In the early 1900s Germany was a nation ravaged by the horrors of war, debt and death. For years, as they struggled with stagflation and starvation, all manner of depravity began to emerge; there had even been rumours of human meat being sold on Germany’s black markets. And it was during this time, that a dangerous man roamed the streets committing a series of gruesome murders so diabolical that he terrified people who had survived the nightmares of WW1. This man, a deviant sexual sadist, went o...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 206
Anton LaVey, founder and head priest of the Church of Satan, led a controversial life; he was linked to the deaths of a famous Hollywood starlet and a Kennedy brother. Join Hannah and Suruthi for a deep dive into America's satanic panic, the origins of Satanism and how it has evolved over the decades. They explore LaVey's early life, from burlesque organ player, to occultist, to becoming considered by some to be "the most evil man in the world". Sources: redhandedpodcast.com See Privacy Policy a...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 205
Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5EQGk3H77w&t=49s&ab_channel=RedHanded Calling all Spooky Bitches! Did you know that RedHaunted is back and better than ever on the RedHanded YouTube channel?! 👻 In case you missed it, we’ve decided to upload this little audio highlight for you to feast your ears on… If you like what you hear then be sure to head on over to the RedHanded YouTube channel for the full, hour-long, extra-special, video extravaganza of spookiness! ...
Jul 16, 2021•14 min•Ep. 37
In 1983, in an unassuming suburb of North London, some plumbers were called out to fix an un-flushable toilet. This already unpleasant job was made much worse by the distinctly hand-shaped bones mixed in with lumps of human flesh blocking the drains. This discovery would lead to the arrest of Britain's most notorious necrophile, Dennis Nilsen. The body Nilsen had chopped up, diligently flushed down the toilet and blocked with was his last victim, but it was nowhere near his first... Follow us on...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 204
It’s July, we’re RedHanded and football is (maybe) coming home! So, to celebrate, we’re delivering some of our Patreon exclusive best bits straight to your ear holes. With highlights from In the News, our monthly true crime news round-up, Under the Duvet our post-show after-party where we discuss everything from current affairs to our latest empty-handed news, and our monthly exclusive bonus episode which, this month, was on the utterly horrific ‘Dunblane Massacre’. If you like what you hear: He...
Jul 02, 2021•30 min•Ep. 36
30th December 2000, in Setagaya Japan, the Miyazawa family were preparing for the upcoming festivities. Tragically, however, the family wouldn't live to see the new year because that night they were all brutally murdered in their own home. A plethora of evidence was left behind at the scene, including DNA, fingerprints, half-eaten food and even an entire outfit, but still to this day this case remains one of Japan's most notorious unsolved murders. Follow us on social media: Instagram...
Jul 01, 2021•59 min•Ep. 203
Content Warning - this episode contains quotes pertaining to homophobic and discriminatory language which some listeners may find upsetting. Listener discretion is advised. On the 7th of October 1998, 21-year old Matthew Shepard was found tied to a prairie fence at the end of a remote dirt track in Laramie, Wyoming. The young gay man had been pistol-whipped in the head over 20 times, and his brain stem had been crushed. He died 6 days later in hospital. This case went on to become arguably...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 202
The concluding part of this series explores Savile’s strange relationship with his mother, God and the BBC. The girls examine the mountains of evidence that piled up long before Savile’s death and ask how everyone turned a blind eye to child abuse, rape and necrophilia… Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 201
For decades, TV presenter Jimmy Savile was idolised as a national treasure in Britain. But the power and adoration Savile enjoyed was matched only by his perversions and depravity... He was knighted, awarded an OBE, he rubbed shoulders with royalty, prime ministers and he ruled the roost at the BBC. Savile also raised millions for charity, for which he was rewarded with the literal keys to hospitals and children's homes across the country. In part 1 of this 2 part series, Hannah and Suruthi expl...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 200
Thanks to ‘NOW’, and the new show ‘The Nevers’, we’re taking all you spooky bitches on a trip to Victorian London for an extra special bonus episode. And it’s a wild one...in fact, today’s episode resulted in one of the most sensational trials of the time - so big, that the future King of Sweden made the trip all the way to The Old Bailey just to watch! In January 1879 Mrs Julia Martha Thomas hired Kate Webster, a petty criminal, to be her live-in maid. A month later Mrs Thomas’s neighbours woul...
Jun 07, 2021•33 min•Ep. 35
Hello, all you non-Patron pals! Boy, do we have a treat for you... We've cut together some of our Patreon exclusive best bits from the month of May - you know, to give you a taste of what we get up to over here. This round-up includes highlights from 'In The News' our monthly show that gets stuck into the headlines of all things true crime, 'Under The Duvet' our aftershow discussion in which we catch up with one another about our lives and interesting things we've seen, and finally a segment fro...
Jun 04, 2021•40 min•Ep. 34
When Cindy James' decomposing body was found bound and dumped outside an abandoned house, those who knew her best were horrified - but not entirely shocked. Cindy had been harassed and attacked by a seemingly all-knowing and malevolent stalker for almost a decade. But, in all those years, despite the thousands of hours of police work spent trying to find Cindy's tormentor, detectives had nothing more than a bizarre phone message to show for it... Sources: redhandedpodcast.com Cast your Listeners...
Jun 03, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 199
In July 2016 Max Spiers, a British conspiracy theorist, sent his mother a series of bizarre texts about how he was terrified for his life. Days later Max was found dead, after having vomited up 2 litres of black liquid. Things only became stranger when people realised that Max was meant to speak at a conference the following day about a high power paedophile ring he’d been investigating... Book! (Including limited signed copies): https://linktr.ee/RedHanded_Book Subscribe to our YouTube channel:...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 198
The pubs are re-opening indoors! And to celebrate, this week we have a gift for all of you soon-to-be spooky bitch patrons. We’ve cut together a handful of the absolute best bits from this month's exclusive RedHanded Patreon content. With highlights from In the News, our monthly true crime news round-up, Under the Duvet our post-show after-party where we discuss everything from current affairs to our latest empty-handed news, and our monthly exclusive bonus episode which, this month, was on the ...
May 19, 2021•34 min•Ep. 33
On 22 March 2018, 19 year old Ezra McCandless stood barefoot, covered in blood banging on the door of a remote Wisconsin farmhouse. She was hysterical and claimed that she’d been attacked by her ex-boyfriend, but the scene police found in the woods told a very different story... Book! (Including limited signed copies): https://linktr.ee/RedHanded_Book Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA Patreon: patreon.com/redhanded Sources: redhandedpodcas...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 197
Between 1993 and 1998, eight women went missing from an area around Dublin that became known as the ‘Vanishing Triangle’. Was there a link? Speculation abounded. There were whispers of a serial killer, responsible for some, if not all, of these cases. But nobody was ever brought to justice. Twenty years later, the brutal murder of Jastine Valdez disturbs crime novelist Claire McGowan into action. Reminded, like many in Ireland, of those previous missing women, McGowan brought her skills as a nov...
May 11, 2021•27 min•Ep. 32
In Liberia's first bloody civil war, a feared warlord known as "General Butt Naked" believed that human sacrifice and cannibalism would give his army of child soldiers “divine” strength. Raping and ravaging his way through Liberia, Joshua Milton Blahyi is estimated to be responsible for the deaths of at least 20,000 people. In this episode, Suruthi and Hannah follow the trail of destruction created by Blahyi, and ask can a man once dubbed “the most evil man in the world” really change? Sources: ...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 196
In 2007 Chris Benoit was one of the biggest stars of the WWE. And he was known for his almost masochistic dedication to his craft, so when he didn’t show up to work one day his colleagues quickly called the police. At the Benoit home, officers discovered a nightmarish scene that would change the face of professional wrestling forever... BOOK! Pre-order your RedHanded book here: https://linktr.ee/RedHanded_Book For tonnes of bonus content: patreon.com/redhanded Sources: redhandedpodcast.com See a...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 195
RedHaunted is back, and in video form (for all $10+ Patrons)! This time we learn three key things: Pennsylvania is the land of civil war ghosts. Don’t steal from haunted attics. If your child starts chatting with a ghost in the basement, don’t keep digging. If you have a spooky story of your own, send it to [email protected] BOOK! Pre-order your RedHanded book here: https://linktr.ee/RedHanded_Book If you’d like to watch this episode of RedHaunted or get your hands on any of the masses ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 31
Between September 1992 and November 1993 the remains of seven backpackers were found dotted around Australia’s Belanglo State Forest. The long putrefied bodies had all been shot multiple times by the same .22 calibre rifle, some had snapped spines, others had been used as target practice. Despite all signs pointing to the Milat family, the real challenge for police was finding which of the ten Milat brothers to point the finger at... 1 week of FREE shipping on all merch kicks off Fri 23 April! r...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 194
On the 30th of March 2005, passers-by began to notice something odd floating down Dublin's Royal Canal. At first they told themselves it was just a mannequin, but when a leg soon popped up - complete with a sock clinging to a putrefying foot - the dismembered limbs became harder to ignore... BOOK! Pre-order your RedHanded book here: https://linktr.ee/RedHanded_Book For tonnes of bonus content: patreon.com/redhanded Sources: redhandedpodcast.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out infor...
Apr 15, 2021•58 min•Ep. 193
Emily Kenway is a writer and activist. As a former advisor to the UK's first Anti-Slavery Commissioner she was at the heart of modern slavery action. She has written for a variety of publications including the Guardian and TLS . In 2019, over 10,000 possible victims of slavery were found in the UK. From men working in Sports Direct warehouses for barely any pay, to teenaged Vietnamese girls trafficked into small town nail bars, we're told that modern slavery is all around us, operating in plain ...
Apr 13, 2021•54 min•Ep. 30
In 2019 a few hungry men went looking for food at a local soup kitchen in Birmingham; here they met an aid worker who was horrified to discover the suffering they had endured at the hands of a notorious Polish crime family. Following this encounter Operation Fort - the biggest modern slavery investigation in the history of the UK - was sparked. In this episode Hannah and Suruthi explore what people trafficking really is as they delve into the UK's prolific slavery network. Merch - 15% off for th...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 192
In the late 90s Pastor Åsa Waldau became the leader of the Knutby Pentecostal church. She had already been sacked from such a post in Uppsala after having "inappropriate relationships'' with the teenage boys in her congregation, but that wasn't about to stop Åsa. In Knutby she doubled the size of the sect and soon decided that she was in fact the bride of none other than Jesus Christ. Needless to say, the community soon found itself in cult territory... BOOK! Pre-order your RedHanded book here: ...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 191
On 26 October 1965, in the basement of a house in Indianapolis, the police found the body of 16 year old Sylvia Likens. Her remains were covered in over 150 wounds consistent with unspeakable cruelty, torture and sexual abuse. As the truth came out behind just who had been responsible, the nation looked on in disbelief... MERCH out now: redhandedshop.com Check out our Patreon: patreon.com/redhanded Sources: redhandedpodcast.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Priva...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 190
As the secret project deadline hangs ominously over us, we have dug up an absolute stonker from the Patreon vaults to keep you all going! In the early 1980s, in a small hamlet in Central Ontario, there was a cult leader with a messiah complex so big he thought he could operate as a surgeon on the living and use his genitals to bring back the dead. Roch Thériault held a vice-like grip over his loyal followers, so tight that they would abandon their children to his surgical madness, and so firm th...
Mar 18, 2021•30 min•Ep. 189
In May 2014, the bodies of 2 teenage girls were found hanging from a tree in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. It was reported that the girls had been victims of a gang rape. This story sparked scandal and rage across the nation - but there were serious questions raised about the truth of what had occurred - author and journalist Sonia Faleiro spent four long years investigating the case, talking to relatives, the police, and even the accused... We had the amazing opportuni...
Mar 16, 2021•47 min•Ep. 29
Welcome to our Acast Red Nose Day Mashup podcast for Comic Relief For Red Nose day two of the UK’s finest crime podcasts have mashed up for an episode unlike any other. Join Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala from RedHanded alongside Hannah George, Catie Wilkins, and Taylor Glenn from Drunk Women Solving Crime to bring us 'Drunk Women Caught Redhanded '. This powerhouse of super-sleuths leaves no stone unturned in solving a true crime from history, whilst imbibing their favorite adult beverages and...
Mar 14, 2021•59 min•Ep. 28
In a world where drug use was rampant and controversy was currency, confessions of murder weren't even enough to raise heavily painted eyebrows. This is the story of how one of New York's hottest promoters fell from grace to cause the death of a man and the death of New York's club scene. In this week's episode of RedHanded, we discuss the killing of Angel Melendez and how Michael Alig went from making TV appearances at the forefront of the groundbreaking Club Kid movement, to killing a man, and...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 188
Alien encounters in the Australian outback, the Irish folk horror story of Half-Hanged McNaughton, the man behind the curtain in a haunted theatre, and a blood chilling tale about the ghost of a little boy named Timothy.... These are your spooky stories, and real life experiences of the paranormal and we can't get enough. Brace yourselves! Send your stories to - [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...
Mar 05, 2021•39 min•Ep. 27
