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RedHanded
RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy. So, join us, plug in, sit back and prepare for scares.
Episodes
RedHandedShortHand: Area 51
Alien autopsies, flying saucers, and top secret government programs: three things alleged to be hiding in ‘Area 51’. Officially known as Homey Airport or Groom…
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Mexico's Cartel Wars: The Torture and Murder of Agent Kiki Camarena | #438
Amid the chaos now unfolding in Mexico after the February 2026 assassination of drug cartel boss El Mencho, we’re throwing it back to the 1985 torture and…
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ShortHand: The ‘Monuments Men’ Saving Art from Nazi Bombs
In the darkest hour of WWII, as bombs threatened Europe’s historic cities, a small unit was sent to the front lines – not to fight, but to save art history…
RedHandedShortHand: Lake Nyos - Fog of Death
“On that day, there were no flies on the dead. The flies were dead too.” On the 21st of August 1986, 1746 people and 3500 livestock died in the Cameroonian…
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The Suffolk Strangler: Ipswich's Red Light Killings | #437
In December 2006, the town of Ipswich was rocked by a spree of brutal murders targeting sex workers in its notorious red light area. But the story didn’t end…
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ShortHand: Valentine’s Special (w/ Abi Clarke)
EmptyHanded is back! We’re joined by comedian Abi Clarke to discuss all things racy, risky and romantic – and read out some of the most scandalous…
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ShortHand: The Bizarre History of Birth Control
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to dive into the surprising, and at times horrifying, history of contraception through the ages; from crocodile-dung…
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Brendan Banfield: The Au Pair Affair Murders | #436
When Brendan Banfield frantically called 911 in February 2023 to report a double murder at his million-dollar suburban home in Virginia, it seemed like an…
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ShortHand: White Slaves & the Pirates of the Barbary Coast
For all the centuries of slavery throughout human history, you might think one group came through mostly unscathed: white Europeans. But for more than a…
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ShortHand: Lucy Letby - What Netflix Left Out
The ever-changing story of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, and the Countess of Chester baby deaths, has been given the Netflix treatment – and We. Have. Thoughts…
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FROM THE VAULT: Is Lucy Letby Innocent?
In light of the new Netflix documentary about Lucy Letby, we're dipping into the RedHanded archives to revisit our own coverage of this controversial case –…
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Jessica Wongso: Iced Coffee Killer | #435
In January 2016, a coffee date between three glamorous Indonesian gal pals turned deadly – when Mirna Salihin, a wealthy and beautiful newlywed, took a sip of…
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ShortHand: Nellie Bly – The Woman Who Changed Journalism
From faking insanity to go undercover in an asylum, racing around the world in 72 days, and reporting from the front lines of deadly war zones, this fearless…
RedHandedThe Oakland County Child Killer | #434
Behind the façade of the white-picket-fence dream and adventurous childhoods of suburban, late-70s Michigan, lay a web of depravity that law enforcement was…
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ShortHand: Sesame Street
Not many of us need convincing that Sesame Street is good; the Muppets have been chaotic TV icons for more than 50 years. But what not many people know is just…
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FROM THE VAULT: Iran's Morality Police & Mahsa Amini | #354
With 2026 bringing widespread anti-government protests to Iran, and the government’s brutal crackdowns leading to thousands of people killed and arrested…
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The Lundy Family Murders: An Impossible Crime | #433
In 2000, Christine Lundy and her seven-year-old daughter Amber were brutally hacked to death in their New Zealand home. Their husband and father, Mark Lundy…
RedHandedShortHand: Fish Fraud
‘Anal seepage’ is one of the many potential risks to the consumer due to seafood fraud, a multi-layered conspiracy that goes as deep as the Mariana Trench. The…
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Luigi Mangione - Part Two: On Pain of Death | #432
When Luigi Mangione was charged as the UnitedHealthcare shooter – it changed everything. The public knew this was a political act, but Luigi was not the…
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ShortHand: Where is Shelly Miscavige?
One of the most powerful people in one of the most powerful organizations in the world, Shelly Miscavige, hasn't been seen in public in almost two decades. In…
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Luigi Mangione - Part One: “Deny, Defend, Depose” | #431
Our 2026 listener survey is here – if you have 5 minutes to help inform the next year of RedHanded, we'd love to know your thoughts!…
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ShortHand: ‘The Line’ - Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Megacity
Imagine a building as tall as the Empire State Building, that stretches for more than 100km through the Saudi Arabian desert. Inside are nine million people –…
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FROM THE VAULT: Ruby Franke: Monster Momfluencer | #364
When the son of Mormon family vlogger Ruby Franke turned up bound, emaciated and apparently covered in blood – it horrified the police, the internet and…
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Bonus Patreon Upcycle - KONY 2012
As RedHanded takes a festive pause, we've picked two of our favourite Patreon Bonus episodes from 2025. To get a full-length, bonus episode of RedHanded every…
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Bonus Patreon Upcycle - The Santa Claus Robbery
As RedHanded takes a festive pause, we've picked two of our favourite Patreon Bonus episodes from 2025. To get a full-length, bonus episode of RedHanded every…
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UPDATE: Wondery+ & ShortHand
The important bits: At the end of this year we'll no longer be a Wondery show. New ShortHand and early-release episodes will no longer appear in Wondery+ and…
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OJ Simpson - Part Two: The Gloves Are Off | #430
OJ Simpson wasn’t black, “he was OJ”. That was the narrative OJ had pushed his entire career… right up until he found himself in the dock for killing his…
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OJ Simpson - Part One: The Juice is Loose | #429
Orenthal James Simpson, aka “OJ”, aka “The Juice”: the single most famous man in American sporting history. By the early 90s he had not only established…
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Laetitia Toureaux: Murder on the Metro | #428
In May 1937, a chic young woman entered an empty Paris Métro carriage. Less than a minute later, she was discovered bleeding to death with a dagger in her…
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Dalia Dippolito: 5,000% Guilty | #427
Add together a narcissistic gold-digger, a gullible gym bro and a police department with a flair for theatrics, and what do you get? The Dalia Dippolito saga…
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Sid & Nancy: Punk Rock Homicide | #426
When Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious woke up in a pool of his girlfriend’s blood, most people thought they knew the score. Sid & Nancy were famous across the…
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Robert Wone - Forensics, Fetishes and Fluids: Part Two | #425
In our final episode on the murder of Robert Wone, we examine the most shocking autopsy we’ve ever come across. Complete with what they found on and inside…
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Robert Wone - The Dead of Night: Part One | #424
Just 79 minutes after Robert Wone arrived at the fancy Washington DC townhouse of his College pal, 911 received a call that he was dead. Was it a drug-fuelled…
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RedHaunted x I Could Murder A Podcast | #423
For our second Halloween special we’ve teamed up with I Could Murder A Podcast for a super-spooky fancy dress edition of RedHaunted recorded in a magician’s…
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Exploring Britain’s Most Evil Church (ft. Ghost Huns) | #422
For our first of two Halloween specials we set off on a spooky adventure ghost hunting with Ghost Huns at Clophill, allegedly the one of the most haunted and…
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The Baraboo Bonebreaker | #421
The police knew their suspect was a sexual sadist – one who had trapped a young boy for days and took great pleasure in slowly, methodically, snapping every…
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FROM THE VAULT: Ian Watkins: Rock Star, Paedophile, Nepiophile
*Update* Ian Watkins has been stabbed to death in Wakefield Prison by two fellow inmates, on Saturday 11th October 2025. He was previously stabbed in 2023…
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Unit 731: Japan’s Secret Human Testing Program | #420
One of WWII’s lesser-known horrors, Japan’s secret biological warfare testing program is so brutal and inhumane that it’s hard to believe it could ever happen…
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Arne Cheyenne Johnson: The Devil Made Me Do It | #419
In 1981, nineteen-year-old Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabbed his landlord to death – but claimed he wasn’t guilty. Why? Because he was possessed by the literal…
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Madeline Soto: Handed to a Monster | #418
Almost immediately after 13-year-old Madeline Soto was reported missing in February 2024, something didn’t seem quite right. Her mother Jennifer Soto – and…
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Ed Gein: America’s Real-Life Psycho | #417
We’re finally diving into the case of infamous bodysnatcher, human-skin-furniture-maker, and OG mummy’s boy...Ed Gein. A shy bachelor who terrorised a tiny…
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FROM THE VAULT - Thabo Bester: Twisted Firestarter
Due to a huge number of requests following a new Netflix doc on Thabo Bester, we're re-releasing our 2023 episode on the shocking, shameless…
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FROM THE VAULT - Jenelle Potter: Catfish
With cyberbullying and catfishing stories back in the news it felt like the perfect time to revisit this early episode from back in 2019. -- Someone was…
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Tania Head: 9/11 Trauma Fraud | #416
Being in the World Trade Centre when the second plane hit the South Tower; watching her assistant be decapitated; crawling over the bodies of her dead and…
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Charles Bronson: Britain’s Most Dangerous Prisoner | #415
What do you do with a prisoner so unhinged that he’s been kicked out of 120 prisons to date? How have Britain’s most secure facilities dealt with a man who…
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Peter Tobin: Trail of Evil | #414
In 2006, the body of Polish student Angelika Kluk was found hidden in the most unthinkable place: stuffed beneath the floorboards of a Glasgow church. The man…
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Confessions LIVE in NYC | #413
Recorded LIVE in New York’s Town Hall in front of a sold-out crowd, RedHanded’s Confessions Tour show takes in everything from Mormon sex scandals to…
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Iqbal Masih: Enslaved, Empowered, Assassinated | #412
Sold into slavery at just four years old, Iqbal Masih’s future was not bright. He was set to be one of the millions of children and adults across Asia trapped…
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Football’s Abuse Scandal: The FA’s Darkest Secret | #411
In 2016, ex-footballer Andy Woodward revealed on live TV that he and countless other boys were sexually abused by their former youth coach, Barry Bennell…
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Erin Patterson & The Mushroom Murders: Part Two | #410
In our second and final part on Erin Patterson’s deadly beef Wellington dinner, we focus on the jaw-dropping trial. So: did she purposefully forage for death…
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ShortHand: The Epstein Files
Jeffrey Epstein – the billionaire financier-turned-serial-sex-trafficker – is back in the news, in another new guise that no one saw coming: political…
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FROM THE VAULT - Jeffrey Epstein: Parts 1&2
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 two-parter in…
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Erin Patterson & The Mushroom Murders: Part One | #409
At lunchtime, a family in southeast Australia sat down for beef wellington with a mushroom duxelles, creamy mash and buttery green beans. The next morning…
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Diddy: The Trial | #408
On Wednesday 2 July 2025, a jury found Sean Combs NOT GUILTY of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy – his two most serious charges, which carried a…
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UPDATE - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon
This week, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found GUILTY of gross negligence manslaughter. So, on top of our rereleased episode from last year, here is…
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JFK Part Two: Deniably Plausible | #407
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 even a…
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UPDATE: Bryan Kohberger & The Idaho Student Murders
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 Chapin…
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JFK Part One: America on the Edge | #406
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 world is…
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The Paedophile Diaries: Dr Joël Le Scouarnec | #405
“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 worst ever child sex…
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Tiffany Cole: Buried Alive | #404
Party girl Tiffany Cole had always relied on the kindness of strangers – including her former neighbours, Reggie and Carol Sumner. This frail older couple…