The 10 Best RedHanded Podcast Episodes
RedHanded podcast hosts Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala started the show to push back against the true crime genre’s tendency to ignore the blatant societal issues around racism, homophobia, misogyny, politics, mental illness, corruption, religion, injustice and inequality that feed into every crime. Still, they cover fascinating cases with great banter, wit, and charming British accents.
Last Updated: Jun 11th, 2021
1) Episode 354 - Mahsa Amini & The Morality Police
On 19 May 2024, Ebrahim Raisi – “The Butcher of Tehran” and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran – died in a helicopter crash. Immediately, theories of who had killed him and why, swept the world...Show More
2) Episode 10 - The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
In the summer of 1977 on the very first night at Camp Scott, the tents shook against a raging thunderstorm as a dark and sinister presence stalked the woods. By morning 3 young girls would be dead; mo...Show More
3) ShortHand: ROAR - "If Disney Made a Snuff Film"
This week, H&S take a look at an 80s cult film that has truly earned its stripes as “the most dangerous movie ever made”. ‘Roar’ was filmed using 150 untrained and untamed big cats. And although no a...Show More
4) 248: Episode 248 - R Kelly: The Pied Piper of R&B
In 2021, a 51-year-old man referred to as “Daddy” by the followers of his alleged sex cult, was found guilty of 8 counts of sex trafficking. Breaking any of Daddy’s rules would result in brutal pu...Show More
5) 117: Episode 117 - The Hello Kitty Murder: Fan Man-Yee
In May 1999 a scared 14 year old girl walked into a Hong Kong police station and told the confused officers that she was being terrorised by a ghost. At first the police didn’t take her seriously, but...Show More
117: Episode 117 - The Hello Kitty Murder: Fan Man-Yee
45:23 | Oct 24th, 2019
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6) 278: Episode 278 - Scott Peterson: Sex, Lies & Fishing Boats - Part 1
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 public obsessed over the c...Show More
278: Episode 278 - Scott Peterson: Sex, Lies & Fishing Boats - Part 1
2:08:38 | Dec 15th, 2022
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7) 273: Episode 273 - The Delphi Murders: The Man in the Woods - Part 2
On 28 October 2022, in a move that shocked absolutely everyone, investigators in Indiana arrested 50 year old Richard Allen for the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German. In this episode (that un...Show More
273: Episode 273 - The Delphi Murders: The Man in the Woods - Part 2
1:26:43 | Nov 10th, 2022
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8) 272: Episode 272 - The Delphi Murders: In Plain Sight - Part 1
On 14 February 2017, the bodies of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German were found in the woods in Delphi, Indiana. Libby’s phone was discovered not far from the crime scene, and the...Show More
272: Episode 272 - The Delphi Murders: In Plain Sight - Part 1
1:00:41 | Nov 3rd, 2022
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9) 227: Episode 227 - The Slenderman Stabbing
On May 31, 2014, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, lured their best friend Payton Leutner into the woods and stabbed her 19 times. They claimed it was in...Show More
10) 143: Episode 143 - Charlene Downes: Without a Trace
In 2003, 14 year old Charlene Downes disappeared. Rumours quickly spread that she had been murdered, dismembered and her remains had been sold as kebab meat in local takeaway shops. Her story brought ...Show More