill slides.", "The timeline turns to December 26, 1996, when Patsy finds a two-and-a-half-page ransom note at 5:30 a.m., calls 911 at 5:52 a.m., and the hosts focus on the disputed audio and odd note language."]

    Sep 28, 2023·1h 30m·5 clips
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    117. Donna Doll: All The Potato Talk

    Hidden gem

    Serialholic Sisters: True Crime Shit centers on Donna Dahl, a 21-year-old Northern Illinois University student in DeKalb, Illinois, and the October 1970 disappearance that followed her library shift.

    Aug 10, 2023·42m·2 clips
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    116. Tyler Hadley: The Tragic Murders of Mary Jo and Blake Hadley

    Serialholic Sisters covers Tyler Hadley, Mary Jo Hadley, and Blake Hadley in Port St.

    Jul 27, 2023·1h 6m·2 clips
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    115. Libby German and Abby Williams: The Delphi Murders

    Hidden gem

    Libby German recorded a man on the Monon High Bridge saying, "down the hill."

    Jul 14, 2023·1h 6m·2 clips
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    114. Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer

    Jun 29, 2023·48m
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    113. The Watcher: Why Are You So Obsessed With This House?

    Two sisters catch up on personal news before diving into a true crime discussion.

    Apr 13, 2023·43m·2 clips
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    112. The Horrific Hi-Fi Shop Murders: That’s Not How You Rob A Store

    Mar 23, 2023·42m
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    111. Chicago Tylenol Murders: Don’t Trust Anything

    Mar 9, 2023·1h 18m
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    Episode 110. Susan Walters: The Epitome of Badassery

    Feb 16, 2023·51m
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    Episode 109. The Tragic Case of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard

    Feb 2, 2023·1h 1m
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    Episode 108. Holly Bobo: We Have So Many Questions

    Jan 12, 2023·1h 27m
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    Episode 107. The Abduction and Murder of Jodi Sanderholm: Stalked By A Monster

    Dec 29, 2022·50m
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    Episode 106. The Bloody Benders: Murder..They Were Doing It

    Dec 11, 2022·47m
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    Episode 105. Michelle Hadley: The Case Of The Most Crazy Exes

    Nov 17, 2022·46m
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    Episode 104. Belle Gunness: Bills Bills Bills

    Nov 3, 2022·53m
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    Episode 103. This Is Halloween: The Third

    Oct 31, 2022·1h 53m
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    Episode 102. William Beadle: Thou Shalt Not Kill *(yo-self or others)

    Oct 20, 2022·34m
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    Episode 101. The Unsolved Slash “Solved” McStay Family Disappearance

    Oct 6, 2022·44m
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    Episode 100. Charlie Manson:The Ultimate Hippie Cult Leader, Ya Dig?

    Sep 22, 2022·1h 38m
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    Episode 99. Stacey Castor: World’s Worst Wife/Mother

    Sep 8, 2022·40m
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    Episode 98. David and Catherine Birnie:The Moorehouse Murders

    Aug 18, 2022·1h 10m
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    Episode 97. The Reinert Murders: So Many Red Flags

    Aug 4, 2022·55m
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    Episode 96. Dennis Rader: The Average To Below Average Killer

    Jul 14, 2022·1h 23m
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    Episode 95. Cassie Jo Stoddart: The Copycat Scream Murder

    Jun 30, 2022·58m
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    Episode 94. Tommy Lynn Sells: You Don't Get To Make Up Your Own Nickname…You Nozzle

    Jun 23, 2022·1h 2m
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    Episode 78. Richard Ramirez: The Biggest Tool Ever

    Jun 16, 2022·1h 16m
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    Episode 77. The Mary Morris Murders: The Worst Hitman Ever

    Jun 16, 2022·36m
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    Episode 93. A Quadruple Unsolved Homicide: The Dardeen Family Murders

    Jun 16, 2022·34m
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    Episode 92. The Torture and Murder of Kelly-Anne Bates

    Two sisters catch up on their busy lives before diving into a true crime discussion, starting with a baseball-related joke.

    Jun 9, 2022·35m
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    Episode 91. Blake Leibel: The Entitled Graphic Novelist

    May 26, 2022·35m
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    Episode 90. Carl Tanzler: Count Creepy Carl Von Cosel

    May 19, 2022·36m
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    Episode 89. Who Murdered Marilyn Sheppard?

    May 12, 2022·36m
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    Episode 88. Andre Thomas: Why Was Nobody Watching Him?

    May 5, 2022·56m
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    Episode 87. The Stayner Brothers: Mufasa and Scar

    Apr 28, 2022·47m
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    Episode 86. Andrea Yates: The Yates Family Murders

    Apr 21, 2022·1h 5m
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    Episode 85. John Joubert: The Toolbag Plonker Nozzle

    Two sisters introduce their true crime podcast and discuss their decision to cover a solved case instead of an unsolved one.

    Apr 14, 2022·33m
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    Episode 84. The Disappearance and Murder of Annie Le

    Apr 7, 2022·37m
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    Episode 83. Chuck Morgan: The Ozark National Treasure Sopranos Good Girls Case

    Mar 31, 2022·45m
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    Episode 82. Dennis Nilsen: The Off-brand Jeffrey Dahmer

    Mar 24, 2022·44m
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    Episode 81. The Jamison Family Weird Unsolved True Crime Murder Possibly Case

    Mar 17, 2022·51m
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    Episode 80. The Murder of Susan Jordan

    Mar 10, 2022·38m
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    Episode 79. Jeffrey Dahmer: AKA Vomitous Little Weasle

    Mar 3, 2022·1h 14m
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    Episode 76. The Gainesville Ripper: Hold Me Closer Tony Danza

    Jan 31, 2022·1h
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    Episode 75. Mia Zapata: The 27 Club Murder

    Jan 24, 2022·32m
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    Episode 74. The Kunz Family Murders: So Many Questions

    Jan 16, 2022·46m
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    Episode 73. Michelle Martinko: Cold Case Turned Warm Case

    Jan 10, 2022·41m
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    Episode 72. The Kidnapping and Murder of Polly Klaas

    Jan 3, 2022·51m
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    Episode 71. The Mysterious Disappearance of Tara Calico

    Two sisters casually chat about true crime cases while sharing personal anecdotes and drink preferences.

    Dec 26, 2021·43m
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    Episode 70. Bart Whitaker: AKA Veruca Salt

    Dec 21, 2021·40m