Join hosts Katie and Whitney for a different kind of true crime podcast. You can start with season 1, The Puppet Master and the Prince of Darkness, a deep dive into the most bizarre murder case you've never heard of. Or start with season 2, which covers a different stranger-than-fiction story each week. This bingeworthy show combines meticulous research with a refreshing mix of comic relief and seamless storytelling. There's plenty of room around the campfire--come help us roast murderers and marshmallows!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.
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Possession: The Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer
Success can be a double-edged sword, particularly if it puts you in the public eye. There are a lot of strange people in the world, and the most innocuous comments or beh
Nov 6 45 min
Halloween Special: The Cleveland Torso Killer, with Richard MacLean Smith from Unexplained
Murder always makes an imprint in the lives of the people around it. But when a murder goes unsolved—or multiple murders—the imprint is even darker. It can linger through
Oct 30 1 h 12 min
Heroes and Villains: The Murder of Bob McClancy
Most of us have ordinary lives, with all its joys and heartbreaks, and that’s more than enough…but not for everyone. There will always be some people who want a brighter
Oct 23 41 min
Foreign Substance: A Grab Bag of Poisoners
There are few crueler ways to harm someone than through poison. It turns your own body against you, making you a prisoner in a failing shell. Being poisoned can be terrif
Oct 16 40 min
The Misfit: Serial Husband John Smith Pt 2 (FINALE)
In last week’s episode, we met John Smith, a lying, manipulative weirdo who almost certainly had killed his missing second wife, Fran. Towards the end of that episode, we
Oct 9 54 min
The Misfit: Serial Husband John Smith, Pt 1
If there’s one old folktale that finds a frequent echo in true crime stories, it has to be ‘Bluebeard,’ about a man who marries and then murders a series of wives. It’s a
Oct 2 39 min
The Bad Son: The Charles Family Murders
All of us have some tensions and frustrations with our families, and that’s fine. It’s just normal human nature. But for some people, these rough edges to everyday family
Sep 25 37 min
Ancient Evil: A Grab Bag of Real Life Monsters
Do you think people will still be talking about Scott Peterson or Chris Watts in a hundred years? How about five-hundred? Probably not, right? But there are some acts of
Sep 18 46 min
Respawn: A Grab Bag of Deaths That Weren't What They Seemed
Death is not always the end. We’re not stepping into any kind of spiritual territory here, though, we’re talking about the very earthly fact that just because someone app
Sep 4 42 min
Real People. Real Crimes. | Introducing CRIMES OF REDDIT
Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love going down internet rabbit holes, you are going to love CRIMES
Aug 31 6 min
Resistance: The Life of Spy Krystyna Skarbek Pt 2
Last week, we introduced you to Krystyna Skarbek, a daring resistance agent who smuggled valuable intelligence and thousands of refugees out of Nazi-occupied Poland. When
Aug 28 55 min
Resistance: Spy Krystyna Skarbek Pt 1
James Belushi once wrote, “Heroes aren’t born, they’re cornered.” It’s often extraordinary, and sometimes horrifying, circumstance that compels a person into actions they
Aug 21 49 min
Book Smart: The Crimes of William Coday
You can’t judge a book by its cover. There’s no shortage of gold-hearted biker dudes and wicked ministers—you can’t really know what someone’s like inside right away. Lik
Aug 14 47 min
Changeling: The Crimes of Frederic Bourdin
In Irish and other European folklore, a changeling is a fae child that is swapped with a human baby to be raised by humans. Sometimes it’s because the fae needed human mi
Aug 7 45 min
Cruelest Cut: The Murder of Elaine O'Hara
In August of 2012, the family of an Irish woman named Elaine O’Hara reported her missing. Investigators located her car near the seashore, but found no sign of Elaine her
Jul 31 56 min
The Heir: The Murder of Ben Novack Jr. Pt 2
In Part One of this story last week, we followed the rise to riches of hotel owner Ben Novack Sr. and his glamorous model wife Bernice, and the spoiled yet lonely life of
Jul 24 1 h 00 min
The Heir: The Murder of Ben Novack, Pt 1
It has sometimes been said that great wealth is a curse—usually by people who have never had to go hungry, but there is something to it. The idea of the miserable million
Jul 17 45 min
The Princess and the Poisoner: The Crimes of Arthur Waite
There are some crimes and schemes that must be just about as old as humanity itself. I’m sure handsome scammers have been wooing the daughters of wealthy families for abo
Jul 10 52 min
Freefall: The Crimes of Emile Cilliers
In his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde tells the story of a handsome young man who makes a deal with the Devil—his soul, in exchange for eternal youth and b
Jul 3 46 min
The Secret Life: The Murder of Stefanie Rabinowitz
It’s almost impossible to know someone perfectly. Everyone has their private thoughts and hidden moments from their past, and this is usually no problem at all, it’s all
Jun 26 45 min
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These two are fire. They take the right parts seriously, have compassion for those who suffered and make fun of the terrible humans who hurt them with their amazing wit. Plus the nerd references make me soooo happpyy!!!
Harls✨ · May 2026
I think my wife found this through REI. She sent me an episode that featured a criminal who claimed to be an Eagle Scout, since I’m an Eagle Scout and am heavily involved in scouting. I was swiftly enthralled. At work, over the last couple months I have been binging this from the beginning. I dread the day I get caught up and will have to wait for new releases. Whitney and Katie are hilarious, yet knowledgeable and give you other perspectives. I’m enamored by Katie’s “sugar free” irreverence. Whitney provides the balance with a more subdued commentary, though she can get snarky, as well. When I hear “Well, campers, that was a wild one,” I feel a slight let down because I know that one is over. Thankfully, I still have a couple of years of episodes to binge.
iamthez · Feb 2026
I just discovered this podcast three days ago and I am already completely hooked. I honestly feel like I’ve found new friends in Katie and Whitney.
They are incredibly thoughtful, well researched, and respectful in the way they tell each story. The cases are presented clearly and thoroughly without ever feeling overwhelming. At the same time, their chemistry is so natural that it feels relaxed and conversational, like you’re sitting right there with them around a campfire.
It’s rare to find something that is both deeply informative and genuinely calming, but they’ve somehow nailed that balance. I look forward to listening every day now. I’m so happy I found this podcast.
😆! 😊! · Feb 2026
I’m so glad I found this show! The banter is fun, and it never overwhelms the story. The presenters are both good speakers, they pronounce things correctly, and they’re meticulous about getting their facts right. Thanks so much, Katie and Whitney!
Freya221b · Feb 2026
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