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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson's true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interviews journalists, podcasters and authors about their fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their investigations in the world of true crime, many of which have never been shared before.  Kate interviews Patricia Cornwell, the prolific true crime author about her book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Closed, she heads to Texas with veteran journalist Rena Pederson to discuss her coverage of an uncatchable jewel thief during the swinging sixties, chats with podcaster and journalist Mandy Matney from the Murdaugh Murders Podcast and so much more. These are the stories behind the stories.  Also in this feed is host Kate Winkler Dawson’s true crime limited series, Tenfold More Wicked.  Season 12 - A Blessing and a Curse Season 11 - Fire and Brimstone Season 10 - Entitled  Season 9 - The Wolf Among Us Season 8 - The Morphine Murderess Season 7 - The Annihilator  Season 6 - The Echo of Murder Season 5 - Blood Feud Season 4 - Tiger Woman Season 3 - Murder in the Court Season 2 - The Body Snatcher Season 1 - All That is Wicked Wicked Words is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

Latest episodes

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James T. Bartlett: True Crime Burbank

#36 trending · True Crime

James T. Bartlett has been with us before. He wrote a book called The Alaskan Blonde, about a woman who was accused of murdering her husband in 1953. Now James and I are

Sep 21
59 min

Maria DiLorenzo: Confessions of the Green River Killer

When crime journalist Maria DiLorenzo began writing to Gary Ridgway, she had no idea where it would go. He began calling her—hundreds of times. Their conversations were s

Sep 14
58 min

Steve Meyers + Shawn Johnson: How to Rob a Bank

In the 1990s, a bank robber known as “Hollywood” robbed at least 19 banks in the northwest. He was pursued for years until one final robbery ended in violence. My guests

Sep 7
1 h 05 min

Kimberly Sheeter: Air-Minded

My next guest is an author who began writing a biography and then turned it into a novel. And I don’t blame her. The story of Earnest Pletch may be largely unknown now, b

Aug 31
57 min

Dawson Fearnow: Incognito Inc.

This is the third time I’ve had Dawson Fearnow on the show—he writes about Arizona and some of the bad things that happened there. He’s talking to me about a piece he wro

Aug 24
56 min

Tori Telfer: Criminal Broads

Alright, I have a great podcast for you. It’s called Criminal Broads and it’s hosted by Tori Telfer. The stories focus on women as criminals. She tells me about a bank ro

Aug 17
53 min

Maurice Chammah: The Last Twelve Weeks

I’ve had my buddy, Maurice Chammah, on the show before. He’s a journalist with the Marshall Project, and a leading authority on the death penalty. He has a podcast out ca

Aug 10
56 min

Kate Casey: Martha Moxley

The 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley made national headlines because of its brutality, but also because the main suspect was a cousin of the Kennedys. Michael Ska

Aug 3
58 min

Justine van der Leun: Unreasonable Women

My next guest has done something extraordinary: she traveled across America collecting stories of criminalized survival. Shocked to find how many women were convicted for

Jul 27
51 min

Eva Benefield: Ghost Girl

If you followed the so-called Black Swan murder case, you probably saw a teenage girl, trying to get justice for her father. In 2020, Ashley Benefield shot and killed her

Jul 20
1 h 00 min

Emily Winslow: Jane Doe January

Author Emily Winslow is a fabulous crime novelist and she’s also a sexual assault survivor. In 1992, she was a young drama student at an elite conservatory in Pittsburgh.

Jul 13
53 min

Pamela Colloff: Catch the Devil

Journalist Pam Colloff is one of my favorite people. She’s an outstanding criminal justice reporter who is now publishing her first book. And it’s a doozy.  It’s about a

Jul 6
1 h 05 min

Michelle Pitcher: Riding Shotgun

A man was convicted of capital murder in Texas in 1999 and much of the case depends on eyewitness testimony. But there’s a twist: one of the witnesses was hypnotized. Sho

Jun 22
1 h 01 min

Axton Betz-Hamilton: The Less People Know About Us

Millions of us have had our identities stolen—the thief can be a stranger, or someone very close to you. Author Axton Betz-Hamilton grew up in fear in rural Indiana becau

Jun 15
58 min

Robert Hilland: Chasing Evil

In 1998, FBI agent Robert Hilland was at a dead end with a cold case, until he got a huge break… from a famous psychic, John Edward. Hilland was a skeptic, but not anymor

Jun 8
55 min

Jessica McDiarmid: Highway of Tears

For decades, scores of Indigenous women and girls have vanished from an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia called The Highway of Tears. Journali

Jun 1
53 min

Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 2

We’re back talking to filmmaker Liam Le Guillou about his documentary An Unknown Compelling Force: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. We learn more about the victims, and we hear

May 18
51 min

Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 1

Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou was fascinated with the mystery surrounding the deaths of nine experienced Russian hikers in the Ural Mountains in 1959. Paul Holes and I talked

May 11
43 min

Naomi Clifford: Women and the Gallows

Throughout history, women have been convicted of crime, sometimes violent crimes, we know that. But most were not sent to the gallows. Historian Naomi Clifford decided to

May 4
46 min

Diane Fanning: Bitter Remains

Author Diane Fanning is known for covering high profile cases like Casey Anthony and JonBenet Ramsey. But not with this book. In the summer of 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson l

Apr 27
55 min

Chart trend

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

#77
all-time peak
22
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 22, 2026).

#138 ▲ 38 True Crime US

What listeners say

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Well, I got the audio book and OH MY GOODNESS It is such a good story on so many levels. A warning tho his voice is pretty dead pan lolol. It didn't matter at all after about 10min. The dedication and deep emotional connection to his work as an investigator is expressed in the amount of energy and focus laid out in the book. Im so invested at 5hrs in and am going to stop listening for a few days so I can make the whole experience last !!

impish.lady · Sep 2026

I adore Kate! She is a fantastic journalist and story teller. I could listen to her for hours…. I do! Ten Fold was such a wonder series and I’m said it came to an end but, I am happy she has continued her story telling with Buried Bones. Exactly Rights researchers and Kate herself do a spectacular job. They do their absolute best to gather the most information and details. This series and Buried Bones are must listens .

NinaGarrRawr · Aug 2026

Kate Winkler Dawson has become one of my favorite podcasters. Her interviews frequently sound like she’s talking with a friend. In each interview, there is always something interesting. The interview for the book “London Falling” actually made me cry with the poignant ending.

MumpyRaf · Apr 2026

This is a fantastic podcast. It’s so interesting to hear these stories from the author’s own words. They are the most passionate about their work and I find these interviews so interesting!

LilyoftheSouth · Aug 2025

This review is only about this particular show with author Caroline Fraiser. Nothing is more disturbing than an author who laughs, chuckles, and chortles her way through her story regarding serial killers, death, and environmental destruction of our country. Her voice is hard enough to listen to but the laughing as she reveals the horror of her book is so off putting I had to shut it off. I’m sure the book is good, and sounds well researched, but dear lord. Has she ever heard herself speak? It’s like someone who unknowingly mums and ahhh their way to oblivion as they speak.Makes it impossible to hang in there to the end no matter how compelling the subject. The host of this show is great and her show is great, but I hope this particular author takes head and stops the ha ha ha ing as she delivers a serious topic with horrific consequences for the people affected by murder and death by another. It’ss a very weird way to promote your book. Argh. Listen to your self maybe. Objectively if at all possible, and listen as if you are us.

Catte Adams · Nov 2025

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