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Neglect has a smell – and it clung to the walls of 1849 Caroline Street, Stark County, Ohio. As a litany of horrors unfurled, the stench was dwarfed only by the darkness emanating from its owner – Eddie Lee Sexton. Over the next two episodes, we reveal a multi-generational secret; one that haunted Sexton’s 12 children for the rest of their days. The DHS, the Police and the Sheriff’s department all...

At first, police thought they were only looking for a double murderer. Nicknamed the ‘Bedsit Killer’ in the press, the suspect’s reputation for savage violence already loomed large in the town of Tunbridge Wells in the late 80s.  But it was only when they caught David Fuller – more than 30 years later – that they learnt the blood-curdling truth: that for years, the mortuary worker had been acting...

Maddie Clifton’s family went through hell when the eight-year-old went missing after school on the 3rd of November 1998. Thousands of locals joined the search for Maddie, and her body was eventually found under the bed of her fourteen-year-old playmate and neighbour, Josh Phillips. Why? According to Phillips, he had simply panicked. However, rumours of sex-lines, stapled bed sheets, and hardcore p...

In this episode, H&S talk all things Moo Deng - the viral baby hippo, they discuss Diddy’s arrest and also watch the newly released footage of Chris Chan.  And Sophie’s question of the week: do you have any hacks or rituals you do to on long-haul flights to make things more comfortable?

We now know that the CIA quietly tested mind-bending psychedelics on unwitting American citizens. But how do we know? In Part 2 of our series on MK-Ultra, we're going to tell you the story of how one of the CIA's many dirty secrets was revealed to the world, and how they were forced not only to hand over damaging information about their mind-bending escapades but also to inadvertently help promote...

In this episode of Under the Duvet, H&S discuss the most recent Donald Trump assassination attempt and the man behind it, they talk about the tragic case of former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic, and there is a disappointed-but-not-surprised Huw Edwards update. P.S. Tried my best to cut them out, but apologies if you hear coughing every now and then in the background - I (Sophie...

In the wake of an Allied victory, the threat of a communist New World Order loomed over the West. Desperate to beat the Soviets at their own game, the USA gave the secret service all the money and drugs they needed to create a real-life Manchurian Candidate. Left with their minds in tatters and their relationships all but destroyed, the subjects of the CIA program ‘MKUltra’ were unwitting lab rats...

Kirk Anderson was abducted from an LDS meeting house in Surrey by his ex-partner – and ex-beauty queen – Joyce McKinney.  He said he was taken to a small rural cottage, tied to a bed, and sexually assaulted for three days. According to McKinney, everything was above board – Kirk just liked things kinky.  But the British tabloids only cared about one thing: the wisecracking Southern belle Joyce McK...

The start of autumn means the Antipodean tour approaching, so H&S debrief on the upcoming trip and tour prep, there’s never ending house stress, and they finally give a rundown on the BBC scandal that is Huw Edwards. 

When the body of a weeks-old baby was found in a plastic bag in a shed, covered in soil and rubbish, it marked the end of one of the UK’s strangest and most tragic criminal manhunts. The baby’s parents were Constance Marten and Mark Gordon – an aristocratic heiress and an American convicted rapist. As a jury wrestled for months over the couple’s guilt, more and more shocking details came out. Deta...

We’re back!! After a little August break, we return to regular scheduling, thank you all again for the positive response and support so we could enjoy the summer! In this episode, H&S debrief on their holidays and what they’ve been up to, while one of them has a lil proposal story to share… 💍 And Sophie’s question this week is, did you get Oasis tickets? And what are your thoughts on them?

Nicknamed "Artemis" and "The Limping Lady" by Nazi Germany, Virginia Hall was, without a doubt, one of the most effective—and certainly the most feared—Allied spies during the Second World War. She helped countless POWs escape and funneled a constant stream of weapons into and information out of Nazi-occupied Europe. Her contribution is almost unfathomable, yet most people don't even know her name...

When the son of Mormon family vlogger Ruby Franke turned up bound, emaciated and apparently covered in blood – it horrified the police, the internet and Franke’s millions of followers. The uber-strict brand of parenting advice she preached on her YouTube channel, “8 Passengers”, had been drawing online criticism for years. But even her loudest detractors couldn’t know how despicable and unhinged h...

The world was gripped in the summer of 2023 when a 49-year-old Australian woman was accused of poisoning four members of her own family via a toxin-laced Beef Wellington. On the 29th of July that year, Erin Patterson served four of her ex-husband’s family members a dish containing Amanita phalloides, also known as “death cap” mushrooms; three of them tragically died. Patterson still claims to this...

In our unexpected third part on this neverending rabbit-hole of a case, we finally take on the big, crucial factors that have sent the internet into a frenzy: the taillight, the flirty texts, the inverted video, and the conduct of one Trooper Michael Proctor. And, finally, we give our verdict: is Karen Read guilty of murder? Exclusive bonus content: Wondery  - Ad-free & ShortHand Patreon  - Ad...

In this second (and not-quite-final) part on the Karen Read saga, we take a look at the most talked about trial of the year. In front of a packed courtroom – and with furious demonstrators from both sides lining the streets outside – Karen Read’s defence team painted a picture of a malicious conspiracy that went all the way to the top. The plot, they said, included dozens of public officials, thei...

At roughly 12:30am on 29 January 2022, Karen Read drove her boyfriend, Boston police officer, John O’Keefe to a party at a friend’s house. The next morning John would be found unresponsive on the front lawn of this house, and would later die in hospital. Karen would say that she saw John go inside the house - so the people at the party must be the ones responsible for his death. But the 9 people i...

With Scott Peterson back in the news, having given his first interview in decades we thought it would be a good time to refresh our memories on this baffling case, and remind you all of one very important fact - He 100% did it. When beautiful, eight-and-a-half-month-pregnant Laci Peterson vanished without a trace on Christmas Eve 2002, headlines across the US exploded. As much as the media and the...

A serial paedophile and murderer, Javid Iqbal dedicated his entire existence to grooming, sexually abusing, and eventually killing young boys from the streets of Lahore. Using his father’s money, Iqbal designed his entire life – from his businesses to his home – around capturing vulnerable children who were desperate for help. By the time Iqbal had handed himself in to the police, he had sexually...

In this episode, H&S discuss the ongoing BBC investigation into the Strictly Come Dancing allegations, they talk about a case unravelling in Florida that’s being called ‘the Black Swan Murder Trial’, and give thoughts on the assisted dying bill being discussed in the House of Lords this week. Also, listen to the end for some British Podcast Awards chitchat 😘

This week on RedHanded we’re joined by some new friends from across the pond - Lucy and Amanda aka Wine & Crime! Given our geographical and cultural differences we thought it would be fun to discuss some “Bad Brits”, as well as give our new mates a bit of insight into the British way of life. So tune in for the tale of Pottery Cottage, and the story of the “Teacup Poisoner”, two British true c...

In the early hours of Valentine's Day 2014, 29 year old model Reeva Steenkamp was shot to death by her partner; South African Olympic sprint runner and double amputee, Oscar Pistorius. He still claims that it was a tragic case of mistaken identity, but the forensics and the messages Reeva left before her death tell a very different story. 

In December 2021 five innocent people lost their lives as part of Lyndon McLeod’s campaign of “retributive violence”. Their crime? In the mind of the self proclaimed “sigma male” they had wronged him, dented his ego, and persecuted him for being a real man. In reality they had simply ended up in the path of an utterly vile, egotistical fantasist, who’d spent the last four years doing pull ups in t...

This week, H&S discuss the Clifton Suspension Bridge case in Bristol, a bizarre crime scene in a Bangkok hotel, and the CrowdStrike IT outage that brought down 8.5 million Windows devices 😳 Plus so much more! As mentioned at the end of the episode, we have decided to take some of the Under the Duvet weeks off (that were part of the tier updates announcement) next month so we can have a little...

Three trials, countless corrupt officers, and years behind bars faced Renee Chignell, after she and her boyfriend, were accused of the murder of 51-year-old British cricket umpire Peter Plumley-Walker in their ramshackle sex dungeon. Renee was adamant Peter’s death had been a tragic accident – but it would take years of jail time, heartbreak, and her own mother going behind bars, to convince anyon...