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The Coldest Case in Laramie

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

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  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. ^ Miller, Laura (February 23, 2023). "The New Serial Podcast Is a Return to Their Roots. It's Going to Make Listeners Angry". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived 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. ^ Marriott, James (June 3, 2023). "The Coldest Case in Laramie review — why have we decided it's fine to gawk at a violent death?". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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