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The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told

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  • The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told is an anthology podcast series of the most layered and engrossing true crime stories about female killers, cops, scientists, lawyers, scammers, activists, and more. Hosted by true crime writer, Mary Kay McBrayer, this podcast tells the stories in which women aren’t narrowly defined as victims, but instead are the protagonists.
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Episodes
  • Bonus Episode: True Crime as an Entertainment Genre w/ Keith Wallman

    Bonus Episode: True Crime as an Entertainment Genre w/ Keith Wallman
    Mar 19 2024

    In this exclusive bonus episode, producer Emma DeMuth sits down with Keith Wallman, Editor-in-Chief of Diversion Books, to discuss the "why" behind the true crime genre.

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    20 mins
  • Finding My Brother's Killer

    Finding My Brother's Killer
    Feb 20 2024

    This is the story of Penny Farmer—who lost her brother at sea in the late 1970s, and never stopped looking for him. Not for 40 years… 

    The Greatest True Crime Stories is a production of Diversion Audio.

    • Follow Diversion Audio on Instagram 
    • Explore more: diversionaudio.com 

    This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

    This episode was written by Nora Batelle
    Editorial Direction by Nora Batelle
    Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth and Jacob Bronstein
    Produced by Antonio Enriquez
    Directed by Jacob Bronstein
    Theme Music by Tyler Cash
    Executive Produced by Scott Waxman, Mark Francis, and Jacob Bronstein

    Special Thanks:

    Penny Farmer, Dead in the Water, My Forty-Year Search for My Brother’s Killer

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • People Don't Sleep in Bras

    People Don't Sleep in Bras
    Feb 13 2024

    This episode is about the murder of Steve Beard…and Steve’s wife’s lover, who shot him.

    The Greatest True Crime Stories is a production of Diversion Audio.

    • Follow Diversion Audio on Instagram
    • Explore more: diversionaudio.com

    This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

    This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer
    Editorial Direction by Nora Batelle
    Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth and Jacob Bronstein
    Produced and directed by Mark Francis and Antonio Enriquez
    Theme Music by Tyler Cash
    Executive Produced by Scott Waxman, Mark Francis, and Jacob Bronstein

    Special Thanks:

    The Fortune Hunter by Suzy Spencer

    Lange, M. (2023, February 16). The case for chilling. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/style/sheila-liming-hanging-out-interview.html

    NBCUniversal News Group. (2018, March 29). How to make friends as an adult. NBCNews.com. https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/how-make-friends-adult-ncna860971

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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Exceptional!

Exceptional deep dive into the specifics and mental quandaries of true crime. I have never listened to a true crime podcast before and I am officially hooked!

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Amazing & Down to Earth!

Love the rawness of the writer/narrator and the way she tells the stories and highlights the facts!

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