Canadian True Crime

Canadian True Crime is Canada’s top indie podcast, with more than 70 million downloads.

Canadian True Crime will immerse you in the most shocking, disturbing, and heartbreaking true crime stories from across Canada. Every episode, Kristi cuts through the police tape and takes listeners beyond the headlines for explorations of the most thought-provoking crimes and enraging miscarriages of justice.

The podcast was founded as a personal passion project in 2017 by Kristi Lee, an Australian immigrant who lives in the Greater Toronto Area. With the help of a small talented team, Kristi continues to lead the work as primary writer, researcher, producer and narrator.

Real stories told with purpose. Canadian True Crime is a fully scripted narrative podcast that covers one Canadian crime at a time — comprehensively, from start to finish. Each case is carefully chosen, ranging from high-profile to lesser-known, historic to more recent, and everything in between.

Most of the cases we cover are solved, allowing us to focus on the broader picture: the underlying causes of crime, the social and historical context behind it and the systems that often fail the people they’re meant to protect.

Episodes are crafted using facts from public and court records, news archives, relevant academic research and where possible, participation from victims and survivors.

We’re committed to responsible storytelling that’s grounded in nuance and empathy with a trauma-informed approach. That means no victim-blaming, no shock tactics, no turning people into villains for drama and being mindful of where victims and survivors are in their grief journey.

We hope that by challenging harmful narratives, amplifying marginalized voices and standing with those facing injustice, we can help build a more compassionate and informed society — and contribute to a deeper understanding of the systems that shape our lives.

The podcast is non-partisan.

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Accolades

In the top 10 Canadian Podcasts since 2020
- Apple Podcasts Canada

4.7/5 on Apple Podcasts with 15k reviews and ratings

Featured as one of Apple Podcasts’ 2024 Creators We Love for True Crime

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