True Crimecast

Stove Leg Media

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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.

murder caseswrongful accusation questionscourtroom developmentsarson and staged scenesfamily violencecelebrity legal troublefinancial pressure in crimeinvestigative contradictions

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Episodes

  1. 1

    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. 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. 3

    Up in Flames - The Coulthurst Family Murders

    Hidden gem

    True 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. 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. 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. 6

    The Barbarian Queen - Lana Clarkson

    Hidden gem

    True 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. 7

    Patreon Exclusive - The Brady Rule

    Apr 6, 2026·9m
  8. 8

    Jupiter Island - Tiger Woods

    Apr 3, 2026·9m
  9. 9

    Cyanide - Michael Marin

    Apr 1, 2026·11m
  10. 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
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    Innocent Until Proven Dirtbag - Mary Carole McDonnell

    Mar 27, 2026·7m
  12. 12

    Cornhole, Capability, and Crime - Bradrick Michael Wells and Dayton Webber

    Mar 25, 2026·13m
  13. 13

    Faulty Metallurgy - Trent DiGiuro

    Hidden gem

    Ballistics placed Trent DiGiuro's killer over 100 yards away with a .243 rifle and a bipod.

    Mar 24, 2026·54m·2 clips
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    Mistaken Identity - Travis Pratt

    Mar 20, 2026·9m
  15. 15

    Possessed - James D. Bell

    Mar 18, 2026·7m
  16. 16

    Implicit Bias - Lester Young and Steven Buggs

    Hidden gem

    Detective 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. 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. 18

    The Flamingo Hotel - Mitchell Fairbarn

    Mar 13, 2026·7m
  19. 19

    Fake Cancer - Edward Downing and Stephanie Skeris

    Mar 11, 2026·6m
  20. 20

    Point Blank - Robert F. Kennedy

    Mar 10, 2026·53m
  21. 21

    Ballots and Bullets - Aaron Spencer

    Mar 6, 2026·10m
  22. 22

    Burn it Down - Sean McDermott

    Mar 4, 2026·10m
  23. 23

    Teflon Don - John Gotti

    Mar 3, 2026·43m
  24. 24

    The Lipstick Killer- William Heirens (Patreon Teaser)

    Mar 1, 2026·10m
  25. 25

    The Ghost of Coxton - Condy Dabney

    Feb 27, 2026·10m
  26. 26

    Unladylike - Joshua Kolotka

    Feb 25, 2026·7m
  27. 27

    Au Pair Murders - Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan

    Feb 24, 2026·36m
  28. 28

    Courtroom Hail Mary - NCAA Athlete Lawsuits

    Feb 20, 2026·9m
  29. 29

    Modern Abe Lincoln - Larry West

    Feb 18, 2026·8m
  30. 30

    The Math Teacher’s Daughter - Carly Gregg

    Feb 17, 2026·37m
  31. 31

    The Volvo Heist - North Korea

    Feb 13, 2026·7m
  32. 32

    Rampage - Shawn Timothy Nelson

    Feb 11, 2026·8m
  33. 33

    Murder on the High Seas - Carman Family Deaths

    Feb 10, 2026·41m
  34. 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. 35

    Little Houdini - Christopher Daniel Gay

    Feb 6, 2026·9m
  36. 36

    Crime Scene - Nancy Guthrie

    Feb 4, 2026·5m
  37. 37

    The Shadow of a Ghost - Richard Floyd McCoy Jr.

    Feb 3, 2026·36m
  38. 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. 39

    The Rabbit Hole - Louise Cicelsky (Patreon Exclusive Preview)

    Feb 1, 2026·9m
  40. 40

    No Body, No Crime - Justin Lee Fisher

    Jan 30, 2026·9m
  41. 41

    Digital Stench - Rhiannon Evans

    Jan 28, 2026·9m
  42. 42

    The Queen of Cuba - Ana Montes

    Jan 27, 2026·47m
  43. 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. 44

    730 Unmentionables - Tetsuo Urata

    Jan 23, 2026·8m
  45. 45

    Door-To-Door Burglar - Dion Hale

    Jan 21, 2026·7m
  46. 46

    The Mortician - Byron Paul Griffy

    Jan 20, 2026·46m
  47. 47

    Bones - Jonathan Christian Gerlach

    Jan 16, 2026·9m
  48. 48

    Heartless - Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr.

    Jan 14, 2026·9m
  49. 49

    Natural Causes - Clay Tiffany

    Jan 13, 2026·37m
  50. 50

    Monkey Business - Chester the Capuchin

    Jan 9, 2026·8m