Best ClueTrail Podcasts (2025)

1
The Leongatha Mushroom Murders: Erin Patterson Case 31:47

Play Pause

17h ago31:47

31:47

Send us a text A family lunch ends in tragedy when a homemade beef wellington serves up more than just a gourmet meal. Three dead, one critically ill, and a small Australian town left reeling in shock. Dive deep into the case of Erin Patterson, whose 2023 lunch invitation to her former in-laws turned deadly when death cap mushrooms made their way i…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Devil's Footprints 10:32

3d ago10:32

10:32

Send us a text Something walked across Devon, England on a snowy February night in 1855, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for over 165 years. The Devil's Footprints, as they came to be known, weren't ordinary animal tracks – they followed perfectly straight lines for reportedly 100 miles, crossing rooftops, scaling walls, and even appearin…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Bizarre Life of Monsieur Mangetout 10:19

10d ago10:19

10:19

Send us a text You might think you've heard every strange human feat possible, but the story of Michel Lotito will make you question everything you thought you knew about the human body's limitations. This isn't just about a man with an unusual appetite – it's about someone whose physiological makeup defied medical understanding. Born in 1950s Fran…

1
Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer 28:03

22d ago28:03

28:03

Send us a text The camera flash was just a distraction. Behind the lens stood one of America's most prolific serial killers - Rodney Alcala, a man whose charm and seemingly legitimate profession as a photographer allowed him to approach women in broad daylight and lure them to their deaths. We trace Alcala's disturbing evolution from troubled milit…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Haunting of Kitty Jay 10:46

24d ago10:46

10:46

Send us a text The mist-shrouded moors of Dartmoor harbor countless secrets, but few as poignant as the lonely grave at a windswept crossroads. Here lies Kitty Jay, a young woman whose tragic story bridges centuries and continues to haunt those who encounter it. The legend has grown darker with reports of strange phenomena and several unsolved murd…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Kentucky Meat Shower 8:03

1M ago8:03

8:03

Send us a text Have you ever experienced something so bizarre that it defies all explanation? The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876 might top your list of strange phenomena after you hear this tale. On a perfectly clear March day in Olympia Springs, Kentucky, Mrs. Allen Crouch was simply making soap in her front yard when the unimaginable happened—chunk…

1
Patreon Bonus Unlocked: Erasing Minds - The Horror of Pitești Prison 18:01

1M ago18:01

18:01

Send us a text Some prisons break bodies—Pitești Prison was designed to break souls. In communist Romania's shadowy post-war years, a horrifying experiment unfolded behind thick walls that would push human psychology beyond recognition. The Pitești experiment (1949-1951) represents one of the most methodical attempts at destroying human identity ev…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Ghost in the Courtroom 6:21

1M ago6:21

6:21

Send us a text A mother's desperate prayer for answers leads to one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in American history. When young Zona Heaster Shue was found dead at the bottom of her staircase in rural West Virginia in 1897, her new husband Erasmus "Trout" Shue quickly attributed it to a fainting spell. The local doctor, intimidated by …

1
Into the Dark: The Thai Cave Rescue 22:57

1M ago22:57

22:57

Send us a text Darkness. Floodwaters. A mountain closing in around them. When twelve young Thai soccer players and their coach entered Tham Luang Cave after practice, none imagined they would spend the next eighteen days trapped in its depths, becoming the focus of one of history's most complex rescue operations. What followed was a rescue so audac…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Mummified Outlaw 6:18

1M ago6:18

6:18

Send us a text Death isn't always the end of one's journey, as proven by the bizarre tale of Elmer McCurdy. After being killed in a 1911 shootout following a failed train robbery in Oklahoma, this unremarkable outlaw embarked on an extraordinary posthumous adventure that lasted over six decades. When no one claimed his body, an enterprising funeral…

1
The Kurim Case: Abuse, Identity Lies and Cult Influence 30:04

2M ago30:04

30:04

Send us a text A baby monitor test becomes the thread that unravels one of the most disturbing cases in modern Czech history. When Edward Trdy's new device accidentally intercepts video showing a confined, distressed child, he alerts authorities—triggering a sequence of revelations that defy belief. Behind the charming facade of a countryside home …

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Great Emu War 8:39

2M ago8:39

8:39

Send us a text Ever wondered what happens when a modern military faces off against birds? The Great Emu War of 1932 stands as one of history's most bizarre military campaigns, where Australia's government deployed soldiers with machine guns against 20,000 emus devastating wheat crops in Western Australia. The true solution came years later with the…

1
Poison in the Valley: The Haunting Legacy of Ceely Rose 34:59

2M ago34:59

34:59

Send us a text The quietest murderer in Ohio history wasn't a mastermind, but a misunderstood mind. Born in 1873, Ceely Rose struggled with cognitive limitations that modern medicine would recognise as a developmental disability. When she fixated on Guy Berry, a neighbours son who showed her kindness, Ceely constructed an elaborate fantasy of their…

1
Trail Off Tuesdays: The Man Who Turned Blue 8:27

2M ago8:27

8:27

Send us a text Ever wondered what would happen if your skin turned permanently blue? Meet Paul Karason, an ordinary redheaded man whose quest for better health led to one of the strangest medical transformations documented in recent history. What makes this story truly fascinating isn't just the physical transformation but Paul's remarkable reactio…

1
Robert Hanssen: The FBI's Greatest Betrayal 28:50

2M ago28:50

28:50

Send us a text A trusted FBI agent who sold America's greatest secrets for over two decades. Robert Hanssen's story represents the ultimate betrayal from within, a tale so astonishing it challenges our understanding of loyalty and deception. From his unremarkable beginnings in Chicago to becoming the most dangerous mole in FBI history, Hanssen's jo…

1
19 Years of Silence: What Happened to Jennifer Kesse? 24:08

2M ago24:08

24:08

Send us a text Jennifer Kesse was everything you'd expect from a successful 24-year-old: college graduate, financial manager with multiple promotions, homeowner, and surrounded by loving family and friends. Then, on January 24, 2006, she simply disappeared. The case quickly unraveled into a web of haunting details that still perplex investigators t…

1
Justice From Beneath the Carpet: The Murder of Betty Ketani 29:48

3M ago29:48

29:48

Send us a text Some mysteries begin with the smallest clues. For Betty Ketani, justice started with a few sheets of paper hidden beneath a carpet tile. Betty was more than just a missing person statistic. A devoted mother of three, she left her hometown in the Eastern Cape for Johannesburg in search of better opportunities. On May 20th, 1999, Betty…

1
Natascha Kampusch: A Story of Survival 42:27

3M ago42:27

42:27

Send us a text At just 10 years old, Natascha Kampusch vanished on her way to school in Vienna. For eight years, the world searched above ground—while she remained hidden below it, locked in a cellar by her captor. This is the story of her survival. Of a child forced into darkness, a mind pushed to its edge, and a young woman who, against all odds,…

1
Rose Veres: Death in the Boarding House 30:17

3M ago30:17

30:17

Send us a text In 1930s Detroit, men checked into Rose Veres boarding house, and never left. Branded “The Witch of Delray” by the press, she was accused of multiple murders. But was she a killer… or a scapegoat? Uncover the truth behind fear, prejudice, and one of Detroit’s most haunting legends. Support the show…

1
The Angel Maker: How Amelia Dyer Turned Desperation into Death 26:01

4M ago26:01

26:01

Send us a text A brown paper parcel floating in the Thames revealed what would become one of Victorian England's most horrifying murder cases. For nearly thirty years, Amelia Dyer had been killing babies for profit in a practice known as "baby farming" – and her victim count may have reached 400, making her one of history's most prolific serial kil…

1
Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer 20:37

6M ago20:37

20:37

Send us a text Coal dust, poverty, and a woman with a deadly secret. The story of Mary Ann Cotton unfolds against the harsh backdrop of Victorian England's industrial northeast, where her murderous path claimed as many as 21 victims over decades. Born on Halloween in 1832, young Mary Ann Robson's life was marked by early trauma when she witnessed h…