Best True Crime with Suruthi Podcasts (2025)

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Erin Patterson & The Mushroom Murders: Part One | #409 1:31:59

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At lunchtime, a family in southeast Australia sat down for beef wellington with a mushroom duxelles, creamy mash and buttery green beans. The next morning, most of the guests would be violently ill. A week later, three of them would be dead. Only one diner was totally unaffected: the host, Erin Patterson… who later would stand trial for murder by p…

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Diddy: The Trial | #408 49:39

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On Wednesday 2 July 2025, a jury found Sean Combs NOT GUILTY of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy – his two most serious charges, which carried a potential sentence of life in prison. He was found guilty on lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution. So, despite all the clear evidence of guilt, how did the jury come to thi…

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UPDATE - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon 1:28:24

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This week, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found GUILTY of gross negligence manslaughter. So, on top of our rereleased episode from last year, here is everything you need to know from the bizarre retrial: unbelievable revelations about Mark Gordon's past crimes, an answer on Constance's mysterious 'fall' from a balcony, and more delays and fi…

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Listen Now: Flesh and Code 42:51

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If you missed our announcement... we have a brand new podcast! Flesh and Code is a 6-part miniseries, where we investigate how technology is being used to exploit our most human desires, and the price we pay for perfect understanding. If you enjoyed Episode 1, search and follow 'Flesh and Code' wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you can't wa…

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JFK Part Two: Deniably Plausible | #407 1:19:37

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The report into Kennedy's assassination brought in a new era of mistrust in the government... and that was just the beginning. Because if you look for even a second – the official version just doesn't add up. In this second part, we take a closer look at Lee Harvey Oswald's shaky history, meet JFK's other worst enemy (the Mafia), and, finally decid…

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UPDATE: Bryan Kohberger & The Idaho Student Murders 2:02:20

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This week in a shocking twist Bryan Kohberger accepted a plea deal for the brutal murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. In this update – taken from this week's Under the Duvet on our Patreon – we discuss what evidence the prosecution had, why he accepted this deal that will see him die behind bars, and if justi…

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JFK Part One: America on the Edge | #406 1:38:39

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Who shot JFK is irrelevant, how many people shot him is the real question. Once you have decided there was more than one shooter, the fate of the world is sealed forever. This is the original conspiracy theory, the dawn of the tin foil hat era. The assassination of the President in broad daylight, in front of hundreds, it had everyone asking questi…

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The Paedophile Diaries: Dr Joël Le Scouarnec | #405 1:45:48

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“I am a paedophile… and I’m very happy about it.” The thousands of handwritten entries in the so-called ‘black notebooks’ of France’s worst ever child sex offender revealed more than 30 years of horrendous abuse. In devastating detail, they described acts carried out on young patients in his work as a surgeon, in hospitals across western France. He…

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Tiffany Cole: Buried Alive | #404 57:38

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Party girl Tiffany Cole had always relied on the kindness of strangers – including her former neighbours, Reggie and Carol Sumner. This frail older couple helped Tiffany out as if she were their own daughter… And she repaid their kindness by digging their grave. Literally. Tiffany claimed it was all her boyfriend’s idea, and she never meant for the…

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FROM THE VAULT - Scientology: Parts 1&2 3:16:25

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With Scientology’s biggest poster boy back on the big screen, the church is ramping up the recruitment drive. And to make sure you STAY AWAY from this sinister, star-studded sci-fi cult posing as a world religion, we’re rereleasing our two-parter as a bumper bonus episode... -- Hannah and Suruthi peer under the slippery stone of Scientology’s sinis…

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Melanie McGuire: The Suitcase Killer | #403 1:18:09

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Melanie McGuire was a beautiful young nurse who wouldn’t hurt a fly. So when her husband’s chopped-up remains were found in three separate suitcases in the Chesapeake Bay, she suddenly had a lot to answer for… Was this petite New Jersey mum capable of killing her husband and disposing of his body in such a gruesome way? Or was this – as she claimed…

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The Zodiac Killer: Part Three | #402 1:20:56

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Who was The Zodiac? Did he kill Cheri Jo Bates? And how did three hobbyist cryptographers crack his ‘impossible’ code 50 years after it was written? These are just a few of the questions we answer in our final episode on The Zodiac Killer. Join us as we try to conclude the inconcludable, cold case that has haunted California for half a century. Exc…

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The Zodiac Killer: Part Two | #401 1:03:31

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Last week we left you with the absolutely massive cliffhanger of a 408-character cipher, which in theory contained valuable information on the Bay Area’s most infamous killer “The Zodiac”. But first it needed to be solved. And amazingly it wasn’t cracked by the police, or the FBI: it was solved by a 41-year-old history teacher and his wife, and we’…

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The Zodiac Killer: Part One | #400 58:59

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Violent attacks, sadistic taunting, and uncrackable puzzles; in some ways “The Zodiac” laid the foundations for every murderous TV psychopath and movie villain of the next half-century. For our 400th episode we decided to dedicate three whole episodes to the potentially the most famous serial killer in history: how he operated, how his puzzles were…

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Sarbjit Kaur Athwal: Life Without Honour | #399 1:28:11

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When her sister-in-law never returned from a trip to India, Sarbjit Kaur Athwal knew exactly what had happened: her mother-in-law had made no secret of her plan to “get rid of” Surjit – the outspoken thorn in the family’s side. But Sarbjit also knew what she was up against: a strict code of honour; the threat of shame and total rejection by her com…

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FROM THE VAULT - Fred & Rose West: Parts 1&2 1:38:33

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With the release of a new Netflix documentary on the Wests, we dove into the archive (way way back to episodes 27 and 28) to get you up to date with our in-depth two-parter on one of the UK's most infamous cases. -- Incest, rape, murder and torture dungeons; the girls take on one of Britain's most notorious serial killer couples - Fred and Rose Wes…

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FROM THE VAULT - ShortHand: Conclave 33:20

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ShortHand is released weekly for Wondery+ and Amazon Music subscribers. Listen exclusively and ad-free every Tuesday on Wondery+ through Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And depending on where you are in the world, ShortHand is included with your Prime Membership on Amazon Music. -- What happens when humanity’s mouthpiece of God, the holiest man on eart…

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Diddy Part 2: Daddy’s House | #398 1:30:28

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In our second part of the Pre-Diddy saga, we take a closer look at the accusations you need to know about – and the 99 problems it could cause for some of his closest associates... With all the sensational stories swirling around this case, we separate fact from fiction, and find out that the truth is always wilder than the headlines: from ‘MVP bag…

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Diddy Part 1: Deal With the Devil | #397 1:29:49

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As the trial we’ve all been waiting for finally approaches, we bring you the full rundown on the self-proclaimed “bad boy for life” – and the hundreds of accusations, from victims as young as nine years old, that threaten to jail the music mogul for the rest of his days. Before we find out which “well-known figures” are likely to be accused alongsi…

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Episode 396 - Lord Lucan: the Vanishing Earl 1:35:18

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When the Countess of Lucan burst into a West London pub drenched head-to-toe in blood, it instantly sparked a national obsession. Lord Lucan – the suave, speedboat-racing, professional-gambling aristocrat – was wanted for the murder of their housekeeper, Sandra Rivett. And he had disappeared without a trace. This week, we sift through the theories …

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Episode 395 - Wallace Souza: Killing for Ratings 1:09:14

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They say Brazil is not for amateurs. And that’s certainly true in the crime-stricken city of Manaus, where Wallace Souza – a charismatic TV host and congressman with a flair for the dramatic – built up an army of fans with his hard-hitting news coverage in the early 2000s. But was his bonkers daytime TV show, Canal Livre, just a smokescreen for his…

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Episode 394 - The Asunta Case: Adopted and Betrayed 1:37:54

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The adopted princess of a wealthy Spanish family, 12-year-old Asunta Basterra Porto seemed destined to thrive under the devoted care of her parents Rosario and Alfonso. But beneath the surface, sinister secrets were taking root – including clandestine druggings, creepy family photos and one seriously twisted marriage. Had these callous parents cast…

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The Eunuch Maker | #393 1:15:17

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In one of our most horrifying episodes yet, we look at a man who clamped and amputated the genitals of potentially hundreds of men, and carried out unimaginable sexual torture – all from his basement flat in North London. But what makes this story truly unbelievable is that every one of those victims wanted for it to happen. They belonged to a secr…

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Episode 392 - The Menendez Brothers Part 2: The Sweater Defence 1:22:55

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Continuing our filmed mega Menendez marathon, in this episode we dive into the sensational details of Lyle and Erik’s trial – where these Beverly Hills bad boys would need to convince the jury, and the world, of their story. We break down the explosive courtroom battles, shocking legal twists, and the media circus that turned the case into a specta…

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Episode 391 - The Menendez Brothers Part 1: Silver Spoon Killers 1:20:27

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In this long-awaited episode, we dive into one of the most infamous true-crime cases in American history: the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The brutal 1989 slayings of their wealthy parents, José and Kitty Menendez, divided a nation: but where do we stand? In Part 1, we take you through the chilling night of the crime, the early investigations, …

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Erin Patterson & The Mushroom Murders: Part One | #409 1:31:59

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Diddy: The Trial | #408 49:39

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UPDATE - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon 1:28:24

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Listen Now: Flesh and Code 42:51

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JFK Part Two: Deniably Plausible | #407 1:19:37

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UPDATE: Bryan Kohberger & The Idaho Student Murders 2:02:20

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JFK Part One: America on the Edge | #406 1:38:39

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The Paedophile Diaries: Dr Joël Le Scouarnec | #405 1:45:48

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Tiffany Cole: Buried Alive | #404 57:38

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FROM THE VAULT - Scientology: Parts 1&2 3:16:25

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Melanie McGuire: The Suitcase Killer | #403 1:18:09

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The Zodiac Killer: Part Three | #402 1:20:56

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The Zodiac Killer: Part Two | #401 1:03:31

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The Zodiac Killer: Part One | #400 58:59

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Sarbjit Kaur Athwal: Life Without Honour | #399 1:28:11

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FROM THE VAULT - Fred & Rose West: Parts 1&2 1:38:33

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FROM THE VAULT - ShortHand: Conclave 33:20

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Diddy Part 2: Daddy’s House | #398 1:30:28

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Diddy Part 1: Deal With the Devil | #397 1:29:49

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Episode 396 - Lord Lucan: the Vanishing Earl 1:35:18

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Episode 395 - Wallace Souza: Killing for Ratings 1:09:14

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Episode 394 - The Asunta Case: Adopted and Betrayed 1:37:54

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The Eunuch Maker | #393 1:15:17

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Episode 392 - The Menendez Brothers Part 2: The Sweater Defence 1:22:55

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Episode 391 - The Menendez Brothers Part 1: Silver Spoon Killers 1:20:27