One Saturday morning in November 2010 Sally Challen walked into the kitchen and hit her husband Richard in the head with a hammer. She hit him over 20 times. In the trial that followed Sally was painted as a possessive, jealous woman who murdered her husband in cold-blood. This year, in 2019, Sally won a land mark appeal to have her conviction overturned as a fresh defence was shaped around her mental state owing to the years of emotional and psychological abuse she had suffered at the hands of ...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 98
In the late 2000s a spate of South Asian and Middle Eastern Men in Toronto's Gay Village vanished. The local community noticed almost immediately by the police seemed unable or unwilling to investigate the disappearances. By the time they realised that they had a serial killer on their hands the situation had escalated into horror movie proportions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 06, 2019•49 min•Ep. 97
In 1975, two little boys, Frannie and Barry were playing on the site of an old Mother and Baby home in Tuam, County Galway, when they discovered a pit full of bones. Later that same year, Mary Moriarty fell into a tunnel in the same spot, where she saw piles little bundles laid on top of each other like steps. It would take the tireless research of Catherine Coreless to uncover the grim reality of what they actually saw. Catherine's discovery would shake Ireland and shed light on the Catholic Ch...
May 30, 2019•56 min•Ep. 96
In 2006 all of Abraham Shakespeares' dreams came true. He won 30 million dollars on the lottery, it looked like all his troubles were over. But within 3 years all of his money disappeared and soon after, Abraham disappeared too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 22, 2019•44 min•Ep. 95
Courtesy of our friends at ADT. Please hop over to www.adt.com/podcast In 1947 the NYPD had to break down the door of the infamous Collyer Mansion in Harlem after the smell of death was reported by a neighbour. A rabbit warren of tunnels made from junk, lined with booby traps waited for them on the other side. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
May 21, 2019•41 min•Ep. 2
In 2018 on the tiny Scottish island of the Isle of Bute, 6 year old Alesha MacPhail vanished from her bed in the middle of the night. The community was left reeling when just a few hours later her body was found. The question that tore though the small town now was who could have done this? And when the truth was revealed it was more shocking than anyone could have imagined. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 16, 2019•53 min•Ep. 94
This week, in the concluding part of the David Parker Ray series, the girls head into the infamous torture trailer - “The Toy Box”. This episode is not for the faint-hearted as Suruthi and Hannah discuss the terrifying torture tactics Parker Ray used on his victims... Vote for us in the Podcast Awards here: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote PLEASE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
May 09, 2019•55 min•Ep. 93
This week, the girls head to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, to cover arguably the most terrifying offender they have encountered: David Parker Ray aka The Toy-Box Killer. In 1999 a 911 call alerted police to a naked woman, covered in blood, running down the dusty desert streets - she had a dog collar around her neck and a 6 foot metal chain trailing behind her. Upon investigation, this small-town police team uncovered the truly unbelievable horrors that had been unfolding right under their n...
May 02, 2019•55 min•Ep. 92
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is the new Ted Bundy film; in this very special episode of RedHanded Joe Berlinger, the director, joins the girls for an exclusive Q&A to delve into the psychology of Ted Bundy. On the panel is also Mary Fenwick, agony aunt for Psychologies magazine, who has her own take on what drives men like Bundy and the people who love them. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a Sky Cinema Original and is in cinemas and on Sky Cinema May 3. We hope yo...
Apr 30, 2019•37 min•Ep. 1
On April 20th 2011, 15 year old Raymond Buys was pronounced dead. Some of the doctors who treated him were so traumatised by the injuries sustained by the emaciated young boy that they needed counselling to cope. But what really happened to Raymond at the Echo Wild Game Rangers Camp that promised to "make men out of boys" South Africa Expert & Accent Coach - Gita Du Toit Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards here: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote See acast.com/privacy for privac...
Apr 25, 2019•52 min•Ep. 91
In 2008 28 year old Kanika Powell, an army veteran, experienced a series of odd encounters on her doorstep. Mysterious men in different guises were turning up at her home asking for her by name. Kanika, knowing that something about their behaviour was very wrong, never opened the door. Scared by the strangers she started to take precautions to stay safe, but one day when Kanika returned home she found a man waiting for her. He killed Kanika and to this day no one has any idea who he was, or why ...
Apr 18, 2019•44 min•Ep. 90
In 2003 16 year old Shafilea Ahmed disappeared from her family home in Warrington, she was presumed missing but the truth was much more horrific. She’d been killed by her own parents because the “dishonour” she was bringing to her family was just too high a price to pay for her to live. Join the girls this week as the delve into the infuriating and heartbreaking world of “honour” based violence and murder. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/shafilea-ahmed?page=2 https://youtu.be/x2qbE17zDZc See acas...
Apr 11, 2019•57 min•Ep. 89
In March 2013 college student Elisa Lam checked into The Cecil Hotel on LA’s infamous skid row. Soon she started displaying some odd behaviour; some of which was caught on CCTV - this footage then went viral on the internet after Elisa’s body was found 3 weeks later in a water tank on the roof of the hotel. Forums still buzz with theories about what really happened to Elisa. Was it murder? Suicide? An accident? The paranormal? Or a hit? Check us out on HarmonTown here: https://starburns.audio/po...
Apr 04, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 88
"Six revolver shots shattered the Easter Sunday calm of Hampstead, and a beautiful platinum blonde stood with her back to the wall. In her hand was a revolver." These were the headlines that the hit the nation after Ruth Ellis, a young, welsh-born hostess shot and killed her lover - David Blakely - in broad daylight. The pair had had a violent and tumultuous affair, and there was no doubt that it had been Ruth who had pulled the trigger, but had another one of her lovers primed her to kill? Join...
Mar 28, 2019•55 min•Ep. 87
The Kirtland Cult were an offshoot of an offshoot that broke away from the Reorganised Church of Latter Day Saints in 1987. Like most cults they were led by a single-minded, self-appointed, narcissistic leader - Jeff Lundgren - who demanded absolute control of his followers; exploiting them psychologically, sexually and financially. Soon after the group moved onto a remote compound in Kirtland, Ohio the stockpiling and the paranoia began - and it would end in the brutal murder of a family of 5. ...
Mar 21, 2019•59 min•Ep. 86
In 1989 5 young black and Latino boys from Harlem were accused and convicted of the rape and assault of Trisha Meili, a young white woman. They spent between 5 and 13 years in prison until finally in 2003 their sentences were vacated. As we approach the 30th anniversary of this notorious case join the girls, and their special guest - Tracy Clayton - for an in depth look into a brutal crime, and racially charged social, political and media response that still resonates today. See acast.com/privac...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 85
This case starts with a pretty mundane crime; an accusation of poster theft. But it ends in the mysterious and tragic death of a 22 year old man - Otto Warmbier. Otto died after he was arrested while on holiday in the secretive and mysterious nation of North Korea. But what really happened to Otto? The evidence is anything but clear cut... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/us/otto-warmbier-north-korea-dies.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTZjWePlxI&t=30s See acast.com/privacy for priv...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 84
At just 23 Omaima Nelson killed her 56 year old husband, Bill. 3 days after the murder police entered the Nelson home and found a nightmare scene; not only had Omaima killed and dismembered Bill, she'd also been cooking his remains... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Feb 28, 2019•54 min•Ep. 83
Someone was cyberbullying Jenelle Potter; they hurling online abuse and threatening her life with claims that she was "too pretty to live". As things escalated, inexplicably, the CIA seemed to become involved and Jenelle's parents felt the only way to save their vulnerable daughter was to take matters into their own hands. But once her "bullies" were dead questions quickly surfaced about Jenelle's behaviour... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Feb 14, 2019•59 min•Ep. 82
This week the girls delve into the all too common world of the celebrity paedophile and institutions who turn a blind eye. Ian Watkins was the lead singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets. He toured all over the world, playing to sold out stadiums of adoring fans - so in 2012 when he was arrested and charged with 13 counts of child sex offences, including against a child as young as 11 months old, the world was shocked. This is a particularly troubling case because it of course covers the abuse t...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 81
This week the girls head to Ireland to cover the "nearly perfect murder" of Elaine O'Hara. So called, because it was only a year after Elaine mysteriously vanished that police made a series of chance discoveries so unbelievable that they would make a CSI script writer squirm... But these discoveries did go on to unmask a devious killer and rip him from his idyllic suburban life to pay for a brutal murder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Jan 31, 2019•53 min•Ep. 80
To the outside world they looked like a normal couple, but they were anything but “normal”. Steven Pladl was not only his wife’s lover, but also her biological father - and needless to say this story doesn't end with a happily ever after. In April 2018, less than a year after they were married Pladl shot and killed his daughter/wife Katie, their 7 month old son and Katie's adoptive father - Tony Fusco. Join the girls this week as they delve into the mysterious world of genetic sexual attraction ...
Jan 24, 2019•57 min•Ep. 79
Between 2002 and 2004 Ariel Castro abducted three young women and chained them up in his basement at 2207 Seymour Avenue. Over the course of the next decade he systematically broke them down, tortured them, raped them, brutalised them - until finally, and miraculously they escaped. This week we cover the case of Ariel Castro and the three remarkable women who survived an unbelievable ordeal; Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information...
Jan 17, 2019•45 min•Ep. 78
In August 2018 Shannan Watts’ body was found buried on a remote oil field in rural Weld County. In a oil tank nearby were the bodies of her two young daughters; Bella and Celeste. With only one real suspect who fit the crime, this case left the world asking - what makes a seemingly ordinary man, who appeared to have it all, kill his pregnant wife and children? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jan 10, 2019•59 min•Ep. 77
At just 14 Sandy Charles started hearing voices. He thought the voices were ghosts, and they were telling him to kill. On July 8 1995 Sandy obliged by luring 7 year old Johnathan Thimpsen out into the woods. What Sandy did to Johnathan, in the hopes of "pleasing Satan", shocked the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jan 03, 2019•45 min•Ep. 76
Celia Blay knew that William Melchert-Dinkel was a dangerous predator. He had been lurking in internet forums for years, manipulating vulnerable people into disingenuous suicide pacts . This week Hannah and Suruthi follow the bizarre case of the so called "webcam suicide nurse" and the woman who wouldn't stop until justice was served, even after authorities told her to look the other way. Canada Expert: Cheryl Nash See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Dec 20, 2018•44 min•Ep. 75
On Dec 1 1996, Tracie Andrews and her fiancé Lee Harvey were driving home from an evening at the pub when they got caught up in a cat and mouse game with a couple of maniacs in another car. The road rage turned into a brutal attack and Lee Harvey died after being stabbed over 40 times; and despite also being attacked Tracie survived. At least this was the story that Tracie told police, the press and anyone who would listen. But it turned out that this hadn't been a random stranger attack at all,...
Dec 13, 2018•40 min•Ep. 74
Mary was just 15 and desperately looking for a way to get home to her family when she accepted a ride from a kindly old looking man. What transpired that night however is the stuff of nightmares. The man, Lawrence Singleton, abducted, raped and maimed Mary with an axe, leaving her for dead at the bottom of a 30ft ravine. But Mary survived. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dec 06, 2018•53 min•Ep. 73
In 1997 Darlie Routier was convicted of murdering her 5 year old son, Damon, and sentenced to death. But for 21 years she has sat on death row protesting her innocence, claiming that the real killer was a stranger who broke into the house and attacked her and her sons. Is she a lying cold-blooded killer, or a tragic victim of brutal injustice? The evidence seems to point in every direction. Join the girls this week as they tackle one of their most frustratingly convoluted cases yet. See acast.co...
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 72
In the 1970s the US was in the throes of a unique cultural phenomenon - the ‘satanic panic’. The devil and devil worshipping cults were everywhere and they were coming to get you. This week Hannah and Suruthi follow the case of the Fall River cult murders, a brutal killing spree carried out by a group of self-proclaimed devil worshippers that saw 2 young women bound, raped and tortured to death, and a third missing with only skull fragments and a harrowing story left behind. See acast.com/privac...
Nov 22, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 71
