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10 Minute Murder
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Brief & Bingeable True Crime with Joe. joe@10minutemurder.com
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10 Minute Murder

Brief and Bingeable True Crime Podcast.
Subscribe and listen to the best true crime podcast for chilling short stories, mysteries, and notorious murder cases. Follow along as we take you through the backstory of serial killers as well as first time killers. Hear interviews and crime scene analysis, all in a brief and bingeable format. A real-life true crime podcast.

Recent Episodes

Jan. 1, 2026

The Birthday Cake Killers: Inside the 1973 Victor Massacre

The Birthday Cake Killers: Inside the 1973 Victor Massacre In November 1973, Douglas Gretzler and Willie Steelman murdered nine people in Victor, California, including the Parkin family and their neighbors. The homicide investigation revealed a...
Dec. 30, 2025

Sarah Jo Pender: The Female Charles Manson Case Explained

Sarah Jo Pender: The Female Charles Manson Case Explained They called her the Female Charles Manson. In October 2000, two people were shot to death in an Indianapolis drug house. Sarah Jo Pender bought the shotgun that morning at Walmart. Her...
Dec. 25, 2025

The Cereal Killer

The Cereal Killer: Frozen Breast Milk Solved a Michigan Murder Christina Harris died in her Davison, Michigan home in September 2014 from a heroin overdose. The 36-year-old mother's death was ruled accidental. Her husband Jason Harris collected...
Dec. 23, 2025

Bible John: The Ballroom Killer

Bible John: The Ballroom Killer Patricia Docker, Jemima MacDonald, and Helen Puttock were murdered between 1968 and 1969 in Glasgow, Scotland after meeting their killer at the Barrowland Ballroom. The unsolved homicide investigation spawned one of...

Recent Blog Posts

Jan. 2, 2026

The Birthday Cake Killers: Inside the 1973 Victor Massacre

  November 6th, 1973. A family returns home from bowling night to find their babysitter held hostage. Within hours, nine people are dead. Two children executed on a bed. Adults bound and shot in a closet. And when it's over, the killers go to …

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Dec. 30, 2025

Sarah Jo Pender: The Female Charles Manson Case Explained

  October 24, 2000. A 21-year-old secretary walks into a Walmart in Indianapolis and buys a shotgun. Twelve hours later, two people are dead. She gets 110 years. The shooter gets 75. The prosecutor who called her the Female Charles Manson now …

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Dec. 24, 2025

The Cereal Killer: Frozen Breast Milk Solved a Michigan Murder

Christina Harris struggled to hold her spoon while eating cereal one evening in September 2014. By morning, the 36-year-old mother of two was dead. Her husband Jason collected the life insurance money, moved on with his life, and thought he'd gott…

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About the Host

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Joe

Host | Creator

Joe runs 10 Minute Murder because he's been trying to figure out since the '90s why humans are such spectacular disasters, when the Menendez Brothers and O.J. Simpson turned murder trials into must-see TV. While his classmates were watching Saturday morning cartoons, little Joe was watching Court TV and thinking, "What is wrong with people?" Thirty years later, he still doesn't have a good answer, but he's got a podcast about it.

When he's not studying the worst decisions ever made by our species, Joe screams supportive threats at the Buffalo Bills, reads everything he can get his hands on, and goes to stand-up comedy shows to remember that humans can be funny on purpose instead of by accident. Most nights you'll find him on his couch, yelling "You IDIOT" at a murder documentary like the killer can hear him through the screen. He calls it research. His therapist calls it "an interesting coping mechanism."

Reviews

LOVE LOVE LOVE

"Hi joe! I work in a small warehouse and I found your podcast about a month ago, I have now listened to every single episode. I love what you’re doing. How short and definitely bingeable you keep the…"

sylvanna0311 | April 20, 2023

Fantastic podcast

"I love this podcast, it’s short but very detailed, very well researched and really well put together. Thank you! Keep up the great work Joe! Laurie R."

SeattleLaurie | April 19, 2023

The best!

"By far my favorite podcast!"

BZC38 | May 11, 2023

Joe ur Great!!

"I Love your podcast and I am subscribed on Spotify, Pandora and Apple. I have been listening to ur podcast for 2 years now. I’m also an Alabamian and I listen to ur podcast every morning on my way to…"

Ryan Gway | May 12, 2023

Best show 1000000/10

"I Love it, started listening in 2020 but couldn't figure out how to subscribe and review- I'm not good with tech. I love this show so much (: amazing"

Pandas for premies | May 14, 2023

10 Minute Murder is excellent!

"I listen to 10 Minute Murder while I walk on the elliptical each day (10 minutes is all I can walk) and it keeps my attention on the story rather than the fact that I do not like walking on the ellip…"

Songbird612 | June 19, 2023

Best Podcast ever!

"I love this show! Been listening for a few years now and I just finished listening to every single episode. It’s been cool to see how Joe has evolved over the years, and I must say it just gets bette…"

Spacey Mayce | Oct. 17, 2023

THE BEST!!

"Truly the best binge worthy podcast EVER!! No chatter and over talking. A to the point podcast that that keeps your attention and isn’t boring. The host has a great voice that keeps you listening. So…"

MaryLouSlug | Dec. 10, 2023

Great podcast!

"I love this podcast! My husband and I listen to it every night together."

Ltbddu | Dec. 15, 2023

Perfect size portion

"I love the pod. It’s concise and very well researched."

Pam_A. | Dec. 21, 2023

Excellent

"The sound quality of every episode of the podcast I've listened to is excellent and the topics the guests talk about are excellent."

Linda R Smith | Dec. 23, 2023

OG listener here!

"I’ve reviewed this podcast before but… here’s another lol! I’ve been listening to you, Joe, since right after you started. I think there were maybe 30 episodes out when I first found you. And you we…"

TDinPanama | March 21, 2024

One of the very best

"I’ve listened to every episode on here and look forward to my weekly binge of tenish minute murders. Each episode is wonderfully written and told. Holds my short attention span and that’s impressive …"

mforeman | Feb. 24, 2024

My favorite podcast

"I love this podcast. I love listening to this pod cast while doing over night at a gas station. Which isn’t probably a good idea cause I freak myself out. But love this podcast and the stories he tel…"

Gas station girly | Oct. 8, 2024

One of my favorite podcasts

"As an avid listener to True Crime I came across Joe and 10 Min Murder and I’ve been hooked ever since. Even cases I know very well already these episodes are a great listen. I’m sure there is a r…"

MdotMorris | July 21, 2024

Gypsy

"Love Joe & the podcast! I’m a true crime junkie and have been listening to 10 minute murder since Covid. Of all the podcasts I’ve listened to, this is the one that keeps me coming back. Short and not…"

Rhiannondonna | May 16, 2024

Definitely Bingeable

"I discovered this podcast while on a roadtrip and proceeded to listened for five hours straight. As someone with an attention span comparable to that of a six month old Labrador Retriever, this is th…"

Nicoleelmore22 | May 6, 2024

Very Bingeable

"Looking for a true crime podcast that gets to the point without a bunch of pre-chatter? This is the one. This podcast is described as “brief and bingeable” and that is 100% accurate. I highly recomme…"

Ten4viousV | May 5, 2024

Awesome !!

"I work nights and this is my favorite podcast! I listen to it and it makes my night go by so smoothly. I just wish it was longer. The ten minutes go by so fast."

KrisWiddaK | May 5, 2024