The Story Behind the Mic
About CrimeTimeSnacks
One host. The public record. Every case treated like it matters, because it does.
What This Is
CrimeTimeSnacks is a true crime podcast about the cases people argue about: the ones with a court record, released case files and years of reporting to read. Each episode is built from that record. Where the record is silent, the episode says so, and nobody is called a killer whom a court has not convicted.
The show started in November 2022 with the JonBenét Ramsey case and ran as a one-person operation: research, writing, recording, editing. It went quiet for long stretches, because one person was doing all of it. Since September 2026 it has been back on a weekly schedule, and the way an episode gets made has changed. That deserves a straight explanation, so it gets one below.
Every episode has a full transcript. Every blog post lists its sources. When something is wrong, the fix goes on the corrections page with the date, not quietly into the file.
Meet Your Host
Cory — Creator and Host
I started CrimeTimeSnacks in 2022 because the version of these cases that travels fastest is usually the least accurate one, and the documents tell a better story anyway. I read the affidavits, the rulings and the coverage, and the episodes are built from what is in them, not from what everybody already thinks they know.
For the first years I did every part of it myself at one microphone. The voice on every episode is still mine; how that works now is in the next section. What gets covered, the rules the show is written to, and the corrections are my calls and my responsibility.
Questions, corrections and case suggestions go to crimetimesnacks@gmail.com. I read all of it.
How an Episode Gets Made
1. The case file comes first
For each case the studio pulls the public record into one file: the encyclopedia article and its sources, court documents and rulings where they are public, and the top reporting from major outlets. That file is the only thing the script is allowed to draw on.
2. The script is drafted, then checked line by line
The script is drafted from those notes with the help of a language model, to my rules: presumption of innocence, no invented detail, no quotation that is not in the notes. Then a second pass checks every claim in it against the file. A claim the file does not carry holds the episode until the line is fixed or cut.
3. The read is my voice, and it gets audited
Since September 2026 episodes are read by a clone of my own voice, trained on my recordings. It is the only way one person keeps a weekly schedule. The finished audio is transcribed and compared word by word against the script, and any paragraph the clone got wrong is re-recorded before release. This step exists because an episode once went out mispronouncing "Capital One"; that is on the corrections page.
4. The transcript is the script
The transcript on an episode page is the script that passed those checks, timed to the recording. It is not a machine's guess at what it heard. The early episodes I recorded myself have no script, so those are transcribed from the audio and the page says so.
5. The blog, the case board, the quizzes
Blog posts are written the same way, from a research file, and each one lists its sources. An update on the case board goes up only after the article behind it has been read and found to report it. Quizzes are built from the cases the show has covered.
6. What a check cannot do
A clean check means nothing in the script is unsupported by the file. It does not mean the file is right, and it cannot catch a claim that is supported but contradicts another line. If you find one, tell me. It gets fixed in the open.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often do new episodes come out?
One a week since the schedule restarted in September 2026. The archive goes back to November 2022, with long gaps in it; the episode list shows every date.
Where can I listen?
On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, any app that reads the RSS feed, or right here, where every episode streams free with its transcript.
Is the show made with AI?
Partly, and it says so above: the research file, a drafted and checked script, and a clone of my own voice. The judgment about what to cover, the rules, the corrections and the responsibility are mine.
Can I suggest a case?
Yes. Email crimetimesnacks@gmail.com with the case, when and where it happened, and any solid sources, or use the contact page.