Murder in the Heartland
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True crime · Ongoing · ~42 min
Taste attributes: crimedocumentaryunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeExpect an unsavoury, serious true-crime podcast, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Murder in the Heartland is your podcast for small-town American crime. Each episode is told through the collective point-of-view of a Middle American town and its residents, and every story documents a town and people in the heart of the country, and the provocative crime that tore through it. Th…
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- Publisher
- ID
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 42 minutes
- Latest episode
- 5 November 2026
- Categories
- True Crime
- Taste scores
- How we score
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