Love this podcast!
I love true crime and most particularly those that have a definitive ending. This is the perfect podcast for me! I really enjoy Esther’s presentation, she has a great voice and I especially appreciate that she does not partake in a lot of small talk. It’s down to business and I really like that. It’s difficult for me (impossible, actually) to listen to a podcast with multiple hosts making small talk with each other. Five stars from me! Thank you Esther!
- Tis okay
- Aug. 8, 2020
New listener!
Just started listening to Once Upon a Crime and I’m hooked! I heard about it from True Crime Guys.
- marty_party_
- Aug. 5, 2020
Once Upon a Crome
I just found this podcast this summer! I love it so much I’ve stated right from season 1! Ester presents each topic with mastery and is a wonderful story/fact teller! I can’t stop listening! I would give 10 stars if I could!
- kelley 10
- Aug. 3, 2020
Long time listener-a few comments
I have enjoyed almost every episode of this well scripted and researched show. What has been bothering me are the esthetics of the show. There are about 4 sound effects/transition sounds that are used in every show. I would really like to see these improved sound quality wise AND more variety to the sounds. Personally I especially dislike the tinny old time piano effect used. As a classical musician I am especially sensitive to sound but I am close to be not being able to listen anymore...but I am drawn back by the presentation of the stories. Any hope for sound variety?
- 23Kme
- Aug. 2, 2020
This is one of the best!!!
This is one of the best True crime podcasts I’ve listened to. Easter really does her research and presents it in a very relatable manner. Her presentation is superb. I really enjoy the stories and learn the details the mainstream media doesn’t report on. I highly recommend it!
- JTeam333
- Aug. 1, 2020
- Youmomma0987654321135789
- July 30, 2020
Love the format
I personally don’t love overly chatty true crime podcasters or ones that make jokes or comedy out of crime. Esther is enjoyable to listen to while weaving great research and storytelling. She gives enough pertinent detail to draw you in, but stays on topic.
- cgriffel
- July 24, 2020
Thank you for the pod!
I started listening to this pod cast to learn about the Cecil Hotel, was pleasantly surprised to learn there were 3 parts to it. Since then I have binged more episodes. I love true crime and mystery. Esther Ludlow is an awesome researcher and storyteller. Her voice is very calming which is great for my quarantine anxiety. I usually listen with a hot cup of tea while I tend to my succulents. Great for background ambience when you’re working on projects like sketching or crocheting. Thank you for your dedication to podding and concise ability to do research and to tell and relay the story in a prolific way. -Prince
- Prince Amun Ra
- July 24, 2020
A quality podcast
Clear and concise, pleasant voice to listen to and NO off-topic ramblings irrelevant to the subject at hand.
- Margaret and Barbara
- July 23, 2020
Awesome Podcaster!!!!
I have just finished listen to all your podcast!! You do great and in-depth podcast. I listen for about 5 hours a day at work. It helps make it through the day !!!! Keep up the great work. Now I on to “Taco about True Crime “ Thanks Anna Bates
- Excel#
- July 16, 2020
True crime podcasts keep me sane during pandemic
I love Once Upon a Crime true crime podcasts! She provides all the facts & her own opinion on rare occasions. Great podcasts!!! Thank you for saving my sanity during a pandemic & the election cycle 🥰
- b3853r
- July 15, 2020
Well-told, unique stories full of detail!
I’m a true crime fanatic and am subscribed to nearly every major true crime podcast, never missing an episode and this is one of my favorites. Esther is a great storyteller who covers cases I haven’t heard before and includes a ton of interesting information.
- high maintenance murderino
- July 7, 2020
One of the Best Out There
I've been listening for over two years, and heard many other true crime podcasts. Esther's is probably the most consistent, most sincere, and best researched. I rely on it most for my true crime fix. She strikes a good balance between friendly/interesting and factual. Also representing as a WOC in a pretty white dominated genre. Love your work Esther!! Big fan ❤️❤️
- ktlasagna
- July 2, 2020
Great Podcast!
I just discovered this Podcast! I’m starting from the first episodes and working my way through! Great job! Love it!
- Tinanixon118
- July 1, 2020
Not Sissy Spacek!
In Tilll Death Do Is Part, you mentioned the movie Urban Cowboy. John Travolta was in the movie, but Debra Winger played his girlfriend/wife, whose nickname was Sissy.
- KC Idaho
- June 30, 2020
Great Podasts
Hi. On today’s episode you mentioned Durban Cowboy. In error you stated Sissy Spacek costarred with John Travolta. Actually Debra Winger was the costar.
- MargieGiggles
- June 29, 2020
- MrsMarshieP
- June 23, 2020
Well researched, unpretentious
I appreciate this podcast for its sincerity and unbiased presentation of cases. Many of the cases discussed are ones that I have never heard of before listening. The host is on point, and articulate. If you want a no-nonsense true crime podcast that does not bombard you with f-bombs or off-topic personal rants, you may like this one.
- szhcat
- June 21, 2020
- nlmeyer21
- June 15, 2020
Great research and storytelling!
Love that I haven’t heard of all of these cases and can’t wait to work my way through the back Eps!
- barbi85
- June 15, 2020
- jen2497
- June 9, 2020
- Maytena
- May 27, 2020
Language
Love the stories, but please modify the language to “has a disability” instead of using the “r word”
- Josie7714
- May 25, 2020
A wonderful storyteller!
This is a fantastic narrative podcast! Esther is a wonderful, thoughtful storyteller. The top shelf she covers in the form of mini-series are broad-ranging and interesting. There is something for everyone. I love the way Esther presents the stories, especially when she adds interesting extra detail, offers her take on circumstances, and my favorite is the occasional sarcastic remark. He voice is soothing and so even- like an audiobook. Simply the best!
- ADWauters
- May 17, 2020
Great pod!
Finally had a chance to listen to the Aileen Wournos deep dive from January. That was amazing!! I’ve heard that story many times but never with that much detail. This was already one of my favorite pods but now I like it even more.
- shamrock'smom
- May 16, 2020
A good listen
This podcast is a good podcast its more of a audio book type of podcast there one host and it’s just her talking about the topic there’s no banter or chemistry with a second host so it’s not what I look for in a podcast but very well researched and executed good topics it’s worth a listen
- Hdbdhh
- May 7, 2020
- Markyanddan
- May 6, 2020
Research and quality
I don’t like podcasts that get “chit chatty”. I just want an amazing voice with well researched facts woven in to a story type monologue. Esther hits all those! Excellent podcast.
- cchdraper
- May 3, 2020
- Tara TheGreat
- May 2, 2020
So well researched...
Once Upon A Crime is my favorite podcast, true crime-related or otherwise. Host Esther Ludlow is a great storyteller, she does her research, and the focus is on the narrative, not comedy (but when she does throw in a one-liner, it's gold). People have noted that it sounds like she's reading a script, and that's true. But I much prefer her level of preparation to someone who just wings it but doesn't get their facts right.
- SaltpeterJohn
- April 28, 2020