Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson podcast

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson's true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interviews journalists, podcasters and authors about their fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their investigations in the world of true crime, many of which have never been shared before.  Kate interviews Patricia Cornwell, the prolific true crime author about her book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Closed, she heads to Texas with veteran journalist Rena Pederson to discuss her coverage of an uncatchable jewel thief during the swinging sixties, chats with podcaster and journalist Mandy Matney from the Murdaugh Murders Podcast and so much more. These are the stories behind the stories.  Also in this feed is host Kate Winkler Dawson’s true crime limited series, Tenfold More Wicked.  Season 12 - A Blessing and a Curse Season 11 - Fire and Brimstone Season 10 - Entitled  Season 9 - The Wolf Among Us Season 8 - The Morphine Murderess Season 7 - The Annihilator  Season 6 - The Echo of Murder Season 5 - Blood Feud Season 4 - Tiger Woman Season 3 - Murder in the Court Season 2 - The Body Snatcher Season 1 - All That is Wicked Wicked Words is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson's true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interviews journalists, podcasters and authors about their fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their investigations in the world of true crime, many of which have never been shared before.  Kate interviews Patricia Cornwell, the prolific true crime author about her book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Closed, she heads to Texas with veteran journalist Rena Pederson to discuss her coverage of an uncatchable jewel thief during the swinging sixties, chats with podcaster and journalist Mandy Matney from the Murdaugh Murders Podcast and so much more. These are the stories behind the stories.  Also in this feed is host Kate Winkler Dawson’s true crime limited series, Tenfold More Wicked.  Season 12 - A Blessing and a Curse Season 11 - Fire and Brimstone Season 10 - Entitled  Season 9 - The Wolf Among Us Season 8 - The Morphine Murderess Season 7 - The Annihilator  Season 6 - The Echo of Murder Season 5 - Blood Feud Season 4 - Tiger Woman Season 3 - Murder in the Court Season 2 - The Body Snatcher Season 1 - All That is Wicked Wicked Words is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

 

#258

Dick Harpootlian: Dig Me a Grave

Dick Harpootlian might be a name you recognize. He’s from South Carolina, and he&rsq... more

08 Dec 2025

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08 Dec 2025


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Yepoka Yeebo: Anansi’s Gold

The popular former president of Ghana was once accused of hiding gold from the West Africa... more

01 Dec 2025

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01 Dec 2025


#256

Rod Sadler: Depraved Obsession

For more than a decade, a serial killer stalked teenage boys in Michigan. Ronald Lloyd Bai... more

24 Nov 2025

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24 Nov 2025


#255

Ceri Jackson: The Boy from Tiger Bay

Almost 40 years ago, a brutal murder on Valentine’s Day shook the country of Wales. ... more

17 Nov 2025

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17 Nov 2025


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Dane Huckelbridge: Queen of All Mayhem

We hear a lot about gunslingers and outlaws in the American West, and those stories are mo... more

10 Nov 2025

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10 Nov 2025


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Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee: Shadow of the Bridge

The murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams in Delphi, Indiana shook the country. B... more

03 Nov 2025

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03 Nov 2025


#252

Rich Cohen: Murder in the Dollhouse

The disappearance in 2019 of Jennifer Dulos is one of the most chilling stories I’ve... more

27 Oct 2025

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#251

Jane Borden: Cults Like Us

What is the origin story of cults? AuthorJane Bordensays it goes all the way back to the P... more

20 Oct 2025

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Anne Soon Choi: L.A. Coroner

When you write a biography about a man dubbed “Coroner to the Stars,” it&rsquo... more

13 Oct 2025

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Patricia Cornwell: Scarpetta

I’ve interviewed quite a few authors who are inspired by real people or real crimes.... more

06 Oct 2025

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#248

Ross Halperin: Bear Witness

A gang in a mountain barrio in Honduras terrorized the people there for years. The police ... more

29 Sep 2025

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#247

Michael Beach Nichols: Perfect Wife

Most of us have heard about Sherri Papini. She’s the woman who faked her own kidnapp... more

22 Sep 2025

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22 Sep 2025


#246

Bryan Burrough: The Gunfighters

We’ve heard from my buddy Bryan Burrough before for one of his Audible books based o... more

15 Sep 2025

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15 Sep 2025


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James Polchin: Shadow Men

Our story this week is set in the 1920s in Westchester County, New York…it’s ... more

08 Sep 2025

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#244

Dan Slater: The Incorruptibles

New York in the early 1900s was filled with people trying to make their lives better. But ... more

01 Sep 2025

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#243

Tanya Talaga: The Knowing

If you’ve ever dug deep into your family history, you know that there are sometimes ... more

25 Aug 2025

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25 Aug 2025


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Alex Eliseev: Cold Case Confession

This week on Wicked Words on Exactly Right: in 1999, a woman named Betty Ketani went missi... more

18 Aug 2025

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18 Aug 2025


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Megan Abbott: El Dorado Drive

New York Times’ best-selling author Megan Abbott often uses true crime stories as a ... more

11 Aug 2025

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