Notorious cases, frank asides, and one rule: don't get haunted.
Crime and Theerie pairs true crime research with an open, conversational delivery: host Ashley reads a ransom note and a district attorney's letter aloud, then says plainly what strikes her as odd. The cases range from a four-part JonBenet Ramsey series to King James and the witch hunts to Albert Fish.
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Crime and Theerie is a true crime show hosted by Ashley. It is built on her own research, delivered in a loose, talkative voice with room for side comments. The cases range widely. A four-part series on JonBenet Ramsey runs alongside episodes titled 'It's A Witch Hunt! The King James Version' and 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Albert Fish'. The Ramsey series shows how she works. In the first part she reads the ransom note aloud, then asks why kidnappers would leave it on the stairs rather than on the fridge or the dining table. The second part takes on the argument that an undisturbed spider web ruled out an intruder coming through a broken window, and she counters that a spider could have repaired it within an hour. She also admits the figure came from a quick Google search about a common household spider. The third part reads the Boulder District Attorney's letter clearing the Ramsey family, and she calls the case a perfect example of trial by media. The fourth, which she billed as the suspect episode, looks at figures including the McReynolds family and cites reporting from the Associated Press and CNN. Naming her sources and marking what she doesn't know are habits across the show. She says outright that she will never report older cases perfectly, and she asks listeners to check the record for themselves. The historical material gets the same approach, with a lighter touch. She announces a bone to pick with King James, refuses to read his Demonology, and works instead from the record of a chronicler named Carmichael. The episode describes a schoolteacher accused of witchcraft, alongside confessions about dug-up corpses, dead cats and a storm meant to destroy the king. She is also frank about the show itself: she mentions taking a year away for her mental health and says how proud she is of the project. Her stated aim is to educate and entertain, not to imitate the other true crime podcasts she names. Content warnings come before the hard material. The Albert Fish episode tells anyone with a sensitive stomach to skip it and not to play it around children, and she adds that she has not eaten red meat since the research. Each episode ends on a short piece of advice drawn from the case, such as looking at clues from every angle, resisting media manipulation or trusting no one around children, followed by her usual farewell: don't get haunted. To hear her method at its fullest, start with the Ramsey series at part one, where she lays out the family and the scene.
Made for: Suits a listener who likes true crime from a single researcher thinking out loud, with source documents read on air, blunt views on media coverage and dry humor. It also suits someone who can handle graphic material involving children.
What sets it apart: Ashley marks the edges of her own research, from citing the Associated Press to admitting a detail came from a quick Google search, and keeps asking listeners to check her work. Each episode ends on a practical piece of advice drawn from the case before the sign-off.
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