True Crime This Week

James Renner

jameswrenner@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

True Crime This Week is a weekly deep dive into real criminal cases, cold mysteries, and the pop-culture ecosystem around true crime. With a host who frames narratives beyond headlines, it’s a strong fit for guests who can add authoritative, behind-the-scenes perspective—especially family members, investigators, and media-facing experts tied to documented cases.

Metrics

Episodes: 186

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.3k subscribers

Instagram: 3.6k followers

Contact Information

jameswrenner@gmail.com

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Host

James Renner - Acclaimed journalist and true crime author. He hosts True Crime This Week and focuses on updates and analysis of criminal cases, including unresolved matters, as well as how true crime culture and ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Generally people with direct, credible ties to a case (family/victims and their representatives, investigators, law-enforcement personnel, attorneys, journalists/producers, or documented experts whose contributions are verifiable in relation to an identifiable case).
Required Achievements:  
Direct involvement or documented sourcing for a major case (including media/documentary participation), Public-facing authority through reporting, investigation, or publication related to specific cases, Demonstrated impact/insight connected to cold-case developments or evidentiary discussion

Recent Guest Discussions

Steve Shirilla - Experience Working With Netflix On His Daughter’s Story And What Clues/document Details He Believes Were Omitted Or Left Out Of The Documentary.

Recent Topics

True Crime, Cold Cases, Criminal Justice, Forensics, Investigation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
True Crime This Week
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True Crime This Week - June 12, 2026

June 12, 2026

This week: FBI testimony reveals evidence in Anna Kepner's murder, Belfast stabbing leads to week of riots, never go to prison in Oklahoma, Boelter pleads guilty, 88-yearold serial killer gets life, someone stole all the bourbon, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

True Crime This Week - June 5, 2026

June 05, 2026

This week: Murderer uses Grand Theft Auto for an alibi, Karen Read is back for revenge, it's now legal to shoot teenagers in South Carolina, man pulls gun on coworker for microwaving fish, new true crime, and more!Further Reading:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c893zygkvy8ohttps://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-lawsuit-massachusetts-state-police-canton-police/https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-beltonhttps://www.tampafp.com/florida-wawa-survei...

True Crime This Week - Interview with Steve Shirilla

May 27, 2026

An interview with Steve Shirilla, the father of Mackenzie Shirilla, about his experience working with Netflix on his daughter's story and the clues they left out of the documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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