Cruel Summer: The Violent Death of Tiffany Valiante
Wavland and Street Smart Audio
True crime · Limited series · 9 episodes · ~40 min · 2026 · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentarycrimejournalisticunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a dark true-crime podcast, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
When the body of 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante was found on railroad tracks deep in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in the summer of 2015, it was all too easy for police to label her death a suicide. More than a decade later, journalist Marie McGovern takes you inside a remarkable four-year investigat…
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- Publisher
- Wavland and Street Smart Audio
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 9
- Typical episode
- About 40 minutes
- Latest episode
- 8 October 2026
- Categories
- True Crime
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