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A February 2026 edition on a 1999 mob trial drew 2.1 million downloads in 48 hours, proving archival content's pull. Its listener loyalty index of 85% exceeds the top-10 average by 18%, and each episode costs $0.04 per stream to produce—half the expense of Crime Junkie's original episodes. With a 4.1 rating across 12,000 reviews, it stands as the most trusted crime podcast in the top five.