Ashley Flowers

2024 was a remarkable year for true crime podcasting. These ten episodes span the full spectrum of the genre — from chilling serial killer profiles and unsolved disappearances to explosive scandals and courtroom dramas. Each one represents a podcast at the top of its game, delivering investigative depth, compelling storytelling, and cases that stayed with listeners long after the final credits rolled.

Erica Gene Shultz disappeared in November 2020 after meeting Harold David Haulman III through a dating app in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Her sister, Emily Corbin, used knowledge from true crime podcasts to assist the police in solving the brutal murder.

In December 2019, Anthony Todt killed his wife Megan, their three children, and the family dog in their home in Celebration, Florida. The episode from Crime Junkie explores the macabre weeks when Todt lived with the bodies before his arrest.