investigative journalism

In Her Defence: Breach of Trust is a seven-episode investigative podcast from The Globe and Mail, launching September 8, 2026, covering the case of Regina police officer Sgt. Robert Semenchuck.

The Octopus Murders is a disputed-death case centered on journalist Danny Casolaro, 41, found dead with slashed wrists in a Martinsburg, West Virginia hotel bathtub on August 10, 1991.

Netflix documentary series about the mysterious 1991 death of journalist Danny Casolaro, found dead in a West Virginia hotel while investigating a vast alleged government conspiracy he called 'The Octopus.'

NJ.com's true crime podcast 'Someone's Hunting Us' — an investigation into the 2016 disappearance of 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia from Newark — climbed to #3 on Apple Podcasts' global Top Series chart in April 2026, proving that local journalism can reach a worldwide audience.

ABC News has launched the true crime podcast The Snare, diving into a brutal murder in a small Idaho town, a contested false confession, and one mother's relentless pursuit of justice.

Richard Lloyd Parry investigates the deaths of seventy-four children at Okawa Elementary School during Japan's catastrophic 2011 tsunami, and the bereaved parents' years-long fight to establish accountability. The book examines institutional failure, collective grief and the powerful cultural pressures that shaped and prolonged a preventable, inadequately acknowledged tragedy.

A new nine-part podcast, Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins, examines the unsolved case of the 28-year-old woman who vanished from Killala, County Mayo, on 4 December 2000. Hosted by Nicola Tallant with journalist Jenny Friel, the series revisits a case that was upgraded to murder in 2010 but remains unresolved.

ABC Audio and the iconic newsmagazine 20/20 have joined forces on a new six-part true crime podcast series exploring the murder of a beloved doctor in a remote American town. The series launched July 29, 2025.

Danny Casolaro, a journalist investigating a vast conspiracy he called 'the Octopus,' was found dead in a West Virginia motel bathtub in 1991 under circumstances disputed to this day.

Pushkin Industries and the acclaimed Bad Women brand have released a new podcast series about an unsolved disappearance in Ireland in September 1976 — and the investigation has already made contact with around a dozen witnesses who have never previously come forward.

Financial Times reporter Dan McCrum's book tells the story of how he exposed the Wirecard fraud—and the threats and harassment he faced instead of recognition.

Investigative journalist Marc Thiel has analyzed over 20,000 pages of police documents, proving that Ulvi Kulac was wrongly convicted of Peggy's murder. The case was reopened in 2023 with new DNA technology.

A new Danish podcast follows a German model to highlight economic scandals, shifting focus from violent crime to complex fraud cases that undermine public trust.

Sarah Koenig's podcast Serial reached 5 million downloads faster than any podcast ever. But the impressive number was surpassed by something far more important: In 2022, Adnan Syed was released after 23 years behind bars, directly as a result of the public attention Serial created.

Investigative journalist Heidi Blake has uncovered significant evidence challenging Jeremy Bamber's conviction for the 1985 White House Farm murders in Essex, England—revealing potential crime scene interference by police and a phone call made from inside the farm when Bamber was reportedly elsewhere.

Cold cases are the haunting heart of true crime: cases that went cold, witnesses who stayed silent, and evidence that waited decades to speak. This curated selection from the truecrime.news editorial team brings together ten standout podcast episodes that dig into some of history's most stubborn mysteries — from Australian disappearances and American DNA breakthroughs to Danish historical murders and British cold-case convictions.

Deep Cover is a Pushkin Industries true-crime podcast exploring double lives, now in its 2026 season — Deep Cover: The Family Man — following Keith Giamanco. Available on Apple Podcasts and Pushkin.fm.

The podcast 'Infamous' launches on Apple Podcasts with hosts Vanessa Grigoriadis, Gabriel Sherman and Natalie Robehmed, exploring some of the century's most explosive scandals through in-depth investigative journalism.

From FBI profilers to investigative journalists, these five books bring readers inside the minds and crimes of serial killers — offering unflinching accounts of how monsters operate, how they are caught, and what drives them.

Amber Hunt and Amanda Rossmann, a reporter and photographer from the Cincinnati Enquirer, created Accused, a true crime investigative podcast that reopens cases of potential wrongful conviction. Across multiple seasons, the duo has uncovered evidence of police misconduct, withheld documents, and flawed investigations that sent innocent people to prison.