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Criminology

by Emash Digital & Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford

Criminology is a true crime podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most famous cases in the annals of crime. Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford will give you every details of these infamous crimes. New episodes come out every Saturday night at 10 PM.

Latest episodes

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The Karpis-Barker Gang

#28 trending · True Crime

During the Great Depression, the Karpis-Barker Gang became one of America’s most notorious criminal organizations, leaving behind a trail of bank robberies, kidnappings,

Sep 20
54 min

The Bennington Triangle

In this episode of Criminology, Mike and Morf explore the mysterious Bennington Triangle in southern Vermont, examining a series of disappearances and deaths dating back

Sep 13
52 min

Gary Heidnik

In 1987, Josefina Rivera escaped from Gary Heidnik and led Philadelphia police to his home, where they discovered three women chained and imprisoned in his basement and h

Sep 6
1 h 00 min

Eugene and Raymond Horsch

Eugene Horsch was arrested in June 2026 after authorities found drugs, illegal firearms, fake IDs, and law-enforcement credentials in his vehicle, leading investigators t

Aug 30
55 min

Introducing: 'Burden of Proof: Luigi Mangione' from ABC Audio

Today, we’re sharing a special look at a podcast we think you’ll like from our friends at ABC Audio and 20/20. It’s called “Burden of Proof: Luigi Mangione.” In this five

Aug 25
39 min

The Hog Trail Murders

In the 1990s, a series of brutal murders and disappearances in Southwest Florida became known as the Hog Trail Murders. Investigators began focusing on Daniel Owen Conaha

Aug 23
51 min

The Chino Hills Kidnapping

On July 29, 2026, 60-year-old Shukur Aikebaer was at his home in Chino Hills, California, with his wife and 13-year-old daughter when the power to their house was intenti

Aug 16
43 min

Introducing THE FIRST 48, a new A&E and Crime House podcast!

For homicide detectives, their chance of solving a murder is cut in half if they don't get a lead within the first 48 hours. Adapted from the hit A&E true crime series

Aug 10
7 min

Jeremy Bryan Jones

In 1992, 20-year-old Jennifer Judd was murdered in Baxter Springs, Kansas. Jennifer had been married for only nine days when she was brutally stabbed in her home. Her hus

Aug 9
57 min

Mississippi Burning Replay

Although we aren't covering a new case this week, we wanted to bring you this replay episode from the Criminology vault. It's the Mississippi Burning case which originall

Aug 2
1 h 01 min

Alyssa Romine Olson

This week, Mike and Morf examine the baffling death of Alyssa Romine Olson, a deeply religious Arizona woman whose body was discovered in a shallow pond at Gilbert's Ripa

Jul 26
52 min

Sammy Wheeler

In June 1992, 35-year-old Samuel "Sammy" Wheeler was found murdered inside his Isuzu Trooper in Virginia's George Washington National Forest. His SUV had been riddled wit

Jul 19
52 min

Mackenzie Shirilla

On the morning of July 31, 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla's Toyota Camry slammed into a commercial building in Strongsville, Ohio, at approximately 100 mph. Dominic Russo died

Jul 12
49 min

Tina Marcotte and Tom Kueter

In June 1994, two closely connected deaths occurred in Rapid City, South Dakota. The disappearance of Tina Marcotte and the mysterious death of Tom Kueter fueled decades

Jul 5
51 min

Janice Christensen

In 1987, Janice Christensen, a 31-year-old Ohio woman, went on a routine morning run that ended in one of Hudson, Ohio's most haunting cold cases. Her husband reported he

Jun 28
55 min

The Romeoville Murders

In September 2023, authorities in Romeoville, Illinois, discovered one of the most disturbing family murders in recent memory. Inside a home on Concord Avenue, investigat

Jun 21
52 min

The Pocatello Babysitter Murders Replay

Although we aren't covering a new case this week, we wanted to bring you this replay episode from the Criminology vault. It's the case of the Pocatello Babysitter Murders

Jun 14
1 h 07 min

Tricia Lynn Reitler

In 1993, 19-year-old college freshman Tricia Lynn Reitler, an Indiana Wesleyan University freshman, vanished while walking back to her dorm after a quick trip to a superm

Jun 7
53 min

Eric Richins

On March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins called 911 after finding her husband unresponsive in their home in Kamas, Utah. Eric was only 39 years old and appeared healthy before his

May 31
50 min

The Coin Shop Murders

In the 1980s and early 1990s, a terrifying series of murders occurred connected to the so-called "Coin Shop Killer," believed to be longtime suspect Charles Thurman Sincl

May 24
50 min

Chart trend

Position in the overall Apple Podcasts chart (US), last 90 days.

#114
all-time peak
91
days in the top 200 since Dec 2025

Chart positions

Where Criminology ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 20, 2026).

#174 ▼ 8 All Podcasts US
#30 ▼ 3 True Crime US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I have only been listening to podcasts for a week about and I love this podcast. I have always loved listening and learning about true crime and this podcast has been amazing. The hosts go over cases really well and find all of the facts they can find. I highly recommend listening to this podcast.

Hannah Christen · Jul 2026

I’ve been listening since the beginning of Criminology, but after listening to the episode on the Au Pair Murders, I had to leave a review. I heard this case a couple weeks ago by another podcast, so I knew much of the info when I decided to listen to this case on Criminology. Yall! You included so much more information and presented it in such a succinct, interesting, intriguing, authentic way I was engaged the entire time. Thank you for all yall do! Don’t forget how much your listeners appreciate your work 💜

sthorn06 · Mar 2026

I love this podcast and I listen to a lot of true crime podcasts and this one is definitely one of my faves. There aren’t many podcasts whose weekly release I wait for, or let alone know the exact release time. I’m a mom of 2 small children so this is pretty much my Saturday nights these days - and I’m completely content with that. I love their episode selection, from basically unknown to infamous, from historical to still unfolding, decently researched, yet still entertaining… you won’t be disappointed!

xtina722 · Mar 2026

I’ve been listening to criminology since 2018 to fall asleep to and have been listening to them ever sense. The podcast it’s self is so good, voices are smooth and the ads aren’t ever aggressive. Mike and Mike have genuinely changed my life!!!

goosapher · Nov 2025

Many of the cases presented on this podcast I don’t know thoroughly, so I trust the hosts representation of the evidence, facts, and arguments from both sides. I’ve been listening for years and have had a generally favorable view of the podcast overall. However, I am much more familiar with the Widmer case and feel that even in light of this short format, many important and pertinent details were not presented at all. It makes me rethink my evaluation of past episodes and wonder if this is an anomaly or a pattern.

DeVans · Apr 2026

After recording over 400 episodes of this podcast—and countless others hosted by the same team—it’s clear that the two hosts remain fundamentally incapable of critical analysis, skepticism, or even asking basic questions about the narratives handed to them by law enforcement or the media. They’re personable and easy to listen to, no doubt. But you could probably hand them a script on baking apple pies and they wouldn’t notice until halfway through. That’s how little attention they seem to pay to content versus tone.

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