Best True-Crime Podcasts of 2019 - Devil We Know Podcast (Q&A)

Nominated BEST TRUE-CRIME PODCAST at British Podcast Awards 2018 and iTunes Top 50. Subscribe via iTunes, Spotify, Acast, Stitcher and all podcast platform.

Hey eagle-eyed true-crime podcast fans! If you're drooling like a (nice) rabid-dog, desperate to devour the latest true-crime podcast, then drool no more, as each week I upload a Q&A with a true-crime podcaster so you can learn about their show and the hosts themselves. This week it's the turn of the awesome Aaron from the Devil We Know Podcast.

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Their Details:

• Podcast: Devil We Know Podcast
  
• Genre: American True-crime
  
• Duration: Weekly, 30 mins ave
  
• Tag-line: An American true crime podcast. My team and I work to bring you the truth in real-life horror. We tell the true crime tales of criminals who live two lives, of the dangerous strangers that have lived two doors down. After all, you never truly know what a person's inner self looks like.
  

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Michael's thoughts: Devil We Know Podcast is a fabulous true-crime podcast which is well-written, well researched and well presented, and with no chit-chat or waffle, it gets straight to the truth about some truly disturbing cases such as Israel Keyes, Chris Watts, The DC Sniper and the Virginia Tech shooting, to name but a few. But what I love about DWKP is that Aaron doesn't glamourise, sentationalise or glorify the perpetrator (as many true-crime podcasts do), this podcast focuses on the reason behind the perpetrator's heinous actions, asking what is going on inside their mind, treating them as disturbed human-beings instead of simply maniacs. I really enjoyed the Israel Keyes multi-parter, so check it out.

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Q & A with Aaron from The Devil We Know Podcast

• How did you get into true-crime podcasting? I always listened to them, and thought, hell, I can that, but its much harder than it sounds.
  
• What podcast (true-crime or not) first inspired you? Casefile
  
• What was your first episode and why was it an important story to tell? It was about Andrew Wurst, I was a grade older than him, and he went in and shot up a middle school dance.  I remember thinking how crazy it was how it could happen at my school.
  
• What’s been the best episode you’ve produced so far? My most recent, Michelle Carter.
  
• What’s the biggest mistake you find that murderers make? Carelessness and thinking they are smart
  
• What’s the most obscure true-crime fact you know? I’d have to say that Jeffrey Dahmer went to Revere High school, about 30 Mins from me
  
• Which piece of research are you most pleased with? I thought my researchers research on Israel keyes was phenomenal
  
• Which case has been the biggest joy or headache to cover and why? Chris Watts, because I have to two young daughters…
  
• What have you learned about yourself whilst making your podcast? That I enjoy talking about murder way to much, more than I should.
  
• Has any case proved so tragic/sad you’ve had to take a break from the research? Yeah again Chris Watts.
  
• If you had a time-machine, which murder would you love to witness simply so you could say “oh, that’s what happened?” I am not sure it’s a murder but I’d love to know what happened to Brandon Lawson and Muara Murray
  
• Are there any solved cases you feel are misunderstood, badly reported or miscarriages of justice? I am sure there is a ton, one that comes to mind is the case of Garrett Phillips. 
  
• What’s your thoughts/theory on Jack the Ripper? I have none, it will never be solved. It's to old and there are a ton theories.
  
• What’s the weirdest question/comment a listener has ever asked? Is your show about the devil… I always so I guess in a way.
  
• Have you ever been contacted by the victim/killer’s family and why? No Not yet, but I imagine it will happen
  
• Why is true-crime so popular? I feel like people connect with victims, they are generally everyday people like us.  Also I feel like people want to know why people kill people.
  
• Is it right to fancy, admire or worship a serial-killer/murderer? No, not at all, I don’t think these people are cool. They are disgusting but I love to know why people do what they do.
  
• Which case do you feel is over-exposed / under-exposed and why? I feel like OJ is over exposed, if he wasn’t famous it wouldn’t have been anymore exposed than any other LA murder. 
  
• Which murderer (if any) do you feel is misunderstood? None at all, you can’t be misunderstood for killing another person.
  
• What has been the greatest innovation in solving crimes? DNA
  
• How can you spot a true-crime fan? When I am wearing my Israel Keyes shirt (It has my podcast name on it) and people say hi to me.
  
• Which murderer/serial-killer (if any) could you sympathise with or relate to? None, again I can’t sympathize with people who kill people, the victims family deserves my sympathy.
  
• Why do some people kill and others don’t? I think its all upbringing and mental. 
  
• What’s the nearest you’ve ever been to a real murder case/crime? I was like 5 miles from when the pizza bomber happened in Erie Pa. (Evil Genius Netflix Doc)
  
• If you were to be murdered (God forbid), how would you prefer to go and how would you want the podcaster who covers it to describe you? Tell the truth, I think I’d want shot in the head, so it would be over quick.
  
• How would you cope as a homicide detective? Drinking Old Fashions nightly.
  
• Which details about crime do people always get wrong and why does it infuriate you? I hate when they get any detail wrong about the victim. I understand I make mistakes and anyone else can too but its important to know the victim and tell their story since they can’t anymore.
  
• Where do you see your podcast going over the next few years? Hopefully growing every week and evolving into something people can rely on.
  
• Which upcoming episode of yours are you most excited about researching/writing? I have been really wanting to do the weepy 911 caller.  I gets getting pushed back but I’ll get it out soon.
  
• Why should new listeners give your podcast a try? I have a really different style then most single host narrative podcasts, mine reads more like a novel.
  
• Do you have a message for your loyal listeners? I can’t thank you enough, but I will try to keep putting out episodes that are better than the previous ones.
  

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A big thank you to Aaron for taking part in this True-Crime Podcaster Q & A. Don't forget to check out his podcast. To explore this fine true-crime podcast further, click on the links. .

Stay safe my friends
Michael.x

Michael J Buchanan-Dunne is a writer, crime historian, podcaster and tour-guide who runs Murder Mile Walks, a guided tor of Soho’s most notorious murder cases, hailed as “one of the top ten curious, quirky, unusual and different things to do in London”, nominated "one of the best true-crime  podcasts at the British podcast Awards 2018", and featuring 12 murderers, including 3 serial killers, across 15 locations, totaling 5o deaths, over just a one mile walk