The Casual Criminalist

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4.8 (2.8K)
True Crime
Updated Semiweekly

True crime... casually done. Fact boy gives you new episodes on Mondays and Fridays. Also available on YouTube!

4d ago

Sherri Rasmussen: The Murder the LAPD Didn't Want to Solve

In 1986, Sherri Rasmussen was brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home. Police dismissed it as a botched burglary for twenty-three years. DNA evidence finally revealed the killer was an LAPD detective and her husband's obsessive ex-girlfriend. This chilling case exposes stunning police failures and raises troubling questions about justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19

Courtroom Justice: The Lynching of Akku Yadav

For fifteen years, Akku Yadav terrorised the slum of Kasturba Nagar through extortion, murder, and sexual assault while police turned a blind eye. When he threatened the wrong woman in 2004, the entire community finally fought back, cornering him inside a courtroom and delivering their own brutal form of justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17

Sonia Exelby: She Paid a Stranger $4,000 to Kill Her

Sonia Exelby was a kind, talented music tutor from England who struggled privately with severe mental health issues. Through dark online communities, she connected with Dwain Hall, a Florida man now charged with her murder. Evidence suggests that despite earlier discussions, Sonia changed her mind and desperately wanted to escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16

The Beltway Snipers: Washington's 3 Weeks of Pure Terror

For three weeks in October 2002, snipers terrorised Washington DC, killing randomly at petrol stations and car parks. Behind the attacks were John Allen Muhammad, a Gulf War veteran with a troubled past, and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo, whom he had groomed into a killer. This is their chilling story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 9

Driven to Murder: Why Ellen Pakkies Killed Her Own Son

In 2007, Ellen Pakkies strangled her drug-addicted son after six years of abuse, theft, and violence. Her trial revealed a childhood of neglect, institutional failures, and a community ravaged by tik. The judge gave her a suspended sentence. Today, she campaigns for Cape Town mayor, fighting addiction and demanding accountability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 28

Unsolved: The Servant Girl Annihilator

In 1880s Austin, Texas, a serial killer stalked domestic servants, brutally murdering eight people with axes before vanishing into history. The police failed spectacularly, private detectives proved useless, and two husbands faced murder trials. Was the killer a local man named Nathan Elgin, or did he become Jack the Ripper? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 24

Unsolved: The Yoghurt Shop Murders

In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at an Austin yogurt shop. For decades, the case was plagued by wrongful arrests, coerced confessions, and constitutional violations. Finally, in 2025, advanced DNA testing identified serial killer Robert Brashers as the true perpetrator. Four wrongly accused men were declared factually innocent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18

William Bonin: The Forgotten Serial Killer

William Bonin became one of Southern California’s most notorious serial killers. Explore his disturbing crimes, accomplices, victims, failed releases, investigation, confessions, and eventual death-row fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Simon Whistler

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4.8

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2,787 Ratings

I’m done.

2d ago

doodlebob88

Used to love this show, but I’m at my breaking point with Simon and the death penalty. Once someone is suggesting police and the justice system “engage in some corruption” to get a death sentence I am officially out,
I love this show!

Oct 9

Ajganser

I have been binging this show from back to front and I am obsessed! The host is so funny and brings a lighthearted energy while respecting the victims. This is probably been my favorite true crime podcast!
Loved this show

Oct 2

Nkh95

But lately the episodes just suddenly cut off before the end. And the humorous tangents that made it more light hearted seem to have ended
Love this podcast!

Oct 1

Theosaurus08

I listen to a number of true crime podcast, and the casual criminalist is one of the best around. Extremely well researched and written episodes, it is easy to listen to multiple episodes. Simon’s commentary is poignant and speaks to what most of are thinking.