10 Podcasts like Your Own Backyard
In his earnestness to cover a case that fell out of the headlines, Chris Lambert created a captivating series on the disappearance of college student, Kristin Smart, in 1996. For more true crime deep dives, check out this list of podcasts similar to Your Own Backyard, and find your next show to binge.
Last Updated: Jul 10th, 2021
1. Darkness
In season three of “Darkness” from The Drag Audio Production House, which brought you “The Orange Tree” and “Darkness: Austin Bomber,” hear the story of how Mark Kilroy’s family maintained their faith while searching for their son, and the tale of “L...Show More
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25:40 | Aug 4th, 2020
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Sharon Cave knows something is wrong the second she gets a call from her daughter Jennifer’s boss saying Jennifer didn’t show up for her first day at work. When no one can give her an answer as to whe...Show More
2. Somebody
When Shapearl Wells's son Courtney is found outside a Chicago police station with a fatal bullet wound, Shapearl immediately distrusts the official narrative. So she launches her own investigation into her son’s murder and teams up with journalists f...Show More
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28:43 | Mar 31st, 2020
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On March 4, 2016, Shapearl Wells wakes up to a bamming at her door. It’s the police, telling her that her 22-year-old son, Courtney Copeland, has been shot. Detectives tell her Courtney drove his BMW ...Show More
3. Paper Ghosts
When a young college student’s car was abandoned on the side of a busy midwest highway in 1992, police figured it was a runaway case. Nine days later, she was found brutally murdered, nearly 500 miles away. In season 3 of PAPER GHOSTS, investigative ...Show More
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4. Phoebe's Fall
A major investigation by The Age newsroom in Melbourne, Australia, into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk, who was found at the bottom of a garbage chute in a luxury apartment building.
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24:10 | Sep 22nd, 2016
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Starts with the mysterious and gruesome death of 24yo Phoebe Handsjuk and the open possibilities that it was either murder, suicide or a tragic accident. Then it steps back to hear from Phoebe herself...Show More
5. Missing Alissa
Missing Alissa is a Podcast documentary exploring the cold case of a missing girl named Alissa Turney. Alissa was 17 and was last seen in Phoenix, AZ 16 years ago.
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1:03:46 | Apr 25th, 2018
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I obtain an interview with the man himself. Michael Turney offers his point of view. Listen to Silent Waves at silentwavespodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...Show More
6. Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders
Abby and Libby - 2 young girls murdered. Investigators are searching for the killer using their biggest clue: a recording of his voice from one of the victims' phones ordering the girls Down the Hill. Almost three years later, it's a mystery that sti...Show More
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Introducing Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders
02:11 | Jan 21st, 2020
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Abby and Libby - two young girls murdered. Investigators are searching for the killer using their biggest clue: a recording of his voice from one of the victims' phones ordering the girls Down the Hil...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7. William Tyrrell - Nowhere Child
William Tyrrell was a three year old boy who disappeared from the village of Kendall, on the mid-north-coast of New South Wales. Key facts were kept from the public, from day one. A lot of what was reported, especially early on, was false. In t...Show More
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41:32 | Jul 19th, 2019
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William Tyrrell was a three-year-old boy who disappeared from the township of Kendall on the mid-north-coast of New South Wales on 12 S...
8. Amy Should Be Forty
In October 1989, a 10-year old girl went missing after school in a Cleveland suburb. The kidnapping and murder of Amy Mihaljevic is one of the area's most high-profile cases ever. And it's been 30 years since she was killed. On the anniversary of her...Show More
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9. Who Killed Jennifer Short?
On August 15, 2002 in the quiet town of Oak Level, Virginia someone shot and killed Michael and Mary Short in what investigators called an execution style murder. Their daughter 9-year-old Jennifer Short was snatched from her bed, setting off a massi...Show More
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Introducing 57 Shots in 90 Seconds: The Carroll County Courthouse Shootout
05:31 | Aug 21st, 2020
Fifty-seven shots in ninety seconds, five people dead, seven others wounded and it all happened inside a courtroom on a cold March day in 1912.
10. The Heidi Allen Case
This series explores the disappearance of Heidi Allen. It's a case that began decades ago, but has left the residents of Central New York with many unanswered questions. As "The Heidi Allen Case" continues, you'll hear from different people whose liv...Show More
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