Cold Case Murder Mysteries

Ryan Kraus launched Cold Case Murder Mysteries in 2017 and has built up 218 episodes of weekly true crime content, but his multi-part JonBenet Ramsey series from mid-2025 is some of his most ambitious work. The series spans at least four episodes, starting with the 911 call and moving through Christmas Day, a line-by-line analysis of the ransom note, and the discovery of JonBenet's body. Each installment runs between 34 minutes and an hour and a half. The ransom note episode is the standout. At 85 minutes, Ryan goes through the document with a level of detail that most podcasters skip entirely. He examines word choices, handwriting analysis findings, and what the note's unusual length and specific dollar amount might reveal about who wrote it. The earlier episodes set the scene methodically, walking through the timeline hour by hour and highlighting the critical errors that Boulder police made in those first chaotic hours. The show carries a 3.7-star rating from about 1,500 reviews, which reflects some unevenness across its long run. Listeners have been vocal about wanting the JonBenet series to continue, with reviews specifically asking for the conclusion. Ryan is a solo host who takes a documentary-style approach, keeping the tone serious and the pacing deliberate. No comedy, no co-host banter, just a straightforward walkthrough of the evidence. If you appreciate a narrator who lets the facts speak for themselves and is willing to spend real time on the details that other shows breeze past, this series rewards that patience.