True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News: your weekly dose of real-time updates on the most gripping true crime stories, current cases, investigations, scams, and schemes. Host Ana Garcia is joined by crime experts, police officers, defense attorneys, and other leading authorities in their fields as they cover murders, scams, investigations, and unsolved crimes from across the country. True Crime News has the largest and most active true crime digital community in the world, with 4.8 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 3 million fans on Facebook. Join us each week as we take you inside the biggest, most shocking, and most bizarre true crime cases.

Episodes

July 18, 2025 31 mins
In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses the trial of James Craig as the former dentist faces charges for allegedly poisoning his wife to death, the Menendez brothers’ potential for release after a successful habeas corpus petition, and parents Ihsan and Zahraa Ali accused of an attempted “honor killing” targeting their own d...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Erin Patterson served a poisoned beef Wellington that took the lives of three of her in-laws and landed a fourth in the hospital. While Patterson claimed she never meant to harm her guests, a jury convicted her on three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.  Bobby Chacon joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.au...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Jack Rice joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal to avoid the death penalty, Brooks Houck’s conviction for the murder of Crystal Rogers nearly 10 years after the mother of five vanished, and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ acquittal on the most serious charges in his federal racketeering trial. ...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Takahiro Shiraishi, a serial murderer known as the “Twitter Killer,” has been executed for the deaths of nine people. Shiraishi lured his victims using social media before strangling them and dismembering their remains, keeping some of the body parts in his apartment. Gisela K. joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A shocking murder with seemingly no motive as a jury convicts Harold Landon for the brutal slaying and dismemberment of Mariame Toure Sylla. Plus, the case of Hiedi Dutton, who conspired to kill her grandparents with the help of her boyfriend Lucas Anthony Walker before burying their bodies in the backyard. Luis Bolaños joins guest host Joshua Ritter. To learn more about listener data an...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses Barry Morphew’s second arrest in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew; Raul Valle’s argument for self-defense in the stabbing death of James McGrath; and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex-trafficking trial as jurors prepare to hear closing arguments.  Tweet your questions for future e...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Justin Anthony Banta is facing capitol murder charges for allegedly administering an abortion pill to his pregnant mistress when the expectant mother wanted to keep the baby. Plus, Karen Read has been acquitted of murder in John O’Keefe’s death, but who will be held responsible for the man’s tragic passing?  Mike King joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our priva...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Marie Pereira joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss jury deliberations in Karen Read’s retrial, Gavin Smith’s overturned conviction after a jury found him guilty of murder for killing his entire family as a teenager, and jurors being shown explicit videos of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged “freak offs” as the mogu...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A torrid relationship between deputy coroner Christopher Dontell and body transporter Meagan Jackson allegedly ended with another dead body when Jackson gunned down Gregory Rice, the father of her four children. Rachel Fiset joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Neama Rahmani joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss contentious jury deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial, Karen Read’s defense resting their case, and shocking testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex-trafficking trial. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #T...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Victoria Goodwin is sentenced in the attempted murder plot to kill her husband, "Ghost Adventures" star Aaron Goodwin, after police discovered communications between Victoria and convicted killer Grant Amato. Don Tabak joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Adanté Pointer joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the slaying and dismemberment of Sade Robinson as Maxwell Anderson faces charges in her death, another accuser offering disturbing allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, and bombshell testimony in Karen Read’s retrial, claiming that the woman’s taillight wa...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Alison Gregory was found dead in the back seat of her car with her estranged husband Brandon allegedly behind the wheel. Police say he bludgeoned the mother of two to death before attempting to dispose of her body. At his first hearing, Alison’s family begged the court to keep him behind bars forever.  Dr. Nicky Jackson joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our pri...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses Kid Cudi’s shocking testimony in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, prosecutors dropping charges against officer Christopher Schurr after Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head at a traffic stop, and prosecutors preparing to rest their case against Karen Read.  ...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Jon Worrell arrested 19 years after the fatal shooting death of his wife Doris. While police looked for the shooter, Jon took up residence abroad with the family’s live-in nanny Paola Yarberry. Nancy Moscatiello, Robert Preston, and Luis Bolaños join host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Edmond El Dabe joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Christina Wang allegedly shooting her estranged husband Calvin in an argument about dating,  the ugly legal battle between “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and foster children suing Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services. ...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Collier Landry was just 11 years old when his father, prominent osteopath Dr. John Boyle, murdered his mother, Noreen. While John tried to move on with his pregnant mistress, Collier helped investigators and even testified against his father, which helped led to a conviction and justice for his mother.   Collier Landry joins host Ana Garcia. Listen to Finding Mom's Killer on The Binge, as...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses the latest testimony in Karen Read’s courtroom, Harvey Weinstein’s defense aggressively questioning Kaja Sokola as she takes the stand, and the first witnesses in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial.    Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: The discovery of Laurie Potter’s severed legs in a dumpster launched a difficult investigation as police attempted to identify the woman, who was never reported missing. While authorities sought Laurie’s killer, her husband Jack Potter opened multiple lines of credit in the dead woman’s name so he could shower his stripper girlfriend with lavish gifts.   Dr. Judy Ho joins host Ana Garcia....
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Gisela K. joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discus Madeline Soto’s suspected killer, Stephan Sterns, seeking to block cellphone evidence which allegedly depicts the victim’s abuse, a judge’s denial to test additional evidence in the Crystal Rogers case ahead of trial, and attorney Gregory Moore accused of killing ...
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