
Case facts with a conversational edge.
The gist
True Crimecast covers murders, alleged schemes, courtroom turns, celebrity legal trouble, and strange criminal accusations with a steady back-and-forth between John and Jamie. The show balances timeline-heavy case narration with quick asides, letting facts, theories, and human disbelief sit in the same room.
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About True Crimecast
True Crimecast is built around true crime cases told in a conversational, detail-forward style. John and Jamie move through timelines, evidence, allegations, courtroom developments, and the ordinary decisions that become important once a case turns criminal. The show is not polished into distance. It reacts in real time. In the recent excerpts, that means a fabricated-looking abduction scene, a courtroom moment involving Michael Marin, the Coulthurst family murders, the Lana Clarkson case, the deaths involving Timothy and Alyssa Bradburn, and the case of Eric and Kouri Richins. It also means Robert Downey Jr.’s legal trouble and addiction are handled as a crime story with room for recovery, consequences, and compassion. The hosts often contrast what a scene appears to show with what investigators, witnesses, prosecutors, or later evidence suggest. That habit gives the show much of its shape. A strange detail is not left strange for long; it becomes a question about motive, opportunity, planning, money, substance use, or legal accountability. The tone can be casual, even joking, before it tightens around a serious fact. That shift is part of the show’s identity. It makes the darker material easier to enter without sanding away the violence or harm. Recent episodes also show an interest in trials, disputed stories, family dynamics, financial pressure, arson, and the way public-facing narratives can collapse under evidence. Some installments use the True Crime To Go frame and explicitly call themselves a crime story in 10 minutes or less. Others leave space for fuller case discussion and listener response. The most distinctive element is the combination of structured casework and ordinary-person incredulity. True Crimecast does not sound like a detached dossier. It sounds like two people following the evidence, calling out odd choices, and trying to understand how a case reached the point where police, courts, families, and communities had to reckon with it.
Made for: Suits a listener who wants true crime told through clear timelines, evidence, and human reaction rather than a detached report. It also fits listeners comfortable with grim cases delivered in an informal, sometimes darkly funny register.
What sets it apart: True Crimecast sets itself apart by pairing procedural detail with the hosts’ immediate practical questions about motive, behavior, and consequences. The show can move from quick True Crime To Go capsules to heavier case discussions without losing its conversational footing.
In their own words
True Crimecast is a podcast that adds a unique perspective to the true crime genre. John and Jamie dig into new cases and revisit old ones to try to get to the truth. Each episode takes on a different case and the hosts share both details and theories about what really happened.
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Episodes
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Highway 484 - Caden Speight
A true crime podcast episode discussing a 17-year-old's text message about being shot at by four Hispanics in a white van on Highway 484 in Marion County, Florida.
Apr 17, 2026·10m - 2
The Rat in the Trousers - Christopher Baker
A man recounts a story about a rat found in trousers at a restaurant in Sunderland, England on Valentine's Day 2015.
Apr 15, 2026·7m - 3
Up in Flames - The Coulthurst Family Murders
Hidden gemTrue Crimecast covers the 1982 Coulthurst family murders tied to the commercial fishing town of Craig, Alaska, where the 58-foot boat Investor carried Mark Coulthurst, Irene, and their children.
Apr 14, 2026·37m·2 clips - 4
Rock Bottom - Robert Downey Jr.
A true crime podcast episode exploring Robert Downey Jr.'s descent into drug addiction and legal troubles in the late 1990s.
Apr 10, 2026·10m - 5
Smile - Timothy and Alyssa Bradburn
A true crime podcast episode discussing the case of Alyssa Bradburn, who planned to kill her father Timothy Bradburn in June 2024.
Apr 8, 2026·8m - 6
The Barbarian Queen - Lana Clarkson
Hidden gemTrue Crimecast covers the 2003 killing of Lana Clarkson inside Phil Spector’s 35-room Pyrenees castle in Alhambra, California, after limousine driver Adriano de Souza heard a gunshot and saw Spector exit with a gun.
Apr 7, 2026·40m·2 clips - 7
Patreon Exclusive - The Brady Rule
Apr 6, 2026·9m - 8
Jupiter Island - Tiger Woods
Apr 3, 2026·9m - 9
Cyanide - Michael Marin
Apr 1, 2026·11m - 10
Are You With Me? - Eric and Kouri Richins
True Crimecast examines the death of 39-year-old Eric Richins, whose autopsy found five times the lethal dose of fentanyl despite no known history of drug use.
Mar 31, 2026·45m·3 clips - 11
Innocent Until Proven Dirtbag - Mary Carole McDonnell
Mar 27, 2026·7m - 12
Cornhole, Capability, and Crime - Bradrick Michael Wells and Dayton Webber
Mar 25, 2026·13m - 13
Faulty Metallurgy - Trent DiGiuro
Hidden gemBallistics placed Trent DiGiuro's killer over 100 yards away with a .243 rifle and a bipod.
Mar 24, 2026·54m·2 clips - 14
Mistaken Identity - Travis Pratt
Mar 20, 2026·9m - 15
Possessed - James D. Bell
Mar 18, 2026·7m - 16
Implicit Bias - Lester Young and Steven Buggs
Hidden gemDetective Fong Tran allegedly warned Steven Buggs about an all-white jury seeing him as a “big black scary guy.”
Mar 17, 2026·45m·2 clips - 17
It's Not All About Me - Interview with Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke
Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke discusses his work in counterintelligence, recruiting spies, and the importance of building lasting relationships over transactional ones.
Mar 16, 2026·50m - 18
The Flamingo Hotel - Mitchell Fairbarn
Mar 13, 2026·7m - 19
Fake Cancer - Edward Downing and Stephanie Skeris
Mar 11, 2026·6m - 20
Point Blank - Robert F. Kennedy
Mar 10, 2026·53m - 21
Ballots and Bullets - Aaron Spencer
Mar 6, 2026·10m - 22
Burn it Down - Sean McDermott
Mar 4, 2026·10m - 23
Teflon Don - John Gotti
Mar 3, 2026·43m - 24
The Lipstick Killer- William Heirens (Patreon Teaser)
Mar 1, 2026·10m - 25
The Ghost of Coxton - Condy Dabney
Feb 27, 2026·10m - 26
Unladylike - Joshua Kolotka
Feb 25, 2026·7m - 27
Au Pair Murders - Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan
Feb 24, 2026·36m - 28
Courtroom Hail Mary - NCAA Athlete Lawsuits
Feb 20, 2026·9m - 29
Modern Abe Lincoln - Larry West
Feb 18, 2026·8m - 30
The Math Teacher’s Daughter - Carly Gregg
Feb 17, 2026·37m - 31
The Volvo Heist - North Korea
Feb 13, 2026·7m - 32
Rampage - Shawn Timothy Nelson
Feb 11, 2026·8m - 33
Murder on the High Seas - Carman Family Deaths
Feb 10, 2026·41m - 34
Buried Bodies and Books about Mothers - Interview with Jarrett Ferentino
Former prosecutor Jarrett Ferentino discusses the Robert Garrow buried bodies case and his upcoming book.
Feb 9, 2026·37m - 35
Little Houdini - Christopher Daniel Gay
Feb 6, 2026·9m - 36
Crime Scene - Nancy Guthrie
Feb 4, 2026·5m - 37
The Shadow of a Ghost - Richard Floyd McCoy Jr.
Feb 3, 2026·36m - 38
Wrong Ride Home - Austin Burke (Interview with Jamie Sell and Donna Waters)
An interview with Jamie Sell and Donna Waters about the case of Austin Burke, who was wrongly accused in connection with a missing person.
Feb 2, 2026·42m - 39
The Rabbit Hole - Louise Cicelsky (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
Feb 1, 2026·9m - 40
No Body, No Crime - Justin Lee Fisher
Jan 30, 2026·9m - 41
Digital Stench - Rhiannon Evans
Jan 28, 2026·9m - 42
The Queen of Cuba - Ana Montes
Jan 27, 2026·47m - 43
Inside Investigative Genetic Genealogy - Interview with Cairenn Binder
Interview with investigative genetic genealogist Cairenn Binder discussing the field of genetic genealogy and its role in solving crimes.
Jan 26, 2026·40m - 44
730 Unmentionables - Tetsuo Urata
Jan 23, 2026·8m - 45
Door-To-Door Burglar - Dion Hale
Jan 21, 2026·7m - 46
The Mortician - Byron Paul Griffy
Jan 20, 2026·46m - 47
Bones - Jonathan Christian Gerlach
Jan 16, 2026·9m - 48
Heartless - Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr.
Jan 14, 2026·9m - 49
Natural Causes - Clay Tiffany
Jan 13, 2026·37m - 50
Monkey Business - Chester the Capuchin
Jan 9, 2026·8m