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Erica
Erica does a great job of being a victim advocate. Her background for each episode adds so much to understanding the victim as well as the perpetrator and his/her motives. I love Erica's laid back southern style and her calm approach to each episode.
The GOAT in true crime podcast
I listen to a LOT of true crime podcasts & Southern Fried is by far my favorite! I I’d take a new episode everyday if I could! Erica is so thorough and really covers what I consider the important stuff & tries to keep the facts as accurate as possible. Thanks for all the hard work & research you and your team put into these podcasts! PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING every week!
One of the best
Not only are the stories riveting, but EK’s voice is very soothing and easy to listen to. I like that there’s no banter with a co-host, and she’s not trying to be entertaining, but just tells a great story about the facts.
Love
I love this podcast! Erica is a great story teller. Very well done.
Best podcast
Absolutely love!
My favorite True Crime Podcast!
Erica speaks calmly and clearly. Her opinions are interesting and well researched, but are not interjected in a way that prevents you from making your own conclusions. I love that she plugs other podcasts as well!
Great podcast
The narrator keeps me coming back!
Excellent!!
I just started listening to this podcast and I love it, the way she talks is so calming and there is so many episodes to binge!!
Highly recommend
Wow! I love this podcast. The research is thoughtful& thorough, the writing is straightforward & Erica’s accent is the cherry on top. I love her perspective and reminder to use critical thinking. I’ve already recommended this podcast to friends and I recommend it to any true crime lover.
Reliably entertaining and provocative
Southern Fried True Crime is the podcast I listen to most frequently. I love Erica’s smooth Southern accent and the way she expresses herself. There is no banter or nonsensical fluff in her episodes, just a straightforward story augmented by her perceptive commentary. Thanks, Erica, for your impressive body of work. Is there an option to pay for a commercial-free stream?
Recommended
Erika Kelly is one of the best true crime podcasters out there and, unlike so many other podcasts, I don’t feel excluded from episodes by subscription requirements that I can’t afford at this time. She tells a well-researched, true story with her pleasant voice and passion and isn’t bashful about intelligently weighing in to personalize her reporting. Grim though the tales are, I look forward to each episode.
Really enjoy! Love link to website.
I like to listen to SFTC when I’m in the mood for a calming, true crime story. No banter or nonsense is nice sometimes. What I really like is that you can click on the source in the podcast notes and it takes you straight to the site with more info and pictures about each case. Good work!
Awesome voice and awesome podcast
Erica you have the most amazing voice for any type of audio, but I’m so glad it’s about Southern true crime. I really enjoy hearing the stories you share. It has helped me pass time at work and during other tasks. You make it so much easier to get through the day by distracting me with tales of these horrible acts. (Lol. Makes me sound a bit scary!)
Favorite podcast
I listen to a lot of crime podcasts but Southern Fried is my favorite. I almost always know where the location is and that just gives it a whole different feel. I love all the information that is given about each place and the stories of each person involved. But I think one of the best things is the calming tone Erica has when telling the stories and the fact that she speaks her mind on things without degrading anyone. I’ve binged all episodes and always look forward to the latest one!
Excellent!
I really enjoy this podcast. I've listen to and discarded many true crime podcasts over the years, and recently found this one. Sad that I'm almost caught up, but it's so good, neither too short nor too long, and the issues that Erica Kelley brings up are on the nose. My main complaint with this one is the tendency she has to bring up the looks of victims (sometimes of the perpetrators). This is annoying because for all the feminism of the podcast, a person's looks have no bearing on whether a crime should have been committed against them or not. (It's also pretty subjective). It may be that I am noticing this more than it usually happens because I'm bingeing, but it seems to be a frequent comment. In any case, I still find this podcast informative, thoughtful, and extremely well put-together.
Awesome podcast!
I love watching true crime shows, but watching TV keeps me lassoed to a chair. These awesome podcast episodes let me “watch” true crime while I get tons of work done! The hostess has thoughtful insights into the crimes. I appreciate her “two cents”! It adds a layer of entertainment to the stories!
Awesome podcast
Erica does a great job. Her sense of humor and smoky sultry voice and delivery is perfection
Nest podcast
Just love this podcast so much
Update Editing
I absolute adore this podcast! I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of true crime pods. My only criticism would be that the editing of the podcast is less than stellar. There are a lot of episodes that have cuts to commercial breaks that just lead into the next part of the episode instead of an ad. A quick listen before hitting publish would help edit that out.
Love Erica
SFTC is the best. Erica always gives the whole story and the details. Her voice is amazing too!
Can’t get enough!
Erica Kelley goes above and beyond researching every episode. I love the narrative style of the podcasts and easy to follow storylines. This is my favorite podcast to listen to on long road trips.
True crime with a southern touch
I really like this podcast. It’s definitely in my top 5 favorites. She goes into a lot of detail and I like how she explains what events in the lives of the perpetrators might have caused them to become murders. It’s interesting to see what factors might’ve contributed to that. Instead of just saying oh one day so and so murdered 3 people and leave it at that. Her story telling is excellent and immersive. I definitely recommend.
Favorite Podcast
I have listened to nearly every episode. Very informative, in depth, factual, mesmerizing and empathetic. I think they do a fantastic job delivering all facts and interesting local news pertaining to the story. I love her voice and her opinion is welcomed by me. Thanks for all of your hard work and please keep making these!!
Love Miss Kelly
Awesome podcast, I especially like when you theorize as to what causes everyday people to go off the rails. Keep on keeping on!