By far one of the only crime podcasters I can bear to listen too. She is intriguing, keeps you thinking and guessing. She isnt a detective so she may not “solve” it but she asks all thr right questions and probes into things that others should have. Keep up good work and ignore hater reviews.

I started listening to this podcast with season 6 and just finished season 5. I appreciate all the research and the thoroughness but I agree with a lot of the other reviews. I had a hard time finishing the episodes. When I have to keep rewinding, I know it’s hard to follow. Although a lot of the circumstances certainly seemed shady, there was a lot of insinuation but no actual proof to back it up. I’m an investigative journalist myself and I would never be allowed to come to the speculative conclusions she presented in season 6. She also should have kept her dad out of season 6. Although white collar crime is a little boring, I was impressed by how much research she dug up in season 5. Overall, I do appreciate her as a journalist and will try out the first 4 seasons.

Very much enjoy the podcast, and enjoy the style in which the story is represented to us .

Counterclock is my favorite podcast ever & i recommend it to anyone looking for a podcast. I am not a fan of the new format of the podcast, with 2 episodes being released a week. It made the story much harder to follow and there were so many details that got lost for me in this format. Really hoping that future seasons go back to the prior format because otherwise this is a miss for me

Delia’s investigation took a turn and the listener is taken to different areas which was unexpected. This season was disappointing based on the premise that a gentleman found on the railroad tracks was somehow killed. Yet, no evidence was shown that this is what happened. Just alot of opinions about corrupt police and how the victim could not have killed himself. I know you can’t always hit a home run with a story, but this was a bunt. Good luck on the next Counter Clock.

I’ve listened to every season, and this one was tough to finish. Too many storylines that never seemed to “fit,” and Doug’s story was completely lost. I don’t know…if you’re new to this podcast, start with previous seasons that were (in my opinion) much better. Or get your Delia fix with Park Predators—so good!

I’ve been disappointed in the last few seasons. It just feels like she is reaching for something that isn’t there. It’s hard to listen or become invested in the stories.

Detailed, but way too drawn out. 11 episodes into season 1 (listening in 2024) and finally completely lost interest because there are too many leads and the show lost momentum. It’s important work, of course, but just not engaging for listeners.

It’s a free podcast but she should be paying us to listen…….

Best Audiochuck podcast. More facts, less liberal bias. Quite a bit of “arm chair law enforcement” but that’s part of investigative journalism…I suppose.

I have been waiting for an update as to what listeners have been emailing to you and Ashley regarding a Q&A, I have not seen anything I had thought maybe that would shed some light on what actually transpired between both of the deaths that you discovered. Still waiting.

Delia is my fav podcaster, but damn… this one was so boring and hard to follow. No offense to the story and family, hope we get better coverage and audio support on the next one. 🤞🏼

Too drawn out. Frequently redundant. If leaving out unnecessary parts, could probably say everything in 4-5 episodes but there’d be less money from ad revenue

The first 6 minutes of podcast the host talks about herself & explains why she can’t take on every case someone e-mails her about. Duh. Next the obligatory background on the victim & interviews with the family. I have a feeling the host is going to have a problem getting to the point. If this continues I’ll quit listening as I prefer true crime podcasts that get to the point & focus on the facts of the case & don’t fill time with extraneous information. No wonder it’s 14 episodes ! OK I’m back & the host is starting to get preachy & talking about her views on addiction & personal responsibility. Is she a former addict ? I doubt it as she is very judgmental. I don’t listen to true crime podcasts to get the host’s opinion or get extraneous information. I find the best TC podcasts get to the point & just give the facts. I’m done listening to this podcast & anything this host puts out. Maybe she could listen to the true crime podcast True Crime South Africa where the host goes through the crime in chronological order & just gives the facts & she never gives her personal opinion. Very professional. Maybe the host could learn a thing or two by listening to True Crime S Africa. OK so I’m back for the third time & last time.Let me just clarify my above comments were about the beginning of season 6 episode 1. A funny thing happened when I went to bed late & was tired-I accidentally started listening to Season 1 & it was fantastic ! The host does a deep dive into the case & tracks down witnesses & interviews them. I still didn’t care for the start of episode 1 in season 6 when she continued to harp on why she couldn’t take on every case submitted by listeners & got preachy about addiction, but I admit I jumped the gun a bit as the host seems to be very smart, a great investigator, & a great storyteller. I changed my rating from 1 star to 5 star & really look forward to the other 5 seasons & would recommend this podcast to everyone who is a true crime junkie like me. It’s simply on of the best I’ve ever heard. Ranks up there with Payne Lindey’s Up & Vanished season about the Tara Grindstat case & season 1 To Live & Die in LA as in both cases the podcast host helped solve the crime & were great investigators & podcasters. Lesson learned-I need to be more patient.

Delia is one of my favorite investigative journalists (if not THE favorite). She is thorough, considerate, well researched, and a great writer/story teller! I highly recommend the whole series. I hope for justice for all the victims profiles in these series. ETA: the critiques of Season 6 are valid. It did not feel as cohesive as previous seasons and was much more speculative. I’m a CJ Fanclub member and was able to binge listen. I still struggled to follow the threads. That doesn’t change my 5 starts because I’m rating the whole show not the one season. And regardless of how season 6 was done, it still profiled victims and families that need justice. I hope they find it.

I hate to give an audiochuck show a bad review but after seeing just a few of the most recent reviews I feel almost validated. This is not the first time they’ve lost me with this podcast but I thought I’d try again with season 6. I hope they take this as constructive criticism because I love most audiochuck shows. I literally had zero idea of what was going on then episode 9 came and she did a quick recap and I realized yeah - I’ve lost the entire plot, no idea who anyone is, not sure where it’s going or how we got to where we are, unsure of the point, and one of the interviews I completely could not understand the person which isn’t their fault at all. I think it’s on the podcast editors, host, etc. to clarify or recap what the person said knowing they may have a heavy accent or overall hard to understand. I think some stories just aren’t meant to be podcasts. I don’t want to take away from the families’ loss or the work that was put into this season but maybe this should’ve been a 2 hour documentary somewhere? On TV? Larry, Jerry, Sergeant someone, Detective someone, Sheriff someone, Delia’s dad made a quick appearance at one point (??), who the heck is Spanky?? What was the guy’s name she kept telling us to remember? A bank robbery (maybe multiple?), Tim and Kevin (???), 3 teens mysteriously dead, too much detail about one of their t*sticles (not even joking), crooked cops, dead cops (I think they’re dead?).. and that’s not even the main story (the three Dougs, a railroad, and a mystery car that I forgot about until episode 9). I’m not even done with all the episodes and I’ve listened to a couple episodes twice fighting to figure out what’s going on..

I love Delia, her voice, thoroughness, and her professionalism in the way she tells all sides of a story without prejudice….I think season 6 has gone into the weeds.

I’m new to this podcast and I went back and listened to all the other seasons but this season is my favorite. There are so many twist and turns. Literally, sounds like a movie. So good!

Delia works hard and clearly cares about her subjects. It’s obvious that she tries hard to track down people who are involved, retraces victims’ steps, etc., but she has a linguistic tic that’s been driving me nuts: the incessant saying of “the source material.” It’s not a huge deal in the scheme of things, but it distracts from the otherwise solid content. Once I noticed the phrase’s repeated use, I couldn’t stop hearing, even counting, it. It was used at least 10 times in one episode. The main reason it’s so irritating is that there absolutely no need for it. You’re not clarifying anything! Virtually everything you’re reporting comes from a source! Instead of saying “the source material isn’t clear about when he died,” just say “it’s not clear when he died,” etc. I’d also noticed Ashley Flowers saying it on Crime Junkie, which made sense once I realized that the two are colleagues. For some reason I suspect it originated with Flowers, who probably thought it was a stroke of writing genius, but no matter from whence it came, “the source material” must be stopped before it infects others! Otherwise, I always look forward to Delia’s podcasts, especially Park Predators (where she also repeatedly says “the source material”). Sigh.

I wish I would have read the reviews before listening to season 6. It started off great, but now it’s not about Douglas Wagg anymore. It is very confusing to follow now.

This has the least amount of evidence for a true crime show I’ve ever heard. She presents a theory, admittedly fails to prove it, and finished with “I believe it.”

I love counter clock, but this season isn’t it for me. It’s gone so far from the main storyline of Doug on the train tracks. I lost the plot and can’t find my way back.

I love all of Delia’s work but season 6 is next level. Excellent research, fantastic storytelling, great pacing, nuanced and sensitively told. This is an incredibly important story (many intertwined stories actually) that needs to be told and justice needs to be received for the many victims and their loved ones. Truly superb investigative reporting.

Love these stories. I trust the accuracy and really appreciate the Crime Stopper rules!

I have been a loyal Audio Chuck listener from the beginning and I usually love Counter Clock. I have enjoyed every season…up until season 6. This is going to be a DNF (did not finish) for me. Here are a couple of my biggest gripes: 1. The story is incredibly hard to follow. There is so much conspiracy and innuendo that by the time I actually get the next episode I have no clue what we’re talking about anymore. Lots and lots of “ifs”. 2. Not a bingeable season. Not being able to listen to this season in particular in one shot is just a mistake. There are so many people and pieces involved that two episodes a week just doesn’t cut it. 3. Too many extras. In my opinion, a lot of the people mentioned could have been left out completely. Aside from bold conspiracies, their stories don’t connect to the actual one at all. It would have been cool to do like a follow up episode that was “additional sketchy deaths” to round it out but they don’t need to be in the story. Delia is a great storyteller and you can tell she puts a lot of effort into her cases but this season just isn’t it. I hope they read these and go back to the original format. I hope all of Audio Chuck does for that matter.

Has some good seasons but stay away from Season 6.

@ Ep.1. The recordings are rough. Difficult to hear. I hope they aren’t used too heavily moving forward. 3 Stars because of this. All the way up to Ep.4, terrible interview recordings. I can’t understand key things being said. It’s painful. When the recordings are played the colume needs to be turned up to hear adequately, then the narrator speaks, the volume must be lowered... oy. Btw. Season 4 Bonus Q&A is borderline manic. This level of discussion will absolutely sabotage credibility. Put a lid on it. Keep it sane and logical. I almost had to turn it off. S5. Cucchiara. 14 episodes? Too Long. Especially for a cold case. Holy cow. Had to take notes to remember it all. The poor kids getting shafted for all that money. Follow the money! They’ll find who did this. Who profited the most? We know. S6E12, at the end, the recording is SO BAD, I can’t hear what the guy is saying! Then the host comes back with, “This sounded like a group I needed to know more about…” WHAT?! WHAT?!

I have loved all five seasons. This season is so disappointing. It’s kind of boring, going off in all different directions. The people involved who are interviewed. You can barely understand what they are saying. I can’t believe that there aren’t more cases out there more worthy than this case. Turned off won’t continue.

This hasn’t been my favorite season, but I appreciate the effort, time, and genuine care that Delia puts into these cases. I also appreciate that she addresses the hard topics such a racism, and corruptness. I see a lot of people saying Doug Wagg’s life was not important because he had a history of drug use which is incredibly disheartening. Keep being awesome Delia!

I came to read the reviews after I all but gave up on season 6. I have no idea what’s going on or who anyone is anymore. I’m completely lost and frustrated. I don’t think I can finish.

I’ve listened to every season and have somewhat enjoyed all of them. But season 6 is atrocious. It seems like it is a different story every episode and none of them connect. This entire season could’ve fit into one single episode but it was stretched out for no reason. Every single time you ask a question, you respond with: “and the answer is… I don’t know”. And then proceed to make some crazy conspiracy theory. Also, calling someone a “boy” is not racist, grow up and quit fishing for something to make some look bad.

I’ve enjoyed the other seasons of Counterclock, but this one is just so difficult to follow. I can see they put a lot of time into researching and interviewing, but it’s just too tough to keep things straight. The season also takes quite a turn in the middle, away from the initial victim, and on a tangent highlighting police corruption, but it’s mostly speculation. I probably wouldn’t recommend this season, but the others are interesting.

I know Delia does a huge amount of investigative work and she’s obviously very thorough. That’s the backbone of the podcast and so important, so I want to acknowledge that. But my favorite part of this podcast is her storytelling. It’s riveting, and filled with empathy for the victims and their families. She really does leave you wanting more of the story at the end of every episode, and wanting all the best for these heartbroken families.

Season 4 was one of the best true crime podcasts o have ever listened to! Incredible investigating new leads and evidence discovery. Great witness interviews and compelling case. Contrast that with season 5 which was a total flop. No new evidence, no witnesses willing to talk, just rehashing old evidence available prior.

What was that? Conspiracy, hearsay, lack of actual evidence…”I can’t help but think, what if they crossed paths?” That’s not investigative journalism. That’s Pepe Silvia. We gotta go back to what made the show great. It ain’t this.

I’ve been an avid listener since this podcast first launched. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the first couple of seasons that Delia covered. I was eagerly anticipating season six, but after the initial episodes, I found the storyline becoming confusing. The introduction of new characters and overlapping narratives made it difficult to follow. While I appreciate the importance of every story, I believe Doug’s story could have been effectively conveyed in three or four episodes, rather than having the majority focus on other individuals. At this point, I’ve unfortunately lost interest and am uncertain where we are in the telling of this story.

This podcast seems to be getting progressively worse and season six was the nail in the coffin for me. There was a bunch of speculation but nothing was proven.

I’ve always enjoyed this podcast but this season went off on so many tangents I couldn’t keep anything straight. About halfway through I decided to wait until the end and listen to all the episodes consecutively to see if that would help; only getting two episodes full of conspiracy theories, leaps, and too many “characters” and then having to wait a whole week meant I couldn’t remember anyone or anything. It didn’t help.

Really enjoyed previous seasons, but season 6 is a lot of theories and rumors without any actual evidence. A lot of seemingly shady deaths should have been investigated better, or at all. But I didn’t hear much of anything that could suggest there was a path forward to uncover corruption. And the whole “people were keeping tabs on your investigation” statement was unnecessarily dramatic (a lot of that this season). You’d just said you’d talked to more than 40 people. People talking about a podcast asking around about deaths isn’t keeping tabs, it’s small town tea. I feel like this season is an example of what happens when an investigation doesn’t go anywhere, but you have to air something. This could have been a few Crime Junkies episodes. Or present this season as an example of how law enforcement not properly investigating a potential crime can lead to years of suspicion and non closure for families. Instead you made it out like it was all one big conspiracy while insisting there was a legit possibility it was all maybe connected. If there was a connection I missed it. Maybe another episode clearly explaining the connections without the sound effects and added dramatic narrative.

Not only does Delia share these tragic stories with us, she is actively investigating these cases, which makes this podcast a standout amongst the true crime genre. These cases are so old, it seems like Delia is the only one out there bringing voices to the families, who no doubt, still mourn the losses of their loved ones. Her empathy for the people, whose lives were torn apart by these horrific crimes, is evident in each episode and her attention to detail, leaving no stone unturned, is commendable. Though she doesn’t always “solve” the crimes, she brings the investigations into the 21st century by using Holmes-esque deductive reasoning, as well as, modern forensic science tools, leading the listener to draw their own conclusions about what really happened to these poor souls. Amazing work, Delia. Thank you for all you do.

I have been a huge fan of Counter Clock since season one was airing. However, season six has completely lost the plot. We’re initially invested in a victim and his family and then the narrative completely devolves into rabbit trails that would require the listener to create a giant map to follow along. It doesn’t do any of the victims justice because new people are introduced so often that you can’t keep up. I greatly appreciate the detailed research but it wasn’t organized in a palatable, cohesive manner. What a shame. I hope the show gets back to its roots.

The first four seasons are well done but seasons 5 and 6 are a big letdown. I couldn’t finish season 5 because of the lack of any evidence and ninety percent of the “evidence” in season 6 is the opinion of involved family members. The remaining ten percent of the “evidence” is circumstantial at best. It would require corruption at all levels of state and local government and no one involved talking for 30 years to make the narrative in season 6 work.

Normally, I love her podcasts, and I love her investigative work. This one was so confusing that I had to listen to episodes twice and I still am not sure what’s going on. I know the plot and premise, but we’re talking about things that are completely unrelated and it just feels like filler and confusing.

Wish all episodes had been released simultaneously or we were following just one case or things were tied together more clearly.

Can’t wait for season 6!

I’ve listened to all seasons, don’t feel like it’s as good as earlier seasons were, season 1 was amazing

I really enjoyed seasons 1-5. Season 6, however, has been really difficult to follow and extremely confusing. Additionally, it’s getting on the level of conspiratorial in someways. Hopefully next season will kind of bounce back.

It’s a whole season of investigating that leads to nothing. The whole season could have just been an episode on crime junkie. A lot of work for no results. Season was slow and pointless. She adds so much nonsense to the actual story. Don’t recommend

I’ve enjoyed this show in general, but was disappointed by this season. By the end, I felt like I had wasted a whole bunch of time. The story was hard to track. The theories were shaky at best and the flare for the dramatic was just silly. I will be hesitant to listen to season seven if there is one.

I have really enjoyed every other season. Well researched and explained. But this season was confusing, rambling, and disorganized. Although we listened to every episode as soon as it came out, after about episode 6 we started to lose track of the story. What is even being talked about? If it’s not about Doug but about corruption then we need to hear a lot more about the systems and institutions involved. The final episodes are just padding and illustrate the problem. Doug’s being exhumed… or not. A flyer was taken down. Ok.. that’s it? Stick to the earlier seasons and miss this one.