Paper Ghosts: The Texas Teen Murders
iHeartPodcasts
True crime · Limited series · 58 episodes · ~49 min · 2020 · Finished · Explicit
Taste attributes: crimedocumentaryjournalisticunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeDark and weighty: a stirring 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: intricate · Structure: very 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
Paper Ghosts: The Texas Teen Murders takes you back to 1983, when two teenagers were found murdered, execution-style, on a quiet Texas hill. What followed was decades of rumors, false leads, and a case that law enforcement could never seem to close. Now, veteran investigative journalist M. William…
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- Publisher
- iHeartPodcasts
- Format
- Limited series, finished
- Episodes
- 58
- Typical episode
- About 49 minutes
- Latest episode
- 24 December 2025
- Categories
- True Crime
- Taste scores
- How we score
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