Welcome to day two of Best Evidence's fourth annual Year in Review, in which we celebrate the best true crime properties, complain about the worst, and spin hopeful dreams about the future of the genre. Keep checking back all this week and next for other responses including great book recommendations, hidden gems to seek out, and infuriating flops to avoid.

Today our brilliant group of experts is weighing in on the best true crime podcasts of the year. Should we all be listening to Season 3 of In The Dark, which is about civilian slayings by U.S. Marines in Haditha, Iraq? It sure looks that way! Tell us what you think, as well as what shows you had in your ears this year, in the comments.