The best true crime podcasts to listen to these summer holidays

True crime podcast content has exploded in recent years. (File photo)

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True crime podcast content has exploded in recent years. (File photo)

If it’s tales of murder, mystery and intrigue that truly relax you, true crime aficionado Felix Desmarais has the definitive true crime podcast list to take you through these balmy days.

Before 2014, the name Adnan Syed was unknown to most, but thanks to podcasting, millions of people around the world now know all about him.

Syed, and his conviction forf murdering his girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999 was the subject of podcast phenomenon Serial in 2014.

Serial, a true crime podcast hosted by journalist Sarah Koenig, is into its third season.

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Serial, a true crime podcast hosted by journalist Sarah Koenig, is into its third season.

The podcast, a 12-episode series hosted by American investigative journalist Sarah Koenig, was downloaded more than 80 million times by 2016.

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