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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

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Ordinary people who do unthinkable things...The Minds of Madness is a True Crime Podcast that examines the most disturbing criminal minds and the impact violent crimes have on survivors of homicide.

Latest episodes

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Episode 338 - Smoke on Wood Road – The Disappearance of Crystal Rasch

In June 2024, in Clyman, Wisconsin, 37 year old Crystal Rasch was just weeks away from starting over when she suddenly vanished. Her car was still at home, her family cou

Oct 4
55 min

Between The Madness - Episode 20 - Under Her Influence - The Polyamorous Cult of Martina Esqueda

In Maumee, Ohio, 26 year old Austyn McClellan walked into a gas station and asked a stranger if he could borrow her phone. He hadn't seen his mother in nearly two years,

Sep 30
30 min

Episode 337 - Blood Feud - The Refuge Road Massacre

In Pendleton, South Carolina, four members of the same family were found murdered inside their rural home. There were no signs of forced entry, no obvious struggle, and n

Sep 27
51 min

Episode 336 - Wet Paint, Cold Body – The Case of Annamarie Cochrane-Rintala

In Granby, Massachusetts, 37 year old paramedic Annamarie Cochrane-Rintala was found dead at the bottom of her basement stairs. The scene around her was strange, with an

Sep 20
1 h 02 min

Between The Madness - Episode 19 - Little Felons - The Senseless Murder of Andreas “Andy” Probst

In Las Vegas, Nevada, 64 year old Andy Probst left home for his usual morning bike ride and never returned. What happened along a quiet stretch of road initially seemed t

Sep 17
35 min

Episode 335 - Best Friend for Hire - The Murder of Teresa Sievers

In Estero, Florida, Dr. Teresa Sievers returned home alone after a weekend away with her family. By the next morning, she had failed to show up for work, and a close frie

Sep 13
58 min

Episode 334 - Sneaking Out - The Murders of Lyric Woods and Devin Clark

In Orange County, North Carolina, 14 year old Lyric Woods disappeared after slipping out of her home in the middle of the night. In a neighboring county, 18 year old Devi

Sep 6
51 min

Between The Madness - Episode 18 - He Said I Look Good in Red - The Murder of Beauty Couch

In Austell, Georgia, 22 year old roller skating influencer Beauty Couch vanished just as her life seemed to be falling into place. When her family realized something was

Sep 3
31 min

Episode 333 - A Deadly Mericle - The Murder of David Barron

In Broomfield, Colorado, Kristil Krug began receiving disturbing messages from someone who seemed to know her every move. She went to the police, changed her routines, ar

Aug 30
49 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 T

Aug 26
7 min

Episode 332 - She Did Everything Right - The Case of Kristil Krug

In Broomfield, Colorado, Kristil Krug began receiving disturbing messages from someone who seemed to know her every move. She went to the police, changed her routines, ar

Aug 23
48 min

Between The Madness - Episode 17 - She Was Still Blinking - The Samantha Parker Case

In Springfield, Tennessee, a late night 911 call shattered the silence of a quiet suburban neighborhood. On the other end was Joseph Parker, calmly describing something t

Aug 20
30 min

Episode 331 - Second Chance Slaughter - The Case of Brandon Howell

In Kansas City, Missouri, five people were murdered in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac during a terrifying afternoon of violence. But the man responsible had a history stretc

Aug 16
42 min

Episode 330 - Greed and Ashes – The Caneiro Family Massacre

Two house fires just 10 miles apart in Colts Neck and Ocean Township, New Jersey, seemed impossible to explain. But as investigators uncovered a web of lies, missing mone

Aug 9
53 min

Between The Madness - Episode 16 - Birthday Blackout Killer - The Murder of Lisa Jeffrey

In Ocala, Florida, Lisa Jeffrey vanished after celebrating her 48th birthday. Her ex-husband insisted she had simply walked away, but a search of his immaculate trailer u

Aug 6
28 min

Episode 329 - She Typed, They Died - The Murder of Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller was murdered inside his junkyard in Mt. Morris, Michigan, leaving detectives chasing the wrong suspect. Then, months later, a shocking discovery in another s

Aug 2
47 min

Episode 328 - A Tap On the Shoulder – The Murder of Dan Markel

A father was murdered just steps from his front door in Tallahassee, Florida. As investigators followed a trail of wiretaps, coded conversations, and a failed escape to a

Jul 26
1 h 00 min

Between The Madness - Episode 15 - Two Lies. One Truth - The Sierra Mininger Case

On a December morning in Greeley, Colorado, a young woman was found dying from a single gunshot wound. The only witness gave detectives three different explanations for w

Jul 23
27 min

Episode 327 - Author of Death – The Case of Kouri Richins

On the eve of a multimillion-dollar real estate deal in Midway, Utah, Eric Richins died after sharing a quiet celebration with his wife. What first appeared to be a tragi

Jul 19
48 min

Episode 326 - Are You Having Fun? – The Murder of Leroy Fowler

On Leroy Fowler's 55th birthday in Salisbury, Massachusetts, a routine 911 call marked the beginning of a baffling investigation. Hidden beneath years of jealousy, secret

Jul 12
46 min

Chart trend

Position in the True Crime chart (US), last 90 days.

#58
all-time peak
105
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 5, 2026).

#150 ▼ 11 True Crime US

What listeners say

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A consistently well executed podcast told with enough detail and depth to keep the story moving and interesting., a great pod voice and I’ve grown to really respect and like this show. Episode 137 was captivating !!! Thank you And I love the Minds of Madness song at the end

rosallea · Jul 2026

Great show, great quality & excellent storytelling. Not to mention, the absolute BEST theme song I’ve ever heard! Can’t believe it’s not on the radio!! After every episode, I have to rewind the end so I can sing along a few more times. It’s just so, so good!

Beffers22 · Jun 2026

I’ve been a subscriber to this podcast since 2019-2020 because the stories were consistently compelling and well written, and I enjoy Tyler’s unique voice and cadence. However, I’ve increasingly lost interest over the past year-plus due to the podcast’s abundant usage of drawn-out investigatory audio clips stitched together by minimal narration from the host. The constant transition in and out of said clips has ruined the fluidity of the storytelling and really undermines the strengths of what made the podcast so good for so long. I hope to see a return to the older format, but regardless, thank you for those many years of fantastic podcasting!

Brodees · Jun 2026

Love the podcasters voice. Talk about drawn in. I’m completely hooked! Can’t wait for the next episode. Does your subscription off additional episodes? Also, the song at the end … OMG! That is one of the most powerful voices I’ve ever heard! Please tell me more. I looked everywhere for the credits of who he is, what this song is called, where I can get the whole song or anything that singer has done. I get chills every time I hear it and I have to rewind/replay about 5 times with every episode. Wow! Love everything about this podcast! Thanks for the great show!

StinaMasFina · Mar 2026

I am new here and have only listened through the Broken Connections episode. The writing and layout of the story was engaging and interesting, but the voice reading the script was really distracting. It really really sounded like an AI voice and felt super inappropriate for the story it was telling. I sounded like it was set to the tone of some smoky-baritone male reading with the cadence of a dateline reporter telling a salacious story. The variations and inflections were so regular and unwavering in pattern that it felt like a really formulaic attempt to fake us all out. I may try another episode, but won’t be able to stick with it if they don’t let a real person tell us the story.

ViRo11 · Jun 2024

I’ve been listening to this podcast for quite a while now and have always loved it— especially the quiet, creepy music that really gave it a unique atmosphere. Also love the narrator’s soothing voice. Unfortunately, recently, quite a bit of ads with jarring, loud music has been interspersed at various points throughout the podcast that is just awful. Completely changed the creep factor to just obnoxious. Please put the ads together in one place— preferably the beginning or end… UPDATE— just can’t deal with ALL. THE. ADS. Unsubscribed after being a loyal listener for over 5 years.

Workingk9 · Mar 2024

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