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Behind True Crime
by Chelsey Weber-Smith
Hosted by CWS, a true crime writer, poet, and previous FBI detective hopeful, Behind True Crime aims to reveal intimate details about the hearts and minds of both the subjects of true crime as well as the people behind the work. Expect interviews with your favorite directors, podcasters, writers, criminologists, and more, all in the hopes of discussing the genre of true crime, why we are fascinated by it, and the good things (and bad) it can do for our society.
Episodes
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The Continued Work After 'The Keepers' (part one)
This episode continues difficult subject matter around childhood sexual abuse. *Part two coming January 23* The Keepers, a 7-part, Oscar nominated docuseries from Netflix, premiered in May of 2017, and existed on its surface as an investigation into the 1969 murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, a...
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Ryan Garlick and David Oranchak, Experts on the Zodiac Ciphers
Ryan Garlick and David Oranchak were part of a team assembled by the History Channel in hopes of breaking the Zodiac killer’s most infamous unsolved cipher, the Z-340, and possibly using the code to find the long unidentified killer. The History Channel brought together computer scientists and…
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The Podcasters Behind 'Serial Killers' and 'Cults'
Max Cutler, Vanessa Richardson, and Greg Polcyn are the minds and voices behind the extremely popular true crime podcast 'Serial Killers,' and more recently, 'Cults.' Max is the president and co-founder of the podcast network Parcast, and he is also the creator and producer of both Serial Killers...
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Joe Berlinger, Director of Paradise Lost
Joe Berlinger is a documentarian known in part for his social-justice focused work around the criminal justice system. Along with Bruce Sinofsky, Joe co-directed HBO’s incredible three-film documentary series Paradise Lost, about the child murders in Robin Hood Hills, and the unfair trial and...
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Get to know your host, an after-school special
CWS is a crime writer, poet, musician, and host of this very podcast. I'm CWS and I'm writing about myself in the third person because this week, you're getting to know me. I've invited a true crime buddy of mine to come on and ask ME some questions for once. We are going full My Favorite Murder...
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Christopher Goffard, Host of Dirty John
Christopher Goffard is the LA Times journalist behind Dirty John, the riveting true crime podcast that has topped itunes charts for weeks. Dirty John is the multi-generation story of one family dealing with a dangerous con man, and with a difficult past that informs their decisions. Inspired by…
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Aphrodite Jones, Investigation Discovery Host
Aphrodite Jones has long been a fixture in the world of true crime. She is award winning crime reporter, best selling author, and host of the popular Investigation Discovery show, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, where each episode is an in-depth look at high profile cases across America…
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Tony Ortega, Scientology Journalist
Tony Ortega is a journalist, author, and former editor of the villiage voice, who has been writing about the controversial religion known as Scientology for over twenty years. On his hugely popular blog, The Underground Bunker, he covers stories of the abuse, manipulation, and blackmail that have...
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Dr. Katherine Ramsland, World-Renown Criminologist
Dr. Katherine Ramsland is a world renown expert in criminology who has written over 60 books and appeared on television documentaries on all major networks, as well as extensively on Investigation Discovery. She holds a Ph.D in philosophy from Rutgers University, as well as graduate degrees in...
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Catherine Townsend, The Love Detective
This episode features an interview with Catherine Townsend, a sex and dating columnist turned private investigator. Catherine owns her own detective agency, writes for Investigation Discovery, and discusses cold cases on her blog, The Love Detective. In conversation with host CWS, Catherine…
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Amanda Howard, The Serial Killer Whisperer
Amanda Howard is an Australian author who has been writing to incarcerated serial killers for 25 years. A true crime writer and researcher, Amanda shares her first-hand understanding of the psychology of these brutal individuals through their letters and art. On this episode of BTC, Amanda shares...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by CWS, a true crime writer, poet, and previous FBI detective hopeful, Behind True Crime aims to reveal intimate details about the hearts and minds of both the subjects of true crime as well as the people behind the work. Expect interviews with your favorite directors, podcasters, writers, criminologists, and more, all in the hopes of discussing the genre of true crime, why we are fascinated by it, and the good things (and bad) it can do for our society.
HOSTED BY
Chelsey Weber-Smith
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Behind True Crime currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Behind True Crime about?
Hosted by CWS, a true crime writer, poet, and previous FBI detective hopeful, Behind True Crime aims to reveal intimate details about the hearts and minds of both the subjects of true crime as well as the people behind the work. Expect interviews with your favorite directors, podcasters, writers,...
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Who hosts Behind True Crime?
Behind True Crime is created and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith.
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