Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast

To the outside world, Darren and Leanne McKie had it all. Three gorgeous children under the age of ten, a happy marriage of 13 years and respected careers with Greater Manchester Police.  Friends described them as a lovely, genuine couple who had the perfect family. But, as we know all too well on this show, appearances can be deceiving. Behind this façade of middle-class comfort, lay a mountain o...

Happy New Year! This week, Bethan is BACK! Join us as we head to the Czech Republic in what is Bethan's first non-UK based case. This episode focuses on Viktor Kalivoda, aka The Forest Killer. In 2005, Viktor went on a murder spree that left three people dead. But what motivated this quiet, unassuming man to kill? Join us as we take a deep dive in to the life and crimes of Viktor Kalivoda. Join us...

This week's episode takes us back to 24 March 2015. On this day, Germanwings flight 9525 took off from Barcelona Airport with 144 passengers on board, together with four crew and two pilots, bound for Dusseldorf. Half an hour in to the flight, Captain Patrick Sondenheimer left the cockpit to go to the bathroom. His co-pilot, First Officer Andreas Lubitz, locked the cockpit door from the inside, be...

This week's episode takes us back to 1986 and to the once industrious town of Greenock in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Elaine Doyle was 16 years old when she left home for a night out and never returned. Her naked body was discovered at 7am the next morning. It would take police 28 years to bring her killer to justice, but finally, in 2014, thanks to advances in DNA science, they got justice...

Alison Parker and Adam Ward both worked for a local news station in the US state of Virginia. Alison was a news correspondent while Adam was her cameraman. When former colleague Vester Lee Flanagan II was fired from the station, he decided to take revenge live on air. What happened next left a nation in shock. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and lis...

This week Mark takes a deep dive in to the Chillenden Murders. In 1996, Lin Russell was walking her two daughters, Josie and Megyn, home from school in the Kent countryside on a sunny July afternoon. When a hammer-wielding maniac approached demanding money, Lin's maternal instincts kicked in, telling her daughters to run for their lives. What happened next would leave two of them dead and one of t...

  Hello you lot! This week, the bitch is back! Sorry Bethan! For one week only (until her return in a couple of months time) my gorgeous co-host is gracing us with her dulcet tones! Join Bethan as she talks us through the disturbing death of 28-year-old Evelyn Foster. This is a case that takes us back in time - to the 1930's and to a time when we had rubbish sound quality! Apologies for the sound...

Join me this week as I take a deep dive in to the murder of Billie-Jo Jenkins... Born in the East End of London, Billie-Jo's early years were blighted by an alcoholic mother and an absent father. Hers was a life where love and affection were replaced with neglect and contempt. When she was taken in by the Jenkins family at the age of 9, it looked as though her life was about to a corner however......

Julie Dart was abducted and murdered by Michael Sams in 1991. Evading justice and desperate for his next fix, this serial killer in the making went on to abduct Stephanie Slater before raping her and holding her captive for eight days. Stephanie was released by Sams and whilst some might say she was the luck one, she went on to live a life of emotional pain that ended in tragedy. Warning: the them...

Andrew Cunningham was a convicted paedophile, but that doesn't mean he deserved to die... or does it? When members of the local community in Wandsworth in South London decided to take matters in to their own hands, Andrew's life came to an end in the most brutal way. As he lay dying on the floor of his caravan in a pool of blood, Andrew's killer mutilated his genitals, leaving him practically cast...

We are BACK and this time we are going global with the case everyone's talking about! Jeffrey Epstein was a depraved individual with a predatory predilection for underage girls. His tentacles reached far and wide in to the upper echelons of high society. Join us as we discuss the life and crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature an...

Join us for our season finale as Bethan tells us about the harrowing events of 13 March 1996. When Thomas Hamilton was rejected for a job at Dunblane Primary School in Stirling in Scotland, he vowed to seek revenge. Arming himself with an arsenal of weapons, Hamilton raided the school one Wednesday morning, shooting dead sixteen children and one teacher, before turning the gun on himself. This is...

French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez were stabbed nearly 250 times in what prosecutors called "an orgy of blood letting". So severe were their injuries that blood splatter was found on the ceiling of the living room in which their premature lives came to a brutal end. The duo were tortured for two and a half hours but why and by whom? Join us for the penultimate episode of Season 2 whe...

Join us this week as Bethan regales us with four disturbing cases of modern slavery from around the UK. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Help to support the show and get your FREE case of beer: www.beer52.com/seeingred   Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitter: Red_Podca...

This week we discuss the murder of Emmy-award winning TV and film make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens.  Diane was reported missing by her husband on 22 January 2008. When he was caught pawning her jewellery just days later, detectives knew something was amiss... Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing R...

Everybody needs good neighbours, right? Right...! But what happens when you have bad neighbours? Join us this week as Bethan tells us about a neighbourly dispute that ended in one man being shot dead. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitt...

  Join us this week as Mark discusses the crimes of entertainer Rolf Harris. Hiding in plain sight, Harris enjoyed a six decade long career as a television personality before his world came crashing down in 2014 when he was convicted of historic sex crimes and sentenced to prison. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required....

Join us this week as Bethan takes us back to the 1860's, where we discuss the tragic murder of eight-year-old Fanny Adams, yes, she of "Sweet FA" fame! This case also takes in the idea and origins of capital punishment and we will be having a Facebook discussion on this subject on the the day of release, so let us know where you stand. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may...

WE ARE BACK! On the 6 August in 2013, Michaella McCollum, from Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid from Scotland – both aged just 20 – were arrested at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima in the South American country of Peru for attempting to smuggle £1.5M worth of cocaine out of the country. What followed would prove to be a living nightmare… Warning: the themes in this podcast and the lang...

Join us this week as Bethan tells a cautionary tale. When a young man stole £850 from his friend, he started a chain of events that would end with the death of two innocent people. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitter: Red_Podcast Patr...

Join us this week as Mark discusses the case of a brutal quadruple murder in the French Alps in 2012. Three members of a British family were annihilated, together with a local French cyclist. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitter: Red_P...

Join us this week as Bethan pops in a time machine to take us back to a historic crime that has gone down in UK history. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitter: Red_Podcast Patreon: patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Email: info@seeingredpodca...

We are back in Australia this week for the concluding part of this episode. Join us as we discuss the events of 14 July 2001 – a night Joanne Lees will never forget… Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitter: Red_Podcast Patreon: patreon.co...

This week we head to Australia to discuss the 2001 murder of Yorkshire man Peter Falconio, who was travelling with his girlfriend Joanne Lees when the two encountered a lone psychopath deep in the Australian outback. This is Part One, which focuses on the build up to the chilling events of 14 July 2001. Part Two will be out next Wednesday. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used...

In probably the most controversial case we have ever covered, Bethan discusses the tragic events of 15 April 1989… events that would see 96 people dead and a further 766 injured. Warning: the themes in this podcast and the language used may be adult in nature and listener discretion is required. Facebook: Seeing Red a UK True Crime Podcast Instagram: SeeingRedThePodcast Twitter: Red_Podcast Patreo...