Case Closed - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I really love this well researched true-crime podcast. Every season is a case and every case is solved at the end of the season. Not a spoiler! They’re upfront about that. It’s sort of their thing. They always catch the bad guy but who it is and how they figure it out is what really makes the podcast. The first two seasons are hosted by solo host Charlie Spicer, but in the third, he brings in his producer, Kristy Westgard, who is a great addition I hope we can expect in future seasons. In all three seasons, they have help narrating from authors who have written the true crime books that inspire the show. I usually don’t like hearing authors break in and tell the case because it sounds so forced but in this show, you can’t even tell the story has switched people. So far the three seasons have on average 10 episodes long with the second season being the longest at 14. Usually about 22 minutes an episode there are quite a few reviews that don’t like the brevity but personally, I don’t see why each part needs to be an hour-long to be good. In fact, I think if it was people would say it repeats information too much and needs to be shorter. This last season the show did something a little out of their norm by posting the first episode on all available platforms and the rest on Stitcher premium. The rest of the episodes were released later in the year on all platforms but I’m hoping this isn’t a publishing schedule we’ll have to get used to. Owltail has the most popular season as being the first but it’s a tie for the first and second for me. They’re both just so good! Music is super subtle but unique. Trigger warnings for murder, abuse, and violence in the various seasons.

Similar Pods: Something Was Wrong, Steal the Stars, Knowing: Robin Williams, The Murder Sheet, Forensic Case Studies, Crimeatorium, Last Day, Dose of Deception, The Prosecutors, ColdCaseDetective, Coffee and Cases Podcast, The Missing, Heeled: The Curious Case of Marla Trump's Shoes

More reviews on insta @themastercast

I’ve listened to many true crime podcasts but this one is one of the best! The stories are told in a very dynamic and respectful manner and I don’t have to worry about the language in case one of my kids pops in before I can hit pause :-). Also nice to hear stories with conclusions - thank you Case Closed team!!!

One of my all time fave true crime podcasts. Gets to the point while still telling the story that needs to be told. These stories are about the people in the stories, not a self indulgent host, like other TC podcasts. Real compassion.

It’s nice to listen to cases where justice was done. The story is l, of course, heartbreaking and it’s well told, mostly. The narration is problematic in that you rarely know who is speaking. The eyewitnesses are mainly women and they all sound similar. The host does not consistently (in fact. rarely) tell you who is speaking so it’s very confusing. I pretty much never knew who was whom. I would have had a much stronger grasp on the specifics had I known who was giving an account of the story at any given time.

I really wanted to listen to this. But the audio is so bad, the volume is all over the charts.

The phone interviews are such bad quality you can not understand a thing being said. When the presenters are speaking you need the volume up to 30, then some clips at 20- then the commercials come on and it blasts you out of your car.

It’s painful to attempt to listen to, which is a shame because it’s such an awful tragedy…. and her story should be known.

I doubt the producers have bothered to listen to the podcast over their own devices- which is a shame.

I truly feel embarrassed for even listening. So much casual sexism and even victim blaming.— especially as it relates to abusive or narcissistic men. Over simplified, sensationalized, not thoughtful or caring in its delivery. I listen to many true crime and investigative podcasts and this is by all means one of the trashier options out there. They can do much better with a little consultation and effort.