Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast

This is truly one of the best true crime podcasts out there. Not about all the hype, not just trying to squeeze every penny out of his production. He focuses on this one podcast, doesn’t have an entire production team behind him, and yet his podcasts are better researched, better narrated, with a better (unique and novel) scope of topics and selection of cases. He’s not telling lame jokes just to hear the sound of his own voice, he’s not trying to be funny or “cool,” instead he’s completely focused on providing accurate and unbiased information, while keeping the victims (and larger societal impact) of these crimes in the forefront of his reporting. The only podcast’s patreon I’ve paid to join….

Unresolved is one of the earliest indie true crime podcasts and remains one of the best. It’s also so underrated for the contributions it’s made to raising awareness of now-high-profile crimes that were not well known when Whelan covered them—particularly LISK. Whelan is and has always been victim focused and ethical and he deserves a lot of credit for continually pushing true crime media to be better. ETA: I decided to update my review today when I was struck by how well written and humanistic the introduction to the episodes on the Villisca axe murders was. This show ages like fine wine! It’s cool to see how Whelan’s skills as a writer and presenter have only continued to grow.

I applaud you for covering the true crimes of Jeffrey Epstein & his co-conspirators, known & yet to be known. Your podcast is the only “crime” podcast of which I am aware that has covered the history of these horrific crimes. It is so much more than an “American Tragedy” - its reach is global.

I think I’ve been listening since about 2016 and this has always been a favorite of mine. Micheal is always treats victims respectfully and often covers cases that I have never heard of. The Epstein series has been incredible!