Billy Jensen

Billy Jensen is an American investigative journalist, author, producer, and podcaster. He is known for his work in the true crime genre, including co-hosting the Discovery+ podcast and the associated television mini-series Unraveled: The Real Story of the Long Island Serial Killer, and the podcasts The First Degree, and Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad. He is also the author of the books Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders, and Killer Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic. He was chosen by Patton Oswalt to finish Michelle McNamara’s book, I'll Be Gone In The Dark, and served as co-executive producer on the related HBO documentary.

Early life and education

Jensen grew up in Westbury, Long Island, New York City. and served as its managing editor. From 2005 to 2006, he was editor-in-chief of The Boston Phoenix. During the press tour for I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Jensen met Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, who offered him a chance to join their podcast network, Exactly Right, leading to the creation of the podcast Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad, which he co-hosted with former sheriff's investigator Paul Holes. who entered rehab for alcohol addiction that summer. In the book, Jensen where he detailed his crime investigation experiences, including his use of electronic tools like social media and geotagging to identify murder suspects. and the book became a New York Times bestseller.

In 2021, Jensen co-hosted the Discovery+ podcast and television special Unraveled: The Real Story of the Long Island Serial Killer, with fellow investigative journalist Alexis Linkletter. he examined the homicides of several women in Columbus, Ohio, amid the opioid epidemic.

Jensen produced and co-starred in the Investigation Discovery series Unraveled, with the first season focusing on the Long Island Serial Killer investigation.

Allegations In May 2022, Jensen was removed from the Murder Squad podcast after facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Since then, several women have come forward with additional allegations of sexual misconduct. That summer, he checked into rehab for alcohol addiction.