Crime Seen

Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine A Toxic Love Story on Netflix. Joining them is Sarah Cailean @caileansarah on Instagram

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 45.46

Further properties:

tv series: Dateline season 25 episode 21 Diabolical

podcast: Serialously: What Netflix's A Toxic Love Story Left Out

Crime Seen live show Thursday August 27 at 1pm at RHAPCON. Tickets and information at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rhapcon-2026-tickets-1994246570175?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnAZNyjOeF0F7I-sMWg5RcqyXOWZXzBlPbeMOX6pVKkHZ37JCvmZCcyNd1V7U_aem_GOwXDxNYBwJPA2fsMBO3lg  

Recommendations:

book: Story of a Murder (Hallie Rubenhold, 2025)

book: The Hunting Party (Lucy Foley, 2019)

reality tv: Drag Race Down Under Vs The World

reality tv: Canada's Drag Race All Stars

YouTube: Purse First Studios

tv series: The Bombing of Pan Am 103

You can jump to the recommendations at about 49.42

Next time on Crime Seen: Mel Barrett from Something's Off podcast joins to discuss The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare. Watch it on Netflix and send in your comments and questions

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Pre-order Sarah Cailean's book Warrior Sleuths: How History's Hidden Heroines Brought the Wicked to Justice

Find Mari at:

Mess Magnets: https://robhasawebsite.com/mess-magnets-messolandria/

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

These Are Their Stories…: ⁠https://www.lawandorderpodcast.com/⁠ 

Something's Off Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNrFni0Ipq0

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave⁠ 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine Shipwrecked: Nightmare At Sea on Netflix. Joining them is Kevin Flynn @kevinpflynn.bsky.social

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 40.29

Further property: The Costa Concordia: Why She Sank on Prime

Recommendations:

podcast: The Last Twelve Weeks

podcast: Uncover: The Expert Witness

podcast: Chameleon; Wild Boys 

podcast: Sea of Lies

tv series: Ludwig

podcast: In Darkness We Rise

reality: Married At First Sight

podcast: Love At First Sight

tv series: The Vampire Lestat

tv series: Deadly Influence

podcast: Sistas Who Kill: Danielle Johnson, Mystic Lipstick

You can jump to the recommendations at about 48.18

Next time on Crime Seen: Sarah Cailean joins the pod to discuss A Toxic Love Story. Watch it on Netflix and send in your comments and questions.

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Find Kevin at:

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine Murder 101 on Prime. Joining them is Ellyn Marsh @ellynmarsh on Instagram

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 50.04

Mini review of Return To Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets - on Hulu in the US and Disney in Australia - begins at about 54.28

Link to Reality Life Kate Casey interview with director Alex Jablonski https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1658-return-to-fox-hollow-new-victims-darker-secrets/id1154758766?i=1000775904107

Recommendations:

series: Jury Duty season 2: Company Retreat

documentary: The University of Cosmic Intelligence Cult

film: The Invite

film: The Odyssey

You can jump to the recommendations at about 60.44

Next time on Crime Seen: Kevin Flynn from Crime Writers On joins the pod to discuss Shipwrecked: Nightmare At Sea. Watch it on Netflix and send in your comments and questions.

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Find Ellyn at:

I Think Not!: https://www.ithinknotpod.com/
Shut The F*ck Up Nick Lachey: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-the-f-up-nick-lachey/id1752366968

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine WORST NEIGHBOR EVER on Netflix. Joining them is Jason Reed @jr33d.bsky.social

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 1.16

Next time on Crime Seen: Ellyn Marsh from I Think Not! joins the pod to discuss Murder 101 on Prime, and The University of Cosmic Intelligence Cult on Hulu. Watch either or both and send in your comments and questions.

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Find Jason at:

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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We're bringing a special live member-only bonus episode out from behind the paywall. It was recorded on March 19 2026

Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine THE TIKTOK KILLER on Netflix. Joining them is Matt Scott @mattscottgw.bsky.social

Huge thanks to those who joined our first ever LIVE STREAM. This is the audio of that conversation

Next time on Crime Seen: Jason Reed @jr33d.bsky.social joins the pod to discuss WORST NEIGHBOR EVER. Watch it on Netflix and send in your comments and questions.

Supporters on Buy Me A Coffee are invited to join the recording live, to see and chat with the panel. Contribute before 9pm eastern on Thursday July 9 to receive the link.

Find Crime Seen merch at ⁠maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup⁠     

To join the LIVE streams, and for other bonus content, support the creators at buymeacoffe.com/crimeseenpod

Find Matt at:

Pod Friends: https://robhasawebsite.com/?s=pod+friends

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: ⁠https://recapkickback.com/⁠ & ⁠youtube.com/@recapkickback⁠ 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave⁠ 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

Subscribe to the feed at ⁠crimeseenpod.com⁠ to get your true crime on Tuesdays

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at⁠ ⁠⁠speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they run a True Crime Round Up - updates to cases they've covered, and mini reviews of other documentaries, docu-series, and podcasts, along with listener recommendations 

Properties:

podcast: EVERYTHING SCARY The Many Lies of Taylor Morton Parker

podcast: TRUE CRIME SOCIETY How A Fake Pregnancy Led To A Brutal Murder

docu-series: BIG GIRLS WANTED: ESCAPING PEARADISE

docu-series: DEADLY INFLUENCER season 2

docu-series: BRING ME THE BEAUTIES

docu-series: DEVOTION: OBEDIENCE OR BETRAYAL

tv special: CELEBRITY CRIME SCENE: MARILYN MONROE

podcast: A LITTLE BIT CULTY: Dr Christine Marie

podcast: NOBODY SHOULD BELIEVE ME: panel on Take Care of Maya

podcast: TORTOISE INVESTIGATES:Foundling, and Sweet Bobby

documentary: THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984)

film: MILK (2008)

documentary: ANDRE IS AN IDIOT (2025)

Next time on Crime Seen: Our hosts taking the weekend off, leaving you with one of our most popular Member Bonus Episodes out from behind the paywall. A live episode covering THE TIKTOK KILLER  with Matt Scott and a lively member chat.

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine MATERNAL INSTINCT on Netflix. Joining them is Victoria from Black Girls Talkin' TV @blackgirlstalkintv.bsky.social

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 58.05

Interview with director Jessica Dimmock www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/maternal-instinct-director-interview

Next time on Crime Seen: Our hosts will discuss some documentaries, docu-series, movies & podcasts form June that they haven't yet covered. Also listener comments and recommendations, so send them in by email, on Bluesky or Instagram, or send us a Speakpipe at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod 

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Find Victoria at:

Black Girls Talking' TV: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackGirlsTalkinTV 

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. This week Mari is away. Joining Sarah are Third Chair Sarah D Bunting @sarahdbunting.bsky.social and Rebecca Lavoie @reblavoie.bsky.social. In this episode they examine THE MURDER OF RACHEL NICKELL on Netflix

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 56.54

Mini review of the scripted version of the story THE WITNESS on Netflix begins at about 1.02.12

Link to Sarah D Bunting's review of MICHAEL JACKSON: THE VERDICT

https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/06/the-many-faces-of-michael-jackson-the-verdict-true-crime/ 

Recommendations:

book: MAD MABEL (Sally Hepworth, 2026)

book: LONDON FALLING (Patrick Redden Keefe, 2026)

podcast: A LITTLE BIT CULTY

You can jump to the recommendations at about 1.06.45

Next time on Crime Seen: Victoria from Black Girls Talkin' TV joins the pod to discuss MATERNAL INSTINCT. Watch it on Netflix, and send in your comments and questions

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Find Sarah D Bunting at:

Find Rebecca Lavoie at:

Something's Off: https://www.youtube.com/@SomethingsOffPod 

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine THE NIGHTMARE UPSTAIRS: WHAT HAPPENED TO TY AND BRYN on Netflix. Joining them is Chappell @chappellskickback.bsky

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the docu-series? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 54.18

The documentary, and this discussion in part, will talk abut child sexual abuse. Here are some resources 

In Australia call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or go to 1800respect.org.au for sexual, domestic and family violence support. There is also the National Redress Scheme on 1800 737 377, or at nationalredress.gov.au for information, support, and to make an application. If you have experienced institutional child sexual abuse in Australia, you can apply until the end of June 2027

Mini review of MICHAEL JACKSON: THE VERDICT begins at about 50.10

Full review of the docu-series at Recap Kickback. Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtOyp-n26Dg

Recommendations:

documentary: SEEKING MAVIS BEACON (Jazmin Jones, 2024)

panel show: GUY MONTGOMERY'S GUY MONT SPELLING BEE

panel show: TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA season 5

documentary: NAVALNY (Daniel Roher, 2022)

podcast: HOW TO SPLIT A TOASTER

You can jump to the recommendations at about 1.18.43

Next time on Crime Seen: Mari is on a trip, so Sarah D Bunting @sarahdbunting.bsky.social & Rebecca Lavoie @reblavoie.bsky.social join Sarah to discuss THE MURDER OF RACHEL NICKELL. Watch it on Netflix, and send in your comments and questions

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Support the creators at buymeacoffee.com/crimeseenpod 

Find Chappell at:

Recap Kickback: https://www.youtube.com/@RecapKickback 

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine MY KILLER FATHER: THE GREEN HOLLOW MURDERS. Joining them is Katie from A Date With Dateline @datedateline.bsky.social

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate the docu-series? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 33.21

Mini review of UNTOLD: THE SHOOTING AT HAWTHORNE HILL begins at about 40.06

Recommendations:

book: HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE (Grady Hendrix, 2024)

book: THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP (Grady Hendrix, 2022)

tv series: WIDOW'S BAY

tv series: LAST ONE LAUGHING

tv series: FUNNY AF WITH KEVIN HART

You can jump to the recommendations at about 47.43

Next time on Crime Seen: Chappell @chappellskickback.bsky.social joins to discuss THE NIGHTMARE UPSTAIRS: WHAT HAPPENED TO TY AND BRYN. Watch it on Hulu in the US, and Disney in Australia, and send in your comments and questions

For their June exclusive bonus, our members are invited to watch us record the episode on Friday June 5 at 9pm eastern in the US, Saturday June 6 at 11am AEST. If you'd like to watch that live, become a member at buymeacoffee.com/CrimeSeenPod 

Find Crime Seen merch at maricrafts2much.bigcartel.com/product/crime-seen-podcast-cup     

Find Katie and Kimberly at:

A Date With Dateline episode 'Crossing The Line': https://open.spotify.com/episode/5onrjQ4QN6n4ccdSF5mVLP

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@adatewithkandk

Find Kirsten at:

Mess Magnets: https://robhasawebsite.com/shows/reality-tv-rhapups/mess/ 

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/ & youtube.com/@recapkickback 

Find Sarah at:

Babes In The Conclave - The Traitors Hungary season 3: https://www.youtube.com/@BabesintheConclave 

Theme music by Will From America @willfromamerica.bsky.social

Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social 

You can follow the show @CrimeSeenPod on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and @crime.seen on TikTok

Send us your feedback and recommendations for future episodes by email to [email protected] or by voice memo at speakpipe.com/CrimeSeenPod

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