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Based on a True Crime

BASED ON A TRUE CRIME is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. We discuss murders and mysteries and how they have inspired film adaptations, televis... Read more

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Episode 3: Cropsey

Episode 3: Cropsey

NOTE: As one of our first episodes, the quality of our recording methods wasn't as advanced and we had only a basic know... Read more

12 Jun 2017

41mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 4: Lake Bodom

Episode 4: Lake Bodom

On June 5, 1960, some time between the hours of 4 and 6AM, four teenagers were savagely attacked while camping at the ed... Read more

20 Jun 2017

1hr

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Ranked #3

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Episode 39: Party Monster

Episode 39: Party Monster

In the early 90s, Michael Alig rose to prominence as a club promoter and founding member of the Club Kids, before being ... Read more

15 Mar 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 21: Janett Christman and When a Stranger Calls

Episode 21: Janett Christman and When a Stranger Calls

On March 18, 1950, 13-year-old Janett Christman was babysitting for the Romacks in their small, isolated home on the out... Read more

8 Jan 2018

1hr 27mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 10: In Cold Blood

Episode 10: In Cold Blood

In this deluxe episode, Chelsea and David discuss details surrounding the Clutter family murders by ex-convicts Richard ... Read more

29 Aug 2017

1hr 43mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 24: Bonnie and Clyde

Episode 24: Bonnie and Clyde

In 1932, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow embarked on a two-year crime spree, gaining a reputation as fun-loving outlaws w... Read more

19 Feb 2018

1hr 46mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 40: Ted Bundy and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Episode 40: Ted Bundy and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

The heinous crimes of Ted Bundy captured a nation as he stood trial for murder in Florida. At the time, few knew his tru... Read more

28 May 2019

1hr 12mins

Ranked #8

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Minisode: Awakening the Zodiac

Minisode: Awakening the Zodiac

In this special minisode (a mini-deluxe), we discuss the 2017 film 'Awakening the Zodiac'. We also chat about other seri... Read more

3 Jul 2017

43mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 17: Richard Ramirez & Nightstalker

Episode 17: Richard Ramirez & Nightstalker

Between June of 1984 and August of 1985, a spree of home invasion robberies, rapes, and murders terrified residents of L... Read more

14 Nov 2017

1hr 29mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 9: Real Life Home Invasions & The Strangers

Episode 9: Real Life Home Invasions & The Strangers

Do stories of home invasion freak you out? They terrify us! In this episode, we chat about a handful of real-life home i... Read more

21 Aug 2017

1hr 12mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 11: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Episode 11: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The late, great director Tobe Hooper was a true Master of Horror. In this episode, Chelsea and David discuss real life c... Read more

4 Sep 2017

1hr 31mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 31: Heavenly Creatures

Episode 31: Heavenly Creatures

16-year-old Pauline Parker and her best friend, 15-year-old Juliet Hulme murdered Pauline’s mother to try to avoid being... Read more

11 Jun 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 25: The Executioner’s Song & Gary Gilmore

Episode 25: The Executioner’s Song & Gary Gilmore

On July 2, 1976, the US Supreme court reserved its ruling that the death penalty was unconstitutional, allowing it to be... Read more

5 Mar 2018

1hr 52mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 38: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer & Henry Lee Lucas

Episode 38: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer & Henry Lee Lucas

In 1983, Henry Lee Lucas was arrested in Texas for unlawful possession of a firearm. While in custody, he confessed to h... Read more

4 Feb 2019

57mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 37: The Exorcist

Episode 37: The Exorcist

It's our Exorcist Halloween Special! In the Spring of 1949, a 14-year-old boy began exhibiting signs of demonic possessi... Read more

30 Oct 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #16

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Episode 26: Eaten Alive and Joe Ball

Episode 26: Eaten Alive and Joe Ball

Two years after the success of 1974’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, director Tobe Hooper and screenwriter Kim Henkel jo... Read more

19 Mar 2018

1hr 21mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 33: Wolf Creek & Ivan Milat

Episode 33: Wolf Creek & Ivan Milat

In the Fall of 1992, seven bodies were found in the Belanglo State Forest, all belonging to young people who had disappe... Read more

20 Jul 2018

1hr 18mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 23: Starkweather & Fugate & Natural Born Killers

Episode 23: Starkweather & Fugate & Natural Born Killers

Between January 21 and January 29 of 1958, 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Fugate... Read more

8 Feb 2018

1hr 40mins

Ranked #19

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Minisode: My Friend Dahmer

Minisode: My Friend Dahmer

My Friend Dahmer is the film adaptation of Derf Backderf's true story graphic novel about his time hanging out with Jeff... Read more

20 Nov 2017

23mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 12: Murder by Numbers

Episode 12: Murder by Numbers

On May 21, 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was killed for the thrill of it by two wealthy Chicago-area teens looking to c... Read more

21 Sep 2017

1hr 41mins

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