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One thing that get's me through the dark days of winter is a good story. Besides reading books and watching (probably too much) TV, I also love to curl up with a riveting True Crime podcast and get lost in the story for a day. So today I'm sharing with you my favorite binge-worthy true crime podcasts. I've tried my best to include a wide variety of crimes and these are all limited podcasts that have released the full story already, so you can start binge listening all of them right now.  1. Bear Brook  Case type: Unidentified murder victims Bear Brook is one of the best True Crime podcasts I have ever listened to. It really brings you into the community that has formed around four victims whose bodies were found in barrels in the woods of Bear Brook state park. The podcast both investigates who the unidentified victims might be through DNA and genealogy research and who might have been involved in their deaths. Especially the inside look into DNA forensics makes this podcas...

Ever since I listened to Bear Brook, an amazing podcast about genealogy being used to find the identities of victims of a crime, I've been fascinated by the growing world of DNA and genealogy used both in criminal investigations and in the lives of just average people who want to know who they are related to. At this point, who doesn't have a relative who spit in a cup and send the family DNA off to be analyzed and stored in an online database?   Over the years I've listened to some amazing podcasts in which DNA and/or genealogy has a prominent role, so I figured I would make a list of my favorites to share with other people sharing my fascination! 1. Bear Brook (NHPR) Angle: Criminal Investigation Where DNA being used to find a perpetrator is becoming very commonplace, this podcast covers another important role of DNA analyses: finding the identity of nameless murder victims. Bear Brook searches for the identities of four bodies found in barrels in the woods. Three of the ...