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Discussing and examining an episode the Crime Junkie podcast within the scope of Uses and Gratifications theory. Using the seven consumer gratifications, we explore why Crime Junie fascinates its listeners.

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Crime Junkie is a weekly true crime podcast. Every week the co-hosts, Ashley Flowers and Britt Prawat, tell the story of a different murder or disappearance case. The podcast is popular and reaches millions of listeners, weekly. Crime Junkie has a website that hosts their episodes.

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Meet Crime Junkie Podcast host Ashley Flowers

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This data, from a study conducted by Edison Research, shows the rise in podcast listening over a period of 14 years.

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Israel Keyes was a terrifyingly efficient serial killer. Before being caught, Keyes was never even considered as a person-of-interest in any of his murders. Beside's the murder of Samantha Koenig, his involvement is only confirmed in one other murder.

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The Crime Junkie episode we are discussing centers around the story of Israel Keyes. He was a prolific serial killer who killed for many years before he was eventually caught.

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Samantha Koenig was Israel Keyes' final victim. Keyes' decision to abduct Koenig and extort her family eventually led to his capture.

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This is a piece of advice that is often repeated in episodes of Crime Junkie. It has become the show's unofficial slogan. Listeners even have discussions about how they interpret the saying.

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The details of Keyes' murders throughout the episode are disturbing. A natural question to ask is, "why does this appeal to so many people?" This Mental Floss article attempts to answer that.

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Crime Junkie has a Patreon page that particularly big fans of the show can pay to get access to exclusive content and participate in discussions with the podcast's hosts. This fosters a sense of community around the podcast.