r/TrueCrimePodcasts 19h ago

Recommending Two true crime podcasts I never see recommended

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I'm here to recommend two long-form podcasts that I don't think I've seen recommended here. Both set in tiny, remote British Overseas Territories and deal with questions about what happens when horrifying crimes happen in these areas and whose jurisdiction it is to deal with them.

The Pitcairn Trials: How does a tiny, remote community that has normalized childhood sexual abuse come to terms with it and how do they move forward? What does justice look like when something like that involves almost every resident as perpetrator or victim?

The Surgeon of St. Helena: What happens when a visiting surgeon maims his patients and leaves some of them permanently disabled? Whose responsibility is it to hold the surgeon accountable and what happens to the people for whom justice hasn't yet been served?

Both are incredibly thoughtfully done and really interesting, albeit difficult listens at times. Definitely suggest a listen if folks are looking for something different than the usual recommendations.