The Most Personal Season of Once Upon a Crime Yet

The Most Personal Season of Once Upon a Crime Yet

Published: June 21, 2026

Duration: 0:52

For ten years, Once Upon a Crime has explored some of the world’s most haunting true crime stories. Uncovering secrets, examining criminal investigations, and telling the stories of victims, survivors, investigators, and killers whose lives were forever changed by crime.

But now, for the first time, host Esther Ludlow is ready to tell her own story.

In this deeply personal teaser for Season 11, Esther reveals that her fascination with true crime began with an experience that profoundly shaped how she sees justice, trauma, and the ripple effects crime leaves behind. After a decade of tell...