Bear Brook
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Two barrels, four bodies, and an enigmatic killer. The cold case that changed the way murders will be investigated forever.
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Mara Davis • Paste Magazine • Mar 13, 2023
"(Season 2) The series gets into false confessions, why they happen and how police use certain types of interrogation techniques to get the confession they want. Make sure you finish, because the final episode (number eight) brings a big surprise."
Score: 5
Zach Johnston • Uproxx • Jun 28, 2021
"The show is a masterclass in investigative podcasting and grabs your attention from the very first moment."
Score: 5
Rebecca Lavoie • Vulture • Oct 1, 2019
"...perhaps the podcast’s biggest contribution to the genre is its exploration of genetic genealogy, the forensic technique that led to an arrest in the Golden State Killer case in April 2018, and has solved dozens of cold cases since then."
Score: 5
Sarah Larson • New Yorker • Oct 5, 2018
"The true-crime genre is crowded with podcasts, but “Bear Brook,” from New Hampshire Public Radio, stands out for its ambition, complexity, and thoughtful tone. With remarkable sensitivity and a knack for scene-setting, Moon guides us through a thicket of grisly story lines spanning several decades, characters, aliases, and states, in a narrative that culminates in an investigator’s discovery of a revolutionary, controversial DNA technique, which both solved the case of the Golden State Killer and brings Bear Brook ever closer to a resolution."
