True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation

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True Crime Bullsh** is a serialized, investigative podcast that aims to identify the missing victims of serial killer Israel Keyes. Host Josh Hallmark has spent close to a decade combing through FBI files, analyzing interrogation videos, and working with experts in the field in this comprehensive and ground-breaking podcast.

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July 23 · 50 min
Retrospective 3: Darkness
In Retrospective 3, Josh discusses how 24 harrowing hours changed his life and the course of True Crime Bullsh**. He discusses how an incident re-shaped his vision for the first episode of the podcast, and his view on true crime and its darkness....
July 16 · 3 min
Introducing Framed: Season 3
Aaron Habel, of Generation Why, has just launched the third season of his long-form investigative podcast Framed. In this season, Aaron looks into the death of Clair County Community College student Scott Macklem as well as the man convicted of his...
July 13 · 2 hr 2 min
Israel Keyes Interview: June 1, 2012
In this interview, Keyes meets with Detective Murtie from Essex PD to discuss the Currier's double-murder. He also offers insights into his strategies, his home abductions, his MO, his time in Vermont, and more. 10th Anniversary Retreat...
July 9 · 58 min
Retrospective 2: Investigations
Retrospective 2 takes us to the origin of the investigation; where Josh's interest in storytelling evolved into his obsession of needing to know everything. And it started in a surprising place: a bound book of correspondence between two teenage girls...
June 24 · 1 hr 4 min
July 12, 2012, part 2
In the second half of Israel Keyes's 7/12 FBI interview, he discusses trophies, burglaries, arsons, following other serial killers, the women he dated, the relationship between his violent crimes and arsons and robberies, and more. This audio will be...
June 15 · 1 hr 2 min
July 12, 2012, part 1
In this interview, Keyes discusses the Texas and Eagle River caches, blood on his boat, sex workers, cemeteries, Ted Bundy, Dean Koontz, his time in Texas, and more. Part 2 will be out on June 21. TROVA TRIP to Costa Rica...
June 5 · 1 hr 25 min
Retrospective 1: The Ignition
To celebrate 10 years in podcasting, we're spending the summer going back in time and both highlighting key episodes and telling the stories behind them; you’ll get new behind-the-scenes information about what was happening in life, in various...
March 19 · 43 min
0714 | Changes
Season finale. TCB will be back in October. This episode was written, researched, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark. With additional research by Michelle Tooker, Shana Wilensky, and Jordan Taylor. Sources include: • https://kark.com/ •...
February 17 · 46 min
0713 | Houston
The team returns to Texas to look at a case, which Jordan has been following for four years, that involves a suspicious death, an arson, and an abandoned house. And this case may just shed light on some of Keyes's odder travels and some new and...
February 2 · 39 min
0712 | Couples, Part 2
A case the team has been looking into for over four years, makes its podcast debut; where a crime in an Israel Keyes hotspot eerily matches a chapter from one of his favorite books. This episode was written, researched, and produced by Michelle...
January 19 · 44 min
0711 | Infrastructure
Josh and the team discuss how Israel Keyes used infrastructure maps to scout, hide and/or bury his caches and victims. This may just be the key to solving his crimes. This episode was written, researched, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark. With...
Dec 12, 2025 · 37 min
0710 | Undercurrent
Josh and team dissect various information and semantics surrounding Keyes's male-female couple. They circle back to Eugene Hyatt and Kami Vollendroff, and then deep-dive the disappearance of a Spokane couple. Then new information from a friend of...
Dec 2, 2025 · 32 min
0709 | Kootenai
The FBI releases some surprising new information obtained from Keyes, including more maps. Josh begins connecting a handful of those maps to facts, theories, tips, and potential victims. This episode was written, researched, and produced by Josh...
Nov 17, 2025 · 36 min
0708 | In Eastern Washington
In light of new revelations about Keyes's childhood and time in Eastern Washington, we further explore his upbringing, religious history, and his family's beliefs; which all lead us back to that farmhouse in Hunters, Washington. And from there, we try...
Nov 10, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
0707 | My Friend Israel, part 2
A childhood friend of Israel's comes forward to discuss his time in Colville, Christian Identity, the Keyes family, Israel's early crimes, and more. This episode was written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark. TROVA TRIP to ICELAND Learn more...
Nov 10, 2025 · 50 min
0706 | My Friend Israel, part 1
A childhood friend of Israel's comes forward to discuss his time in Colville, Christian Identity, the Keyes family, Israel's early crimes, and more. This episode was written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark. TROVA TRIP to ICELAND Learn more...
Nov 4, 2025 · 22 min
0705 | Hunters
We first covered Hunters, Washington back in season two. And while our reporting on it paused, our investigation into it did not. Jordan and an anonymous source have spent years digging into Hunters and the abandoned farmhouse there. And even as we...
Oct 27, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
0704 | Couples
Josh and Michelle Tooker examine Keyes's comments about and references to abducting and murdering couples. They take a look at what exactly that might mean, follow-up on previously covered cases, and take a look at new ones. And then they hone in on...
Oct 13, 2025 · 36 min
0703 | Little Oklahoma
Josh follows up on a new tip from FBI Special Agent Ted Halla. It takes him to familiar ground, both literally and in cases he's looked into previously. This new tip, with some research and fascinating conversations, compels Josh to some interesting...
Oct 6, 2025 · 44 min
0702 | In Blood
Josh goes over the investigation into Israel Keyes's death; including what was found in his cell, what led to it, and how it happened. Plus new information opens an online can of worms, and sends Josh to Washington state. This episode was written,...

True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation

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Retrospective 3: Darkness

Introducing Framed: Season 3

Israel Keyes Interview: June 1, 2012

Retrospective 2: Investigations

July 12, 2012, part 2

July 12, 2012, part 1

Retrospective 1: The Ignition

0714 | Changes

0713 | Houston

0712 | Couples, Part 2

0711 | Infrastructure

0710 | Undercurrent

0709 | Kootenai

0708 | In Eastern Washington

0707 | My Friend Israel, part 2

0706 | My Friend Israel, part 1

0705 | Hunters

0704 | Couples

0703 | Little Oklahoma

0702 | In Blood