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ShortHand: The Epstein Files
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Epstein – the billionaire financier-turned-serial-sex-trafficker – is back in the news, in another new guise that no one saw coming: polit...
FROM THE VAULT - Jeffrey Epstein: Parts 1&2
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: Our update on the Epstein files will be released TOMORROW (Tuesday July 29th) to everyone. In the meantime, for all the context, here’s our tw...
Erin Patterson & The Mushroom Murders: Part One | #409
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At lunchtime, a family in southeast Australia sat down for beef wellington with a mushroom duxelles, creamy mash and buttery green beans. The next mor...
Diddy: The Trial | #408
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday 2 July 2025, a jury found Sean Combs NOT GUILTY of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy – his two most serious charges, which ca...
UPDATE - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found GUILTY of gross negligence manslaughter. So, on top of our rereleased episode from last year, h...
JFK Part Two: Deniably Plausible | #407
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The report into Kennedy's assassination brought in a new era of mistrust in the government... and that was just the beginning. Because if you look for...
UPDATE: Bryan Kohberger & The Idaho Student Murders
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in a shocking twist Bryan Kohberger accepted a plea deal for the brutal murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan ...
JFK Part One: America on the Edge | #406
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who shot JFK is irrelevant, how many people shot him is the real question. Once you have decided there was more than one shooter, the fate of the worl...
The Paedophile Diaries: Dr Joël Le Scouarnec | #405
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I am a paedophile… and I’m very happy about it.” The thousands of handwritten entries in the so-called ‘black notebooks’ of France’s wo...
Tiffany Cole: Buried Alive | #404
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Party girl Tiffany Cole had always relied on the kindness of strangers – including her former neighbours, Reggie and Carol Sumner. This frail older ...
FROM THE VAULT - Scientology: Parts 1&2
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Scientology’s biggest poster boy back on the big screen, the church is ramping up the recruitment drive. And to make sure you STAY AWAY from th...
Melanie McGuire: The Suitcase Killer | #403
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie McGuire was a beautiful young nurse who wouldn’t hurt a fly. So when her husband’s chopped-up remains were found in three separate suitcas...
The Zodiac Killer: Part Three | #402
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who was The Zodiac? Did he kill Cheri Jo Bates? And how did three hobbyist cryptographers crack his ‘impossible’ code 50 years after it was writte...
The Zodiac Killer: Part Two | #401
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we left you with the absolutely massive cliffhanger of a 408-character cipher, which in theory contained valuable information on the Bay Are...
The Zodiac Killer: Part One | #400
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Violent attacks, sadistic taunting, and uncrackable puzzles; in some ways “The Zodiac” laid the foundations for every murderous TV psychopath and ...
Sarbjit Kaur Athwal: Life Without Honour | #399
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When her sister-in-law never returned from a trip to India, Sarbjit Kaur Athwal knew exactly what had happened: her mother-in-law had made no secret o...
FROM THE VAULT - Fred & Rose West: Parts 1&2
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the release of a new Netflix documentary on the Wests, we dove into the archive (way way back to episodes 27 and 28) to get you up to date with o...
FROM THE VAULT - ShortHand: Conclave
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ShortHand is released weekly for Wondery+ and Amazon Music subscribers. Listen exclusively and ad-free every Tuesday on Wondery+ through Apple Podcast...
Diddy Part 2: Daddy’s House | #398
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our second part of the Pre-Diddy saga, we take a closer look at the accusations you need to know about – and the 99 problems it could cause for s...
Diddy Part 1: Deal With the Devil | #397
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the trial we’ve all been waiting for finally approaches, we bring you the full rundown on the self-proclaimed “bad boy for life” – and the ...
Episode 396 - Lord Lucan: the Vanishing Earl
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the Countess of Lucan burst into a West London pub drenched head-to-toe in blood, it instantly sparked a national obsession. Lord Lucan – the s...
Episode 395 - Wallace Souza: Killing for Ratings
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They say Brazil is not for amateurs. And that’s certainly true in the crime-stricken city of Manaus, where Wallace Souza – a charismatic TV host a...
Episode 394 - The Asunta Case: Adopted and Betrayed
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The adopted princess of a wealthy Spanish family, 12-year-old Asunta Basterra Porto seemed destined to thrive under the devoted care of her parents Ro...
The Eunuch Maker | #393
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In one of our most horrifying episodes yet, we look at a man who clamped and amputated the genitals of potentially hundreds of men, and carried out un...
Episode 392 - The Menendez Brothers Part 2: The Sweater Defence
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our filmed mega Menendez marathon, in this episode we dive into the sensational details of Lyle and Erik’s trial – where these Beverly ...
Episode 391 - The Menendez Brothers Part 1: Silver Spoon Killers
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this long-awaited episode, we dive into one of the most infamous true-crime cases in American history: the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The bru...
Episode 390 - Delia Balmer: Surviving a Serial Killer
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Delia Balmer’s ex-boyfriend wasn’t just a scruffy stoner with a pet tarantula and a sketchbook full of gruesome drawings: he was a murderer.&...
Episode 389 - Babis Anagnostopoulos: High-Flying Homicide
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the body of 19-year-old Caroline Crouch was found in her attic room after an apparent home invasion – with her 11-month-old daughter crying nex...
FROM THE VAULT - Casey Anthony: Web of Lies - Part 2
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we were speechless to learn that Casey Anthony is now on TikTok (and Substack), trying to reposition herself as an online advocate and acti...
FROM THE VAULT - Casey Anthony: Web of Lies - Part 1
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we were speechless to learn that Casey Anthony is now on TikTok (and Substack), trying to reposition herself as an online advocate and acti...
Episode 388 - The House of Védrines & The “Guru” Who Stole it All
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This story of how a rich, aristocratic French family lost their fortunes, and their minds, to a painter-and-decorator conman, unravels like Dan Brown ...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 293 - Gabby Petito: Isolated
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In December 2020 Gabby Petito and her fiance Brian Laundrie set off on a once-in-a-lifetime journey across the USA in their tiny little van. The trip ...
Episode 387 - Janet Chandler: Murder at The Blue Mill Inn
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The body of a woman – a hotel night clerk – is found frozen in the deep winter snow of Van Buren County, Michigan. A tragic discovery; but the tal...
UPDATE: Is Lucy Letby Innocent?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An independent panel of experts has concluded that NO murders took place at the Countess of Chester hospital. If true, it would mean that Lucy Letby, ...
Episode 386 - The Kidwelly Sex Cult
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Through the early 2000s, a satanic, paedophilic sex cult, with dozens of members and an obsession with Ancient Egyptian iconography, ran totally undet...
Episode 385 - Killer Geisha: Abe Sada
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sex-mad geisha who sliced off her lover’s genitals, strangled him with a kimono belt, and carved her name into his arm, is perhaps Japan’s mos...
Episode 384 - Lizzie Borden: High-Society Hatchet Homicide
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The brutal hatchet murders of Andrew and Abby Borden are still among the most infamous and hotly debated cases in true-crime history.Truly springing f...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 291 - The Silk Road: Drugs, Data & The Dread Pirate Roberts
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Ross Ulbricht now a free man thanks to his recent presidential pardon we thought it would a good idea to look back at who he is, what he did, and...
The People vs. Brock Turner | #383
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s media painted Brock Turner as a promising young swimmer – an Olympic hopeful with everything to lose. Whereas his anonymous victim was...
Episode 382 - Ellen Greenberg Part 2: Weaponised Incompetence
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Greenberg was murdered, or at the very least died under very suspicious circumstances. To us, and to almost everyone who has even so much as gla...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 26 - Madness, Murder & Munchausen by Proxy: The Case of Gypsy Rose Blancharde
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the release of Gypsy Rose Blancharde’s memoir just around the corner, we thought it was high time we revisited the full story, from Episode 26 ...
Episode 381 - Ellen Greenberg Part 1: “You’ve Got A Murder Up There”
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you believe the official report, Ellen Greenberg stabbed herself: at least 20 times in the back, neck, stomach, chest, and through her scalp, hard ...
Bonus Patreon Upcycle - Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As RedHanded takes a festive pause, we've picked two of our favourite Patreon Bonus episodes from 2024. To get a full-length, bonus episode of RedHand...
Bonus Patreon Upcycle - Erin Patterson: Mushroom Murder Mystery
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As RedHanded takes a festive pause, we've picked two of our favourite Patreon Bonus episodes from 2024. To get a full-length, bonus episode of RedHand...
Episode 380 - Jim Jones Part 2: The Jonestown Massacre
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we told you how over 1,000 people ended up in the Guyanese jungle following the orders of a meth-head with a god complex. Short answer: Nobo...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 275 - The Assassination of Olof Palme
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In February 1986, the prime minister of Sweden was walking home from the cinema, when a man stepped out of a shop doorway and shot him in the neck wit...
Episode 379 - Jim Jones Part 1: The Journey to Jonestown
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the 18th of November 1978, 909 men, women, and children were killed by chemical-laced Flav-Or-Aid in the Guyanese jungle, all at the will of one ma...
Episode 378 - The Mystery of the Isdal Woman
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unravel the mystery of the Isdal Woman, Norway’s most notorious cold case. Was it murder, suicide, or something even more sinist...
Episode 377 - Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most prolific serial killers in America's so called 'golden era', Rodney Alcala is responsible for the deaths of at least eight peopl...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 126 - Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Netflix releasing a brand new documentary on the tragic and suspicious death of JonBenét Ramsey, we thought it would a good time to have a littl...
Episode 376 - White Terror
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Through the 2000s, three neo-Nazi terrorists and serial killers rampaged across Germany – bombing and shooting immigrants in broad daylight, with to...
Episode 375 - The Poisoning of Zhu Ling
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1994, Zhu Ling – a brilliant chemistry student at China’s most prestigious university – fell mysteriously ill. A desperate SOS call by her fr...
Delphi Update: Richard Allen Found GUILTY
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Allen has been found guilty on all charges relating to the 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German.But if anyone thinks that this story...
Gisèle Pelicot: The Altar of Vice | #374
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Of the 83 men who had raped Gisèle Pelicot, she recognised only two faces. One was a neighbour – and the other was her beloved husband of over...
Episode 373 - Halloween Special Part 2: Art School Murder & Uncle John
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we continue our spooky tradition of swapping stories on All Hallows Eve, with two chilling cases of betrayal and deceit. From a death in th...
Episode 372 - Halloween Special Part 1: Pennhurst Asylum & The Mummy Next Door
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The winter solstice is almost here – the time when the threshold between the living and the dead is at its weakest. And here at RedHanded towers, th...
Episode 371 - Eddie Lee Sexton Part 2: Feral Family Road Trip
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Incest runs in the family – and Eddie Lee Sexton’s depravity knew no bounds. From his own teenage daughters right down to the children he ha...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 19 - Halloween Special Part 1
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're digging deeper than ever into the dark recesses of the RedHanded vault – seven years to be exact – to bring you our first EVER Halloween spe...
Episode 370 - Eddie Lee Sexton Part 1: Amputee Jesus
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neglect has a smell – and it clung to the walls of 1849 Caroline Street, Stark County, Ohio. As a litany of horrors unfurled, the stench was dwarfed...
David Fuller: Monster in the Morgue | #369
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At first, police thought they were only looking for a double murderer. Nicknamed the ‘Bedsit Killer’ in the press, the suspect’s reputation for ...
Episode 368 - MKUltra - Part 2: The Myth of Mind Control
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We now know that the CIA quietly tested mind-bending psychedelics on unwitting American citizens. But how do we know?In Part 2 of our series on MK-Ult...
FROM THE VAULT: ShortHand: How a NASA Experiment Ended in Dolphin Sex
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ShortHand is available exclusively for Amazon Music and Wondery+ subscribers.Rumours about NASA scientists trying to teach dolphins to talk and gettin...
Episode 367 - MKUltra - Part 1: Cold War of the Mind
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of an Allied victory, the threat of a communist New World Order loomed over the West. Desperate to beat the Soviets at their own game, the...
FROM THE VAULT - Joyce McKinney: Mormon Sex in Chains
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kirk Anderson was abducted from an LDS meeting house in Surrey by his ex-partner – and ex-beauty queen – Joyce McKinney. He said he was taken...
Episode 366 - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the body of a weeks-old baby was found in a plastic bag in a shed, covered in soil and rubbish, it marked the end of one of the UK’s strangest ...
Episode 365 - Virginia Hall: The WW2 Super Spy
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicknamed "Artemis" and "The Limping Lady" by Nazi Germany, Virginia Hall was, without a doubt, one of the most effective—and certainly the most fea...
Episode 364 - Ruby Franke: Monster Momfluencer
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the son of Mormon family vlogger Ruby Franke turned up bound, emaciated and apparently covered in blood – it horrified the police, the internet...
Episode 363 - Karen Read & The Death of John O’Keefe - Part 3
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our unexpected third part on this neverending rabbit-hole of a case, we finally take on the big, crucial factors that have sent the internet into a...
Episode 362 - Karen Read & The Death of John O’Keefe - Part 2
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second (and not-quite-final) part on the Karen Read saga, we take a look at the most talked about trial of the year.In front of a packed court...
Episode 361 - Karen Read & The Death of John O’Keefe - Part 1
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At roughly 12:30am on 29 January 2022, Karen Read drove her boyfriend, Boston police officer, John O’Keefe to a party at a friend’s house. The nex...
FROM THE VAULT: Episode 278/9 - Scott Peterson: Sex, Lies & Fishing Boats - Part 1 & 2
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Scott Peterson back in the news, having given his first interview in decades we thought it would be a good time to refresh our memories on this b...
Episode 360 - Javed ‘Kukri’ Iqbal: “To Make a Hundred Mothers Cry”
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A serial paedophile and murderer, Javid Iqbal dedicated his entire existence to grooming, sexually abusing, and eventually killing young boys from the...
Episode 359 - Bad Brits: Featuring Wine & Crime
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on RedHanded we’re joined by some new friends from across the pond - Lucy and Amanda aka Wine & Crime! Given our geographical and cult...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 33 - Oscar Pistorius & Reeva Steenkamp: The Valentine's Day Murder
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours of Valentine's Day 2014, 29 year old model Reeva Steenkamp was shot to death by her partner: South African Olympic sprint runner an...
Episode 358 - Peter Plumley-Walker: The Trial of the Teenage Dominatrix - Part 2
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three trials, countless corrupt officers, and years behind bars faced Renee Chignell, after she and her boyfriend, were accused of the murder of 51-ye...
Episode 357 - Peter Plumley-Walker: Divorce, Death & Debauchery Down Under - Part 1
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does a “true British gentleman”, complete with love of cricket and handlebar moustache, end up dead at the bottom of a waterfall in New Zealan...
Episode 356 - Davy Tweed: Behind Closed Doors
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As far as the people of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, knew, Davy Tweed was a sporting hero, dedicated public servant, and good Protestant family ma...
Episode 355 - The Khamar-Daban Incident: Mystery in the Mountains
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bleeding from the eyes, foaming at the mouth, and bashing themselves to death against the rocks. That was the fate of six skilled hikers in the Russia...
Episode 354 - Mahsa Amini & The Morality Police
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On 19 May 2024, Ebrahim Raisi – “The Butcher of Tehran” and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran – died in a helicopter crash. Immediatel...
Episode 353 - Chernobyl: The Power Station That Ended a Nation
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s most infamous nuclear disaster officially killed just thirty-one people, but in reality it’s death toll is incalculable. Raining radio...
Episode 352 - Over the Thin Blue Line: the Undercover Police Scandal
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine finding out that your partner of six years – the love of your life, the father of your children – had never existed. That during all of yo...
Episode 351 - North Korean Abductions: Korean Career Couriers
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kidnapping might seem like an odd solution to low levels of education, but for The Democratic People's Republic of Korea it seemed like a perfect plan...
Episode 350 - War Machine
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Christine Mackinday and her boyfriend were interrupted in bed by her ex-fiancé – a 200-pound ex-MMA fighter who had legally changed his name t...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 157 - The Disappearance of Peter Falconio
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get your tour tickets at redhandedpodcast.com!In 2001 on a remote stretch of highway in Australia’s Northern Territory, British backpacker Peter Fal...
Episode 349 - A Death in Old Peking
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The state of Pamela Werner’s body alone would have been enough to send 1930s Peking into a frenzy. She’d been frantically stabbed, her chest cut w...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 194 - Ivan Milat: The Real Wolf Creek
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Between September 1992 and November 1993 the remains of seven backpackers were found dotted around Australia’s Belanglo State Forest. The long-putre...
Episode 348 - The Murder of Jill Dando
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shot dead in broad daylight outside her house in West London – the killing of Jill Dando is one of Britain’s most high-profile murders. As one of ...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 173/4 - Keli Lane: What Happened to Baby Tegan?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate and get everyone in the mood for our soon to be iconic Antipodean Tour, we are digging up some of the craziest cases from down under that...
Episode 347 - Daniel Morcombe & the ‘Mr Big’ Plot
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a 13-year-old boy, out shopping for Christmas presents, disappeared from a bus stop in Australia’s Sunshine Coast, police were initially slow t...
Episode 346 - David Berg & The Children of God - Part 2
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought Part 1 was bad – just you wait. Last week we talked about the origins of one of the world’s biggest cults. And this time, we look a...
Episode 345 - David Berg & The Children of God - Part 1
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Communes, propaganda and child abuse are not uncommon in the world of cults. But what made David Berg and his “Children of God” so unique was the ...
Episode 344 - Twin Flames Universe (ft. Help I Sexted My Boss)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Note: The video version of this podcast can be watched in full on our YouTube channel! Available from the 18th of April.Join RedHanded and Help I Sext...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 254 - Jennifer Pan: Tiger Blood
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Social media is swarming with fresh takes on the Jennifer Pan story, after a new documentary became the third-most watched show on Netflix this weeken...
Episode 343 - Rob Parkes: The Price of Life
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Parkes is not a paedophilic, drug-dealing, gang-leading tyrant. But that’s exactly what his pathologically controlling, abusive ex-wife tried to...
Episode 342 - The Panama Girls: Lisanne Froon & Kris Kremers
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years ago, two young women entered the Panamanian cloud forest, accompanied by a dog named Blue. Blue was the only one to ever return. T...
Episode 341 - Michael Barrymore & The Death of Stuart Lubbock
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Found dead and with severe internal injuries in the swimming pool of the UK’s biggest TV star, Stuart Lubbock’s tragic demise became an instant ta...
Episode 340 - The Sea Orphan
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Found drifting on the open ocean on the brink of death, Terry Jo Duperrault’s survival was nothing short of a miracle.She’d been at sea ...
Episode 339 - Sherri Papini: The Woman Who Fooled the World
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three weeks after going missing, Californian ‘supermom’ Sherri Papini was found running down a highway with a chain tied to her waist and the word...
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 305 - Natalia Grace: The Orphan
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UPDATE: Since we released our episode on the Barnetts – who said their adopted 9-year-old daughter had turned out to be a murderous, adult woman –...
Episode 338 - Horror in Hong Kong: The Braemar Hill Murders
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Found raped and brutalised in the hills, just a stone’s throw from one of Hong Kong’s richest neighbourhoods, teenagers Kenneth McBride and Nicola...