Hell and Gone
Hosted by Catherine Townsend · iHeartPodcasts
4.3from 8,246 ratings
- 221
- Episodes
- 153
- Transcribed
- 8,246
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Hell and Gone
Hell And Gone is a true crime podcast from iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans that follows journalist and private investigator Catherine Townsend as she investigates unsolved deaths. Now in its fifth season, Hell and Gone is going weekly. Over the past five years of making true crime podcast Hell and Gone, host Catherine Townsend has received hundreds of messages from people all around the country asking for help with an unsolved murder that’s affected them, their families and their communities. In past seasons of the show, she’s only been able to focus on one case. But now, she’s hosting a new weekly show called Hell and Gone Murder Line. Every Thursday, Catherine features a new case, adds updates to old ones, and helps as much as she can to get the word out about unsolved murders. If you have a case you’d like Catherine and her team to look into, you can call the Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145.
- Publisher
- iHeartPodcasts
- Category
- society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 10 Oct 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
153 of 221 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hell and Gone Murder Line: Karen Mitchell [From the Archives]
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hell and Gone Murder Line: Chaim Weiss
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hell and Gone Murder Line: Gloria Kowalewicz
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Hell and Gone Murder Line: Karen Mitchell [From the Archives]
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So she rushed there and saw a young woman. This young woman looked like Karen, but it wasn't her. Then, a few months after Karen disappeared, police got a potential lead. A witness came forward who said that he saw a woman who he believed to be Karen on the day she disappeared getting into a vehicle. […]
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- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 7,314 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 932 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts Hell and Gone?
Catherine Townsend host the show. Published by iHeartPodcasts.
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