These newly-released podcasts, covering long-unsolved murders and potentially wrongful convictions, will chill you to the bone and counteract your hot cocoa this season.
In the year 2000, the Miyazawa family was brutally murdered by a killer who then ate their food and played on their family computer before possibly sleeping in their house.
Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was at the heart of the podcast "Serial," has been ordered released after a judge tossed out the results of his initial trial at prosecutors' request.
Kim Kardashian is still recording episodes for "The System," a new true crime podcast for Spotify, which aligns with her efforts and advocacy surrounding criminal justice reform.
Regina Alexander, daughter of murder victim Elizabeth Steffins, connected with Jerry Nations, a relative of the homicidal McClary family in the comments section of a podcast. The McClary's were known for killing and abducting women from donut shops and likely murdered Steffins.
New podcast takes on the Donut Shop Murders, an alleged multi-state murder spree led by Sherman Ramon McCrary and his son-in-law Carl Taylor, that has left behind deep generational wounds.
In SYFY's "Chucky," Jake Wheeler's crush Devon Evans produces “Hackenslash," a podcast that dives into the murders of their hometown, particularly the killings of serial killer Charles Lee Ray.