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

August 22, 2025 23 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 romantic rivalry that left Trey Dean Wright dead and nine teens charged, Donna Adelson’s ongoing murder trial in Dan Markel’s death, and downgraded charges for Dr. Neha Gupta after her daughter was found dead in a swimming pool.   To learn more about listener data and our privac...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Police say that Jennifer Gledhill made a shocking confession to her lover, revealing the murder of her husband, Matthew Johnson. Allegedly Gledhill recruited her parents to help clean up the crime scene and dispose of Johnson, whose body has still not been found. Dr. Nicky Jackson joins host Ana Garcia.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.aud...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Angenette Levy joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Donna Adelson’s upcoming trial for murder, Nicholas Kassotis taking the stand after the brutal murder and dismemberment of his wife, and Nicholas Rossi facing sexual assault charges in Utah after faking his death and fleeing the country.  Tweet your questio...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A deep dive on the psychological profiling of notorious serial killers to discuss the motives and patterns of predatory offenders, and ways to keep your community and yourself safe. Mike King joins host Ana Garcia to discuss his new book “Wolves in Sheep's Clothing.” Check it out here: https://a.co/d/eNs3vx5 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.a...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Misty Marris joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Nicholas Kassotis’ defense presenting an alternate suspect in his wife’s gruesome death, Sheila Agee facing murder charges again for the Home Depot shooting perpetrated by her son, and an overwhelming amount of evidence in the case against Kouri Richins in the...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Richard Seith was charged with stalking and murdering his estranged wife, Cynthia Sciarrone, amid a $285,000 divorce settlement.  Luis Bolaõs 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. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Donna Rotunno joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss James Craig’s conviction in the poisoning death of his wife, Brian Walshe’s defense seeking to have first-degree murder charges dismissed, and a judge lifting the gag order in the case of Aaron Spencer, a father charged with fatally shooting his 14-year-old d...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Kathryn Restelli admitted to conspiring with her mother and brother to kill her husband, Matthew Restelli, amid the couple’s contentious custody battle. Police say that the man was lured to the home under the promise of reconciliation before he was killed, and the family staged the murder as a self-defense shooting.  Rich McHale joins host Ana Garcia.   To learn more about listener data...
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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down Bryan Kohberger’s sentence after the killer’s plea deal. While Kohberger will spend the rest of his life behind bars, the murderer’s motives may never be clear.  Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privac...
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Former major league pitcher Danny Serafini strikes out with a jury, which ultimately convicted him of murder and attempted murder for shooting his in-laws during a financial dispute. Taylor McDermid 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. Visit https://podcastc...
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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 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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