The Coldest Case in Laramie

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The Coldest Case in Laramie is a true crime podcast[1] produced by Serial Productions and The New York Times[2] and hosted by Kim Barker.[3] The eight episodes podcast[4] debuted on February 23, 2023.[5]

The podcast is about a cold case, the unsolved murder of Shelli Wiley, a 22-year-old student at the University of Wyoming,[6] that took place in 1985,[7] in Laramie, Wyoming.[8] After she was killed her home was set on fire.[9] Barker, who grew up in Laramie[10] and has worked as a war reporter in Afghanistan and as a correspondent in New Delhi and Islamabad,[11] started investigating the case during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

The podcast contains archival audio related to the case.[13] The show was criticized by James Marriott in The Times, who said that "the idea that anyone could consider this horrible tragedy a promising source of entertainment baffles me".[14]

References

  1. ^ Leszkiewicz, Anna (March 1, 2023). "The Coldest Case in Laramie: yet another bleak true crime podcast". New Statesman. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nytt popcornmord kan inte leva på gamla meriter". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). March 17, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Quah, Nicholas (February 23, 2023). "The Coldest Case in Laramie Is Serial's Grimmest Production Yet". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ^ White, Peter (February 16, 2023). "'The Coldest Case In Laramie' Set As First Serial Podcast Hosted By A New York Times Reporter". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Coldest Case in Laramie: put aside half a day to binge Serial's new true crime podcast". Irish Independent. February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Sturges, Fiona (March 6, 2023). "The Coldest Case in Laramie aims to go beyond true crime — podcast review". Financial Times. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Serial's 'The Coldest Case in Laramie' reinvestigates Shelli Wiley's unsolved murder in 1985". Podsauce. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ^ Rooney, Kat (March 15, 2023). "Serial's Latest Is a Familiar Podcast About an Unsolved Murder". Podcast Review. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Memoir meets murder in Serial Production's latest series The Coldest Case in Laramie".
  11. ^ "'The Coldest Case in Laramie' zou weleens nieuwe klapper kunnen zijn voor fameuze podcastreeks 'Serial' ★★★★☆". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). March 9, 2023. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  12. ^ Sawyer, Miranda (February 25, 2023). "The week in audio: The Coldest Case in Laramie; Carol and Muriel; The Rabbit Hole Detectives and more". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. ^ Smith, Ximena (February 24, 2023). "The Coldest Case in Laramie: Slow-burn turns to shocking revelations in this Serial podcast". Stuff. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  14. from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

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