The female sleuths space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 59 of the best, including Crime Junkie, Morbid, and My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime ...
Morbid
It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technicia...
In The Dark
In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the m...
RedHanded
RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may neve...
Criminal
Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in...
Snapped: Women Who Murder
For the first time ever, full Snapped episodes are now a podcast. Subscribe to this true crime podcast for the direct audio from the original Snapp...
Killer Psyche
When a shocking crime occurs, people ask “Why?” Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On Killer Psyche, retired FBI agent Candice DeLong draws on he...
Clues with Kaelyn Moore
Join host Kaelyn Moore as she dives into the world's most notorious crimes, from shocking murders to serial killers, uncovering hidden details, ove...
True Crime Obsessed
*** 2026 Webby Award Winner!! *** The true crime podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime documentaries with humor, sass, a...
Serial
Our newest podcast, “The Last 12 Weeks” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that ...
Sistas Who Kill: A True Crime Podcast
Join best friends MaRah and Taz and they research and tell stories of Black women who kill. They discuss the crimes, the outcomes, and how Black wo...
Women and Crime
Two Criminologists cover a new female-focused case each episode. You’ll hear the stories of these women, paired with the science that tells you whe...
Passenger List
Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college s...
The Lovecraft Investigations
Julian Simpson's mystery thriller/horror fiction series, based on several works by H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos.
Detectives Don't Sleep
Detectives Don't Sleep is the new whodunnit podcast. Step beyond the police tape, as we shadow the real detectives who worked history's most intrig...
The Black Tapes
The Black Tapes is a weekly podcast from the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a seri...
Limetown
Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again. In this podcast...
Morning Cup of Murder
Ever wonder what crime took place on today's date in true crime history? If so, sit back and grab a cup of coffee as you enjoy your daily dose of T...
Drunk Women Solving Crime
Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist...of lime. Join writer/comedian hosts Hannah George and Taylor Glenn as they welcome...
Arden
On December 25th, 2007, movie star and heiress Julie Capsom crashed her car into a tree in Northern California, walked into a nearby clearing, and ...
The Fall Line: True Crime
The Fall Line® is an investigative true crime podcast focused on cold cases, unsolved murders, and missing persons. We shine a light on what's been...
Blood Ties
Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business ...
Maxine Miles
A young adult whodunit with a choose-your-own-adventure twist from audio drama creator Lauren Shippen. It’s the fall of 1997 in Hastings, New Hamps...
Detective Trapp
Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover co...
Gather The Suspects
A cosy murder mystery set in Wales during a very boring apocalypse. Life in Prosperity heights during the apocalypse is boring. That is until the d...
Sinister
Ericka Bozeman explores the depths of female killers, revealing their past traumas, their psychological evolution post arrest and how the shadows o...
Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery
Tig Torres is back! The Lit Killer saga continues in Season 2 as friends new and old return to Hollow Falls for the grand reopening of the Montague...
BRASS
It is London, 1885 — an alternate history, where the computer age has come 150 years early. In this world of airships, automatons, and computationa...
Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths
This feed celebrates old time radio mysteries that feature female detective heroines.The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard bo...
Criminal Broads
Criminal Broads is a true crime + history podcast about wild women who’ve ended up on the wrong side of the law, whether for leading a cult, serial...
The Walker Mysteries
Meet DCI Charlotte Walker - the Yorkshire Tea-drinking, Tizer-loving, Love Hearts-eating detective. She's confident and creative; fearless and feis...
Without Warning Podcast®
Without Warning Podcast® is a true crime in real-time. This podcast goes behind the scenes with renowned private investigator Sheila Wysocki as she...
True Crime University
Join me weekly in the classroom as I discuss a true crime case or topic. In this show, I concentrate on the psychology of criminal behavior and off...
In GAD We Trust
Looking at different topics in detective fiction published during the Golden Age of 1920-1940 (precise dates may vary...) In GAD We Trust is made w...
Rabia and Ellyn Solve the Case
Everyone has a true crime story that they're obsessed with solving. Join true-crime experts, Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh, along with special cele...
Sisterhood Sleuths Podcast
🎙️ Welcome to the world of Sisterhood Sleuths… where every mystery hides a deeper truth.Join Cathy Warshaw, Tina Marie, and the Sisterhood Sleuths ...
Lesbian Detectives
Welcome to Lesbian Detectives—where true crime meets bold conversation. We’re a lesbian couple diving deep into missing persons cases, unsolved mur...
Switchblade Sisters Social Club
A true crime podcast where two friends exploit their worst fears for your entertainment. You're welcome! www.switchbladesisterssocialclub.com
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Delve into the captivating realm of crime-solving with Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, where the brilliance of an early female detective takes center ...
Sleuth
Like a real-life Phantom of the Opera, Southern California local theater actor Daniel Wozniak lured his victims, Sam Herr and Julie Kibuishi, in th...
MurdHer: Women in Crime
A podcast about the most infamous female criminals. Hosted by Dani and Gabe, two people with BA’s in Psych - so, basically experts. If you’re expec...
The Sleuth
The Sleuths are real private investigators here to help you find the truth when you need to know. With sometimes shocking, heartwarming, and hilari...
Tales from the Chesterfield
Tales from the Chesterfield is a captivating Canadian true crime podcast hosted by best friends Kayla and Alysia. Kayla, the tattooed artist and ho...
The Baker Street Babes
The Baker Street Babes are an all-female group of Sherlock Holmes fans who talk about everything from canon to Cumberbatch, Charles Augustus Milver...
Lady Killers
A weekly, in-depth study of women serial killers.
Missing And Murdered
I look in to some Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Ontario, Canada.
Sideline Sleuths
Hosts, Jasmine & Megan, discuss a different true crime story in each episode, but one has no idea what’s coming. Megan brings the facts, and Ja...
Female Detective
This 1864 collection of stories is one of the first books featuring a female detective character. Andrew Forrester (pseudonym of James Redding Ware...
Sister Sleuths
Just three sisters who love talking about true crime. If your family thinks you’re creepy cause you’re obsessed with murder…you’ve come to the righ...
Dial Femme For Murder
Dial Femme For Murder is a True Crime podcast for the girls, gays, and theys. Exploring the role of women and LGBTQ+ folks in crimes, cults, and co...
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