‘Mimicidios’ is a true crime podcast narrated by Mimi XXL, where each week she recounts the most disturbing crimes of the last few decades in a casual and close manner, offering a detailed analysis. Throughout each episode, you'll hear the stories of the most chilling cases of recent times as if you were chatting with a friend.

Due to the reality and closeness provided by the podcast's content, many listeners have been shocked throughout the episodes. Mimi shares some words that her followers have told her in this regard and quotes: “You all felt really bad, some ended up crying.”

With the second season just around the corner, we review the most notable episodes of the first season in which cases such as the murder of Sylvia Likens, the Almansa crime in Albacete, or the case of Suzanne Degnan have been explored.

We take a look back at a first season that starts with this message from Mimi XXL: “In this podcast, there will be no creaking doors, there will be no terrifying background music, and there isn't someone telling you the story with a paranormal presenter voice. In this podcast, it’s just me, Mimi.”

The first topic she addressed in the podcast was the story of Suzanne Degnan, a six-year-old girl from Chicago. It took place after World War II, the 1929 crisis, and Prohibition, and it is said that the finding of the little girl's dismembered body in several sewers caused the population to become fearful and, therefore, Chicago closed its doors. 

One of the most consumed episodes was about the Sylvia Likens case. The words Mimi uses to describe this case are: “It’s such a cruel, unjustified, and abominable case that it doesn’t matter if it’s from the United States or any other country; I believe it transcends those barriers of being the typical crime caused by access to weapons. What was done to Sylvia Likens transcends all barriers of morality and humanity.” In this case, the silence of neighbors, social services, and family members allowed a group of adults, teenagers, and children to carry out one of the most cruel torture cases committed in the United States.

One of the last cases she addressed in the first season was that of Kaylee Anthony, one of the few crimes that have awakened the collective hatred of the United States for a single person, Casey, the mother of the little girl murdered and abandoned in the woods. This case took place in the 2000s, and Mimi recounts that she experienced it in real-time since she was part of a forum in the United States where many of the participants were from the state of Florida, where the crime occurred. “They were the perfect example of the intensity with which the people of the United States lived this case. Not because of how raw or bloody it may be, but because of everything that happened around it,” Mimi adds.

Throughout the season, she also addresses closer cases such as the Almansa crime that caused the fame of Albacete in the 90s to shift from knives and blades to witches, orgies, and human sacrifices. This case stars Rosita Fernandez Gonzalez, murdered by her mother thinking she was possessed.

Other cases you can find in the first season of ‘Mimicidios’ include the disappearance of Shannan Watts and her two daughters, the murder of nanny Sandra Rivett in the United Kingdom, the case of Julieta Marion Hulme in the 50s, or the crime of Junko Furuta.

Aside from the success with ‘Mimicidios’, Mimi has another podcast called ‘Te hago unfollow’, where she gives you the tools to unfollow someone with equal parts sarcasm, humor, and assertiveness to help you succeed. In addition, the host has been a guest on other Podimo podcasts like ‘Rajar x Rajar’, ‘Menudo Cuadro’, ‘Querido Hater’, or ‘Todo me pasa a mí'.