In 2025, true-crime podcasts continue to be perhaps the most addictive genre out there, bringing all the mystery and primal fear of a Law & Order episode directly into our ears. More than a decade on from that fateful first season of Serial , we now live in a world where true-crime pods have changed laws, freed the wrongly accused, and finally laid disappeared people to rest in peace.

And oh, the variety! You may find yourself going deep into the crimes of Victorian-era conwomen, or enraptured by a suburban murder that seems stranger than fiction. Whatever you’re into—and whether you’re already an obsessive or just wading into the world of cold cases and red herrings—here are Vogue ’s picks for the best true-crime podcasts to try now.

Unicorn Girl

The scam podcast is still going

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