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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Oct 1, 2026 · 29:29
The Man Who Killed 19 People… and Got Away With It. This is a re-mastered release of an episode from back in 2025. Sammy "the Bull" Gravano was the right-hand man to John Gotti,…
Sep 28, 2026 · 29:51
It's just before midnight in Walthamstow, East London, and a group of neighbours are standing at a front door. They've heard arguing. They've seen it spill out onto the communal…
Sep 24, 2026 · 38:14
In 2015, Food Network Star contestant Cristie Schoen Codd and her husband JT Codd vanished from their North Carolina farmhouse - and the truth behind their disappearance turned…
Sep 21, 2026 · 1:50:21
Today we’re taking a look back at some of the most tragic cases of people who have been killed by someone they trusted. Our first case takes us to Northamptonshire where for…
Sep 14, 2026 · 26:48
A Sunday bbq. A loving family settling in for the night. By morning, 4 people are dead... 3 generations of one household wiped out in a matter of hours. This week on REDRUM, we…
Sep 7, 2026 · 2:46:49
It's the 24th of January, 2023. It's just snowed in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a seaside suburb on the around 35 miles outside of Boston. A mother builds a snowman with her two…
Sep 3, 2026 · 34:39
On the 8th of May 2019, 15 year old Riley Crossman was reported missing from her home in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. What followed was a desperate community-wide search…
Aug 31, 2026 · 29:46
Ryan Champion was the sole survivor of a massacre that took the lives of his mother, father and only sibling Emily. He had introduced the killer to the family. A man he barely…
Aug 27, 2026 · 50:48
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 were his wife, Mary Lee Orsini,…
Aug 24, 2026 · 39:16
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 their Sunday school class.…
Aug 20, 2026 · 36:02
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 walking round the store, casually…
Aug 17, 2026 · 27:51
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. Come Closer:…
Aug 10, 2026 · 48:58
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 since been remastered to…
Aug 6, 2026 · 36:49
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, when DNA from the crime scene…
Aug 3, 2026 · 32:00
A brutal double murder rocked a peaceful suburban neighbourhood ... the killer, was someone no one expected. Chip Northup and Claudia Maupin were asleep in their home, when they…
Jul 30, 2026 · 27:15
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 pulled over her head and…
Jul 27, 2026 · 23:21
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, and Rudi Van Breda were…
Jul 23, 2026 · 36:39
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 and PC Nicola Hughes, were…
Jul 20, 2026 · 30:04
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 popular tour company for…
Jul 16, 2026 · 22:41
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 shared his love of real ale. It…
Jul 13, 2026 · 16:35
Ian Huntley - the killer of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, one of Britain's most notorious child murderers, was fatally attacked in prison on February 26th, 2026. In this true…
Jul 9, 2026 · 20:54
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, Judy Church. Doctors…
Jul 6, 2026 · 24:15
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 Athens, Georgia searching for…
Jul 2, 2026 · 42:12
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. Claire Peernock was found dead…
Jun 29, 2026 · 20:10
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 building, and then tricked her…
Jun 25, 2026 · 21:18
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, Emma Barnett, had already…
Jun 22, 2026 · 27:36
In September 2011, 35 year old Shawndell McLeod vanished without a trace after ending a turbulent relationship with her ex-girlfriend, Joyce Pelzer. Friends and family knew…
Jun 18, 2026 · 19:42
In October 2023, a woman repeatedly called 999 with a chilling confession: she said she had killed someone. But there was a problem. She wouldn’t say who the victim was. She…
Jun 15, 2026 · 43:06
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 already hunting in plain…
Jun 11, 2026 · 35:09
In August 2017, just hours before Hurricane Harvey unleashed devastation across Texas, 37 year old mother of 2 Crystal McDowell vanished without a trace. Crystal had everything…
Jun 8, 2026 · 17:55
In February 2000, Christine Chappel disappeared from their home in the quiet Essex village of Roxwell. At first, no one realised anything was wrong. But that all changed when a…
Jun 4, 2026 · 31:45
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 been an ordinary summer morning…
Jun 1, 2026 · 18:54
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 case as we unpack the final…
May 28, 2026 · 42:19
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 phone, keys, purse… and 2 young…
May 25, 2026 · 29:43
In February 1977, a routine morning at a mortgage office in downtown Indianapolis would erupt into one of the most chilling hostage situations ever captured on camera. What began…
May 21, 2026 · 45:14
In December 1991, 4 teenage girls - Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Amy Ayers, and Eliza Thomas - were brutally murdered inside an Austin yogurt shop after closing time, in…
May 18, 2026 · 24:23
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 investigators would soon uncover…
May 14, 2026 · 1:02:28
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 his ex-girlfriend. Bodycam…
May 11, 2026 · 40:23
Some 911 calls are disturbing. Some are heartbreaking. But very few capture the exact moment a murder is taking place. When Deanna Cook called emergency services in the early…
May 7, 2026 · 32:52
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 followed a set of…
May 4, 2026 · 33:47
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 States and expose the terrifying…
Apr 30, 2026 · 42:14
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 County, South Carolina.…
Apr 27, 2026 · 34:14
No signs of forced entry. No clear suspect. No obvious motive. Just one terrifying question: how had someone gotten in... and out... without being seen? Then, just 3 months…
Apr 23, 2026 · 33:24
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 back next week with 2 brand new…
Apr 20, 2026 · 23:26
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 back next week with 2 brand new…
Apr 16, 2026 · 31:02
Part 2/2 In July 2023, a quiet lunch in rural Leongatha would become the centre of one of the most shocking and disturbing criminal cases in recent Australian history, when 4…
Apr 13, 2026 · 56:57
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 cases in recent Australian history,…
Apr 9, 2026 · 33:04
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 weeks or even months before…
Apr 6, 2026 · 25:36
Carrie Slater was 37 years old when she was found with a catastrophic head injury inside a quiet bungalow in the village of Long Clawson. When her partner, Richard Basson, called…
Apr 2, 2026 · 32:59
On the 17th of June 2019, 23 year old University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck landed back in Salt Lake City, after attending her grandmother’s funeral. She texted her mum to…
Mar 30, 2026 · 39:26
In July 2003, in the quiet, suburban community of Clear Lake, Texas, four young friends gathered at home, planning to hang out with some pizza, movies, and a night in. But by the…
Mar 26, 2026 · 45:04
In the quiet, picture perfect town of Herndon, Virginia, everything about the Banfield family looked… normal. A beautiful home. Childhood sweethearts tuned into a long marriage.…
Mar 23, 2026 · 43:12
In November of 2003, a school teacher in Charleston, South Carolina failed to show up for work. For most people, that might not raise immediate alarm... but this was Mary Lynn…
Mar 19, 2026 · 57:54
On a hot Australian summer’s day in January 1965, two teenage girls set out for a trip to Wanda Beach, expecting maybe some sun, some sand, and time with a few siblings. But…
Mar 16, 2026 · 25:29
In June 1998, 11 year old Wesley Neailey left his home in Newcastle and cycled off to meet someone he believed he could trust. For Wesley’s family, it was supposed to be a normal…
Mar 12, 2026 · 44:52
In the early hours of July 14th, 1966, police were called to a quiet townhouse on Chicago’s South Side. Inside lived a group of student nurses- young women who had moved to the…
Mar 9, 2026 · 29:59
On the 10th of April, 2008, 16 year old Meghan Landowski arrived home from school in Portsmouth, Virginia. She called her mum to say she was back safely - just a normal afternoon…
Mar 5, 2026 · 23:35
This episode was originally released as a Patreon exclusive episode. In Cannock, Staffordshire, what began as a turbulent relationship quietly spiralled into something far more…
Mar 2, 2026 · 24:24
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Feb 26, 2026 · 31:15
At 4:15am on 14 January 2021, a consultant plastic surgeon woke to the sound of shattering glass inside his Nottinghamshire home. As he walked downstairs, he was met with the…
Feb 23, 2026 · 28:24
Fifteen-year-old Rachel Barber left for dance class in Melbourne but never came home ... When police traced her final phone calls, they led straight back to someone who had not…
Feb 19, 2026 · 31:51
At around 8:30pm that night, after Kim had been onboard for around an hour and a half, she texted Ole jokingly, saying ‘I’m still alive by the way, but going down now’, before…
Feb 16, 2026 · 28:52
Janet Campbell(Fisicaro) sets off on a camping trip with her new husband to the Royal National Park, high above the crashing ocean cliffs south of Sydney. That evening she leaves…
Feb 12, 2026 · 32:12
2 police officers walked into an illegal bootlegging operation in Chicago and ordered the 7 men inside to stand facing the back wall. What happened next made it clear that the 2…
Feb 9, 2026 · 30:46
I'm taking a week off as I'm a bit unwell, but whilst I do, I wanted to R&R (rewind and repeat) one of the most memorable cases I covered. In the small town of Bellevue, Idaho, a…
Feb 7, 2026 · 26:13
I'm joined by Geoffrey Wansall from the Blood Ties podcast. You can listen here. In this bonus episode, we discuss the case of Jody Dobrowski. On an ordinary October night in…
Feb 5, 2026 · 50:10
Sign up for the free REDRUM newsletter, full of all things true crime, as well as a run down of all the latest REDRUM cases. This will only ever come to you once a month... I'm…
Feb 2, 2026 · 20:26
In the winter of 1956, three boys walking down a dirt trail known as Lovers Lane make a horrifying discovery: a young man lying face down in the frozen ground, hands bound behind…
Jan 29, 2026 · 23:32
Two men. Two violent deaths. Solved... but still, a mystery remains... In this episode of REDRUM, we travel to the south coast of England, where one man vanishes without a trace…
Jan 26, 2026 · 23:33
In November 2021, Nicholas Billingham and his partner Fiona Beal became unwell with covid and were forced to self isolate for 10 days. Nicholas then made the spontaneous decision…
Jan 22, 2026 · 40:40
On a cold January evening in 2016, Sadie Hartley opened her front door to a woman holding flowers. There was no note or explanation. Just a brief, unsettling exchange that left…
Jan 19, 2026 · 33:20
In August 2017, 35-year-old Nada Huranieh was found dead outside her family home in Michigan after falling from a second floor window. What first appeared to be a tragic accident…
Jan 15, 2026 · 22:19
For years, Carl Robert Brown was seen as a teacher, a father, a man with a life that looked stable on paper. Behind the scenes, his mental state was deteriorating in plain sight,…
Jan 12, 2026 · 41:33
In a quiet English village, Sydney and Jacqueline Blackwell were thought to be away on holiday… until a neighbour discovered something no one could have expected. 6 weeks of…
Jan 8, 2026 · 36:26
One summer evening, Michelle stepped outside her home and became the target of a violent ambush. Four shots were fired. All missed. Michelle survived - shaken, terrified, but…
Jan 5, 2026 · 30:31
On a frozen January morning in rural Colorado, two people are found brutally murdered inside a home with no signs of forced entry. The violence was so personal, so deliberate,…
Jan 1, 2026 · 21:11
On a quiet afternoon in September 2003, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Anna Lindh walked into a central Stockholm department store to buy clothes for a televised debate later that…
Dec 27, 2025 · 37:52
Whilst I take a break for Christmas, I wanted to R&R (rewind and repeat) one of the most horrific cases I covered. Have a lovely Christmas - New Year period, and your next new…
Dec 22, 2025 · 40:31
On a cold January morning in Pennsylvania, a jogger passes a hat factory and notices something out of place in the woods... a pink Ugg boot, half-buried in mud. A few steps…
Dec 18, 2025 · 36:40
Christmas Eve should have been a night of celebration… but for 26-year-old Elle Edwards, it turned into a nightmare. Outside The Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, a gunman in a stolen…
Dec 15, 2025 · 27:11
On a quiet Friday evening in Busan, a university student prepares for a routine English tutoring session. A new student is due to arrive- a teenage girl, straight from school,…
Dec 11, 2025 · 30:31
When undercover cameras rolled inside Winterbourne View Hospital, the truth was worse than anyone imagined. What was meant to be a safe, specialist unit for vulnerable adults…
Dec 7, 2025 · 32:45
When Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was stabbed to death inside HMP Wakefield in October 2025, one name quickly emerged: Rashid Gedel — already a convicted killer. In this…
Dec 4, 2025 · 40:04
Michael O’Leary received a surprising message from an unexpected source — his lover’s husband. Using a secret phone, the message asked for a “cwtch” and drew him to Cincoed Farm…
Dec 3, 2025 · 32:41
When successful businessman Amarjit “Nil” Chohan suddenly vanished in February 2003, his wife Nancy knew something was wrong... And within days, Nancy, their two young sons, and…
Dec 1, 2025 · 28:36
When police reached snake breeder Ben Renick’s body, they realised instantly—this wasn’t a reptile attack. It was an execution. We break down the tangled web of affairs, the…
Nov 27, 2025 · 35:59
On the surface, he was charming, handsome, and a seemingly talented photographer. But behind the camera, Rodney was a predator—a man whose portfolio of photographs hid the…
Nov 27, 2025 · 35:20
On the surface, he was charming, handsome, and a seemingly talented photographer. But behind the camera, Rodney was a predator—a man whose portfolio of photographs hid the…
Nov 24, 2025 · 35:13
In 1994, police came across a brutal triple murder scene. And as they were searching the scene, they looked up and found a hidden security camera... pointing directly at the…
Nov 20, 2025 · 42:41
When 32-year-old Nikki Halpin came home from work one evening, she noticed something strange... a message had been sent from her computer while she was out. A message she didn’t…
Nov 17, 2025 · 37:43
In July 2016, 50-year-old Craig Rideout vanished from his home in Penfield, New York. What began as a simple welfare check quickly spiralled into one of the most shocking murders…
Nov 13, 2025 · 42:49
In March 2024, police in Davenport, Iowa, discovered the brutal murder of 31-year-old mother of two, Taylor Escontrias . Hours earlier, she’d sent a text message that read: “If I…
Nov 10, 2025 · 22:28
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Nov 6, 2025 · 33:09
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Nov 3, 2025 · 33:36
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Oct 30, 2025 · 23:37
She thought it was just another ride home. But when the taxi doors locked and the driver refused to stop, 23-year-old Lidia Gabriela Gómez López faced a terrifying choice: stay…
Oct 27, 2025 · 35:53
When AJ Owens went to her neighbour’s home to demand her son’s iPad back, she expected an argument — not a gun. The woman behind that door, Susan Lorincz, claimed she was “afraid…
Oct 23, 2025 · 39:21
They said Nick Contreraz chose to die. That he’d gone on a hunger strike, refusing to eat or help himself. But behind that story was something far darker — a system built on…
Oct 20, 2025 · 29:29
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Oct 16, 2025 · 24:36
In 1826, fifteen-year-old Ellen Turner left her boarding school believing her mother was ill and her father was in danger. But the carriage waiting outside wasn’t sent by her…
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