FilmRise True Crime

FilmRise True Crime explores real criminal cases through in-depth storytelling and documentary-style narration. Each episode uncovers shocking crimes, complex investigations, courtroom battles, and the human stories behind the headlines. From notorious killers to lesser-known cases with disturbing twists, this podcast delivers gripping true crime narratives that reveal how justice, psychology, and fate collide in real life.

FilmRise True Crime is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 819 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Forensic Files - Season 2_ Episode 9 - Something_s Fishy - (In HD)

  Aug 17, 202622 min

  In Seattle, a banking executive named Sue Snow collapses and dies after taking a routine pain reliever, and a forensic autopsy reveals a surprising cause: cyanide poisoning [citation:1]. The investigation uncovers that cyanide-laced capsules were not only in Snow's home but also linked to the death of a local man, Bruce Nickel [citation:1][citation:6]. When FBI analysis discovers a bizarre clue—green crystals from a fish tank algaecide mixed with the cyanide—detectives begin to suspect Bruce's wife, Stella [citation:6]. The evidence reveals a plan to collect insurance money, leading to a conviction for two murders [citation:1].

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  Forensic Files _ Core Evidence _ FULL EPISODE _ HD _ True Crime Procedure Investigation Drama

  Aug 17, 202622 min

  In 1996, more than a dozen children in Seattle, Washington, were suddenly fighting for their lives [citation:1][citation:3][citation:5]. Each had contracted a severe, mysterious illness [citation:5]. When one child died, the medical investigators knew they were in a race against time to isolate the cause and find the cure before anyone else perished [citation:1][citation:5]. The investigation's core evidence would eventually lead them to an unexpected source and a groundbreaking discovery [citation:2][citation:9].

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  Forensic Files - Season 10_ Episode 1 - Trial by Fire - Full Episode

  Aug 17, 202622 min

  A freezing January night in 2003 turns deadly when a house erupts in flames, killing one person and injuring another [citation:1][citation:2][citation:12]. The survivor quickly blames a faulty kerosene heater for the tragedy, but investigators soon discover the physical evidence at the scene contradicts her story entirely [citation:1][citation:9][citation:10]. With the survivor now facing charges of arson and murder, a nationally recognized fire investigator is brought in to unravel what truly happened [citation:12]. Through meticulous analysis of burn patterns and the fire's origin, the forensic expert pieces together the devastating truth [citation:1][citation:2]. This episode reveals how the science of fire investigation can expose the reality hidden behind a survivor's desperate lies and bring a killer to justice [citation:1].

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  Forensic Files _ Innocence Lost _ FULL EPISODE _ HD _ True Crime Procedure Investigation Drama

  Aug 17, 202622 min

  When five-year-old Melissa Brannen vanished during a Christmas party in Lorton, Virginia, no one saw what happened—but forensic science would eventually reveal the truth. After the young girl disappeared in 1989, police focused on a maintenance man named Caleb Hughes. Hughes was found washing his clothes at 1 AM and gave inconsistent statements. The breakthrough came from fiber analysis: rare fibers from Melissa's rabbit-fur jacket were found in Hughes's car. Ultimately, Hughes was convicted of abduction and sentenced to 50 years in prison.

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  Forensic Files - Season 12_ Episode 5 - Quite a Spectacle - Full Episode

  Aug 17, 202622 min

  On June 19, 1989, Debbie Timlock called 911 from her Collingwood, Ontario apartment after a brutal attack, but died before police arrived [citation:4]. With the victim's ex-husband having a solid alibi, investigators turned to an unusual suspect—her neighbor James Brown, who had a criminal record and had made unwanted advances towards her [citation:4]. The case hinged on bizarre forensic evidence: a pair of blood-spattered eyeglasses and a squashed tomato outside her window with a shoe print [citation:4][citation:11]. Canada's only forensic optometrist used measurements from Brown's mug shots to confirm the glasses belonged to him, and the shoe print on the tomato matched his prison-issued shoes [citation:4]. In January 1992, Brown was convicted of first-degree murder and received a life sentence.

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