500+ Catchy True Crime Podcast Name Ideas (2024)

So, you wanna start a true crime podcast? You’ve got the idea, you’ve got the equipment, but there’s one thing missing – the perfect name.

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Best True Crime Podcast Name Ideas

Good True Crime Podcast Names

1. Suspicious Silence
2. Nightly Nightmares
3. Case Files
4. Reel Crime
5. Criminal Justice
6. Blood & Bullets
7. Unsolved Mysteries
8. Justice Exposed
9. Criminal Profiling
10. Untold Murders
11. Grave Secrets
12. Closed Investigations
13. Conviction Capital
14. Slaughter Scenes
15. The Search for Justice
16. Chilling Chronology
17. Dark Chapters
18. Bloody Chronicles
19. Investigatory Revelations
20. Historical Homicide
21. Cold Case Hunt
22. Legal Outcomes
23. White Collar Investigates
24. Forensic Science Fact or Fiction
25. Juxtaposed Justice
26. The Lineup
27. Silent Witnesses
28. Unspeakable Crimes
29. Random Rampage
30. Covert Conundrums
31. Criminal Ruminations
32. White Collar Consequence
33. Investigative Intent
34. The Darkest of Times
35. Out of the Shadows
36. Deadly Deception
37. The Final Hour
38. Death Detectives
39. Moral Maze
40. Cold Pursuits
41. The Inevitable End
42. Capital Punishment
43. Silent Sentencing
44. Wrath of the Innocent
45. Twisted Trials
46. Obsession With Justice
47. Unheard Voices
48. Unseen Facts
49. Hidden Evil
50. Deadly Intentions

Interesting True Crime Podcast Names

1. The Slippery Slope of Law and Disorder
2. A Podcast For All You Thrill Seekers
3. Lights, Camera, Arrest!
4. Detention Tales
5. Crimes of Innocence
6. The Law Breaker
7. Wrongful Convictions and Misconceptions
8. Justice: Not Always Reached
9. Strange Justice
10. Criminal Mischief
11. Behind the Bars Blues
12. From Cozied Crimes to Robberies
13. Crimes and Cops on the Beat
14. Bad Guys Do the Darndest Things!
15. Baffling Mysteries Unsolved
16. Crimes with a Side of Banter
17. Fantastic Frauds
18. Between Law and Laughs
19. Shock and Awe: True Crime Edition
20. Justice Done…or Undone?
21. A Most Curious Crime Time
22. Criminal Pursuits and Pitfalls
23. Detective Debacle
24. Crime and Whoopee
25. Crime to the Core
26. Frightening Felonies
27. Sordid Stories Not Forgotten
28. Crime with a Twist of Humour
29. High Times and Heists
30. Infamous Infractions
31. Sly Criminals and a Dash of Bungles
32. Accused, Apprehended and Absolved
33. Felonies, Fools and Funny Cases
34. Crime or Comedy?
35. Investigatory Catastrophes
36. Offender Amusements
37. Shameless Scaffolds
38. Mysteries with a Laugh Track
39. The Shenanigans of Sin
40. Uncouth Crimes and Clumsy Cops
41. Laugh & Lock ‘Em Up
42. Illicit Investigations
43. Going Rogue and Running Amok
44. Outlandish Scuffles
45. The Necessary Naughties
46. Lawbreaking Laughs
47. The Wayward and Whimsical
48. Tales of Missed Cues and Caught Crooks
49. Rampant Robberies
50. Comedy Combined with Crime

Catchy True Crime Podcast Names

1. Darkened Kayfabe
2. Cold Case Vault
3. The Shadow of Crime
4. La Bête Noire
5. Harrowed Hazards
6. Behind the Curtain of Justice
7. Crack the Case
8. Unsolved Tales
9. In the Fog of Justice
10. Impossible Crimes
11. Frigid Fiends
12. Addicted to Justice
13. Vendetta Trails
14. Who’s Lurking?
15. Abuse of Power
16. Criminals Among Us
17. Crime on the Move
18. Chilling Chronicles
19. Paranoid Suspicion
20. Malice Cauldron
21. Mystery Manor
22. Blind Witnesses
23. Trail of Splinters
24. Vigilante Vigil
25. Guilty or Innocent?
26. Into the Cruel Night
27. Out of the Darkness
28. Infamous Infamy
29. Culprit Corps
30. The Search for Truth
31. Renegade Retribution
32. Accuser’s Agenda
33. The Coroner’s Report
34. Sole Survivor
35. Justice for All
36. High Stakes Gamble
37. The Stone-Cold Justice
38. Chasing Criminals
39. Pestilential Predator
40. Cold Hard Facts
41. Chronicled Culprities
42. Adversary Adventures
43. The Judge’s Gavel
44. Offender Odysseys
45. In Pursuit of Justice
46. The Judiciary Detective
47. False Alibis
48. Guilty Until Proven Innocent
49. The Iron Word of Law
50. Unspeakable Acts

Interesting True Crime Podcast Names

1. Abomination Unfolds
2. Injustice Flows
3. Subliminal Scars
4. Killer Tracks
5. Dead By Sunrise
6. Pandemonium Unmasked
7. Shockingly Cruel
8. Darker Paths
9. Deadly Clauses
10. Fractured Lives
11. Mystery and Mayhem
12. Killer’s Addendum
13. Haunting Echoes
14. Darker Depths
15. Misdemeanor of Madness
16. Lethal Shadows
17. Femme Fatalities
18. Ugly Truths
19. Criminal Tangents
20. Middle of Nowhere Murders
21. Chilling Chases
22. Presumed Innocent
23. Serial Secrets
24. Shadowy Witnesses
25. Calculated Crime
26. Inside Madness
27. Malicious Intentions
28. Sinister Deeds
29. Fatal Fates
30. Quiet Conspiracies
31. Enigmatic Encounters
32. Tragic Tales
33. Hidden Horrors
34. Cryptic Killings
35. Sinister Suspects
36. Terrible Triumphs
37. Presumed Guilty
38. Unmasking the Culprit
39. Twisted Tragedies
40. Shrouded in Suspicion
41. Devious Intrigue
42. Calculating Deaths
43. Logic of a Killer
44. Deceitful Designs
45. Shadow Forensics
46. Maniacal Maneuvers
47. Deadly Desires
48. Ominous Outcomes
49. Serendipitous Scams
50. Covert Conditions

Creative True Crime Podcast Names

1. Unsolved Mysteries
2. Cold Cases Decoded
3. Justice Journeys
4. The Criminal Trail
5. Justice Seekers
6. Crime Scene Spec
7. Conspiracy Connections
8. Homicide Investigations
9. Twisted Tales
10. Crimeless Cops
11. The Investigator’s Insight
12. Forensic Files
13. Vanished Victims
14. Crime Solvers
15. Forensic Pilot
16. Grave Evidence
17. Forensic Voices
18. Killer Network
19. Criminology Chronicles
20. Unlawful Investigations
21. Injustice Explorers
22. Criminal Profilers
23. Tragedy Stories
24. Mysteriologists
25. Guilty Souls
26. Unsolved Homicides
27. Mafia Minds
28. Exonerated Cases
29. Innocent Profiles
30. Trial Specialists
31. Cold Crimes
32. Justice Trailblazers
33. The Dark Side
34. Evidence Detective
35. Culpable Clues
36. Convicted Dispersers
37. Faceless Felonies
38. Clandestine Crimelords
39. Wrongful Witness
40. Justice Nuggets
41. The Coroner’s Corner
42. Justice Unlimited
43. Follow the Evidence
44. The Investigator’s Craft
45. Criminal Confessions
46. Shadowed Criminals
47. Brandish the Evidence
48. Memories of Murder
49. Serial Slaughter
50. Killers Insight

Cool True Crime Podcast Names

1. Evil Architects
2. The Unsolved Mysteries
3. Crimes of Curiosity
4. Beyond the Evidence
5. Criminal Profiles
6. Cruel Fate
7. By the Hour Detectives
8. Wrongful Indictment
9. Cold Cases Chronicles
10. Clearing the Innocent
11. Scene of the Crime
12. Crime Scene Investigations
13. Criminal Confessions
14. Crime Scene Analysts
15. Investigating the Unexplained
16. Hiding in the Shadows
17. Under the Radar
18. Criminal Tales
19. Shadowy Encounters
20. Out of the Shadows
21. Speculation & Suspicion
22. Murders, Manslaughter & Mayhem
23. Tragedy & Trauma
24. Blood & Justice
25. Deadly Intentions
26. Unforgotten Secrets
27. Dark Histories
28. Untold Stories of Justice
29. Undercover Profilers
30. Witnesses of Terror
31. Behind Closed Doors
32. Unmasking the Culprits
33. Twisted Deeds
34. Out of the Ashes
35. Cold Blooded Murders
36. Deadly Street Games
37. Lethal Liaisons
38. Illicit Affairs
39. Locating the Evidence
40. Fatal Decisions
41. Rogue Intrigues
42. Killer Encounters
43. Cases of Injustice
44. Unsolved Cases of Deceit
45. Against All Odds
46. Uncovering the Untold
47. Deadly Connections
48. Pursuit of the Perpetrators
49. Illusions of Justice
50. Hidden & Buried Crimes

Unique True Crime Podcast Names

1. Forensic Files
2. Nonfiction Horror
3. The Criminal Investigations
4. Thrilling Solutions
5. Dark Side of the Story
6. Private Investigators Uncover
7. Innocence at Risk
8. Murder Mogul
9. Unsolved Techniques
10. Mystery At Hand
11. Crime Chronicles
12. Captive Audience
13. Cold Case Searches
14. Evasive Clues
15. Obscure Interrogations
16. The Unconcluded Answers
17. Profiling Possibilities
18. Investigatory Journeys
19. Mysterious Revelations
20. Deadly Plots
21. Killer Whispers
22. Puzzling Cases
23. Pathway to the Truth
24. Dark Historical Discussions
25. Illusive Evidence
26. Shadowy Investigations
27. Substantiated Solutions
28. Monstrosity Solved
29. Corrupt Verdicts
30. The Mystery Revealed
31. Cold Facts
32. Locked Away Secrets
33. Factual Indictments
34. Abnormal Investigations
35. Mysteries of Insanity
36. Perilous Parables
37. The Evidence Unfolds
38. False Convictions
39. Criminal Profiles
40. Unannounced Secrets
41. Criminal Cold Trail
42. Lethal Evidence
43. Wicked Tales
44. Actual Confessions
45. Diminishing Darkness
46. Unsolved Clues
47. Justice Searched
48. Villainous Segments
49. Cruelty Exposed
50. Undiscovered Intentions

Cute True Crime Podcast Names

1. Murdered: A Closer Look
2. Beyond the Courtroom
3. Lethal Justice
4. Chilling Tales of Crime
5. Fatal Attraction
6. Criminal Conspiracies
7. The Cold Case Chronicles
8. Fatal Missteps
9. Solving Cases in Silence
10. Dark Memories
11. Missing Evidence
12. Shadow of the Crime
13. Unsolved Murders
14. Sinister Secrets
15. Unsolved Cases
16. Fatal Investigations
17. Mysterious Investigations
18. Deciphering Homicides
19. Justice Untold
20. Behind the Mask of Crime
21. The Unseen Story
22. Flawed Justice
23. The Forgotten Cases
24. The Criminal Accusations
25. Unexplained Murders
26. Usual Suspects
27. Re-Opening Old Files
28. Law and Mystery
29. Hidden Crimes
30. To Death and Beyond
31. A Murderer’s Identity
32. Criminal Intentions
33. Killer Instincts
34. Unearthing Clues
35. Case Closers
36. Closing the Crime Scene
37. Fatal Accusations
38. Crime Fighters
39. Darkest Tragedy
40. Unveiling Evidence
41. Criminal Evidence
42. A Killer Trail
43. Bloodshed and Justice
44. Cold Blooded Justice
45. Caught in the Act
46. Unexpected Outcomes
47. Unconventional Justice
48. Cheating Death
49. Fighting for Justice
50. Guilty or Innocent?

Clever True Crime Podcast Names

1. Criminal Profiles
2. Mystery and Mayhem
3. Detectives Unmasked
4. Serial Murderers Uncovered
5. Lethal Obsessions
6. Caught in the Act
7. Homicide Tales
8. Deadly Investigations
9. The Minds of Monsters
10. Serial Cases Unsolved
11. Tragic Riddles
12. Lawless Landscapes
13. The Scales of Justice
14. Surveillance Reports
15. Captured Criminals
16. The Shadow of Crime
17. Cutthroat Chronicles
18. Homicidal Homesteads
19. The Puzzle of Perpetrators
20. Unsuspecting Observers
21. Crosshairs on Crime
22. Street Sleuths
23. Body Counts
24. Panic in the Streets
25. Killer Cases
26. Cornered Criminals
27. Cops and Robbers
28. Killers on the Loose
29. Wanted: Arrests
30. Shadowlands of Crime
31. Crime Scene Answers
32. Hunt for Crime
33. Crime Map Detective
34. True Crime Trek
35. Misdemeanor and Magnum
36. Crimes and Conspiracy
37. Victimology
38. Criminal Ops
39. Blood in the Streets
40. Criminal Compasses
41. Clues to Crimes
42. Trails of Terror
43. Sinister Enigmas
44. Criminal Complex
45. Injustice Uncovered
46. Criminal Chronicles
47. Stealthy Scoundrels
48. Modern Manhunts
49. The Blunders of Bloodshed
50. Uncertain Times, Uncertain Crimes

Great True Crime Podcast Names

1. Unsolved Murders: The Mystery Files
2. Criminals Unearthed: The Untold Stories
3. Serial Killers: Behind the Scenes
4. Dark Crimes: Unraveled
5. Mystery Investigators: Investigating the Unknown
6. Justice Served: True Crime Chronicles
7. Criminal Minds: The Cold Case Files
8. Holes in the Wall: True Crime Tales
9. Death Investigation: Track the Killer
10. The Missing: True Crime Stories
11. Murder, Mayhem and Mystery: Unsolved Cases
12. Killers Uncovered: Dark Crimes Unveiled
13. Cold Case Cold Blood: Killer Search
14. Forensic Files: Tracing the Evidence
15. Killing Spree: True Crime Caught On Camera
16. Hollowed Cases: Seeking Answers
17. The Deadliest Road: True Crime Documentaries
18. The Killer Next Door: Tales of Terror
19. Shadowed Secrets: Disappearances Unsolved
20. Murders and Mayhem: Ferreting Out the Facts
21. Criminal Investigations: Unearthing the Truth
22. Murderer’s Row: Shock and Horror Stories
23. High Stakes Justice: Fatal Murders
24. Crimes Gone Cold: Probing the Unsolved
25. Murder on the Run: Finding the Perpetrator
26. Chilling Investigations: Murders Uncovered
27. Dead Men Tell No Tales: Cops and Killers
28. Cold Blooded Cases: Tracking the Killers
29. Predatory Prey: Hunting Murderers
30. Killing Games: Unspeakable Crimes
31. Death in the Darkness: Killer Chronicles
32. Vanished: The Search for the Missing
33. Deadly Deceit: Searching for Justice
34. Tracking Killers: Following the Evidence
35. Trapped: The Hunt for a Murderer
36. Bloodshed: Finding the Culprits
37. Murder Unmasked: Cops on the Case
38. Uncertain Fates: True Crime Mysteries
39. The Night Stalker: Uncovering Evil
40. Chasing Clues: Serial Killers Profiled
41. The Unknown Killer: Finding Answers
42. Blood Trails and Dead Ends: Pursuing Justice
43. Criminal Landscapes: The Search for Answers
44. The Killer’s Doorstep: Tracking

Best Tips for Naming Your True Crime Podcast

Keep it short: Aim for a concise name that’s easy to remember and won’t be truncated in podcast directories.

Use 1-3 keywords max: Make your podcast searchable/SEO-rich by adding 1-3 keywords in the name, but avoid keyword stuffing it.

Keep it relevant: Make sure your podcast name reflects your show’s topic or theme.

Say it out loud: Test your podcast name by saying it aloud to make sure it sounds good and rolls off the tongue.

Make it easy to say/spell: Avoid complicated or obscure words and spellings that might confuse potential listeners.

Avoid the word ‘podcast’: Your show is already listed in podcast directories, so you don’t need to include the word ‘podcast’ in the name.

Avoid existing show names: Research similar podcast names and avoid using one that’s already taken to prevent confusion.

Get feedback from peers: Ask for honest feedback from friends or colleagues to gauge their thoughts and impressions of your podcast name.

Use name generators: Utilize podcast name generators to help brainstorm ideas and generate unique and creative names.

True Crime Podcast Names FAQs

1. Do podcast name matter?

Your podcast name is the first thing potential listeners will see and hear about your show. It’s the name that will appear on directories like Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and it’s the name that people will use to search for your show. In short, your podcast name is one of the most important elements of your brand. A great podcast name can help you stand out in a crowded field, attract new listeners, and establish your podcast as a must-listen.

2. How to check if my true crime podcast name is taken?

To check if a podcast name is taken, start with a Google search, then search every podcast directory like Apple Podcast, Spotify, and others. Use Namecheap to check domain availability & Namecheckr to check social handles availability. Avoid using existing/trademarked podcast names.

3. Can two podcasts have the same name?

Technically yes, over two podcasts can have the same name in the US, unless one holds a trademark. But, having a unique name can help with brand recognition and avoid confusion. Before launching a new podcast, it’s crucial to check for existing names and pick an unused name.

4. Should I use my real name on a podcast?

Using your real name on a podcast is a personal decision that depends on your comfort level with privacy and public exposure. Consider the content and purpose of your podcast, potential audience, and potential consequences before making a decision.

5. Can I change my podcast name later?

Yes, you can change your podcast name later. However, it’s important to consider the potential impact on your branding, audience recognition, and SEO. Updating your podcast name may require changes to your artwork, website, and social media accounts.

6. How long should a podcast name be?

A podcast name should be concise and memorable, ideally between 3-5 words and no more than 50 characters. This allows for easy recognition and sharing on social media platforms.