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  • Show: The FBI Files

    FBI agents share their techniques and cases About The FBI Files The FBI Files offers a wider take on true crime cases, covering murder but also bank robberies, kidnappings, bombings, organized crime, and other crimes investigated by the FBI, sometimes in conjunction with local authorities. FBI agents, local detectives, and others working on the cases…

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  • Show: On the Case with Paula Zahn

    A long-running true crime show hosted by Paula Zahn About On the Case with Paula Zahn Hosted by journalist Paula Zahn, this true crime show offers murder cases from across the US. Many cases are from the 1970s to 1990s, including cases not covered on other shows, and most are stranger murders. The show includes…

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  • Show: Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks

    A Cold Case Files spinoff focusing on DNA About Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks is a Cold Case Files spinoff that focuses solely on the role of DNA testing in solving murder cases that have gone cold after several years, sometimes decades. Narrated by Cold Case Files and American Justice…

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  • Show: How I Caught My Killer

    Murder victims help solve their own murders from beyond the grave About How I Caught My Killer DNA. Fingerprints. Blood spatter. These are all types of evidence that have become standard in solving homicide cases. But the ubiquity of technology has also impacted murder investigations, providing new evidence for detectives. How I Caught My Killer…

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  • Show: Handsome Devils

    Men who murder and steal from the women in their lives About Handsome Devils The title of Handsome Devils is a bit of a misnomer. Not all of the killers in the show are actually handsome, but they’re all devils in some way. These men have romantic relationships with their victims and either murder or…

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  • Show: Web of Lies

    Technology leads to lies and a slew of terrifying crimes About Web of Lies A teen is bullied online to the point of suicide. Adopted children are placed inadvertently with child predators. A man is catfished by a woman for his money, then murdered. These are some of the cases in Web of Lies. Web…

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  • Show: The Perfect Murder

    Murder cases where the killer almost gets away with the crime About The Perfect Murder The Perfect Murder advertises itself as a true crime show about homicide cases that are almost perfect. It seems like an interesting premise, but episodes merely describe murders where one piece of evidence helps detectives crack the case. Since many…

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  • Show: The Wonderland Murders

    Murder cases in Portland, Oregon About The Wonderland Murders Portland isn’t all wacky characters, hipsters, and vegans. Some Portlanders are killers, and The Wonderland Murders shares this shadowy side of the city. The true crime show tells the stories of these killers and their victims, delving into homicide cases in Portland, Oregon, and surrounding areas.…

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