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Top Podcasts for Wrongful Convictions in 2026

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The wrongful convictions space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 26 of the best, including Serial, In The Dark, and Bone Valley.

  1. Serial
    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 ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasHuman StoriesMystery PodcastsMystery StorytellingWrongful Convictions
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    Audience:
    LawyersNight Shift WorkersStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StorySolving Problems
    Style:
    DocumentaryInterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingQ And A
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    When:
    At The GymCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveQuick Listen
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  2. In The Dark
    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...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasDark HistoryFemale SleuthsForensic ScienceWrongful Convictions
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    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  3. Bone Valley
    Bone Valley
    Behind every Bone Valley season is a conviction: the right story, told with purpose, humanity, and craft, can have an enormous impact. Award-winnin...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsReal-Life StoriesSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWrongful Convictions
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  4. Court Junkie
    Court Junkie
    Imagine being wrongfully convicted for a crime you didn't commit, or imagine your child's killer is still on the loose even though there's enough e...
    Content:
    Courtroom DramasSerial KillersTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions
    Audience:
    Lawyers
    When:
    Doing Chores
  5. Undisclosed: Toward Justice
    Undisclosed: Toward Justice
    Attorneys Colin Miller and Rabia Chaudry investigate and report on wrongful conviction cases in an effort to exonerate innocent incarcerated defend...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  6. Wrongful Conviction
    Wrongful Conviction
    Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast...
    Content:
    Inside Prison StoriesPrison DramaWrongful Convictions
  7. Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff
    Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff
    The Truth & Justice Podcast is listener driven show, devoted to the pursuit of truth and justice. Host, Bob Ruff, investigates potential wrongf...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsSerial KillersWrongful Convictions
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Documentary
  8. Letters from Sing Sing
    Letters from Sing Sing
    In December of 2002, NBC News producer Dan Slepian got a letter from a New York state prison. It was from a man serving 25 years to life for murder...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsReal-Life StoriesTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  9. Mass Exoneration
    Mass Exoneration
    From Boston, Massachusetts, this is Mass Exoneration, a new podcast about people convicted of crimes - crimes they never committed - and what happe...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  10. Wickedly Judged
    Wickedly Judged
    What if the system meant to protect us is the one that fails us the most? Wickedly Judged is a true crime podcast exposing wrongful convictions, br...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  11. Wrongfully Yours
    Wrongfully Yours
    A place where I host conversations with people who have been impacted by wrongful convictions - sometimes this is an exoneree, a family member of a...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  12. SIXTH HOUR: The Wrongful Conviction of Brendan Dassey
    SIXTH HOUR: The Wrongful Conviction of Brendan Dassey
    This is the story of the wrongful conviction of Brendan Dassey. When Brendan Dassey uttered “I’m really stupid Mum, I can’t help it” this was not t...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  13. Murderville
    Murderville
    Harris County, Texas, has sent more people to death row than any jurisdiction in the nation. Among them is Charles Raby. He confessed to the grisly...
    Content:
    Improv ComedyWrongful Convictions
  14. Actual Innocence
    Actual Innocence
    This podcast is no longer producing new episodes on this channel. We strongly recommend subscribing to the Convicted podcast feed for more stories ...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  15. The Student's Verdict
    The Student's Verdict
    The host, Emily, currently works in criminal defence in the UK and, as a true crime fanatic, started The Student's Verdict blog which focused on cu...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  16. The Innocence Podcast
    The Innocence Podcast
    Imagine being jailed for for a crime you did not commit... We explore the stories of people who were wrongly accused and convicted.
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  17. Choppin' It Up With Jimmie C. -- Life After Wrongful Conviction
    Choppin' It Up With Jimmie C. -- Life After Wrongful Conviction
    Choppin' It Up With Jimmie C. is a dynamic podcast where we cover everything from sports and resiliency to mental health and integrity. We tackle s...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  18. Exhibit C
    Exhibit C
    True crime fans, get ready for the ultimate binge-worthy listening experience with Exhibit C from Wondery. This one-of-a-kind podcast showcases som...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  19. UNDISCLOSED
    UNDISCLOSED
    One Guy With No Car Who Likes To Talk , Call Me Walkie Talkie .... And Arnold Prescott !
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWrongful Convictions
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  20. JUSTICE
    JUSTICE
    A new 4-part podcast series wrestling with what justice means, how it affects us, and how our perspective of it can move us into action.
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  21. Wrongful
    Wrongful
    Wrongful deep dives cases of potential wrongful convictions and prosecutions.Season 1: The Wrongful Conviction of Zachariah Anderson – 6 episodes.S...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  22. Misconduct
    Misconduct
    We will talk about the presentation of what could've been done to help Adnan get the not guilty verdict in the infamous serial case.
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  23. Case Cache
    Case Cache
    Welcome to Case Cache! A one-woman true-crime podcast focusing on Canadian law, casefiles, and (alleged) injustices. A typical episode involves me ...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  24. Secrets Lies & Alibis
    Secrets Lies & Alibis
    Brought to you by CASEWATCH True Crime PodcastNow I don’t know about you? But our minds never shut off, Charity & Mark are what you would call ...
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  25. Aggravating Circumstances
    Aggravating Circumstances
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions
  26. That's Infuriating Murder and True Crime
    That's Infuriating Murder and True Crime
    Content:
    Wrongful Convictions