Inside the Investigation with Payne Lindsey, Dennis Cooper, and Kyle Tekiela

Culpable

Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what happens off mic in an investigative podcast? Join Payne Lindsey (Up and Vanished), Dennis Cooper (Culpable), and Kyle Tekiela (Crook County) for a candid look inside making a hit series. Hear personal reflections about honest storytelling, lifelong bonds to the cases you cover, and maintaining curiosity despite external pressures. Hear raw, insider takes on the un-aired side of podcasting. Recorded live from the Tenderfoot TV stage at CrimeCon 2025.

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0:00.0	Hey Harry.
0:00.7	Hello mate.
0:01.5	Got any tips for the football?
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0:30.1	A decade ago, I was on the trail of one of the country's most elusive serial killers.
0:34.8	But it wasn't until 2023 when he was finally caught. The answers were
0:39.6	there, hidden in plain sight. So why did it take so long to catch him? I'm Josh Zeman, and this is
0:45.5	Monster, hunting the Long Island serial killer, the investigation into the most notorious killer in
0:50.8	New York, since the son of Sam, available now. Listen for free on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:03.4	Hey, it's Payne Lindsay here.
1:05.8	A few months ago, live from the Tenderfoot stage at CrimeCon,
1:09.7	I got a chance to sit down and talk to Kyle Tequila,
1:12.8	host of Crook County, and Dennis Cooper, the host of Culpable.
1:16.8	We discussed both of their true crime podcasts,
1:19.4	but also dove a lot deeper into how these shows are actually made.
1:23.3	I hope you enjoy my conversation with these two amazing podcasters.
1:29.4	These guys are true crime podcasters like me.
1:33.6	They have their own investigations and stories that they've told.
1:38.7	I'm huge fans of theirs, and I've known them for a long time.
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