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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 Magnum. The killer ran down a side street – and disappeared without a trace. The mystery surrounding Olof Palme’s death is a Swedish national obsession that's barely left the headlines in the decades since. Hundreds of theories, from interna...

As CEOs are shot in the street, the Middle East becomes ever more unstable, and lechy TV presenters blame “women of a certain age” we must all look to a humble Humboldt Penguin called Flop. Listen along as our dauntless heroines take on the world once again, and attempt to be more Flop and less Greg Wallace.

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 Jones. It was the largest loss of American lives since the Second World War. That’s what everyone remembers. But despite the notorious “Jonestown Massacre” being forever etched into the public consciousness, few people know how almost 1000 pe...

On this week’s Under the Duvet your intrepid hosts discuss the perils of living in London as phone thieves lurk around any corner and the Metropolitan Police seem utterly bewildered as to how to make them stop. Plus the tragic tale of an entrepreneuring and kind hearted traveller tricked into treachery by some ne’er- do-wells and the offer of a free holiday to Mexico with just one catch. Let’s ven...

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 whispers of Cold War espionage, coded notes, fake identities - and the persistent smell of garlic - this bizarre tale will leave you questioning everything. Wrap up warm: it’s time to enter the Ice Valley. Exclusive bonus content: Wondery  - A...

In this episode, Suru gives an update on Baby Blue, Hannah shares her full-circle moment in the form of actor, astronaut and mountaineering-extraordinaire Brian Blessed, and they talk about the controversial proposed inheritance tax set to impact UK farmers in 2026—a policy that sparked major protests last week.

​​ 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 the true number is likely much higher. Yet few people have even heard of him. In fact his ability to narrowly avoid any real consequence for his multiple sexual assaults and violent murders, often on young girls, was so prolific that he even...

In the autumn of 2008, a young mother and her boyfriend decided to dabble in the occult - buying a ouija board in the hope of communicating with their dead relatives. Only three months later, 13-month-old Amora Bain Carson would be dead: the alleged victim of a harrowing ‘exorcism gone wrong’ that wracked her fragile body with brutal injuries. But how had 18-year-old Jesseca Carson and Blaine Mila...

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 the case that shook the nation. So here’s us from way back in December 2019... When 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family’s mansion on Boxing Day 1996 - it sparked a relentless mystery that sti...

Through the 2000s, three neo-Nazi terrorists and serial killers rampaged across Germany – bombing and shooting immigrants in broad daylight, with total impunity. And despite plenty of evidence, investigators failed to join the dots time and time again. Worse still, the German government was, unknowingly, actively funding the bloodshed. To find out why – a half century after the Holocaust – German...

Today we come to you remotely, as there’s been an emergency with Baby Blue! ❤️‍🩹 In this episode, Suru gives a spoiler-filled review of Gladiator II (00:34:50 - 00:44:30), they discuss the cash grab that was the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight, and Hannah gives a rundown of the 4B movement that has been gaining traction online over the past year ❌💍👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👶🏻🍆 Plus, there’s MAFs UK chitchat...

On 12 November 2024, after a brief 19-day trial, 52-year-old Richard Allen was found guilty on all charges in the Delphi case. Hannah and Suruthi pore over the details – and find out why despite a conviction, the story is far from over… Exclusive bonus content: Wondery  - Ad-free & ShortHand Amazon Music  - Ad-free & ShortHand (available with some Prime accounts) Patreon  - Ad-free & B...

In this episode, H&S confront the elephant in the room… the US election, they discuss the first documented case of two babies being swapped at birth under the NHS, and talk about the Wicked merch mishap 🫢 Plus, Suru gives a brief Delphi trial summary, a proper update will be coming into your feeds soon!

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 fledgling Internet brought a chilling discovery: Zhu had been poisoned with thallium. And despite the evidence all pointing in one direction, the investigation ground to a suspicious halt, and nobody was ever charged. Join us for a story of je...

In this episode, H&S talk about the gruesome scene in Edinburgh that wasn’t quite the Halloween prank it appeared to be, discuss the crazy ‘symbolic’ fine Russia’s slapped on Google, and explore the eerie world Ichinono - one of Japan’s puppet villages.

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. Dominique Pelicot had been using a chatroom to invite total strangers over to assault his wife, without her knowledge, for almost a decade. And she had had no idea. We peel back every layer of this unfathomable case: the shockwaves it sent through...

This week on Under the Duvet, we give thanks to Beyoncé. For what? Well, we’re not entirely sure but better safe than sorry. Plus: Suru doesn’t believe that Kiwis are real and our accidental dine and dash!

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 to a long-buried family secret that changed a Midwestern teenager’s life forever, we’ll have you looking at your inner circle with a healthy dose of suspicion: how much can we really  trust   those closest to us? Happy Halloween! Exclusive bo...

In this week’s bonus episode, we dive into the dark and twisted tale of Elizabeth Báthory: Hungary’s infamous ‘Blood Countess’. Was she, as the spooky stories claim, a sadistic vampiress who sacrificed virgins in her quest for eternal youth? Or could she have been an innocent victim of a medieval smear campaign? Join us as we unravel the truth behind the eerie myths surrounding one of history’s mo...

Coming to you from Wānaka, H&S share their rather hairy quad biking experience (pics included), discuss the tragic loss of One Direction's Liam Payne, and talk about a recent groundbreaking discovery that could unravel one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries. Fact-check Fairy: Please note this was recorded on the morning of Monday 21st, so any developments on the death of Liam Payne since t...

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 means one thing: spooky story swap time! Hannah and Suru have once again searched high and low for the spookiest, most bone-chilling cases they can find, to tell each other for the first time. For the first of our two story-swaps this year, Han...

In this on-the-road episode, H&S discuss a UK story that’s all over the news - the case of Virginia McCullough - they talk updates on the never-ending Wagatha Christie saga, and test each other on their New Zealand and Koala knowledge 🤓 ALSO IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THANK YOU: as Suru mentions at the end, starting from November 2024, Apple are taxing all purchases on Patreon with a whopping 30%...

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 own kin – nobody was safe from him, or the sons he’d raised in his image.  With the authorities breathing down his neck, Sexton fled with his miserable menagerie in tow. By the time the law caught up to them, at least two people had been m...

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 2017... For Halloween, the girls bring you the most disturbing cases they could find for their very own treehouse of horror, filled with kidnapping, a Buffalo Bill copy cat and shivers for days. Get cosy and grab the dog as Hannah & Suruthi...

Another tour another hotel room, H&S give a little run down on their travel shenanigans, they discuss the much talked about series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and Kim K’s advocacy for their freedom, and share the story of an unauthorised skydiving instructor who was training people without a license.