A 2am wake up call to a group of men standing over the bed. One saying ‘This is a robbery’. And then a kidnapping that lasted almost 48 hours, with ransom demands and a number of types of assault. Thankfully, the kidnapping victim Denise Huskins was found safe, dropped off by the kidnapper, outside her family home hundreds of miles away. The Vallejo police department’s press release on March the 25th 2015 was that "Today there is no evidence to support the claims that this was a stranger abducti...
May 02, 2023•41 min•Ep. 66
In January of the following year, Stella’s daughter Cynthia went into her local police station. She had some information for officers- and it related to Bruce’s death. Cynthia told them that her mother had spoken to her a number of times about her dislike for Bruce. Sources: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31437072867&ref_=ps_ggl_2039220669&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9781909770874USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi46iBhDyARIsAE3nVrZihZV4eAM1NiS...
Apr 28, 2023•29 min•Ep. 65
Meanwhile, as the morning turned to afternoon, Fiona’s brother Samuel had begun to grow concerned. It was getting late- much later than Fiona's normal home time. She'd missed her meal and it was extremely out of character for her to do so without letting Samuel know. Samuel decided to to go to the farm to see if he could find her. He arrived at the farm and started to check the barn and stables. As he turned into one he saw a figure, lying on their back, disfigured by stab wounds and covered in ...
Apr 07, 2023•21 min•Ep. 64
CCTV tracks Sian leaving the nightclub alone, at 2:53am. 4 minutes later CCTV picks up Sian walking past the Goddard Arms pub. That’s the last time anyone saw Sian O’Callaghan, before she disappeared. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9997185.day-by-day-how-the-sian-ocallaghan-investigation-unfolded/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/christopher-halliwell-serial-killers-new-book-more-murders-cab-driver-b953061.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/christopher-halliwell-becky-godd...
Mar 04, 2023•24 min•Ep. 63
After a few moments of waiting outside, texting him that she’d arrived, Quyen was then greeted by Stephen at the back gate, and she made her way inside. Just before letting Quyen inside the gate, Stephen had gestured to his friend William McFall to stay out of sight. It’s clear even by this point, that Quyen had no idea there would be another person inside the house she was about to enter. The next four hours saw Quyen subjected to the most horrific attack. If you'd like to support us to keep br...
Jan 28, 2023•23 min•Ep. 62
It quickly became clear that Luke Harlow was not who he portrayed himself to be. On twitter, the adult man, talked of himself as an amateur filmmaker and described himself as a 'professional serial killer' on Twitter. He also tweeted his plans to shoot a slasher movie called 'The Harvest' - with the tagline "This Halloween everyone dies”. If you like the episodes that we create, please consider 'buying a coffee' at the link below, to support us to continue brining you true crime content- thank y...
Jan 21, 2023•22 min•Ep. 61
Ross said "I have been trying to call her loads. She came on Friday for about an hour. Then she left about nineish and went to McDonald’s… said she’d give me a call or a text when she got home – she never did." Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-leicestershire-63554849 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63498160 https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-11-09/ https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/megan-newborough-murder-trial-told- 7772561?int_source=n...
Jan 14, 2023•35 min•Ep. 60
Ashlee and Ryan cooperated with the police and when one of the officers asked Ashlee if she knew what they were being pulled over for, Ashlee said (qu) I assume it’s for what you guys are calling the murder. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/redrumhumans https://www.mamamia.com.au/ashlee-martinson-tells-her-story/ https://morbidology.com/freedom-behind-bars-the-ashlee-martinson-case/ https://people.com/crime/ashlee-martinson-crime-watch-daily-interview/ https://people.com/crime/ashlee-martinson-horro...
Jan 07, 2023•19 min•Ep. 59
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/redrumhumans The detective described the place they went to "It was a very thickly- wooded, dense area. Spiderwebs, 2:00 a.m., very dark. I had two of my investigators with me. We searched so long that our flashlight battery started wearing out. And we came across her pretty deep into the woods." Sources: https://alt.true-crime.narkive.com/eSbkSHoj/ashley-reeves-suspect-had-web-sites-frequented-dance-club https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-samson-shelton-now/ https:...
Dec 31, 2022•20 min•Ep. 58
HAPPY CHRISTMAS WITH THIS EARLY EPISODE https://www.buymeacoffee.com/redrumhumans The pizza-hut delivery driver made his way down the quiet, abandoned road- he quickly realised he’d gone the wrong way, so swung into a grassy area to turn the car around. As he did so, he noticed an object outside of the car. He stopped and got out… as he made his way towards the object laying in the overgrown grassy area. He stared in horror as he realised he was looking at the burnt, ashy body of a human being. ...
Dec 21, 2022•34 min•Ep. 57
On Thursday the 9th of May, Dumfries police recieved a report from someone walking their dog along the bank of the River Leven. They had thought they'd seen something in the water, and as they made their way closer towards the item, they realised it was a torso. This episode originally aired in April 2021 as a Patreon episode. Show notes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6177417.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4045513.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1993206.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...
Dec 01, 2022•35 min•Ep. 56
As he approached the flats he saw blood on the ground and looked up to the railings on the wall that enclosed the courtyard at the bottom of the block. The near-naked body of a man was impaled on the railings. His head was facing towards the building and his legs were hanging down towards the street. With the hugest thanks to our guest writer for their help with this episode! References Paul Foot – The Helen Smith Story (Fontana) ISBN 978-0-00-636536-5 Bingham, John (27 October 2009). "Father ag...
Nov 01, 2022•59 min•Ep. 55
This is the second part of a two-parter. If you haven't listened to part one, I'd recommend heading back to episode 50 and starting there. Spoilers below! This report, would be the official record of the events of that fateful day... all the way up until almost 20 years later, when the horrific and unimaginable truth would come to light. The joint suicide pact between a broken hearted husband, and a depressed, devestated wife, would be revealed to be an unbelievable series of events, that starte...
Oct 01, 2022•58 min•Ep. 54
This is the first part of a 2 parter on The Killer Dentist. The second part is available to download immediately. After she’d been in the bath for a little while, Colin came in and said he wanted to use the tape recorder. He lifted it up, and as he did so, the cable came out and somehow landed on Lesley’s arm, in the bath. This was attached to the main electricity supply and meant that as it touched her arm, and the water, it gave her an electric shock. Thankfully, the cord had then fallen strai...
Oct 01, 2022•56 min•Ep. 53
As Bessie walked along the road, the murderer raised the stake up to shoulder height and brought it down with his full force on her head. The attacker then brought the 4 foot long sharpened fence stake down on her head again….. and again….. and again. The murderer then dragged her body into the ditch at the side of the road so it wouldn’t be seen by passers by. With many thanks to our guest writer for their help with this episode! Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Bessie-Sheppard-True-Sto...
Sep 01, 2022•55 min•Ep. 52
Benjamin pulled open the brown paper bag and threw the nylon chords onto the floor. One by one, the customers hands were tied behind them. Then their feet. With many thanks to Tingying Dong and Kwok Hei Tung for their help on this episode. Sources: https://www.historylink.org/File/298 https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2013-oct-26-la-na-nn-wah-mee-massacre-parole-20131026-story.html https://www.woonlok.com/articles/wah-mee-massacre http://courts.mrsc.org/supreme/105wn2d/105wn2d0692.htm#105wn2...
Aug 01, 2022•44 min•Ep. 48
One man had managed to jump out of the way of the initial blast of glass and pickup truck that had come hurtling towards him. He ran towards the drivers side door of the pick up truck. He could see the window was open, or smashed open... either way, it didn’t matter. As long as the window was open, he’d be able to asses the state of the driver, and potentially help them out to safety. As he approached the window, he let out a slight sigh of relief when he saw an arm move. The driver was alive. H...
Jul 02, 2022•52 min•Ep. 51
On Christmas eve, William exchanged a facebook message with a friend where he he spoke of ‘brutally killing’ Mrs Maguire and spending the rest of his life in jail so he didn’t have to worry about life or money. Not that he was taken seriously. He also started contacting friends offering to “kill Maguire for a tenner". Then his facebook profile picture changed. Instead of his image, there was now an image of the grim reaper. A harsh reflection of what was to come… With the hugest thanks to our gu...
Jun 08, 2022•49 min•Ep. 50
Michelle's lonely body lay at the farmhouse for hours before anyone came to discover her. Once the commotion had died down and both of the men were out of the house, Michelle's pet fox Dalton and Alsatian dog, Zaith came out of hiding and sniffed at Michelle's lifeless and bloodied body………. and then they started to eat her remains. References https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/Gary-Chadwick-2244-1.law https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/3959353.helston-murder---killer-gets-life/ http://ne...
May 01, 2022•25 min•Ep. 49
Lucy tells the police that he has shot her mother and states that she was running for her life. Knowing that she had provided all of the information the police needed she made the courageous decision to return to the scene of the incident and acknowledged the fact that going back to that scene might lead her to death. Her last words to the operator were “I don’t know if I’m going to be alive if I go back in there. He shot my mum. Bye”. Go to shop.analuisa.com/redrum this sale is too good to be t...
Apr 01, 2022•37 min•Ep. 48
He pulled her over and got out of the car. He was wearing a police belt with handcuffs attached when he approached Sarah. He showed her his police warrant card, and used lockdown rules as a reason to falsely arrest her. At 9.34pm he handcuffed Sarah. A passenger in a passing car saw this happen, and noticed that Sarah was compliant. She had her head down and didn't appear to be resisting. The passenger assumed this woman had done something wrong. Little did she know that she was actually witness...
Mar 01, 2022•39 min•Ep. 47
HUMANS, from the producer of REDRUM. True stories about the most intriguing stories of human behaviour, the good, the bad, and the downright horrific. Episode 1 is available to download here, subscribe so you don't miss a new episode next week https://youtube.com/channel/UCvGzDaluex7D_hPe7exgKhQ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 15, 2022•2 min•Ep. 46
The two men, who had murdered six people, one as young as 18 months, had been found guilty and were sentenced to spend most of their remaining lives in prison. Both began their sentences but continued to protest their innocence and, as time went on, significant concerns began to emerge about the case. The main allegation was that the police had falsified evidence. With many thanks to our guest writer for this episode! HUMANS, the youtube channel spin off of REDRUM. First episode drops 15th Febru...
Feb 01, 2022•42 min•Ep. 45
She went on to ask him “You're not a serial killer, right?” He typed back, “No” The pair continued to exchanged messages, then on Tuesday the 22nd of November, they decided again to meet up. Little did Sarah know, but the man who was messaging her under a false name, had googled ‘ “How to make homemade poisons to kill humans” and , “What chemical could you put on a rag and hold to someone’s face to make them go to sleep immediately." https://eu.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/11/14/nj-serial-kil...
Jan 03, 2022•51 min•Ep. 44
Immediately he joined a small group of rescuers trying to reach the class rooms. What he saw he said would never leave his mind. The children still at their desks, covered with slime, sludge and mud, dead by suffocation and the mummified form of the teacher still standing in front of the children with his arms out as though he was trying to protect them. He was dead. With many thanks to our guest writer for this episode, and to Jen for suggesting it. The episode detailing the inquiry and afterma...
Dec 01, 2021•47 min•Ep. 43
At around 8:30pm that night, after Kim had been onboard for around an hour and a half, she texted Ole jokingly, saying ‘I’m still alive by the way, but going down now’, before adding that Peter had brought cookies and coffee, and then typed ‘I love you’. That was the last time anyone heard from Kim. The Kim Wall memorial fund- https://www.rememberingkimwall.com/grant SOURCES: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/05/danish-inventor-faces-charge-journalists-submarine-death-peter-madsen-kim-v...
Nov 01, 2021•34 min•Ep. 42
This episode is a little different to our usual... it's a story that happened to Grace, told by Grace. This is an unedited episode. We wanted to give you an extra Halloween special, but given the urgent nature of this episode, wanted to upload the raw, unedited version so bare that in mind whilst listening. Thoughts to Samira, Richard, Grace at this time. **** Creative consultation - Jack McNamara Writing and VO - Grace Cordell Audio production - Russ Clark Please note this is for entertainment ...
Oct 29, 2021•21 min•Ep. 41
The next morning, at around 6am Suzanne got out of bed and began getting herself ready for the day. She began her day, readying herself for work, and went to check in on Stephen. She knocked on his door but heard no answer. She began to feel an immense amount of worry. She opened Stephen’s bedroom door and then saw that his bed was empty. Please note; as always, the information contained in this episode is from various news archives, articles, court documents and videos and compiled to be storyt...
Sep 30, 2021•40 min•Ep. 40
John agreed, and jumped over the low fence towards the back of the garden. He was followed closely by Lorcan who was carrying a sack, rolled up in one of his hands. Once both boys were over the fence and in the back field they made their way over to a large set of bushes out of sight of the houses from where they’d come from. There was a hole in the ground in front of them, and Lorcan told John to go and look inside. Lorcan then slowly pulled out a wooden club, and silently bent down towards the...
Aug 29, 2021•36 min•Ep. 39
Officers made their way straight to the dorm that Bruce and Arlis shared, and when they arrived, knocked and waited for Bruce to answer the door. Once he did, officers were shocked to see that he was covered with blood. However, when they asked him who’s blood it was, Bruce insisted it was his own. He told the officers that he often got nose bleeds when he was under stress and Arlis being missing was extremely stressful for him. Show notes: Buy the book here! https://www.grunge.com/474454/these-...
Aug 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 38
