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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
RedHandedFROM THE VAULT - Scientology: Parts 1&2
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 this…
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Melanie McGuire: The Suitcase Killer | #403
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 suitcases in the…
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The Zodiac Killer: Part Three | #402
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 written? These are…
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The Zodiac Killer: Part Two | #401
Last week we left you with the absolutely massive cliffhanger of a 408-character cipher, which in theory contained valuable information on the Bay Area’s most…
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The Zodiac Killer: Part One | #400
Violent attacks, sadistic taunting, and uncrackable puzzles; in some ways “The Zodiac” laid the foundations for every murderous TV psychopath and movie villain…
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Sarbjit Kaur Athwal: Life Without Honour | #399
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 of her…
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FROM THE VAULT - Fred & Rose West: Parts 1&2
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 our…
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ShortHand is released weekly for Wondery+ and Amazon Music subscribers. Listen exclusively and ad-free every Tuesday on Wondery+ through Apple Podcasts and…
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Diddy Part 2: Daddy’s House | #398
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 some of his…
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Diddy Part 1: Deal With the Devil | #397
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 hundreds of…
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Episode 396 - Lord Lucan: the Vanishing Earl
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 suave…
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Episode 395 - Wallace Souza: Killing for Ratings
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 and…
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Episode 394 - The Asunta Case: Adopted and Betrayed
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 Rosario and…
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The Eunuch Maker | #393
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…
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Episode 392 - The Menendez Brothers Part 2: The Sweater Defence
Continuing our filmed mega Menendez marathon, in this episode we dive into the sensational details of Lyle and Erik’s trial – where these Beverly Hills bad…
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Episode 391 - The Menendez Brothers Part 1: Silver Spoon Killers
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 brutal 1989…
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Episode 390 - Delia Balmer: Surviving a Serial Killer
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. The infamous…
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Episode 389 - Babis Anagnostopoulos: High-Flying Homicide
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 next to her…
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FROM THE VAULT - Casey Anthony: Web of Lies - Part 2
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 activist for…
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FROM THE VAULT - Casey Anthony: Web of Lies - Part 1
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 activist for…
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Episode 388 - The House of Védrines & The “Guru” Who Stole it All
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 mystery…
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FROM THE VAULT - Episode 293 - Gabby Petito: Isolated
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 was set…
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Episode 387 - Janet Chandler: Murder at The Blue Mill Inn
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 tale it went on…
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UPDATE: Is Lucy Letby Innocent?
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, currently…
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Episode 386 - The Kidwelly Sex Cult
Through the early 2000s, a satanic, paedophilic sex cult, with dozens of members and an obsession with Ancient Egyptian iconography, ran totally undetected in…
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Episode 385 - Killer Geisha: Abe Sada
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 most famous…
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Episode 384 - Lizzie Borden: High-Society Hatchet Homicide
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 from the…
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FROM THE VAULT - Episode 291 - The Silk Road: Drugs, Data & The Dread Pirate Roberts
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 what he…
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The People vs. Brock Turner | #383
The world’s media painted Brock Turner as a promising young swimmer – an Olympic hopeful with everything to lose. Whereas his anonymous victim was identified…
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Episode 382 - Ellen Greenberg Part 2: Weaponised Incompetence
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 glanced at…
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FROM THE VAULT - Episode 26 - Madness, Murder & Munchausen by Proxy: The Case of Gypsy Rose Blancharde
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 of…
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Episode 381 - Ellen Greenberg Part 1: “You’ve Got A Murder Up There”
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 enough to…
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Bonus Patreon Upcycle - Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess
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 RedHanded every…
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Bonus Patreon Upcycle - Erin Patterson: Mushroom Murder Mystery
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 RedHanded every…
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Episode 380 - Jim Jones Part 2: The Jonestown Massacre
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: Nobody…
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FROM THE VAULT - Episode 275 - The Assassination of Olof Palme
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 with a .357…
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Episode 379 - Jim Jones Part 1: The Journey to Jonestown
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 man - Jim…
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Episode 378 - The Mystery of the Isdal Woman
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 sinister? With…
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Episode 377 - Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer
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 people, although…
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FROM THE VAULT - Episode 126 - Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?
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 little recap on…
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Episode 376 - White Terror
Through the 2000s, three neo-Nazi terrorists and serial killers rampaged across Germany – bombing and shooting immigrants in broad daylight, with total…
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Episode 375 - The Poisoning of Zhu Ling
In 1994, Zhu Ling – a brilliant chemistry student at China’s most prestigious university – fell mysteriously ill. A desperate SOS call by her friends on the…
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Delphi Update: Richard Allen Found GUILTY
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 is…
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Gisèle Pelicot: The Altar of Vice | #374
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 50 years…
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Episode 373 - Halloween Special Part 2: Art School Murder & Uncle John
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 the dorms…
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Episode 372 - Halloween Special Part 1: Pennhurst Asylum & The Mummy Next Door
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, that only…
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Episode 371 - Eddie Lee Sexton Part 2: Feral Family Road Trip
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 had fathered with his…
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FROM THE VAULT - Episode 19 - Halloween Special Part 1
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 special from…
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Episode 370 - Eddie Lee Sexton Part 1: Amputee Jesus
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 only by…
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David Fuller: Monster in the Morgue | #369
At first, police thought they were only looking for a double murderer. Nicknamed the ‘Bedsit Killer’ in the press, the suspect’s reputation for savage violence…
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Episode 368 - MKUltra - Part 2: The Myth of Mind Control
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-Ultra…
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FROM THE VAULT: ShortHand: How a NASA Experiment Ended in Dolphin Sex
ShortHand is available exclusively for Amazon Music and Wondery+ subscribers. Rumours about NASA scientists trying to teach dolphins to talk and getting frisky…
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Episode 367 - MKUltra - Part 1: Cold War of the Mind
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 USA gave…
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FROM THE VAULT - Joyce McKinney: Mormon Sex in Chains
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 to a small rural…
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Episode 366 - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon
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 and most…
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Episode 365 - Virginia Hall: The WW2 Super Spy
Nicknamed "Artemis" and "The Limping Lady" by Nazi Germany, Virginia Hall was, without a doubt, one of the most effective—and certainly the most feared—Allied…
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Episode 364 - Ruby Franke: Monster Momfluencer
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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Episode 363 - Karen Read & The Death of John O’Keefe - Part 3
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 frenzy…
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Episode 362 - Karen Read & The Death of John O’Keefe - Part 2
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 courtroom –…
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Episode 361 - Karen Read & The Death of John O’Keefe - Part 1
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 next morning…