I feel like im listening to AI pretending to be interested in a story. But thats only half the time. Because the other half is spent listening to commercials.

The one stop shop for great true crime stories.

Both hosts sound very monotone and computer like, and may very well actual be. Also, there are no interviews, no research details. Sounds like computer is reading me a story someone else wrote. Extremely boring.

No interviews just boring reading 🙄

The stories are super interesting, but I first listened to the David Xu episode and the guest journalist’s incessant laughing while recounting the (legit) ATTEMPTED MURDER just skeeved me out. Like, that’s not funny? I women, who is a leader in her field, facing extreme violence at her workplace bc a man was threatened by her brilliance is sad. I understand that discomfort makes some people laugh, but the journalist was supposed to be an expert in this case, right? Superrrr weird to hear someone saying how sick another person was and just casually chuckling.

I’ve been listing to this podcast since about 2018, and the show has only improved since that first fantastic episode. The narration and storytelling is by far some of the best work I’ve listened to. Keep up the good work!

BRING BACK CARTER ROY!!! The show is not the same without the dynamic duo…

Great stories, but the wooden delivery by guest male narrators distracts from the great content. Just awful. Only need the female narrator. Done

The Chris Watts’ episodes were incredibly hard to listen to because of how much empathy/understanding was put on Chris, but not any of his victims. Gross and in poor taste.

Chris Watts is NOT A SERIAL KILLER! If anything he’s a mass killer and family annihilator. And you got details incorrect! The girls were not in the “same” oil tank they were in separate ones. Don’t just cover a story for sensationalism. Besides if this is your first time covering those murders you’re late and this is overdone. Move on. Vanessa you failed on this one.

Adds and too much stuff about mental health.JUST GET TO THE POINT!!!

This show used to be great. They’ve changed formats and it’s not even about serial killers anymore. Also losing one of the hosts was a bad move.

Love this show but I don’t want to hear tampon commercials twice in a row. I know I can skip, but sometimes don’t get to it in time.

The host enunciates as if she was talking to children.

Made it 10mn.

Why wait until Halloween, when you have THIS SHOW? I've been listening to this show for years now and without fail every week I always get both entertained and scared. Every aspect of the show pulls it together, weither it's the physiological aspect or even just the voices they use to really set the sene it's all just amazing!!

I love these podcasts! They make me fall asleep so quickly but also sends chills down my spine! It’s so fun beacuse my friends get scared of me for listening to these type of things but I love them. Keep making more!❤️

Vanessa wow! I remember you from carcast I lived all the shows but sadly they’re all gone, no new one but glad I found you again!!

The hosts’ voices are perfect for podcasting! I’m very picky about my podcasts, but it’s an easy listen, no matter the time of day. This is the first podcast I tell people about when recommending!

Like inane and vapid banter between the hosts and want just a straightforward well research narration.

This podcast covers stories and people I’ve never heard about before since they go way back in time, sometimes centuries, which are some of my favorite episodes. The stories are clear and engaging, however, the dialogue is way too scripted and often feels fake and inauthentic, especially when guests are on and you can hear how awkward the conversation transitions are. I’d recommend a more natural storytelling style.

I listen to this podcast when there is absolutely nothing else to listen to. The stories are interesting but the way the host speaks is ridiculous. These are stories about real people, at least have the respect to not tell them like you’d tell a scary story around a campfire.

So interestng the stories, the Serial Killers themselves, and the psychology of it 😮(shocking) especially the episode "toybox killer"horrifying 😱but so well done thank you Vanessa and Greg for making this podcast 😊.

Episodes are short by podcast standards. About 30 minutes or so. In those 30 minutes there’s about 10 to 15 minutes of adds. So not a great podcast in my book.

The show has taken a step back without Greg. Listened for years but now it’s stories we’ve all heard before.

This is such an amazing podcast!! I love it . So much detail is given abt the persons and thier origins and crimes , I just started but I already love it . Background sound affects or so detailed

Just started listening and will probably listen to ALL of the podcasts. Great story telling and great background information on persons and stories. This podcast is my next obsession.

I thoroughly enjoy your podcast. Give it a five always

I’m not big on podcasts, but this one is amazing. I always listen in my free time and genuinely enjoy hearing these stories. Please keep making these episodes, I will keep listening! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

If you have a lot of time to kill this is a good pod but if you are wanting facts not it they talk a lot about the psychology when you want the facts it’s not the right one

They really do a great job on this podcast! Mad spooky

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This is the best thing to listen to just to kill some time

If you are the kind of person who stops at billboards to read all of the words, then you’ve found your people. This podcast is packed full of them. Why listen to podcasts when you can just hear the same ad seventeen times. And guess what? They do it with different ads. You get four ads seventeen times. This ad is awesome. I’ll listen to the podcast part later.

I really like the straightforward documentary format, without all the wannabe stand-up comedy routines. But, wow is this thing packed with ads. I typically listen while driving, which means eaither sitting through the same cluster of ads over and over, or reaching over and skipping repeatedly..

This was SUCH a good podcast when I started listening back in 2020. I was hooked. I loved Greg and Vanessa together but it’s definitely not the same anymore. Now the episodes are much shorter and they’re just re-doing cases they’ve already done.

This is a really good show. I would've given five stars. However, if I have to hear that one more time will Trent will Trent will Trent oh my gosh. This show is nothing but a commercial for the real TV series ASAP. So sad.

No doubt, this is one of the best true crime podcasts!

Some episodes are good but then others it seems like they didn’t do any research at all.

So the episode starts with saying that this is a commercial free episode sponsored by Will Trent. The very next thing is a full commercial for Will Trent. Then you pepper in nonsense about Will Trent randomly throughout the entire episode during the story. Commercial free where??? This is a terrible terrible way to run ads on the show. Please go back to normal commercials. This episode was painful to listen to and I ended up just going on Wikipedia.

The recent episide that used a murder to promote a show on ABC is extremely disappointing. This show already demonstrates some issues with ethical true crime coverage, and this was the last straw for me. Drawing comparisons between an actual tragic murder and a fictional detective to promote a TV show? Come on. Do better.

The content is in-depth and thorough but the delivery folly of hosts is to confusing and not for me.

Plugs for a crime drama throughout is not ideal and makes the pod sound amateur, which it is not.

This podcast has really changed and not for the better. With Greg gone and only Vanessa still onboard, it’s become a hollow, by-the-numbers drone fest that manages to make even the more interesting cases seem processed and boring. Even worse was the more recent episode where Vanessa shills some other show relentlessly during the dialogue. What?

This show used to be good. It was always annoying to hear about how Vanessa isn’t qualified to make any psychological determinations, but “they have done a lot of research for the show.” It’s almost unlistenable now with the shameless plugs of Will Trent peppered throughout the show. I won’t be watching Will Trent or listening to this podcast anymore if this is what it’s going to be.

The episode I’m listening to is one that the host constantly interweaves commercials for some show, with a detective named Will, into the story. “Jane keeps diary that includes how her dog is feeling…..i wonder if my new favourite detective Will does that?” Every 5-10 minutes or so. Good grief. I’m embarrassed for the show. Also, Vanessa Richardson sounds like she’s talking to grade schoolers.

This has podcast has been a favorite of mine for years. But, it’s definitely not as good without Greg :/

It took me a while to get used to, but I’ve really come to enjoy the narrators. I listen to a lot of similar podcasts, yet haven’t heard about many of the cases covered here. Good level of detail, a huge library to choose from, and they’re always respectful of victims and cultures. Nicely done!

A terribly dull and lackluster podcast. It drives me insane how they psychoanalyze. It isn’t needed nor accurate just “because you did a lot of research”.

Favorite thing to listen to at work and at the gym.