Hosted by Kristen Barenthaler · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Step into a world where true crime and literature collide. The True Crime Reader guides listeners through some of the darkest cases ever put to paper. Join our monthly book club online on Fable for more in-depth discussions!
Kristen Barenthaler hosts The True Crime Reader, a true crime show with 19 episodes published.
You’re listening to The True Crime Reader. I’m Kristen, and today we’re opening a case that has haunted families, investigators, and readers for more than a decade. It’s the story of a young woman who vanished in plain s
Pull up a seat and shuffle the deck—this is The True Crime Reader, where we deal out the secrets behind the world’s most audacious, intricate true crime stories. Today’s episode dives into Bringing Down the House: The In
A school where children disappear may seem like a fantasy novel, but it was real life for the boys at the Dozier School...
Find out the truth behind the school shooting at Columbine in Dave Cullen's astounding book.
Sally Horner's kidnapping inspired one of the most well-known books ever. Is this ethical journalism?
The legendary life of Dr. Ann Burgess and the Mindhunters she inspired.
Why do we slow down at a car accident? Why are horror movies so engaging? Why are we down another true crime rabbit hole?
Join us in this discussion of the Turner-Stompanato affair and Casey Sherman's "A Murder in Hollywood".
Welcome back to The True Crime Reader, where we explore the stories that haunt us—and the people who live through them. I’m Kristen, and today’s episode is one of survival, resilience, and the long, painful journey of re
Today we’re stepping into the uneasy intersection of personal history, racial injustice, and one of the most infamous crime sprees in American memory. Sebastian Junger’s A Death in Belmont is a work of creative nonfictio
Welcome back to The True Crime Reader, the podcast where the past meets the macabre, and every story is more than just a headline—it’s a window into human darkness, complex motivations, and the societies that shaped thes
Welcome to The True Crime Reader, where we explore crime through the lens of history and storytelling. Today, we’re stepping into Jazz Age New York—a city alive with speakeasies, smoky backrooms, and a dangerous secret w
Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer” by Philip Eil delivers a haunting narrative that grips both true crime aficionados and those concerned with America’s opioid crisis. The sa
Welcome listeners to another episode of The True Crime Reader. Tonight, we peel back the velvet curtain of New York’s elite to reveal one of the city’s most audacious deceptions: the saga of Anna Sorokin, who reinvented
Tonight, we descend into the shadows of early twentieth-century America — to a quiet farmhouse on the outskirts of La Porte, Indiana. Here, beneath the unassuming soil of cornfields and hog pens, a hidden horror festered
Welcome back, true crime aficionados, to another deep-dive with The True Crime Reader. I’m your host, and today we’re unwrapping an unusual new entry in the world of true crime literature: “50 States of Murder: An Atlas
On a November afternoon in Oakland, California, a single reckless act aboard the 57 bus changed two lives forever. In this episode of The True Crime Reader, we dive into Dashka Slater’s acclaimed narrative nonfiction, Th
In this episode of The True Crime Reader, we dive into Wayne Miller’s explosive account of the largest arson case in American history. Burn Boston Burn chronicles the terrifying string of fires that swept through Boston
Join me on this deep-dive into the lasting impact of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. We'll look into the crime and why this problematic piece of literature is still hailed as a the first great true crime novel.
📖🔍 The first file is about to open. Some crime stories you read once and forget. Others? They pull you into the evidence, keep you circling the timeline, and whisper their loose ends long after the last page. 🎙 The Tr
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