The murder of Jessica Curran

In August 1996, Belgian police arrested Marc Dutroux, an electrician who had spent months abducting, torturing, and sexually abusing young girls in a concealed basement dungeon. What emerged was a conspiracy involving multiple accomplices and at least six confirmed victims—some who survived, others who did not.

British stand-up comedian Edd Hedges premiered the limited series podcast Wisecrack on September 2, 2025, blending his comedy set with a true crime investigation into a double homicide in his English hometown. Emmy-nominated producer Jodi Tovay discovered Hedges' darkly comic routine at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and spent years uncovering the story behind it.

The Danish true-crime podcast Danske Drabssager has launched a special series called 'Kriminelle Kvinder' (Criminal Women) that investigates real cases of female murderers and violent offenders in Denmark, featuring interviews with law enforcement, forensic experts, and women who have served prison sentences for serious crimes.

A groundbreaking CBC True Crime podcast has revealed hundreds of hours of secret phone calls made by Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson from his prison cell starting in 1990, featuring confessions he had never disclosed to anyone else.

In 1989, Leo Schofield was convicted of murdering his 18-year-old wife Michelle, whose body was found in a Florida phosphate pit two years earlier. A new podcast investigation reveals the original police work was deeply flawed—and that the real killer had confessed decades later.