The Best New True Crime Podcasts of November & December 2025
Its a great feeling to be finally on my last full true crime blog for 2025; finally caught up with my noroadlongenough podcast 2025 blogs with just some highlights to follow!
1. Sick to Death - By Hedley Thomas - The Australian.
Hedley Thomas is back with a brand new Australian true crime podcast which is based on his bestselling book of the same name. In Sick to Death Hedley Thomas presents the results of his extensive investigation into Dr. Jayant Patel:
“They called him ‘Doctor Death’: a surgeon charged with saving lives, but accused of taking them instead.Dr Jayant Patel ruled over Bundaberg Hospital for two years in the early 2000s, despite being banned from surgical practice in the United States.” (Source here).
If you have followed noroadlongenough for a while then you will be well aware that I am a massive Hedley Thomas fan and I have featured many of his previous true crime podcasts. I was delighted when I saw we had a brand new true crime podcast from Hedley and it does not disappoint.
The first seven episodes of this shocking true crime investigative podcast are already available - perfect for bingeing!
2. Lines of Enquiry - Hosted By John Sweetman - GoLoud.
Launched in November 2025, this new Irish true crime podcast is hosted by former Garda detective John Sweetman and examines:
“… some of Ireland’s most compelling crimes, uncovering how evidence, chance, and persistence can bring answers, and sometimes only more questions.” (Source here).
In each episode host John Sweetman deep-dives into an Irish true crime story, presenting the facts of the case and explaining the role he played in each one. Sweetman:
“… qualified as a Fingerprint Expert and later as a Security Document and Handwriting Expert and has spent the bulk of his career examining crime scenes and scenes of crime exhibits for the purposes of presenting expert identification testimony in Irish Courts.” (Source here).
I am really enjoying this Irish true crime podcast. The host John Sweetman is very genuine, each true crime story is told with compassion. I find his voice very easy to listen to also.
If you don’t have the time (or the inclination) to dedicate yourself to a full true crime podcast series then this true crime podcast is the one for you. Here you can pick and choose what episodes you want to listen to (although I recommend all of them) based on the time you have available.
So far ten episodes of this podcast have been released.
3. Badge of Betrayal - Hosted By Jay Walkerden - Podshape.
From the team that brought us the excellent Australian true crime podcasts The Garden of Eden & Our Little Edey comes a brand new Australian true crime podcast Badge of Betrayal. If you did listen to Eden’s story/podcasts then be sure to listen to this new podcast too, as the man who is at the centre of this investigation was also involved in investigating Eden’s death, as he was a serving member of the Police force in Tasmania at the time.
This true crime podcast involves a forensic investigation into a senior member of the Tasmanian Police Force, Paul Reynolds:
“He was a senior cop. A coach. A mentor. A familiar face in Tasmania. But when officers arrived at Paul Reynolds’ door with a search warrant, the truth began to crack open exposing decades of grooming, suspicion, and warnings buried deep inside the system meant to stop him.” (Source here).
There is so much uncovered over the course of this podcast investigation and the story that develops is truly disturbing and astounding.
The first six episodes are out now.
4. World of Secrets: The Child Cancer Scam - BBC World Service & BBC Eye.
Another brand new series from one of my favourite true crime podcast producers, World of Secrets. This time the team are investigating a scandalous and cruel child cancer scam:
“Donations pour in for kids with cancer but families never see the money. BBC Eye investigates how organisations raised millions of dollars while children fought for their lives. Your child is critically ill with cancer. It’s the worst news you can get. But to make the situation even more awful, you struggle to afford the care they need. So, when someone tells you a foreign sponsor can help raise the money, you’ll do anything.” (Source here).
Parents duped into making videos, in which their sick child begs for donations to fund their cancer treatments, this is the last sliver of hope for many of these families, but all is not as it seems:
” You make a video: your child begs for help from strangers online. But it comes to nothing. You wait and wait for the cash from the donations. It never comes, and all the while your child is fighting for their life.” (Source here).
Honestly, the worst of the worst criminals who deceive people in this way. Its so sad hearing from the parents of some of the children who made these videos and never received any donation money and have since passed away from their illnesses.
A harrowing six-part series (all episodes are available now) that you will find hard to turn off once you start listening.
5. Unravel: Huntsman - Hosted By Rachel Brown - ABC.
This Australian true crime podcast tells the shocking story of the disappearance and murder of two innocent campers from their campsite in the High Country area, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria in 2020. Carol Clay was 73 years old when she was murdered along with her camping partner, 74 year old Russell Hill.
Police investigations lead them to one man, 59 year old Greg Lynn. As the story of Greg Lynn unfolds, we quickly realise there is far darker more sinister side to this man:
“Before the High Country murder, the warning signs were already at home. No one predicted a quiet, diligent pilot from the suburbs was capable of murder in the High Country. Except the friends and family who knew him from his old life. Greg Lynn burned the bodies of two campers and concealed their remains. But his capacity for cruelty emerged years ago, during his marriage to his first wife Lisa Lynn.” (Source here).
A really gripping true crime podcast story that will certainly hook you in and keep you listening right up to the very end!
This case is still evolving and while there are six episodes available, I wonder will more be made/released now that this case has taken a big turn since the podcast ended - click here to learn more but #spoileralert!
6. Matched With A Predator - BBC Radio Scotland.
Matched With A Predator tell us the shocking tale of:
“… one of Scotland’s most prolific romance fraudsters and the devastation he left in his wake. Christopher Harkins had an insatiable appetite for money and women – and he knew exactly how to lure them in.” (Source here).
Yes, we are back in cat-fishing, con-artist and gas lighting territory once again. Christopher Harkins got away with his behaviour for so long, in fact:
“The BBC investigation revealed that 11 women tried to report Harkins to Police Scotland as far back as 2012. Despite allegations of physical attacks, frauds, threats and abuse, Harkins was not investigated by police until late 2019.” (Source here).
In this true crime podcast we hear from some of the many women who were unfortunately victims of Christopher Harkins, many of whom reported him to the Police but nothing was done. This allowed his criminal behaviour to continue, his violent behaviour to escalate and of course his victim list to grow:
“The BBC understands targeted at least 30 women in a raft of crimes spanning almost a decade. He used dating sites such as Tinder to seek new victims. Harkins is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for crimes against 10 women in Scotland, including rape, assaults, recording intimate videos without consent and defrauding more than £214,000 from women he met online.” (Source here).
This true crime podcast is very well put together, its easy to follow and the stories presented are fact checked and supported by evidence. The real highlight was seeing Christopher Harkins finally being punished for his many crimes. All five episodes are available now and you will definitely find this addictive true crime podcast impossible not to binge (which is exactly what I did).
7. Uncover: Allison After NXIVM - Allison Mack - Campside Media & CBC.
If like me you have already listened to some true crime podcasts about the cult NXIVM and its leader Keith Raniere then you are really going to want to listen to this brand new true crime podcast.
In Uncover: Allison After NXIVM we hear directly from Allison Mack. Allison Mack was a key figure within the NXIVM cult; one of the female leaders in fact but she was (is?) also a famous actress. This true crime podcast tells the inside story of Allison Mack:
“… from TV star to NXIVM enforcer to federal prisoner.” (Source here).
Even if you already know the bones of the NXIVM story and the role that Allison Mack played in it, this podcast provides you with her own perspective, how it unfolded in her eyes and its oh so interesting!
“You think you know the NXIVM story. The secretive self-help empire. The sex cult headlines. The downfall of its leader, Keith Raniere. But the most famous woman at the centre of the story has remained largely silent. Allison after NXIVM tells the story of Allison Mack: former Smallville actress, high-ranking NXIVM member, and convicted felon. With exclusive access following her release from prison, this series traces her astonishing path from Smallville fame to NXIVM’s inner circle — and her effort to rebuild a life in the wreckage. Through raw interviews and revealing conversations with those who knew her before, during, and after NXIVM, this season dives deep into the gray zones of influence, accountability, and redemption.” (Source here).
All seven episodes are available now.
8. Unravelling Amy - Hosted By Damien Lane - The Irish Sun.
Over three episodes, host Damien Lane tells us the story of Amy McAuley who is “… a prolific fraudster, manipulator and thief.” and so as you might have guessed, its one hell of a tale!
Amy McAuley:
“… faked her own death three times, stealing hundreds of thousands of euro from those who could afford it and those who couldn’t during a criminal career spanning a decade. But her offending was more than just the financial toll. She left a trail of emotional destruction in her wake, using unwitting family and friends in her schemes. And keeping those who should have mattered the most firmly in the dark as to who she really was.” (Source here).
This Irish true crime story comes from the same producers that brought us the excellent The Kinahans and The Stardust Tragedy true crime podcasts so you just know Unravelling Amy is going to be great!
All three episodes are out now.
9. Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation - Hosted By Katie Razzall - BBC Radio 4.
In Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation host and journalist Katie Razzell:
“… reveals what happened when a prize-winning author was accused of racism.” (Source here).
I really enjoyed this very balanced true crime podcast. Both sides of the story are presented and we hear from those who were directly involved in, and affected by, “the cancellation”. Everyone is provided with an opportunity to tell their “truth” and to explain their thoughts, ideas and beliefs.
A really enlightening podcast that I am sure you will enjoy too. All six episodes are already available.
10. Something About Cari - Hosted By Keith Morrison - NBC News.
Last but not least on this list is the true crime podcast Something About Cari hosted by one of my favourites, Keith Morrison.
Cari Farver disappeared on November 13th 2012 in Nebraska, USA. In this true crime podcast host Keith Morrison:
“… takes us to America’s heartland, where single mom Cari Farver disappears just weeks into a new romance. What follows is a series of strange and terrifying events, including taunting texts and threatening emails to Cari’s boyfriend and his ex that escalate to stalking, arson and murder. But nothing could prepare friends, family, and investigators for the mind-bending twist that would come next.” (Source here).
This is a twisted and very convoluted story that I can’t even begin to try to explain here, you will just have to listen for yourself. Needless to say it kept me engaged throughout and when the truth comes out you too will be flabbergasted!
All six episodes are out now.
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