True-crime podcast features the most shocking crimes ever reported

A new podcast, The Darkness Vaults is being launched by Podimo and Verspucci.

It was originally written by media company Vespucci, then translated and produced in five additional languages by Podimo, so now the podcast will be available in English.

Each year, Verspucci collaborates with a global network of journalists to gather stories and fund investigations. Now, for the first time, the ‘darkest and most depraved stories’ from their archives will be pulled together in one place, The Darkness Vaults.

Episodes feature a different case of horrifying crimes reported around the world, past and present, each week.

These include the story of 62-year-old Fiona Torbet, who vanished during a solo walking holiday in the Scottish Highlands. Her remains were found nine months later in the grounds of a B&B, and the case of an Australian coal miner John Price, whose disappearance rang alarm bells when police spotted a bubbling pot on his stove.

Jake Chudnow, Global Director of Studios at Podimo says: “We were keen to partner with Vespucci given they are a network of 600+ journalists from around the world, which allowed these well-researched and intriguingly told stories to be sourced from their vast archives.”

The Darkness Vaults launches on 29 March on all major podcast platforms.