Crime Junkie Starter Kit
Whether you’re a new listener or a seasoned Crime Junkie, you have to check out these episodes.
WARNING: Sextortion
Two harrowing stories – those of Asia Anderson and Walker Montgomery – illustrate how the rising digital threat of sextortion can impact anyone and forever change lives.Resources Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Find information and tips to help keep children...
SURVIVED: Jaycee Dugard
11-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted as she was walking to school in June of 1991. No one would see her again for 18 years, until two campus police officers did what parole and police officers couldn’t. But her story isn’t just one of survival – it’s one of...
MURDERED: Erica Gene Shultz
From the moment her sister Erica’s phone went to voice mail, Emily Corbin knew something was wrong. But thanks to all those true crime shows – and countless episodes of Crime Junkie – she also knew exactly what she had to do to find her. Her tenacity not only led...
The Importance of DNA
DNA has the potential to change everything but it doesn’t always. These episodes explore cases where DNA played a role, for better or worse, and what happens when it’s mishandled, ignored, or never fully used to uncover the truth.
MISSING: Jennifer, Sidney, & Monique
When a young mom and her two small daughters disappear without a trace from Topeka, Kansas, in May 2000, her family goes on a decades-long hunt for answers. But right in the middle of our reporting, the family gets a huge tip that could change everything. Listened to...
IDENTIFIED: Midtown Jane Doe
In 2003, construction workers in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, discovered a concrete tomb hidden in the basement of a run-down building. Inside were the remains of a young woman, hogtied with pantyhose and electrical cords, this gruesome scene was more than shocking—it...
INFAMOUS: The Jeff Davis 8
Between 2005 and 2008, eight women are killed in and around the small town of Jennings, Louisiana. Rumors of a serial killer on the loose are met with apathy by local law enforcement, possibly due to the corruption that’s broken the trust between the public and the...














