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Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast

Hosted by John Conner

Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast is hosted by John Conner and covers unsettling true crime cases, with listeners voting on how terrifying each story is. The show has 346 episodes released weekly, typically 14 to 24 minutes long. Estimated downloads are 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, with a rate of $90 to $625 per host-read mid-roll.

Why brands sponsor Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast

Weekly true crime show with a loyal, vote-engaged audience and strong five-star ratings

  • 346 episodes released weekly, giving a long-running and steady ad slot
  • 199 Apple ratings with a 4.7 average and 180 five-star reviews signal an engaged listener base
  • Listeners vote on which cases are most terrifying, which invites active participation around sponsor messages
Best forstreaming and home security productstrue crime merchandiseapp and subscription offers
Watch forContent is graphic and explicit-flagged, so placement suits brands comfortable with violent subject matter.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
True Crime100%
Formats
solo monologue, narrative, listener-voted case series
Tone
ominous, conversational
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
14 to 24 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent10/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment75/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode5k–25k
Estimated, confidence 50%: 199 Apple ratings (mostly five stars) on a show with 346 episodes and a weekly cadence, hosted on RedCircle, with Podcast Index popularity 2 and an apple rating band that places it in the 5,000 to 25,000 range; the show is under two years in some sense but accumulated ratings over four years, so no band shift is applied.
Audience asks aboutWhich cases will be featured nextHow the listener voting worksDetails of specific murders such as Ashley Flynn and Morgan
Age
20%18-24
35%25-34
25%35-44
20%45+
Gender
50%women
50%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States70%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitymedium
Adultmedium
Drugslow
Violencehigh
Politicslow

Episode titles such as 'The Murder of Ashley Flynn', 'Predator In The Park' and 'The Southside Killer' and the feed's explicit flag indicate graphic violence and mature content.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 79 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks25 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks15 / 20

Recent episodes

EpisodeDateLength
The Murder of Ashley Flynn2026-10-1318 min
Remembering Colleen2026-10-0623 min
What Happened to Morgan Pt. 22026-09-2917 min
What Happened to Morgan Pt. 12026-09-2218 min
The Texas Body Snatcher2026-09-1522 min
The Man in the Video2026-09-0123 min

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 6 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

John Conner dives headfirst into some of the wildest, most unsettling true crime cases ever told in a brand-new weekly podcast where you help decide just how terrifying each story truly is. If you drift off to sleep with serial killer docs playing, lose hours deep-diving real-life mysteries, or constantly wonder what pushes a murderer over the edge, then Check the Locks is calling for your killer…
Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast

Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast is hosted by John Conner and presents unsettling true crime cases in a weekly format. Its listeners help decide how terrifying each story is, and episodes run roughly 14 to 24 minutes according to the RSS feed. The show has 346 episodes and is published on RedCircle, and its website describes it as a brand-new weekly podcast.

Apple Podcasts lists 199 ratings with a 4.7 average, 180 of them five-star, and the show is categorized under True Crime. Audience figures are estimates only: we estimate 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode, based on the rating count and the show's weekly cadence. No sponsors are named in the feed.

The show suits brands in streaming, home security and true crime merchandise. A host-read mid-roll is estimated at $90 to $625 per episode, based on the estimated download range at $18 to $25 per 1,000 downloads.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast

How much does Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on an estimated 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at $90 to $625. Rates depend on the final booking terms agreed with the show.

What is Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast about?

The show, hosted by John Conner, presents unsettling true crime cases each week. Listeners help decide how terrifying each story is, and episodes run around 14 to 24 minutes.

How do I contact Check The Locks: A True Crime Podcast about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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