This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Billy Balls, Sinisterhood, and More

Vulture: The true-crime podcast universe is ever-expanding. We’re here to make it a bit smaller and a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows, and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the noteworthy and the exceptional. Each week, our crack team of podcast enthusiasts and specialists will pick their favorites.

I’m more than a little obsessed with this podcast. The newest series from Crimetown Presents, in association with Cadence13, Billy Balls paints an ultravivid picture of NYC’s East Village in the ’70s and ’80s ...