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REDRUM true crime
REDRUM is a podcast focusing on the true victims of crime. Each episode focuses on a new story. Real life, real victims, real crime. This is REDRUM. Written and presented by Grace Cordell.
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Ron Orsini & Alice McArthur: Arkansas' Most Shocking Double Murder
In March 1981, North Little Rock police were called to a quiet home where Ron Orsini had been shot dead in his sleep. The only people in the house wer...
The True Story of the Van Oosten Bunker Kidnapping
For years, Chad Schipper was a trusted, familiar face in his small Illinois church — a man Larry and Connie Van Oosten had known since he was a boy in...
The abduction and murder of Kelsey Smith
18 year old Kelsey Smith hopped into her car and made the short journey to Target to buy a last minute gift for her boyfriend. CCTV tracked her walkin...
Ruth Ellis - executed for murdering her lover; pardoned in 2026
With an update in July of this year, 2026, I'm revisiting one of the most fascinating and tragic cases of the last woman hanged in Britain.
"I Can Kill You Without Leaving Any Evidence" – The Crimes of David Carrick (remastered with video)
I'm taking this week off for holiday so releasing 2 of REDRUM's most disturbing episodes. This episode was originally released as audio only and has s...
The murder of Nicole VanderHeyden
The murder of Nicole VanderHeyden was a case that saw her boyfriend, father of her child Doug arrested and charged with the brutal crime. However, whe...
The murders of Chip Northup and Caludia Maupin: The teenage killer
A brutal double murder rocked a peaceful suburban neighbourhood ... the killer, was someone no one expected. Chip Northup and Claudia Maupin were asle...
The Murder of Lanell Barsock: A Deadly Obsession
On June 16th, 2010, a young nurse called Lanell Barsock was found shot to death in the garage of her Palmdale, California home... a black plastic bag...
The Stellenbosch Axe Murders: Henri Van Breda
On the morning of January 27th, 2015, inside one of South Africa's most secure gated estates, a family was slaughtered in their beds. Martin, Theresa,...
He lured them into a trap: The murders of Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes
A routine call to Greater Manchester Police set off a chain of events that would shock Britain and change policing forever. 2 officers, PC Fiona Bone...
The Tour Guide, The Cover-Up, and The Death of Lauren Bajorak
He was the man every study-abroad student wanted on their trip - charismatic, always around, always at the party. Manuel Blanco Vela ran a wildly popu...
42 Years Later: The Anthony Littler Murder Case
On the 1st of May, 1984, 45 year old Anthony Littler stepped off the train at East Finchley Underground station after a night out with friends who sha...
Anthony Russell: The Man Who Killed Ian Huntley | True Crime UK
Ian Huntley - the killer of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, one of Britain's most notorious child murderers, was fatally attacked in prison on Februa...
She Filmed Him Dying... Then Asked, "Are You Having Fun?": Judy Church and Leroy Fowler
In November 2022, 55 year old Leroy Fowler was rushed to hospital after suddenly becoming violently ill inside the home he shared with his girlfriend,...
Who Killed Tara Louise Baker? Cold Case Solved After 23 Years
For over 2 decades, the murder of 23 year old law student Tara Louise Baker haunted investigators, devastated her family, and left the community of At...
The tragic accident that was actually a murder: Claire and Natasha Peernock
In July 1987, what appeared to be a horrific car crash on a quiet road in Sun Valley quickly became one of California's most shocking murder cases. Cl...
The murder of Pava LaPere, with chilling CCTV footage of her final moments.
Chilling CCTV footage shows the final moments of tech CEO Pava LaPere. She was stalked by a man she didn't know. He followed her to her apartment buil...
"I've killed him": The Search for Oakley Barnett
In November 2024, social workers, police, and the family court system were all focused on one vulnerable 14 month old boy: Oakley Barnett. His mother,...
Joyce Pelzer: The Secret That Unraveled Two Murders
In September 2011, 35 year old Shawndell McLeod vanished without a trace after ending a turbulent relationship with her ex-girlfriend, Joyce Pelzer. F...
“Because I Killed Him” | The Anne-Marie Burrowes Case
In October 2023, a woman repeatedly called 999 with a chilling confession: she said she had killed someone.
But there was a problem.
She w...
"The Gay Slayer" - Colin Ireland wanted to be a serial killer
In the spring and summer of 1993, fear quietly moved through London’s gay community - although, at first, hardly anyone realised a serial killer was a...
The Disturbing Murder of Crystal McDowell
In August 2017, just hours before Hurricane Harvey unleashed devastation across Texas, 37 year old mother of 2 Crystal McDowell vanished without a tra...
The murder of Christine Chappel: The Body in Chains
In February 2000, Christine Chappel disappeared from their home in the quiet Essex village of Roxwell. At first, no one realised anything was wrong. B...
The Murder of Rachel Nickell | The Colin Stagg Honeytrap Scandal
In July 1992, 23 year old Rachel Nickell headed out for a morning walk across Wimbledon Common with her 2 year old son, Alex. But what should have bee...
The Murder of Sakia Gunn | True Crime
Sakia Gunn was a 15 year old girl from Newark, New Jersey, whose life was taken in the early hours of the 11th of May 2003.
This episode follows...
The Murder of Denise Amber Lee
In January 2008, 21 year old mother of 2, Denise Amber Lee vanished from her home in North Port, Florida, in broad daylight... leaving behind her phon...
The Dead Man’s Line: The Tony Kiritsis Hostage Case
In February 1977, a routine morning at a mortgage office in downtown Indianapolis would erupt into one of the most chilling hostage situations ever ca...
The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders: Solved After 34 Years
In December 1991, 4 teenage girls - Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Amy Ayers, and Eliza Thomas - were brutally murdered inside an Austin yogurt sh...
The Crash: Double murderer Mackenzie Shirilla
On July 31st 2022, a devastating 100mph car crash in Strongsville, Ohio left 2 teenage boys dead. At first, it looked like a tragic accident. But inve...
Deep dive: The life of double murderer Wade Wilson. Could it have been prevented?
On the 7th of October, 2019, police in Cape Coral came face to face with a man named Wade Wilson during a domestic violence investigation involving hi...
Full timeline and case breakdown: The murder of Deanna Cook
Some 911 calls are disturbing.
Some are heartbreaking.
But very few capture the exact moment a murder is taking place.
...
True Crime: The Diana Lovejoy investigation
The true crime case behind one of the most viewed 6 seconds of court footage online.On an seemingly ordinary evening in Carlsbad, California, a father...
TRUE CRIME The unbelievable case of Teri Jendusa-Nicolai
In January 2004, what should have been a routine child handover turned into a calculated, near-fatal act of violence that would shock the United State...
The tragic deaths of Kadie, River and Aadon Major
In January 2008, 26 year old Kadie Major and her 10 month old daughter, River Lynn, were found dead near train tracks off Oakley Road in Berkeley Coun...
The tragic murders of Wendie Prescott and Christine Vu
No signs of forced entry. No clear suspect. No obvious motive. Just one terrifying question: how had someone gotten in... and out... without being see...
R&R. The Murder of Sasha Marsden
I’m taking a week off for holiday so wanted to share a Rewind & Repeat episode of one of the most shared episodes from the back catalogue. I’ll be bac...
R&R. Serial Killer: Peng Cheng
I’m taking a week off for holiday so wanted to share a Rewind & Repeat episode of one of the most shared episodes from the back catalogue. I’ll be bac...
The Murders of Heather Wilkinson, Don and Gail Patterson and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson: Erin Patterson Part 2
Part 2/2
In July 2023, a quiet lunch in rural Leongatha would become the centre of one of the most shocking and disturbing crimina...
The Murders of Heather Wilkinson, Don and Gail Patterson and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson: Erin Patterson (Part 1)
This is part 1/2.
In July 2023, a quiet lunch in rural Leongatha would become the centre of one of the most shocking and disturbing criminal cas...
Human Rabies Cases: How It Kills and Who Survived
Rabies is one of the deadliest viruses on Earth, with a fatality rate that is almost 100% once symptoms begin, a disease that can lie dormant for week...