Tag: true crime podcast

Fans of Spotify True-Crime Podcast ‘Olöst’ Enjoy Special Invitation to Season Finale Live Listening Event

December 18, 2019

A series of peculiar knife murders shook Stockholm in 1989—and the killer was never found. In true-crime podcast Olöst (Swedish for “Unsolved”), journalist Arvid Hallberg and researcher Evalisa Wallin dive deep into the cold case, hunting for clues that could shed new light on the crime. This past Thursday, 160 fans of the show were invited to a special live listening event at Bio Rio theater in Stockholm to hear the podcast’s shocking conclusion before it was released on Spotify.

Not only were guests the first to hear the season finale, but they were also treated to a panel discussion held by podcaster and true-crime devotee Karin Londré, along with crime expert and author Christoffer Carlsson. Audience members were intrigued by the fact that a cold case could still be solved with the help of a podcast investigation.

In each season of the podcast, which is produced by Spotify and Banda—a new production company with award-winning journalists working on high-quality documentary storytelling—investigators use long-forgotten documents and modern technology to expose the truth of a different cold case. This season, Hallberg and Wallin searched for clues through new interviewees in hopes of uncovering previously undiscovered evidence.

“It’s been 30 years without the victims’ relatives finding out why the murders happened,” says  Hallberg. “We hope that our digging into these cases can provide some answers with the new pieces of information we were able to find.”

Check out moments from the event below.

Discover a Decades-Old Murder in ‘Fausto,’ the First True Crime Spotify Original Podcast for Mexico and Latin America

October 22, 2019

In December of 1991, a family was mysteriously murdered in Ecatepec, Mexico. The event drew the media’s attention to the town—one that would soon be notorious for its high rates of crime and serial killings. Now, the world can tune in to hear how the case eventually unraveled on Fausto, the first true crime Spotify original podcast for Mexico and Latin America. 

Fausto—the name the local police gave to the file that contained murder cases—is the third original Spotify production for Mexico after Tlatelolco: La Plaza en Movimiento and NRDWARE. The eight-episode Spanish language series is based on a year-long investigation. Each installment recreates the events for listeners through testimonies from real people involved with the case.

One of those people is Agent Fabian Roldán. The multiple homicide at the heart of the story was the biggest case in his 40-year law enforcement career. On Fausto, he gives his first-person account of how the crime was solved.

Narrating the shocking tale is Mexican actor Damián Alcázar, who has been in more than 60 films, been nominated for 30 international awards, and received more than 25 awards throughout his career. You might recognize him for portraying Colombian drug lord Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela on the Netflix series Narcos.

Descubre la historia de un asesinato múltiple en Fausto, el primer podcast original de Spotify sobre crímenes reales en México y Latinoamérica

October 22, 2019

En diciembre de 1991, una familia fue asesinada misteriosamente en el municipio de Ecatepec, Estado de México. Con un móvil completamente incierto y circunstancias inusuales, este caso de tres décadas atrás llamó la atención de la prensa hacia la localidad, que pronto sería notoria por sus altos índices de delincuencia y homicidios seriales. Ahora, el mundo puede escuchar cómo fue que el caso finalmente se resolvió en Fausto, el primer podcast original de Spotify sobre crímenes reales para México y América Latina.

Fausto, el nombre que la policía local le dio al expediente que contenía casos de asesinato en la agencia ministerial, es la tercera producción original de Spotify para México después de Tlatelolco: La Plaza en Movimiento y NRDWARE. La serie de ocho episodios se basa en una investigación de un año. Cada entrega recrea los eventos para los oyentes a través de testimonios de personas involucradas en el caso.

Una de esas personas es el agente Fabián Roldán. El homicidio múltiple en el corazón de la historia fue el caso más grande en su carrera policial de 40 años. En Fausto, da su relato en primera persona de cómo se resolvió el crimen.

Como narrador de esta impactante historia está el actor mexicano Damián Alcázar, con una trayectoria de más de 60 películas, ha sido nominado a 30 premios internacionales y recibido más de 25 premios a lo largo de su carrera. Seguramente lo conocerás por interpretar al narcotraficante colombiano Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela en la serie Narcos de Netflix.